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 HO Athearn TWO Chicago Great Western CGW SD40s s 408 409 DCC ready $329.95 Time Remaining: 32m Buy It Now for only: $329.95 |
 HO Athearn Three Chicago Great Western CGW SD40s s 402 408 409 DCC ready $479.95 Time Remaining: 32m Buy It Now for only: $479.95 |
 HO Athearn TWO Chicago Great Western CGW SD40s s 402 409 DCC ready $329.95 Time Remaining: 32m Buy It Now for only: $329.95 |
 VERY RARE CUSTOM Athearn Great Northern Railroad BW Caboose $58.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 41m |
 HO Athearn Great Northern GN Railway 50 TOFC flat car trailers train piggyback $20.55 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 3m |
 HO scale Athearn Great Northern GN Railway 40 sliding door box car train goat $3.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 21m |
 HO scale Athearn Great Northern Railway GN 50 double sliding door box car train $4.24 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 27m |
 HO Scale ATHEARN 50 Combination Door GREAT NORTHRN NEW $14.99 Time Remaining: 2h 54m |
 Vintage HO Athearn F7A Diesel Locomotive Rio Grande Runs Great $21.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 10h 54m |
 Athearn Great Northern Flatcar with Boat 96317 $10.00 Time Remaining: 14h 55m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Athearn Great Northern Flatcar with Boat 96318 $10.00 Time Remaining: 14h 57m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Athearn Great Northern 50 Express Reefer WMWKD $7.49 Time Remaining: 15h Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 great northern hopper needs work on one end easy fix $2.99 Time Remaining: 15h 53m |
 NEW ATHEARN HO GREAT NORTHERN 40 STOCK CAR 56460 ATH75944 $16.48 Time Remaining: 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $16.48 |
 NEW ATHEARN HO GREAT NORTHERN 40 STOCK CAR 56157 ATH75943 $16.48 Time Remaining: 16h 26m Buy It Now for only: $16.48 |
 NEW ATHEARN HO GREAT NORTHERN 40 STOCK CAR 55803 ATH75942 $16.48 Time Remaining: 17h 34m Buy It Now for only: $16.48 |
 Athearn Great Northern Fruit express 8813 Box car HO Scale New $3.25 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 1m |
 ATHEARN HO SCALE CABOOSE GREAT NORTHERN $4.50 Time Remaining: 19h 48m |
 ATHEARN Custom Illuminated Great Northern Caboose w KDs $8.50 Time Remaining: 20h 50m |
 ATHEARN HO GREAT NORTHERN BOX CAR N R $7.99 Time Remaining: 21h 51m |
 Athearn Great Northern Stock Car Kit g61 $8.99 Time Remaining: 22h 3m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Athearn Great Northern Caboose Kit g68 $8.99 Time Remaining: 22h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Athearn Great Northern GN 40 Box Car $11.95 Time Remaining: 22h 51m Buy It Now for only: $11.95 |
 HO Athearn 50 Ft Plug Door Box Great Northern Blue GN $6.00 Time Remaining: 22h 52m Buy It Now for only: $8.00 |
 Athearn HO Custom Chicago Great Western Bay Window Caboose 627 $12.99 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 22h 56m |
 HO Athearn 40 Ft Box Great Northern GN $5.00 Time Remaining: 23h 1m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 Athearn 34 Great Northern Offset Side Hopper Car Kit g65 $7.99 Time Remaining: 23h 14m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 HO Athearn Great Northern GN 72 Heavyweight Storage Mail Baggage Car New Kit $10.95 Time Remaining: 23h 27m |
 ATHEARN 40 GREAT NORTHERN SINGLE DOOR BOX CAR R10 $7.99 Time Remaining: 23h 29m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Athearn Great Northern Stock Car Kit g62 $8.99 Time Remaining: 23h 44m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Athearn 23331 Great Northern GN ACF 2 Bay Centerflow Hopper 173813 $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 15m |
 HO SCALE ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE CAR RTR X 270 $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 22m |
 Roundhouse Ore Car Kit Great Northern Item 1425 $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 5m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Roundhouse HO Sand Gravel Hopper Great Northern Item 1481 $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 34m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Athearn Great Northern GN Two Bay Hopper $9.95 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 41m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Roundhouse 40 Box Car Great Northern Silver Item 1047 $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 55m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage HO EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive Plastic Body Shell Great Northern GN 1186 $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 10m |
 H O Scale Athearn Great Northern Switcher $15.95 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 31m |
 HO 187 Built Athearn 40 Box Car GREAT NORTHERN GN 27410 $2.82 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 45m |
 athearnHOP RR SL Coach Car BuiltGreat Cond $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 36m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 N scale ATHEARN 53 foot flatcar GREAT NORTHERN New $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 20m |
 Model Railroader Book Title Scenery For Your Model Railroad Great Condition $4.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 17h 21m |
 Athearn GN Great Northern 50 Combination Door Boxcar HO NIB $12.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 18m Buy It Now for only: $13.50 |
