I was wondering about this engine and what people thought of it. How does it perform? What do you like? or dislike? Please feel free to add anything about the history of the engine or anything that should be metioned.
I’ve got one from the first run and one from the current run. The early run loco ran rather poorly; the new one runs quite nicely. There was talk somewhere that you could replace the DCC chip (or whatever it is) in the early one with one that helps the loco run better. I expect to do that on my early one someday.
I’ve got the new one on my test track as we speak, but there’s no way to pull much of a train–thus I can’t report on it’s pulling ability.
Aesthetically, I’m quite pleased.
I’m planning on using mine for freight and a bit of third-string passenger in the time period 1945-1955.
Ed
What size turns are on your layout? Does this train have a derailment issues?