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Hi there, 1) I still have same question and don't know what we are talking about. 2) What brand/type of engines are you running? Polarity in most cases wont matter and if the engines are analog control you would use polarity to control engine direction. Thank you, we thought the thomas engines came out pretty cool as well

I will attempt to respond to some of the questions and corrected the numbering 1. Unclear as to what is meant, connect what together? 3. The MTH Operating Track section, yes should attach fine to any mfg code 332 track. 4. Need more info on the transformer.

Map and current schedule for the next trip (Note that the full schedule is expected to be released before 9/27/19). https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm The Great Race Across the Southwest For the final time this year, the Big Boy No. 4014 will ride the rails on the Union Pacific system, taking it through Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Unless otherwise noted on the schedule, all stops are "viewing only" locations. Friday, September 27 Cheyenne, Wyo. Steam Shop Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Harriman, Wyo. County Road 102 Crossing Arrival Depart 9:15 a.m. MT 9:30 a.m. MT Laramie, Wyo. Laramie Railroad Depot E. Kearney and S. 1st St. Arrival Depart 10:45 a.m. MT 11:30 a.m. MT Medicine Bow, Wyo. Hwy. 30 at Medicine Bow-McFadden Rd. Arrival Depart 1:15 p.m. MT 2:00 p.m. MT Rawlins, Wyo. East Railroad Ave. & Higley Blvd. Arrival 4:00 p.m. MT Saturday, September 28 Rawlins, Wyo. East Railroad Ave. & Higley Blvd. Depart 9:00 a.m. MT Wamsutter, Wyo. Broadway Street Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. MT 11:15 a.m. MT Rock Springs, Wyo. 501 N. Front St Arrival 2:00 p.m. MT Sunday, September 29 Rock Springs, Wyo. 501 N. Front St Viewing Only Monday, September 30 Rock Springs, Wyo. 501 N. Front St Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Green River, Wyo. 3rd & Railroad Ave Arrival Depart 9:00 a.m. MT 9:15 a.m. MT Granger, Wyo. Main Street crossing Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT Evanston, Wyo. China Mary Rd. & Ave. A Arrival 1:30 p.m. MT Tuesday, October 1 Evanston, Wyo. China Mary Rd. & Ave. A Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Echo, Utah Echo Road Crossing Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. MT 9:45 a.m. MT Morgan, Utah 98 Commercial Street Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT Salt Lake City, Utah Rose Park 1000 Warm Springs Road Arrival Depart 1:30 p.m. MT 2:15 p.m. MT Provo, Utah NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 4:45 p.m. MT Wednesday, October 2 – Thursday, October 3 Provo, Utah South 350 E & East 900 S On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT ONLY No Public Access Outside of Display Hours Friday, October 4 Provo, Utah NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Nephi, Utah 300 West & 300 North Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. MT 11:15 a.m. MT Delta, Utah 2nd North St. Crossing Arrival Depart 1:45 p.m. MT 2:30 p.m. MT Milford, Utah East 200 South St. at South 100 East St. Arrival 5:00 p.m. MT Saturday, October 5 Milford, Utah East 200 South St. at South 100 East St. Depart 9:00 a.m. MT Modena, Utah Modena Rd. near old water tower Arrival Depart 11:00 a.m. MT 11:30 a.m. MT Caliente, Nev. Front St. & 2nd St. Arrival 12:45 p.m. PT Sunday, October 6 Caliente, Nev. Front St. & 2nd St. Depart 8:00 a.m. PT Moapa, Nev. Near Hwy. 168 Overpass Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. PT Noon PT Las Vegas, Nev. 1001 Ironhorse Ct. Arrival 1:45 p.m. PT Monday, October 