Question about Lionel legacy Southern crescent pacific

I'll start off by saying that I don't own the locomotive, but I believe the locomotive and tender can do O36 like The Alton and The Blue Comet.  The passenger cars say they require O54, but are rumored to work at O48. 

 

If you running The Crescent with it's cars, then O54 is recommended.  Hope that helps, but I'm sure someone that owns the set will chime in.

I own this locomotive and it runs fine on our O-48 layout. I don't have the passenger cars. It's a great locomotive that is very detailed and has a great sounding whistle that is also a smoking whistle.

Thanks for the replies guys, but would you happen to know anywhere I could buy one for a decent price? I realize these are from 2012 so they are tricky to find now.

I have this engine and it negotiates O-36 with no issues!

I own this loco - I run it on O36 fastrack and thru O36 switches no problems.  I do not own the passenger cars.

Matt Fox,

   Having a Lionel Legacy Shay Engine that actually runs thru 036 curves when running the engine alone, but needed major altering to pull rolling stock thru 036 curves and switches, I caution you on your purchase, especially if your layout is 036 engineered.  From my understanding of this beautiful train, it runs thru 054 curves as a full train pulling rolling stock, but when pulling it's original rolling stock, the train has major problems with 036 curves, which is the exact same way my Legacy Shay operates.  My recommendation is to see one of these complete trains run on an 036 layout yourself, before you purchase, or rebuild your layout with at least 054 & larger curves.  It is rumored that this full train will accommodate 048 curves and switches, however I have not witnessed it myself. 

PCRR/Dave

The passenger cars in the DO require O-54!

Does anyone know where I could get a legacy Southern crescent Pacific?

 

P E 1225,

 

      Go to the Looking to Buy forum and start a thread saying I am looking for a Lionel Legacy PS4 Pacific Southern Cresent with or without (your choice) matching passenger cars. It is best to have the specific Lionel part numbers for what you are looking to Buy.

 

      Also watch the For Sale or Trade forum every day. I have seen Blue Comets and Ashton Limited Legacy trains listed I am sure a Souther Cresent will sooner or latter hit.

 

      Also state what you are willing to pay if you get any offers.

 

JohnB

I have the Lionel legacy Southern Crescent and the passenger cars. The engine will run on O-36 fastrack however the cars will not. Before I bought O-54, I tried the cars on my O-42 without success. Maybe someone else has tested the cars on O-48.

SC Shagger,

    George owns the train set also and advises 054 for the passenger cars.  Which is what Lionel actually rates the set at.

PCRR/Dave

You just missed one about 2 weeks ago on the buy/sell forum - fella had the locomotive and 4 cars for a fantastic price.

I searched a few of our forum sponsors websites but didn't see one. You may want to try them first.

I know the Train Loft in Winston Salem has one or 2 as I saw them in his store last week too.

Happy Hunting!

I think that Eric Siegel did a review on this set. It should be on his website.

I have the Legacy Chicago Alton Limited and the Legacy Pilot Pacific and they both run on O-36 curves.  I'm not absolutely positive but I think I saw the Legacy Southern Crescent at Trainland on the display shelves.  You might want to give them a call and see if they're still on display

One of the sponsors has a TMCC one for sale

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