Hancock52 posted:GG1 4877 posted:Going back to the OP, the question was what was the best Legacy locomotive to pull a GGD 21" set. The easy answer is the Latest Lionel GS4 or the Legacy Alco PAs. They are prototypical and have the features that were stated as a must have. We all know the Daylight Cab Forward is a fantasy scheme.
I didn't see anywhere in the OP that a direct color match was a requirement.
Also, the OP was asking about the Daylight AC9 and not a cab forward as I originally read it! Oh well, I must have AC12 on the mind.
But broadly the same issues arise except that there is less color on the Legacy AC9 than on a GS4 so the inevitable color mismatch between the engine and the GGD cars might be less obvious.
However, I have to admit that I passed on the Daylight AC9 as I did not like the way the fantasy scheme was executed.
Oops!!!! AC / DC - 220 / 221 whatever it takes? I didn't read that all the way through did I!