Norton posted:Not so smart actually. They were not made very well. They were somewhat unique for their time with a lot of detail but they are very fragile. Nothing like 3rd Rails brass version. The CCII engine is very solid. Give it 4 chuffs and it would be near the equal of a Legacy engine.
That whistle steam will cost you a grand more than the CCII engine.
Pete
OK, I need to buy a vowel. The CCII engine was the Empire State Express.
Is that essentially the same as the Dreyfuss? To me they look distinctly different.
Not that I'm rooting against it for you guys who would like it, but the Dreyfuss was always one of my least favorite engines due to the ridge down the middle of the boiler front. (I don't pretend to be a prototype expert, so I'm not going to try to guess the right name for that feature)
Point is, I've got all the CCII engines, and I'd remember if a Dreyfuss was one of them. Pretty sure it was not! 
-Dave
