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[IMG]http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/4660/2605uc.jpg[/IMG] PROTOTYPE- The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="2" Day="6" Year="2000">2-6-0</st1:date> was intended to replace the <st1:date Month="4" Day="4" Year="2000">4-4-0</st1:date>, as it had more pulling power and more speed. It wasn’t as successful as it could’ve been, mainly because the <st1:date Month="2" Day="8" Year="2000">2-8-0</st1:date> came out shortly after.  <st1:date Month="2" Day="6" Year="2000">2-6-0s</st1:date>, commonly called [i]Moguls[/i], were general purpose engines suitable for both freight and passenger service, but were more common on freight trains. Some survived on branch lines until the 1950s. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> THE MODEL- Detail- Mine is lettered for AT&SF, I do not know if the number is correct, but I will eventually re-letter it as CGW #16. I believe the prototype for all IHC moguls is a SP engine.   This engine is more detailed than other IHC steamers. Specifically, there are more pipes and hoses on the boiler, and it is a very nice looking little engine. There is some detail inside the cab, it’s nothing special, but it does add a nice touch. The Tender is about average for IHC, which isn’t too bad. <o:p> </o:p> Performance- This engine runs surprisingly good for having no flywheel. The drive is simple- motor with a worm gear which runs the gear on the middle driving axle. The others are driven thru the side rods.   The front has a dummy coupler, and it would be a task to replace it with an operating one. There is a horn hook coupler on the tender. [IMG]http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/5572/2602zp.jpg[/IMG] It has electrical pickup from the drivers, and from the tender- there are wires running from the tender to the engine (similar to a Spectrum). It has good electrical pickup, as compared to my IHC 4-6-2, which doesn't have pickup form the tender (it does, but it's for the rear light only). The tender is connected to the engine with a drawbar, which has a screw that holds it to the engine and one that holds it to the tender. I really like this design because the tender is semi-permanently attacted, as opposed to the IHC 4-6-2, were the tender drawbar has a hole in it that slips under a pin on the engine. The headlight has a nice yellowish glow, and it plenty bright. It runs and looks nice on 18" curves, and IHC says it'll run on 15" curves.   The engine does have some running noise, but it’s as quiet as my Atlas (Master Series) GP40. The engine will run steady at 10 Scale MPH. Top speed at 20V DC is 147 SMPH. It will pull 3-4 (non-free rolling) Tyco freight cars up a 0.4% grade, if you slow down you can avoid wheel slip. I could pull 4 cars upgrade about about 15 SMPH. I remember  from [i]Darth Santa Fe's[/i] review of this engine, that it pulled about 11 free rolling cars, which seems about right. [IMG]http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1356/260elevator6dz.jpg[/IMG] Overall length is roughly 10" and the engine could be turned on a 8 7/8" turntable. <o:p> </o:p> Overall, I would say this is a good little engine. It runs well, is very affordable, and has better detailing than some of the other IHC steamers. (my <st1:date Month="4" Day="6" Year="2002">4-6-2</st1:date> comes to mind).   It would be a great engine to work the branchline, yard, or local freight on your steam-era layout.
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