I finally was able to get my first MTH Premiere Diesel the other day. I ended up getting a Santa Fe GP35 and man is this one awesome engine. Originally I was running the layout with a MTH Railking NS SW1500, which is great, but I really wanted something that would smoke. I must say, me and my kids must have spent the entire weekend down in the basement playing around with this engine. Between setting the two up in a MU/lashup (being sensitive here lol) and running them separately at the same time, we just had an awesome time. My other hobby is firearms, and I love to go shooting when I can afford to do so (ammo is $$). But now that I have this locomotive, and I see how much more fun this is, I can definitely see my money going towards more trains rather than guns. The smell of the JT Megasteam Original cedar and Diesel power, filled the basement and I was in heaven. I am 34 years old, and I felt like I was 10, pulling the DCS remote away from my son so I could "play." LOL...I love this hobby, I really do. I am only on a 4x8 but I made the most of it and like most layouts, its not done yet. I can't wait to get home from work today to play some more. =)
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