5103WT was a 1951 set and it had a whistle loco as manufactured. The W on the set number neans whistle, and the first teo digits are the year 51. The illustration is correct, but the text is not. This was not uncommon with the catalogs. The hobby shop would often swap out components, but the factory did not. I'm not sure why someone would swap out a better 295 for a plain 290, except to get a better price on a passenger set they wanted.
Gandy
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