Anyone have a Lionel 2-10-4 C&O T1? Early model w/TMCC

It’s a tank Sam, …just about everything steam from this era are tanks, …be it Lionel, or MTH, …….if the Oddesy works good, a tiny bit of lurch may or may not bother you,…Only Achilles heel is if the magnet is broken, or has detached from the flywheel. As long as it ain’t broken, it can be re-affixed to the flywheel. Not all Oddesy engines exhibit the lurch, ….I have many that do just fine,…..if the Oddesy craps out, there are remedies to upgrade it,….handsome locomotive, I just traded a buddy from the forum for one, …one of those must have locomotives,…..😉

Pat

Thanks for the input Pat, I've heard that 'like a tank' comment from time to time as well. My thinking is to stick with the older steamers for dependability although I really do like the smoke features. I have the 'extended' Pacific in Eire and she's a beauty with the feedwater heater. Great sounds and good smoke. Will eventually upgrade some of my steamers with scale pilots as the diminutive wheels Lionel puts on theirs are very unsightly to me.

Some of us, probably mainly Pete & myself prefer using this era of manufacturing as the basis for our builds. They’re sturdy platforms. Well worth the investment in upgrades IMO,…..

Pat