Athearn Trains
Athearn Trains
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 OVER 75 HO Model Train Engines and Cars Athearn Bachman More Union Pacific  US $750.00
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 LARGE MODEL TRAIN DIORAMA in WOOD BOX VINTAGE ATHEARN PIECES DISPLAY US $600.00
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 HO SCALE AHM TYCO ATLAS ROUNDHOUSE ATHEARN MEHANO RIVAROSSI COMPLETE TRAIN LOT US $599.99
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 Athearn G9152 Genesis HO Union Pacific 4 8 8 4 Big Boy Steam Train Loco 4005 LN US $525.00
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 ATHEARN HO CASE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRAIN SET NIB US $429.95
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 TRAIN COLLECTION MIXED Athearn HO Lionel HO Small Trains HO Small Tracks US $400.00
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 Amtrak 40th anniversary train set in Ho scale by athearn and walthers US $385.00
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 Athearn Genesis Toy Train Engine Coal Car IH logo US $325.00
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 NEW John Deere HO Athearn Train Set 2 4010 Tractors US $295.50
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 COCA COLA ATHEARN 1 87 SCALE COKE TOY READY TO RUN ELECTRIC TRAIN SET 1 US $295.50
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 COCA COLA ATHEARN 1 87 SCALE COKE TOY READY TO RUN ELECTRIC TRAIN SET 2 US $275.50
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 Athearn Train set Union Pacific HO Denver Service Safety Award 1999 Locomotive US $275.00
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 VINTAGE HO SCALE TRAINS 6 ENGINES 31 CARSTYCOLIFE LIKEBACHMANNATHEARNBEVBEL US $269.00
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 Athearn John Deere HO Scale Toy Train Set 2 Tractors 12th edition 2008 NIB NEW US $275.00
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 Athearn John Deere 2006 Mint NIB Rare OOP Limited Edition Train Set US $250.00
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 ATHEARN TRAIN SET HO SCALE SANTA FE LOCOMOTIVE 4 CARS RARE US $245.95
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 Athearn John Deere HO Scale Toy Train Set 2 Tractors First 1st Edition 1997 NEW US $250.00
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 Athearn HO RTR Cal Train Commuter Train Set Item 25990 US $220.00
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 Train Safe HO DC Athearn Roco Travel Case 591 inches US $216.77
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 John Deere Athearn 1 87 HO Train Set US $215.00
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 Athearn Genesis HO Train G6145 Conrail SD 70 No Number US $211.99
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 Athearn Genesis HO Train G9005 USRA 2 8 2 NY Central US $211.99
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 Amtrak HO Train Set Con Cor Locomotive w 8 Athearn Streamline Rolling Cars OB US $209.99
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 Sealed Athearn John Deere Model B Express HO Scale Train Set NIB US $199.99
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 1998 John Deere Athearn HO Train Set 75th Anniversary US $199.99
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 6 Athearn Genesis HO F89F 89 Flat Cars 4 TTX 2 Trailer Train US $190.00
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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