Going back to my original inquiry regarding Athearn dummy units. I realize that the "old" Athearn is no
more, and, that Horizon is now the owner / producer. I have had correspondence with them regarding this
issue and to say that they are a bit arrogant is to say the least. It is very apparent that they are only inter-
ested in the modeller to the extent that they want our money....period. You will get what we want to produce,
and, you will pay what we want, and, you will like it. Unfortunately, a few of the other manufacturers seem to
have the same mindset, maybe not quite with the same attitude of the Horizon people, but, still along those
same lines. The one manufacturer that has really surprised me is Walthers....they won't even answer a simple
email or regular letter! I guess it pretty much tells us where our hobby has gone.....limited runs, high prices,
and poor customer relations. I mean, really, you are a manufacturer producing HO scale locomotives...how hard
would it be to leave out the motor and power train and offer a dummy unit??? Atlas O does it, why not Atlas HO?
However, I do wish to mention the good people at Accurail. They have always, always been very friendly and
helpful no matter what my inquiry, suggestion, request for help might be. They are the exception to the
rest.....a great company to do business with! Just too bad they don't do cabooses and locomotives!