 Athearn 40 Box Car Great Northern Blue Box Kit $3.99 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 19m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 34 OFFSET SIDE HOPPER CAR MIB CAR 73608 KIT 5405 $7.99 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 50m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 2 BAY HOPPER HO SCALE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 18m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 40 BOX CAR HO SCALE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 20m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 34 2 BAY HOPPER HO SCALE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 21m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE NEW IN BOX HO SCALE $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 27m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 50 FT O B REFRIGERATION CAR NEW IN BOX HO SCALE $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 29m |
 ATHEARN GREAT NORTHERN 40 FT BOX CAR HO SCALE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 29m |
 Great Northern GN 40 cattle car Athearn kadees $9.00 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 32m Buy It Now for only: $11.00 |
 Athearn Great Northern WFE 50 OBPD Reefer WMWKD $7.49 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 37m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Athearn Great Northern Double Door Box HO Scale $8.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 46m |
 HO Scale Athearn Great Northern F45 Dummy Diesel Engine 427 Parts Repair $8.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 23h 11m |
 2 lot ATHEARN Great Northern passenger cars Blue box Assembled GN $18.95 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $23.79 |
 Athearn HO Great Northern 40 Box Car w original box $3.99 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 34m |
 Sante Fe 3150 Train Great Condition $5.99 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 43m |
 four Athearn HO scale Great Northern 50 steel Box cars $18.35 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 23h 45m |
 HO Scale GN GREAT NORTHERN CIRCUS 10 BOX CAR SET RTR OOP RARE $299.95 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 9m Buy It Now for only: $299.95 |
 ATHEARN GENESIS HO F 45 IN GREAT NORTHERN SKY BLUE WHITE DCC TSUNAMI $164.95 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 1h 14m |
 Athearn HO 40 OB Hi Cube Box Car Great Northern GN Assembled Kit 1953 $5.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 19m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CUSTOM Athearn Great Northern Railroad WV Caboose $35.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 26m |
 Roundhouse Ore Car Kit Great Northern Item1420 $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 57m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Roundhouse Ore Kit Great Northern Item1410 $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 2h 4m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SLIGHTLY MODIFIED STOCK ATHEARN GP 9 IN GREAT NORTHERN LIVERY $35.00 Time Remaining: 3d 13h 33m |
 HO Athearn Model Railroader 40 Years GGYVN Great Gulch Yahoo Valley Northern $5.00 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 15m |
 Great Northern Covered Hopper with extras Nice LOOK $17.99 Time Remaining: 3d 18h 12m |
 ATHEARN HO U A GREAT NORTHERN ROTARY SNOW PLOW X 1610 $23.00 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 11m Buy It Now for only: $23.00 |
 Athearn Great Northern 40 Wood Box Car GN 50765 $6.99 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 44m |
 Athearn HO PS2 2003 2 Bay Hopper Great Northern 71355 $18.99 Time Remaining: 3d 22h 53m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 HO Scale 5405 Athearn 34 Great Northern 2 Bay Hopper Car 73608 $2.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 4m |
Life-Like Trains.?
Does anyone know where to get some of the cheaper Life-Like Trains anymore? I think the company was bought out by Athearn or Walther's or some other model railroad company, but they were great at producing the less expensive sets for people just dabbling or starting out in the hobby. I think only their Prototype Series are available commercially anymore, which are wayyyy more upscale and expensive than their other stuff, but I'd like to add some of their cheaper entry-level stuff to my collection.
You're right, Life-Like was purchased by Walthers, which has continued the excellent Proto 1000 and 2000 lines, but dropped the toy store level equipment, which is not a bad thing. You could still pick these up via eBay, but they are so crudely built and unreliable that I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. They had weak slot car style motors that were noisy and burned up easily.
You'll have much better luck with basic level Bachmann http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/ , which have been repowered with reliable can motors. There is also Athearn RTR http://www.athearn.com/Products/HO/Default.aspx , still one of the best values in the hobby. Then there is IHC, which offers some very reliable basic steam engines http://www.ihc-hobby.com/cgi-bin/bsc.cgi?sn=766M513937819808068I65I0UC57T1 .
There is also Mantua Classics, now owned by model power, that are improved versions of some of the oldest and most reliable HO models in the industry.
All of these are available at significant discounts with a little bit of searching on the net. One of the best online dealers is Trainworld http://www.trainworld.com/ . I hope this info helps.
Nelson
Milwaukee Road #8