Picked up my 5405 (has whitewall tires like it would for a builder photo) today and struggled to carried it up the stairs to the layout room. After lube put it on my small O36 layout and started to run it. Two observations: 1. It was worth the 19 year wait as I could not afford one in 2000 - 2001 - sure smokes a lot - like a MTH engine 2. With the 6 wheel tender trucks has no problem navigating O36 curves - its a true third rail engine.
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