7 Las Vegas, Nev. 1001 Ironhorse Ct. On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PT Tuesday, October 8 Las Vegas, Nev. 1001 Ironhorse Ct. Depart 8:00 a.m. PT Cima, Calif. Cima Road Crossing Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. PT 11:15 a.m. PT Kelso, Calif. Kelso Depot 90942 Kelso Cima Road Arrival Depart Noon PT 12:15 p.m. PT Yermo, Calif. Intersection of Yermo Road and Jellico St. Arrival 3:45 p.m. PT Wednesday, October 9 Yermo, Calif. Intersection of Yermo Road and Jellico St. Depart 8:00 a.m. PT Victorville, Calif. Amtrak Platform 16838 D St. Arrival Depart 10:00 a.m. PT 10:45 a.m. PT Greater Los Angeles Area NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 2:30 p.m. PT Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11 Greater Los Angeles Area On Display: TBD ONLY No Public Access Outside of Display Hours Saturday, October 12 RailGiants Passenger Excursion Greater Los Angeles Area NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 9:30 a.m. PT Ticket Information Victorville, Calif. Amtrak Platform 16838 D St. Arrival Depart 12:15 p.m. PT 12:45 p.m. PT Barstow, Calif. Amtrak Station 685 N 1st Ave. Arrival Depart 2:30 p.m. PT 3:00 p.m. PT Yermo, Calif. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 4:30 p.m. PT Sunday, October 13 RailGiants Passenger Excursion Yermo, Calif. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:30 a.m. PT Barstow, Calif. Amtrak Station 685 N 1st Ave. Arrival Depart 9:15 a.m. PT 11:00 a.m. PT Ticket Information Greater Los Angeles Area NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 4:00 p.m. PT Monday, October 14 Greater Los Angeles Area NO PUBLIC ACCESS Tuesday, October 15 Greater Los Angeles Area NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:00 a.m. PT Beaumont, Calif. Highland Springs Ave. Overpass Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. PT 9:45 a.m. PT Indio, Calif. 50 Pacific St. Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. PT 11:45 a.m. PT Niland, Calif. 1st St. & Memphis St. Arrival Depart 1:15 p.m. PT 1:45 p.m. PT Yuma, Ariz. 10th & South Arizona Ave. Arrival 3:45 p.m. MST Wednesday, October 16 Yuma, Ariz. 10th & South Arizona Ave. Depart 8:00 a.m. MST Mohawk, Ariz. Interstate 8 Eastbound Rest Area Arrival Depart 10:00 a.m. MST 10:30 a.m. MST Gila Bend, Ariz. Martin Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 12:30 p.m. MST 12:45 p.m. MST Casa Grande, Ariz. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 2:45 p.m. MST Thursday, October 17 Casa Grande, Ariz. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:00 a.m. MST Tucson, Ariz. Tucson Historic Train Depot 400 N. Toole Ave. Arrival Depart 10:10 a.m. MST 10:40 a.m. MST Tucson, Ariz. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 11:25 a.m. MST Friday, October 18 Tucson, Ariz. E Silverlake Road & E Fairland Stravenue On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MST ONLY No Public Access Outside of Display Hours Saturday, October 19 Tucson, Ariz. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 7:00 a.m. MST Benson, Ariz. Patagonia St. Crossing Arrival Depart 8:45 a.m. MST 9:15 a.m. MST Willcox, Ariz. Near intersection of Maley St. and Railview Ave. Arrival Depart 11:00 a.m. MST 11:15 p.m. MST Bowie, Ariz. Central Avenue Crossing Arrival Depart Noon MST 12:30 p.m. MST Lordsburg, N.M. Arrival Ceremony: Center St. & Southern Pacific Blvd. Overnight: West A St. & Gale St. Arrival 3:30 p.m. MT Sunday, October 20 Lordsburg, N.M. West A St. & Gale St. Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Deming, N.M. Ruby St. