Skip,
my apologies if I seem a little picky, but when picking up the Shay or other heavy geared locomotives, by the ends, then make sure that you do not use the pilot 'step' to pick it up as these are quite fragile and replacement parts from Bachmann unavailable (you would need an aftermarket supplier to obtain a replacement). If you are able to get your fingers under the pilot beam then this should be OK.
my apologies if I seem a little picky, but when picking up the Shay or other heavy geared locomotives, by the ends, then make sure that you do not use the pilot 'step' to pick it up as these are quite fragile and replacement parts from Bachmann unavailable (you would need an aftermarket supplier to obtain a replacement). If you are able to get your fingers under the pilot beam then this should be OK.