P2K 2-8-8-2

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Yes, I have a Rivarossi 2197. Granted it's about 25 years old. I've
swapped out all the wheels that I could, because they had the old "huge"
flanges; but it runs good and it pulls a ton. And since I remotored it,
it runs great as a pusher behind a string of hoppers. Like mentioned
before, it's kinda plain jane out of the box, but with some extra "love"
it looks pretty good. The newer release of Rivarossi's Y's runs super,
straight out of the box. Again, no extra bells and whistles, but a nice
start to a project.

Scott E. Golenski
Euclid, OH

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Rivarossi MADE 2197, I have one. Its not a bells and whistles loco, is
not DCC ready (I am not yet running DCC as my layout is still in the
serious construction phases) but its a good looking and nice running
locomotive. I got it at a sale still in original packaging for slightly
more than $100. I don't know if Rivarossi still MAKES the Y6b, but I see
them on eBay a lot.

Bob Welsh

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> I agree Marty. I am into running mine and am just glad that someone
even
> made a class Y3 and A sound or not. Now I await someone to make an
> affordable Y6b, preferably the last or next to last that N&W built I
want
a
> Y6b # 2197 like ran against the diesels.
>
> Jon Kelley
>
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>
> First, is it reasonable to ask a manufacturer to have the exact
whistle,
> horn, and bell on a model that the prototype had?  The additional
research
> required for this, particularly on steam locomotives that have not run
in
50
>
> years or more, would be sizable.  That leads to my second question:
are
> there any recordings of VGN USRA 2-8-8-2's?  If a recording doesn't
exist,
> how is a company supposed to offer a correct whistle?
> Personally, I think if our biggest complaint about a locomotive is
that
the
> pitch of the whistle is wrong, then model companies are doing a pretty
good
> job.
>
> Marty Flick
>
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>
>
> > You think that is bad,,, the NP and DRGW versions also have a HOOTER
> > whistle!!! Is nothing sacred abut our specail whistles!??
> >
> > Mike Ritschdorff
> >
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> >>To: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> >>Subject: P2K 2-8-8-2
> >>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:12:17 -0600
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>Life-Like recently released another run of their Proto 2000
2-8-8-2's.
> >>One version is supposed to be the VGN USA Class of which I purchase
No.
> >>719 equipped with sound.  I have noticed that it appears Life-Like
used
> >>the same sound chip Broadway Limited used in their release of the
N&W
> >>A's as the whistle sound is identical.  Is this even remotely
accurate?
> >>I'm on the verge of returning the loco over this, but wanted to
check
> >>with the group first.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Jim Slack
> >>Wichita, KS
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