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Life-Like, HO scale, EMD GP38-2
Man, I love these engines! I got the Family Lines paint scheme, WOW 
what detail! 5/5 for me! By the way, the MR&T could use these fabulous engines!
These are good looking units, but may have been on the shelf too long to run well right out of the box. I recently purchased two units (2738, 2749). The gearboxes yowled and screeched enough to make the units run very roughly until they were thoroughly lubed with a good synthetic high viscosity oil (plastic compatible). Now run silently.