What is the motor orientation on the new Lionel scale Berkshires from K-Line heritage?

@RoyBoy posted:

Has Lionel re-engineered the chassis to put a larger motor in the traditional rearward facing position, like all the other scale steam engines have been built for years?

Please let me know, if you know for CERTAIN, not just conjecture. I asked this question when the last batch came out a few years back. Someone answered that they did have the bigger motors in the rearward facing position, but that person was just guessing and turned out to be WRONG.  I would like to know before pulling the trigger on one of these new ones.

Thanks.

Who said they were wrong?

I owned the original K LINE tooled B&A Legacy Berkshire 6-11389.  It most certainly had a large rearward facing can motor.

I had the shell off to address the usual smoke fan noise. The can motor barely fit in the shell taking up the rear half of it.

The last run they did of these with Legacy had a large motor in the firebox. I think you can assume the next ones will be done the same way. No guessing here.

Pete

@RickO posted:

Who said they were wrong?

I owned the original K LINE tooled B&A Legacy Berkshire 6-11389.  It most certainly had a large rearward facing can motor.

That's interesting. Thanks. The parts diagram shows that is so.

The $64,000 question " might" be. Will the larger motor interfere with the whistle steam feature which was not offered on the first run?

A email to Dave Olson might not hurt.

Fwiw. The Legacy light and heavy Mike's as well as the Legacy PRR K 4 all still use the K Line forward facing motor design. I've not seen any complaints as to pulling power or motor issues on these models

@RickO posted:

Fwiw. The Legacy light and heavy Mike's as well as the Legacy PRR K 4 all still use the K Line forward facing motor design. I've not seen any complaints as to pulling power or motor issues on these models

Thanks for that information.

I recently had my Legacy Santa Fe T1b Berkshire #4199 apart doing some general maintenance. There is a large motor in the back of the locomotive in the firebox.