Jim R. posted:That’s a lightweight, plastic-bodied steam locomotive intended for cheap trainsets. The whole set originally listed for $170, and probably sold for less than $140 by discount retailers back in 2002.
Your choice, but I think you would find that locomotive is too light and truly toylike to be worthy of an upgrade.
I’m not sure which 8602 he has, but mine is a die-cast 4-4-2 with a short PRR tender. Probably from the early-mid 80’s?