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT El Paso, Texas Union Depot 700 W. San Francisco Ave. Arrival Depart 4:00 p.m. MT 4:30 p.m. MT El Paso, Texas Stiles Dr. & Wooldridge Dr. Arrival 5:30 p.m. MT Monday, October 21 – Tuesday, October 22 El Paso, Texas Stiles Dr. & Wooldridge Dr. On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT Wednesday, October 23 – Thursday, October 31 El Paso, Texas NO PUBLIC ACCESS Friday, November 1 El Paso, Texas NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 7:00 a.m. MT Fort Hancock, Texas Knox Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 8:45 a.m. MT 9:00 a.m. MT Sierra Blanca, Texas Sierra Blanca Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT Valentine, Texas 8th St. Crossing Arrival Depart 3:00 p.m. CT 3:30 p.m. CT Marfa, Texas Highland St. Crossing Arrival Depart 5:00 p.m. CT 5:15 p.m. CT Alpine, Texas Tom Lackey Ln & Heil Road Arrival 6:15 p.m. CT Saturday, November 2 Alpine, Texas Tom Lackey Ln & Heil Road Depart 9:00 a.m. CT Marathon, Texas Ave. D Crossing Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. CT 10:45 a.m. CT Sanderson, Texas Second St. & Downie St. Arrival 1:15 p.m. CT Sunday, November 3 Sanderson, Texas Second St. & Downie St. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Langtry, Texas Langtry Road Crossing Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. CT 11:15 a.m. CT Del Rio, Texas 106 N. Main Arrival 2:00 p.m. CT Monday, November 4 Del Rio, Texas 106 N. Main Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Spofford, Texas State Hwy. 131 Crossing Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. CT 9:45 a.m. CT Uvalde, Texas Bowie St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. CT 11:45 a.m. CT Sabinal, Texas Center St. Crossing Arrival Depart 12:45 p.m. CT 1:00 p.m. CT Hondo, Texas County Road 424 Crossing Arrival Depart 1:35 p.m. CT 2:05 p.m. CT San Antonio, Texas NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 4:15 p.m. CT Tuesday, November 5 San Antonio, Texas NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 9:00 p.m. CT San Antonio, Texas Sunset Station 350 Hoefgen Street Arrival 10:30 a.m. CT On Display: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT Wednesday, November 6 San Antonio, Texas Sunset Station 350 Hoefgen Street Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Luling, Texas E. Davis St. & Pecan Ave. Arrival Depart 10:00 a.m. CT 10:30 a.m. CT Flatonia, Texas 422 W Main St N. Arrival Depart 11:45 a.m. CT Noon CT Eagle Lake, Texas McCarty Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 2:00 p.m. CT 2:30 p.m. CT Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue Arrival 5:30 p.m. CT Thursday, November 7 Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT Friday, November 8 Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue Depart 10:00 a.m. CT Spring, Texas Elm St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. CT 11:30 a.m. CT Navasota, Texas E. McAlpine Street and S. Railroad Street Arrival Depart 1:15 p.m. CT 1:45 p.m. CT Bryan, Texas Wellborn Road & F&B Road Arrival 3:10 p.m. CT Saturday, November 9 Bryan/College Station, Texas Wellborn Road & F&B Road Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Hearne, Texas Fulton St. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:15 a.m. CT 9:30 a.m. CT Jewett, Texas Division St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:30 a.m. CT Noon CT Palestine, Texas West Spring St. & Tennessee Ave. Arrival 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, November 10 Palestine, Texas West Spring St. & Tennessee Ave. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Jacksonville, Texas Patton St. