@Fendermain posted:Hey Arnold, Fendermain here...longtime sir. That engine is top notch...top notch. I am delighted that you were able to acquire a fine example.
I just re-visited your profile, Fendermain. In addition to trains and guitars, we now have something else in common: hiking, a brand new passion of mine. After getting outfitted at REI with 2 pairs of hiking boots and a back pack this week, I was going to go on my first hike this morning with a hiking group at Anthony's Nose along the Hudson near the Bear Mountain Bridge, but the leader says that hike is too strenuous for a 1st time hiker.
Back to trains, the 773 is marvelous mechanically, such a smooth as silk runner. I'm thrilled with it and wish all Forum members who like Postwar can have one.
After doing O Gauge for 67 years, I have a fair amount of Postwar and modern Lionel and modern MTH, K Line, and Williams. Comparisons can be odious and there is something I find appealing about each locomotive I have, but this 773 is definitely my #1 Postwar engine, and may be my #1 over all. Certainly, it is for today. Its between the 773, an MTH Proto 3 RS3 smoking diesel, and an LC+ Jersey Central Pacific. Arnold
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