Lionel 2-8-2

I have the PRR version and love it (mine has TMCC though).  Pulls a ton, runs smoothly and the sounds are great.  It's got a real bass sound to it's chugging.  I ran mine for two hours straight under load at a train show once and it was barely warm when I swapped engines.  Cruise control is the only extra thing I'd want, it's great otherwise.  I also added a few details to dress up the front end (headlight visor, some black paint, etc)

Which one did you get? How are you quilling the whistle on a CONVENTIONAL locomotive? Only the Legacy remote has the quillable whistle control.

 I Agree, that these are Incredible locomotives, I have the Union Pacific version(also conventional). They are extremely smooth runners, and will pull down an Oak tree, but I am not aware of any of the Mikado jrs, with a quillable whistle, and I don't know how you would quill the whistle on a conventional engine, no current or past produced transformer that I am aware of has the ability to operate a quillable whistle.

I am Very curious about your locomotive,

Doug

I have one of the NYC TMCC versions.  I used my drremel to cut off the fake looking coupler casting and then installed a "S" scale Kadee, plus the cut-bar and chain linkage off the 0-6-0T.

I then installed an ERRCo Cruise package.

Now if we could just fix the leaky smoke....

Jon 

Does anybody know if an ERR "Cruise Commander M" will fit in one?

That's what I used.

Jon

Pics anyone???

When I get home tonight!

Jon 

Here's a shot of my re-worked pilot, with S-Scale Kadee coupler and cut-bar from a Lionel 0-6-0T:

And another:

And in answer to the ERRCo Cruise-M package:

It fits beautifully!

Jon

looks great!