Lovely, but I have a question: there are no ropes from the bell and whistle to the cab. The prototype would have had them visible, wouldn’t it? Or were they hidden inside somehow.
I ask because I I’ve noticed Lionel includes that detail on some locos —eg, Santa Fe 4-8-4s, 2-8-8-2s — but not others — VL 2-10-10-2.