First off: I want to apologize for my number of threads recently, and I want to thank everyone that replied. I am a "details" and "research" type of guy. I can't make any major purchase without researching it first. That's just how I'm wired.
The big brown Santa sleigh delivered this to me Saturday. I found it on the TCA x-change. A very nice gentleman pre-ordered it with the intention of redoing his layout so it could fit. After a few years of realizing that wasn't going to happen, he decided to sell it.
When I started looking for one of these: In a perfect world, I wanted 4012. I grew up near Scranton, PA where 4012 resides at Steamtown. I had my hands on her last year.
4012 is what this gentleman had. It was still sealed in its factory shipping box.
I didn't pre-order one of these back in 2013 because it wouldn't fit on my layout. I recently joined an O-Gauge club. As I was helping set-up their large modular layout the thought came to me, "I could run a Big Boy on here!" So, my quest began. I also want to be able to watch and hear it run at home so my next project is building a roller display. I hope to have that done in a few days.
I want to thank everyone again for replying to all my questions.
UPS's shipping box.
