I have two concentric loops on my layout, one an outer 72" diameter standard gauge oval and the other an inner1500 radius LGB oval. My traditional 408E pulls a four car state set while my LGB 0-6-6-0 2085D mallet pulls a three car 3062 consist with a PIKO luggage/brake van on the rear. The twin BAL motored 408E puts on quite a show replete with open frame motor sounds while exuding a scent of an oil/ozone mixture. The LGB 2085D is more of a visual treat rather than an auditory one. The filtered and regulated DC current issued from a very smooth PIKO throttle allows the mallet to run without any sound save its steel rimmed drivers on the rails. This loco has smoke but since the advent of the pandemic, I no longer use any smoke fluid. I love the contrast between the early tinplate technology and the high tech seven-pole can motors of the LGB. Train room bliss!
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