I just got this loco tonight. I ordered from Patstrains on their at cost sale on Sunday. It is fantastic. I love it so much. There seems to have been, and still remains, a bit of confusion over the whistle steam effect or lack thereof. I was looking at one on ebay and trainz told me it did not have the whistle steam. The lionel description page seems to lack its description, and threads on here turned up some say it has and some not. The box though clearly states it does have whistle steam, and my loco performed flawlessly in its initial running with whistle steam. It's great. Thanks to Pat and to lionel.
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