Norfolk Southern Heritage Series PRR verses SD80MACS PRR

The SD80 has a shallow fuel tank and swinging pilots attached to the trucks. I havent seen one up close, but Im sure it either has a blind axle, a swivel axle or accomodation for lateral motion in one of the axles.

The ES44 had better not be 17" or they're going to have problems. It should be around 19", and from the looks of the catalog art, they're using the existing ES44 underframe from the vision line/diecast ES44 model, with a newly tooled, NS accurate plastic shell.

The vision underframe has a full depth fuel tank (so it wont clear small radius switches) and also has the independent pilot. The combination of those 2 features are what makes it an O54 locomotive.

Thanks, looks like I will have to go with the SD80MAC since that will work ok on the O36 Fastrack switches and curves. Dennis PRR2818

Dennis,

 

Another option might be the MTH Railking Imperial heritage model.  While somewhat smaller than a scale locomotive it is advertised as running O-31 curves and should be a good approximation of the real thing.

 

I'm still looking forward to Lionel announcing the scale Reading heritage unit.  I'm squirreling my nickles away until it is announced.

Jim

Thanks for the idea but staying with Lionel for the legacy engine, I have money each week going to my LHS for when the stuff I preorder comes in. Dennis PRR2818