I just wanted to take a moment to thank Bachmann for putting out such a nicely valued loco--without the infernal traction tires--and with a very nice, though basic, sound package.  In the past I have often admired the large steam engines, but this neat little Alco 2-6-0 is just so much fun to play with on the layout...I may have to buy another!  The clarify of the chuff sound is really remarkable, as is the engine's ability to just run and run at low speed while chuffing away (in DCC mode on my MRC Sound Controller 2.0, which is not quite real DCC).

It puts some other, more highly detailed, but silent steam engines to shame...Now I may have to replace the others (I'm already in the process of paying off an EM-1 layaway).

John