So I decided on the mid 90's 6464 box cars and NYC caboose for the 785 to pull! I really like the different road names and color of these cars. As you can tell by my landscape video 😁, I've got most of the bugs worked out of the engine. Put a new smoke element in it and wick material. Smoking much better with Mega steam. Had to re solder a wire at the tender for the beautiful sos and whistle to work. The plastic coupler wasn't keeping the rear coupler closed. Looks like it the tab was never made correctly. I removed it and super glued the coupler closed for now. She's still breaking in, but running and corning much better. Again, by the looks of things, she was a shelf queen. But now she's destined to be a worker! Hope you enjoy! And thanks to all for the help and advice.
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