My new Amtrak Dash 8 #510 with DCC with sound!

[AMTK510]

I can't believe they put a RS3L on there.... ridiculous

[trinityct]

@AMTK510 Right? It's ridiculous! :/ and #510 has a beautiful K5LA in real life! at least they got the bell right :)

[solidshots23]

what radius track are u using?

[trinityct]

@solidshots23 Inner track: is 18 radius, and the outer track on one side of the layout is 18 radius, the other side is 22 radius. The walthers passenger cars & superliners have gone through these curves at speeds of 125 scale mph no problem. It just looks highly unrealistic, yet they run fine. Ten track used is Bachmann E-Z track, with 2 segments of atlas track in an interlocking with #5 turnouts. I hope to get a #8 or #10 turnout someday.

[Rdrake1413]

Nice Loco

[trinityct]

@Rdrake1413 Thanks! :)

[welovetacos4]

sorry. didnt mean to put the same message a few times...

[trinityct]

@welovetacos4 Haha It's fine. That happened to me just yesterday! :)

[welovetacos4]

do you know what store it was?

[welovetacos4]

do you know what store it was?

[welovetacos4]

where did you get the loco?

[trinityct]

@welovetacos4 I got it from an online model train store.

[trinityct]

@welovetacos4 I don't remember, but Nicholas Smith trains has a California Dash 8 left. Don't know of that's what you're looking for though. Hold on, I'm still looking I'll reply back to you as fast as I can. Ebay always has the Phase 5 Dash-8s there and occasionally a phase 4 will turn up. Be right back I'm still checking.

[trinityct]

@welovetacos4 On ebay, if you search "atlas amtrak" you will find An ho scale Amtrak Dash-8 for sale on buy it now. There are 2 in stock. The price is $196. The engine is #503 with DCC and sound.

[flashperson]

would u recomend puttig dcc in a walthers?

[trinityct]

@flashperson If you want sound with DCC, then I'd recommend either a tsunami decoder or a digitrax decoder. Both have excellent amtrak horns you can program into these decoders. The one in my -8 is okay, but the horn is crummy. The bell, however, is accurate. :) Check out BoeingNerd's videos. that guy has a walthers -8 which has a tsunami decoder in it. The K5LA on it sounds nice!! :)

[flashperson]

is that a walthers trainline or is it atlas?

[trinityct]

@flashperson This Atlas. Walthers isn't as well detailed, but is still a smooth, strong runner, and cost less too. But in the long run, atlas is better.

[UnionPacificBNSF]

Got the older version in the Pepsi can paint job.

[trinityct]

@UnionPacificBNSF Nice! Atlas is making a re-run of those pepsi cans. With sound!!

[Flowmaster40Series]

The Nathan Air Horn was a great effect. Nice engine.

[trinityct]

@Flowmaster40Series Thanks I got it from america by rail.

[StephenHP44]

looks GREAT! what scale?

[trinityct]

@StephenHP44 Ho scale.

[wasteom]

i love that loco

[trinityct]

@wasteom 510 is my fav, and the real sound at the end is really 510 pulling the coast starlight!

[apl1031]

I have this engine only its number is 507 and they are AMAZING

[trinityct]

Thanks!

[howarth004]

Great looking Loco

[trinityct]

Spectrum/Bachmann makes very good models of dash 8's.

[trinityct]

The Dash 8 (DC) can cost up to $134, but the DCC version with sound ca cost up to $210. The superliners

are the plastic version and are made by walthers. The plastic superliners cost up to $30. The new metal-plated superliners cost $60. The Dash 8 you can find on ebay.

[jakewars]

Hey were can i buy the plastic walther Superliners? i had a set but my sister broke them... i want to get back into trains so can u refresh my memory? whats cheaper n scale or HO scale? where can i get the trains from? im really into amtrak

[trinityct]

@jakewars Depends on the manufacturer of ho scale or n scale. Walthers does almost ALL the amtrak equipment ever run,(superliners,viewliners,am­fleets type1&2, heritage cars and F40s. Bachmann makes amfleets ,but they are expensive.(good quality though) They make the Acela and HHP-8s Atlas makes Dash8s and AEM-7s, This is all in Ho Scale. Little more $ needed, for Atlas and Bachmann but Is SO worth it.

[EMILCEPEDA2012]

how much does two trains and five or six of those amtrak cars cost cause im thinking of starting a layout and i want to get a passenger train and i liked the train you used in that video.

[trinityct]

I know. But the technical term for a Dash 8 is known as

a Dash 8-32 BWH, but because it's so long, most railfans call it a P32 for short, and like you said,the real technical term for a P32 is actually a genesis engine.

I apologize for confusing anyone.

[Saugertiesrailfan]

ppl who call these P32's r iditos, your refering to a genesis then not a dash 8, metro north has em there P32-DMAC's

[trinityct]

Thanks! I don't like the horn though. Amtrak dash 8's

don't have a leslie horn, they have awesome K5LA's!

Either way, these are very good engines. I got my dash 8 off of an internet hobby shop. There sold out now, but you can find plenty of amtrak dash 's for sale on ebay.

[troysson81]

Cool

[meguell3]

Nice locomotive I actualy have An Atlas Gold Series CSX Dash-8-44

Roadnumber: 7741

[NJT4111]

I have 503, i really love atlas engines

[Saugertiesrailfan]

butiful, this is a good ditch light equpied loco, the 8-40cw's have dim head lights and same for the 8-40bw's but this one seams fine lol

[knightbob81]

I have a spectrum DCC Equipped undecorated (cant find the address for the engine for DCC) Dash-8-40CW and it has very bright headlights (LEDS)

[trainz675]

where did you get this engine?

[trinityct]

Thanks! I have more videos of the engine that I'm planning on uploading soon. One video has my

engine doing the doppler effect on the horn! :)

I have a Bachmann DCC system on my layout.

[Guilford88panam]

very nice loco by the way!

[Guilford88panam]

what dcc system do u use?