I have 5 of the spectrum steamers and i am pleased with all of them, they run smooth, well detailed, they pull well, yes even the much talked about 2-6-6-2, it pulls 8 Kato passenger cars with no problem. Yea you can get some clunkers in the mix but every mfg. will have that problem. I mean for price, detail and running ability i think you can't go wrong.
Dave
I have 2 connies and 1 light mountain that were converted to DCC. I love them and have never had any problems...
If I am in a bind, I triplex them to remove tree stumps ;D ;D