prrjim posted:The Atlas Trainman line is the old Roco line. At least every one I have seen has an identical superstructure to the old ROCO, this includes the gondola, sliding door box, and plug door box. Atlas changed the underframes to diecast and changed the trucks to their own design.
On a separate note, Jerry Kimbel was quoted as stating at the recent "March Meet" in chicago that Atlas would "never do a single motor drive". I got this second hand, so it may be a rumor. Every 2 motor loco I have does not run as well as the single motor ones, jerky starts and stops and low speed running. These are all important to scale operators and operating layouts, so I was disappointed to hear this statement.
That probably makes sense. Engineering work is expensive and requires research and/or practical experience. Atlas no longer designs and manufactures trains, they simply import them from the orient.
Nearly all of their products were originally engineered and produced by someone else. They simply hand them offshore to build and paint and they come back RTR.
