My choice is the Legacy Vision 700E of several years back. The swinging bell and whistle smoke always worked flawlessly. The puffing smoke from the stack also never failed. The sound system was also well executed and was very realistic. Also a smooth runner! This engine and tender were highly detailed making it the best Lionel Legacy engine I ever owned. What is your choice? THANKS!
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Agreed, although you realize that you may be jinxing things by bringing up the fact that yours has never failed. Mentioning good luck works kind of like umbrellas. When you carry one it doesn't rain; when you don't it does.
My 700E hasn't failed either, and it's exactly what I had in mind over all the years I waited before one came up that I could afford. It's my only Vision piece, and one of three Legacy locos I have. I've had it for 4 years now and have never regretted my choice, or the fact that it was a second-hand purchase.
Mike
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I later sold mine to an old friend and he was also very pleased with it!
New Haven Ten-Wheeler #816 is my favorite Legacy locomotive. I think the proportions of boiler, cab and driving wheels are perfect. I prefer small locomotives rather than large ones. They are a good fit on my layouts and they are favorably priced. I have several Lionel Legacy Ten-Wheelers from other railroads and I could have said the same for any of them.
MELGAR
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My VisionLine BigBoy (4012). Runs beautifully, amazing sounds, and have never had an issue with it (full disclosure: I don’t use the depleting coal load or smoke... I did test the main and whistle smoke when I first got the engine and they worked just fine).
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My favorite, and by far the finest train thing I own, is my Legacy N&W Y6b. Can't stop playing with the hooter and its steam. Big, beautiful eastern coal hauler.
Even with me not having a place to run it except on my Christmas layout in the living room ... pulling my scale Polar Express/Railroad cars.
My UP genset switcher is my favorite. I love the sounds, 3 smoke units, and it’s a great crawler at low speeds. Full disclosure, I don’t own any legacy steam. I fear I would like those more.
My favorite Legacy by far is this NY Central 10 Wheeler with whistle steam:
It also happens to be my only Legacy with whistle steam. LOL, Arnold
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Reading T1 2102 - Looks, Runs, and Sounds great!
Love using it to pull long anthracite coal trains.
UP ES44AC in BSA 2010 livery. Diecast and very similar to the Canadian Pacific Vision Line ES44AC.
It's always a hit when I run it at shows.
Does it count if I have 2 of them? lol
I’ll up small with Melgar with my favorite Legacy engine B6 switcher. Great sounds, smoke and will crawl around the layout at speed step 1 all day and never stall.
JohnB
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I tend to favorite the smaller locomotives. The two that are always on my 4X8 layout are my Lionel Southern Light Mikado #4501 and my Lionel Southern Ten Wheeler #947. It would be a toss up to pick one yet the Mikado is one I run at the end of a long work day to relax.
The only Legacy locomotive I currently am ever likely to own. Scale PRR GG1 in road number 4877.
Being a Northern Class GS fan, SP and WP, my favorite Lionel Legacy Locomotive is my GS-2 #4415. Here's a night photo of it in the station.
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That's a tough question..Im going to have to say my Visionline Niagra..was my 1st..1st train anything and its smooth sweet and wonderful..Im a Big fan of 4-8-4's so my Visionline Daylight is awesome and the Legacy Big Boy by FAR has the best whistle
@MikeH posted:I'm partial to these Cotton Belt F7's: 2033300
Beautiful model! Cotton Belt F7 in Southern Pacific Black Widow color scheme. I did not know that SP painted Cotton Belt Locos in the Black Widow scheme, but here's the proof below! Kind of a small photo, but it will have to do. Thanks for sharing your locomotive!
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@biscuitag97 posted:
I love mine too..wish i had gotten both road numbers