Opinions of a few Legacy Locomotives

I have the 2014 Legacy Berk.  It is one of the best locomotives I own.  Sounds great and works perfectly.  The only issue I know of on these were the pilot axle bearings in some came loose during shipping.

These are both excellent locos, and they're both pricey.  Some considerations: O54 is minimum and both will look better on O72.  How big is your room?  How big is your layout?  And with 30" of loco, how much room do you have left for the train?

Ted S posted:

These are both excellent locos, and they're both pricey.  Some considerations: O54 is minimum and both will look better on O72.  How big is your room?  How big is your layout?  And with 30" of loco, how much room do you have left for the train?

I have a carpet layout, currently running O72 fastrack. I can expand the layout, so space isn't a problem.

I have the NPR 267, no problems with this engine.  It does have three different whistles along with steam let off from the front cylinders which is real cool when you are starting off.

MartyE posted:

I have the 2014 Legacy Berk.  It is one of the best locomotives I own.  Sounds great and works perfectly.  The only issue I know of on these were the pilot axle bearings in some came loose during shipping.

Killer sounds.  Railsound 5.5 or 6.0 , Legacy sounds what ever it is rocks the house.

The Lionel S3 has the steam chest smoke and stack smoke that share the same reservoir. There are issues with filling it properly. Make sure you fill them properly before you cook your smoke unit. Also the older motor driver board had some stability issues.

The 765 is a better bang for the buck. Great Sound, and fantastic detail. The bushings fell out of the pony truck, but a tad bit of super glue and you are back in business.

Another Legacy hit in the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement is the GS6 or GS4 Southern Pacific Locomotives. Best whistle out there.

765, no contest, one of the best sounding locos made.  It’s one of my 2 favorites on my layout.  PRR M1a is the other.

just listened to the chuff of the berk and liked the whistle but the chuff sounds like a super low pressure steam engine.  bad chuff