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TO UP9899...Depends on who manufactures the steam engine....i own several steam engines ALL BRASS and they will outpull one of my plastic diesels anyday HANDS DOWN. And im sure this will get a whole nother ball rolling....but WHY ON GODS GREAN EARTH would anyone spend the outrageous amount of money that LLP2K Heritage, Broadway VERY Limited, Lionel (even tho the boiler is metal), and Athearn Genocide are charging for a steam locomotive that wont pull ANYTHING. when you could spend the same amount of money OR EVEN LESS and get it in brass. Try ebay, and compare the prices some older brass steam (and no if you get an older brass steam from a reputable company it does not always sound like a coffee grinder and they run great) to the prices of new plastic steam. ON TOP OF THAT...your paying $600, $700, $800 for something that will do nothing but depriciate. Brass on the other hand will only get more and more valuable. I have purchased many brass steamers over EBay for $300 $400 $500 that you cant even TOUCH at a brass show for less than $1000. It just all depends on if the guy knows what he has or not, and who wants it. For example i picked up a Custom Brass Pennsy S2 6-8-6 Steam Turbine for $375...my dad who is a brass collector HARDCORE and used to be a brass dealer almost crapped his pants...he said at a show that would have fetched $950. So its all timing....and brass steam PULLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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