North Pole Express RS-3, 6-18753

Doug, I will save the opinions for those who are not biased. The loco has 2 vertical can motors, Trainsounds (not Railsounds!), a fan driven smoke unit and directional lighting. It is the spitting image of the CP Rail RS-3 from the Maple Leaf set released last year. It is a great puller! Thanks, Mike Lionel

I got this last year when the $160 price was just too good to pass up.  I didn't get a chance to run it more than a couple of times but will be putting it out again this year.  I'll report back in a week or two.  I just did a search and you cannot find this thing anywhere.  They must have made a very small number of them.

Thanks for the info. Just ordered one. Need a replacement for the NPC docksider if it doesn't come back from the repair facility, at least that is my way of "rationalizing" the purchase of a new engine.

I like mine.  Two vertical can motors.  Tremendous pulling power.  The sounds are silly but kids like 'em.  Looks great pulling the NPC passenger set.

 

Pete