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Chris, I bought one from the first run. You are correct as to everything being in the tender. I believe this is from the first run. The second run featured EOB. I didn’t see that mentioned on the box as a feature. The first run featured a mechanical chuff switch and a puffer style smoke unit.

One thing to look out for. The tender shell is the antenna. The pin that’s on the tender that fits into the drawbar is part of the shell. There is a small loose fitting plastic grommet that keeps the pin isolated from grounding the antenna. Mine was running erratically and at times not powering up. I had removed the tender a few times dealing with at first a loose board and then a bad soundboard. Always removed it in the same spot. Took a few days to figure out the erratic running issue. Made up a plastic drawbar and all was well. Found the grommet between the ties and glued it in.

These are really nice engines. A must have if your a New Haven fan. Not the greatest of pullers. Just don’t believe it weighs enough. As nice as this one is. The Holy Grail is the I4 Pacific. You never see those for sale.

Last edited by Dave_C

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