@ntn-pa posted:Yes, very nice engine. It also has road specific crew talk (specifically announced "Pennsy 3701"). I was afraid that for a custom run Lionel would just use generic crew talk dialog, but I am very happy that they put in the effort to customize the crew talk also.
One thing to note is that for a good size steam engine, it is relatively not very heavy. The engine weighs in at 9 lb 7 oz (the tender is 4 lbs 1 oz). For comparison, my Legacy EM-1 engine weighs 14 lbs. As such I don't expect it will have top end pulling power (the pulling power comes mostly from the weight of the engine and the tire traction - no so much the motor). Lionel probably reduced the weight to save cost somewhere? They just don't make them like they used to!
The pulling power for any locomotive real or scale is based on the weight on the driving wheels. The motor only plays a part if it's undersized.