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:15 a.m. CT 9:30 a.m. CT Troup, Texas S. Railroad Loop Crossing at Front St. Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. CT 10:45 a.m. CT Overton, Texas Henderson St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. CT Noon CT Longview, Texas 920 E. Pacific Avenue Arrival Depart 1:00 p.m. CT 1:15 p.m. CT Marshall, Texas Lake Street and Main Street Arrival 3:40 p.m. CT Monday, November 11 Marshall, Texas Lake Street and Main Street Viewing Only Tuesday, November 12 Marshall, Texas Lake Street and Main Street Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Atlanta, Texas W Tipton St. & S West St. Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. CT 10:30 a.m. CT Texarkana, Ark. 100 E. Front St. Arrival Depart 11:30 a.m. CT 12:15 p.m. CT Hope, Ark. 100 E. Division St. Arrival Depart 1:45 p.m. CT 2:15 p.m. CT Prescott, Ark. 403 W. 1st St. Arrival 3:00 p.m. CT Wednesday, November 13 Prescott, Ark. 403 W. 1st St. Depart 9:00 a.m. CT Gurdon, Ark. Main St. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:45 a.m. CT 10:00 a.m. CT Arkadelphia, Ark. Walnut St. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:45 a.m. CT 11:00 a.m. CT Malvern, Ark. 200 E. First St. Arrival Depart 12:00 p.m. CT 12:45 p.m. CT Little Rock, Ark. 1400 W. Markham St. Arrival Depart 2:30 p.m. CT 2:45 p.m. CT North Little Rock, Ark. 1000 West 4th Street. Arrival 4:00 p.m. CT Thursday, November 14 North Little Rock, Ark. 1000 West 4th Street. On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT Friday, November 15 North Little Rock, Ark. 1000 West 4th Street. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Conway, Ark. Main St. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:00 a.m. CT 10:15 a.m. CT Morrilton, Ark. 101 E. Railroad Ave. Arrival Depart 11:00 a.m. CT 11:15 a.m. CT Russellville, Ark. 320 W. C St. Arrival Depart 12:15 p.m. CT 12:45 p.m. CT Ozark, Ark. 103 E. River St. Arrival Depart 2:30 p.m. CT 2:45 p.m. CT Van Buren, Ark. Main St. & 2nd Ave Arrival 4:15 p.m. CT Saturday, November 16 Van Buren, Ark. Main St. & 2nd Ave Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Sallisaw, Okla. 101 E. Cherokee Ave. Arrival Depart 9:15 a.m. CT 9:30 a.m. CT Gore, Okla. SE Railroad St & S. Campbell St. Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. CT 10:30 a.m. CT Fort Gibson, Okla. Poplar St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. CT 11:45 a.m. CT Wagoner, Okla. SW 5th St. & Jackson Ave. Arrival Depart 12:15 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. CT Claremore, Okla. Florence Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 1:30 p.m. CT 2:00 p.m. CT Nowata, Okla. Modoc St. Crossing Arrival Depart 3:15 p.m. CT 3:30 p.m. CT Coffeyville, Kan. Colorado & Atlantic St. Arrival 4:30 p.m. CT Sunday, November 17 Coffeyville, Kan. Colorado & Atlantic St. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Neodesha, Kan. Illinois St. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. CT 9:45 a.m. CT Durand, Kan. US-54 & Otter Road Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. CT 11:45 a.m. CT Garnett, Kan. Olive St. Crossing Arrival Depart 1:30 p.m. CT 1:45 p.m. CT Osawatomie, Kan. W Main St. Crossing Arrival Depart 2:30 p.m. CT 3:00 p.m. CT Kansas City, Mo. Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. Arrival 6:30 p.m. CT Monday, November 18 Kansas City, Mo. Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT Tuesday, November 19 Kansas City, Mo. Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Lawrence, Kan. 402 N. 2nd St. Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. CT 10:45 a.m. CT Topeka, Kan. Great Overland Station 701 N. Kansas Ave. Arrival Depart 11:45 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. CT Topeka, Kan. NW Norris & Clay St. Arrival 1:00 p.m. CT Wednesday, November 20 Topeka, Kan. NW Norris & Clay St. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Manhattan, Kan. S. Manhattan Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. CT 10:15 a.m. CT Junction City, Kan. 8th St. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:00 a.m. CT 11:15 a.m. CT Abilene, Kan. 201 NW 2nd St. Arrival Depart 12:15 p.m. CT 12:35 p.m. CT Salina, Kan. 400 N. 13th St Arrival 2:15 p.m. CT Thursday, November 21 Salina, Kan. 400 N. 13th St Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Ellsworth, Kan. Lincoln Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 9:30 a.m. CT 10:15 a.m. CT Russell, Kan. Lincoln St. Crossing Arrival Depart Noon CT 12:15 p.m. CT Hays, Kan. E. 9th St. & Milner St. Arrival 1:45 p.m. CT Friday, November 22 Hays, Kan. E. 9th St. & Milner St. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Ellis, Kan. Washington St. Crossing Arrival Depart 8:45 a.m. CT 9:00 a.m. CT Quinter, Kan. Long St. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:30 a.m. CT 11:00 a.m. CT Oakley, Kan. E. Front St. & Center Ave. Arrival Depart 12:30 p.m. CT 1:00 p.m. CT Sharon Springs, Kan. N. Front St. & N. Boeke St. Arrival 2:15 p.m. MT Saturday, November 23 Sharon Springs, Kan. N. Front St. & N. Boeke St. Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Kit Carson, Colo. Young St. Crossing Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT Hugo, Colo. 4th Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 1:00 p.m. MT 1:15 p.m. MT Limon, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 2:00 p.m. MT Sunday, November 24 Limon, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Monday, November 25 Limon, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:00 a.m. MT Strasburg, Colo. Main Street Arrival Depart 10:15 a.m. MT 11:00 a.m. MT Denver, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 2:00 p.m. MT Tuesday, November 26 Denver, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Wednesday, November 27 Denver, Colo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Depart 8:00 a.m. MT La Salle, Colo. 201 W. Union Ave. Arrival Depart 10:25 a.m. MT 10:40 a.m. MT Greeley, Colo. 10th Ave. Crossing Arrival Depart 11:15 a.m. MT Noon MT Cheyenne, Wyo. NO PUBLIC ACCESS Arrival 3:15 p.m. MT View Larger Key Definitions On Display – In addition to day-long display hours, display days include access to the Experience the Union Pacific Rail Car. Special-edition Big Boy and Golden Spike souvenirs also are available for sale from the merchandise tent. Admission to display days are free. These are the best times to see the Big Boy. Viewing Only – Locations where fans can safely view the Big Boy. In some cases, the Big Boy will be displayed behind a fence or other perimeter. Unlike display days, the Experience the Union Pacific Rail Car will not be available for tours and merchandise will not be sold. Unless otherwise noted on the schedule, all stops are "viewing only" locations. Passenger Excursion – While listed on the steam schedule, passenger excursion tickets are sold by outside entities -- not Union Pacific -- and are not available on the day of the excursion. No Public Access – Locations where the public is not allowed to view the Big Boy because of safety or security reasons. This usually means the locomotive will be stored within a rail yard or other Union Pacific property where live rail operations are being conducted. Non-employees who access these locations without permission will be treated as trespassers.

