Broadway Limited Imports N Scale 3642 M1B 4-8-2, Pennsylvania Railroad (Strasburg Special) #6755 (Equipped with Rolling Thunder Paragon3 Sound/DC/DCC) Originally built in the Juniata shops in 1930 as an M1a she spent the next 20 years in fast freight service. In 1953 the locomotive was rebuilt as an M1b with more tractive power. She resumed fast freight service until 1957 when all PRR steam was retired. During the ensuing years of Conrail receivership she was given to the Strasburg Museum as a gift in 1979. Today she sits as a static display sadly suffering from the elements. The #6755 is the largest surviving PRR steam locomotive.
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This concerns the BLI M1a Paragon 2 engine not the new P3. I assume both series will show the same issue as they are the same other than sound. A very nice engine with great detail. My issue is, it is made like a Swiss watch and there in lies an issue. I have Atlas code 100 track. The track is bedded and was put down with care but it is what it is. I can run Life Like 2-8-8-2's, Bachman Spectrum 4-8-2's ( same wheel setup ) and Kato 2-8-2's with zero issues on all of it. This is supposed to take 9.75 in radius curves. Maybe if perfect. The front truck seems to pick switch points and derails and the engine or tender will hop off these tight curves. It also stalls on several switches, apparently loosing pickup. I can not get it thru many locations on my layout. Luckily I have collected engines already known to not take these radii and am building an outside oval of straight track with 19 in radii and no switches for all these. I expect this BLI will run great on that. Just beware unless you have perfect track, wide curves and good switches it might be an issue for you.
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