Rayman4449

1 hour ago, Unclepeterr said:

Hello G Scalers, I am brand new to this Scale.

1. Do the major brands (Bachmann, Aristocraft,

LGB) attach to each other? Specifically the LGB

Crossing Gate,and also as that item is weight

activated,will a lighter runner like a  Thomas

Engine or a Speeder trip it or do you need

a heavier engine? 

2. Does the LGB Rerailer work with all track?

3. Can the MTH Track Activation kit be attached

to all brands of track?  

4. I picked up a used LGB transformer so

want to know which is the ground or  live

side of the track. 

Appreciatively, Unclepeterr

ps I will be running indoors only.

 

       

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

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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.

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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!

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The GS-4s are now shipping.  So far from what I see, 70-3028-1 is what is being sent out.

I don't have updates on the other GS-4 versions but should be relatively soon.

I do yes.  Visit my website and send me an email to the listed email address and will get a tracking email going with the details