O-Gauge Rare Gems Engines.

Enjoy your new purchase.

I had spotted this in earlier pictures and wondered if it was yours.

 

Mine is cab#495. My friend Kanawha test ran mine for me. Waiting for my MTH Heavyweight RPO to complete the Virginia Creeper consist. 

I agree, beautiful engine!

Looks great, Scott.  Thanks for sharing, but  a video would be awesome.

 

Art

Have seen the prototype at Strasburg, and admired the model at York.  Really an interesting little engine.  Too bad logic defeats any application to what I am modeling.

You know it's a small step backwards to go from a M to a G (2-8-0). Front pilot is 2 wheels instead of 4 and the boiler is 4' shorter on the G. I'd love to see 3rd Rail build on this beautiful locomotive as a G.

Yes, he did do a nice job on this one!

 

My favorite "rare gem" engine is my Lionel B&O 2-8-0 from 2008.  Great detail with a good soundset , TMCC, and my best running engine to date (I'm pretty sure Lionel snuck in an ERR Cruise Commander without saying), all for the great MSRP of $450.  If they ever rerun it in Legacy I'll be a buyer.

I like my MTH Premier Interstate RR L1 Mikado.I doubt I will ever see anyone else make another Interstate steamer. http://s110.photobucket.com/us...19508044680852975554

Johnny,
I have one of the Interstate Mikados myself. I don't think very many were made. It's a winner in my book.
Scott Smith

Scott,the Interstate had a pair of ex-PRR H10 2-8-0s.But MTH declined to do IRR per my request on their last run of H10s.

These 3rd Rail "Early" Union Pacific (Fetter's) Challengers are glass smooth runners and the only models of this particular locomotive in 3R.  I dreamed of owning them for years but never knew it was a great operating locomotive.