MTH M1b 4-8-2 or the MTH PRR 2-10-0 Decapod

Contact Just Trains of Delaware for their price.

I have the new 2-10-0.  It's an excellent runner.  The lack of a trailing truck and a wiper on the axle of the front truck means that under certain unusual conditions, it may lose ground power when running slowly.  Cure is to run a #20 or #18 wire from the wiper on the tender front truck to the tender frame, like under a speaker screw.

The lighting is excellent, with dimming headlights, interior light that goes off when moving, flickering firebox.

For me as a Pennsy fan the Decapod is "more" representative of the Pennsy than the Mountain.  Pennsy had about 600 Decapods and only 200 Mountains. 

The Dec with long distant tender is the one.  I have both and at times consider selling off the mountain.  But always reconsider since have almost all classes of Pennsy steam.

Ron

I saw both running in/to Louisville, as a kid. My favorite was the 2-10-4 J1's, and I got 1. Look hard at the J's 1st. If you got the jack, huh, I get em all!  Remember the one who dies with the most toy's, wins in the end, anyway!....................

Frank, the Decapod had the moniker of HIPPO for a reason.

Ron

B&LE, that's the one of which I was speaking, above.  Recently shipped by MTH

You might also try Sidetrack Hobbies.

Ok thanks I really hope I can find one as I think that would look great on the club layout I have just joined.

I have a Rail King M1a from a few years ago and love it.

If you ever wanna let go of it. lol! Just kidding are the sounds and stuff on the older model like PRR sounds such as the correct whistle and such?

this is the only locomotive I have with the sounds, so I can't really say. But as far as being correct PRR, I kinda doubt it, but except for getting a new tether it hasn't left the train board since I bought it here.

I have the Lionel, sounds are outstanding and great detail

http://youtu.be/-FVT1a7JChc

Depends, fast freight or drags and coal trains.      the Decapods were drag engines.   They were usually used for coal or drag freights anywhere on the system, but mostly lines east.    The Mountains were the glamour girls for freight service.    They ran the fast freights on the middle division especially.    think reefers from the west coast going east and other perishables.    Also mixed higher value freight that had to move fast compared to mineral freight.   

Of coures in the last years the Mountains did all kinds of work as Diesels took over the more important stuff.    According to my books there 201 M1s and 100 M1A.   the M1a had inside steam delivery pipes, so the cylinder saddle was almost as wide as the boiler.   the M1 had outside pipes like most older steamers.   There were a lot of other differences but those are the most easily seen.   the M1a had a cast frame vs a fabricated one on the M1.   Quite a few M1a were upgraded/rebuilt to M1b.    I have not read about any of the M1 being upgraded.   So total M class was 301.