Drum roll, please.
At the moment, I am proud to share with you my RailKing King of Kings: the MTH RailKing Proto 3 NY Central RS3:
This locomotive is perfect for my layout: so agile traversing my sharp 031 curves and 022 switches, pulls like a bulldog, with smoke and sounds second to none IMO, and it fits perfectly with the theme of my layout, which loosely models The Put.
It was purchased about 1 year ago from JR Junction Train and Hobby Shop, a great brick and motor hobby shop in Syracuse. NY and one of our Forum Sponsors that make this wonderful Forum possible. JR Junction Train & Hobby donated part of the sales proceeds to a local railroad historical society. MTH custom made this locomotive for JR Junction Train & Hobby to sell exclusively. The price for this top quality locomotive was fair and reasonable.
I never felt better in my life about purchasing a model train.
Arnold