4014 schedule update for next excursion (The Great Race Across the Southwest) For the final time this year, the Big Boy No. 4014 will ride the rails on the Union Pacific system. We're calling it "The Great Race Across the Southwest." No. 4014 will leave Cheyenne Sept. 27, and travel to locations in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Display locations include: Oct. 2-3: Provo, Utah Oct. 7: Las Vegas, Nev. Oct. 10-11: Greater Los Angeles Area Oct. 18: Tucson, Ariz. Oct. 21-22: El Paso, Texas While we are releasing the route map for the entire tour, only the October display dates are currently available. We anticipate releasing the full schedule before the Sept. 27 tour launch

That is an Aristocraft Pacific.

Big Boy Packaging photos: http://www.rayman4449.com/MTH_Big_Boy_2015-2017-2018-Packing.htm Please refer to that page before planning to ship the 2015/2017/2018 Big Boy. You MUST use all original hardware in order to safely ship the engine or you do risk shipping damage.

Big Boy Packaging photos: http://www.rayman4449.com/MTH_Big_Boy_2015-2017-2018-Packing.htm Please refer to that page before planning to ship the 2015/2017/2018 Big Boy. You MUST use all original hardware in order to safely ship the engine or you do risk shipping damage.

Big Boy Packaging photos: http://www.rayman4449.com/MTH_Big_Boy_2015-2017-2018-Packing.htm Please refer to that page before planning to ship the 2015/2017/2018 Big Boy. You MUST use all original hardware in order to safely ship the engine or you do risk shipping damage.

On the Daylight baggage cars, there are two planned: - 70-66033: "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" lettering on side (Smooth sides) - 70-66034: "SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES" lettering on side (Ribbed sides) Do note that these will have new colors that MTH has introduced with the new 2017 catalog engines and cars. Official delivery date shows DEC 2019.

Yes, I can take pre-orders on them now, I just didnt have them listed. They are up there now, thank you on the reminder

Demo of the new GS-4 w/smoking whistle. Engine has upgraded Smoke/Speaker/Sound set(H) (Ver 2 - 072719) Upgraded Smoke & Speaker (orig sounds): For comparison, completely stock engine:

Demo of the new GS-4 w/smoking whistle. Engine has upgraded Smoke/Speaker/Sound set(H) (Ver 2 - 072719) Upgraded Smoke & Speaker (orig sounds): For comparison, completely stock engine:

FYI to those waiting on engines, I confirmed with MTH today that they were still holding my pallet waiting on final items that were expected 7/13. So may be another 10 days or so before I receive.

New Big Boy Video that is available for purchase for download/view on demand ($19.95) in HD at 60fps. Also available in Bluray/DVD for $26.95 from (http://www.trainvideodepot.com/DVD-Return-of-the-Big-Boy-DVD--PRE-ORDER_040050D?utm_content=e140ac54ba84ea1eaa8f90c4f36bc2ac&utm_campaign=Train Video Depot. New Releases for June of 2019.&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email)

I was pleasantly surprised to not only see the new tooling for a new diesel (SD70ACe) but also at the same time, new tooling to completely remake the Challenger with full die-cast metal frames and drivers. (And that doesn't cover the Baggage car.) It's a positive sign that past sales warrant the risk and further investment/upgrade of the product line. I honestly never expected MTH to make the investment to upgrade the Challenger drive-train and shows they have an intent to make it right. I've already ordered a 3985 (black) and 3977 (Grey/Yellow) for myself (in addition to a UP Yellow SD70ACe)

Download Catalog in PDF here -> 2019/2020 Catalog View online via MTH website (and also can download PDF there as well): https://www.mthtrains.com/sites/default/files/catalog_files/2019_rk1_v_1/index.html Highlights from the new 2019/2020 Catalog: SD70ACe - Various roadnames *New tooling, never produced by MTH before in One gauge* Challenger (4-6-6-4) - Various roadnames *New tooling w/Die case metal frames, all metal wheels, PS3 and smoking whistle. This engine is a re-issue but first time with new tooling/features as noted.* PA units - Various roadnames - *This is a re-issue. These engines were produced in previous catalog but has been a number of years since we have seen this engine* Passenger cars - *Baggage car is New Tooling and never before produced* - *New production cars will have all LED lighting* GS-4s - All engines are now in-stock (This is a re-issue but engines now have PS3 and smoking whistle)

GS-4s are on the way to me.

Very nicely done

Sounds like you are doing everything correct. I just test loaded 2 photos to my gallery and they posted fine. You may want to make sure you have any ad blockers turned off for your browser for this website, and/or also try another web-browser and see if that makes a difference.

I have received word that the rest of the GS-4s have arrived and I will be getting them within the next couple of weeks. The exception to that is the 70-3042-1 with Christmas lights. Don't have word/confirmation on those yet.

Hi Nick, if it is antenna then it should be metal wire inside insulation vs being plastic. If you are wanting to run extended antenna I would simply use whatever insulated wire you have that meets the requirements of your install and solder to the end of the existing antenna wire and see if it gains you the needed wireless performance range.

Very welcome!