A couple of years ago I had a MTH diesel that would emit a high pitched electronic type squeal/squeech sound as the engine would be moved. Currently, I can't remember what the cause was, but I had to send it back to MTH for repair. Not sure, but it could have been something w/ either the motor or a driver board?
I need to take my Imperial M1 out for a spin since it's been idle for at least 6 months - been mostly running conventional Williams and some tinplate lately.
On a product related tangent (...rant) I must add, I looked forward to this Imperial PRR M1 from the time it appeared in the catalog and I pre-ordered. I waited the 18+ months for it's arrival only to be greatly disappointed in the LACK of Imperial line detail in this model: no separately applied marker/class lights and no tender/truck chains. MTH provided real coal load and blackened wheels, but cheaped out by putting those two features on what appears to be an unaltered earlier released standard Railking shell w/ its cast in marker lights. Yes, this was a $375 purchase and not a very high end model, but that is still not inexpensive. To the best of my knowledge, all prior and later Imperials that had class lights were add-on style and not cast-in. I will no longer pre-order an MTH engine; I'll take my chances and wait to see the finished product before buying. There are plenty of second hand or N.O.S. items out there, including tinplate to keep me happy for a long time.
