Look what the O scalers get.

[Joetrain59]

/>Although the"tight" curves don't do it justice.

 Joe D

[ednadolski]

the"tight" curves don't do it justice.

In O you could have a scale prototype 10-degree curve which would be a 12 foot radius, and that would still be tight for one of those.

Ed

[thomasjmdavis]

Do the specs list amperage or just horsepower? 

[wm3798]

Years ago there was a guy who scratchbuilt a Big Boy in O scale brass and he would run it at the BSME before they converted the o gauge to 2 rail DC.  It ran off of a small air compressor that was plumbed to the cylinders.  Basically live steam without the steam.  It wasn't true to scale, he had modified a few key dimensions so it would  fit through the various obstacles of the club layout, but it was still impressive.
And apart from the whirr of the compressor, it sounded remarkably good with all the chuffing through the two engines.
I wonder what ever happened to that thing?
Lee

[pedro]

[curmudgeon]
Is there a non-annoying version available?
That’s pretty painful to watch. I would lose it if I had to listen to all that for more than 10 seconds. Not to mention the air pollution. I can imagine the hell of being set up next to the Lionel club at a train show with someone showing that thing off, letting all the kids blow the whistle. Kill me now.
[\curmudgeon]

[Point353]

$2,200?
https://www.trainworld.com/manufacturers/lionel-trains/lionel-2031700-union-pacific-4014-first-run-edition-big-boy-locomotive/

[C855B]

[curmudgeon]
Is there a non-annoying version available?
That’s pretty painful to watch. I would lose it if I had to listen to all that for more than 10 seconds. Not to mention the air pollution. I can imagine the hell of being set up next to the Lionel club at a train show with someone showing that thing off, letting all the kids blow the whistle. Kill me now.
[\curmudgeon]

Ha! We sorta have that situation already with a local guy who does something similar, but with a G scale Big Boy (maybe it's a Challenger?) and other noisy, smoky models. But wait, there's more! - he's a TRW semi-regular. Oh. Hi, Robbie. Just tweaking you.   

[Wlal13again]

[curmudgeon]
Is there a non-annoying version available?
That’s pretty painful to watch. I would lose it if I had to listen to all that for more than 10 seconds. Not to mention the air pollution. I can imagine the hell of being set up next to the Lionel club at a train show with someone showing that thing off, letting all the kids blow the whistle. Kill me now.
[\curmudgeon]

We used to be next to the Lionel club at a show we did. It was brutal

[Dave V]

I’m sorry, no matter how you approach the hobby… That is a damned cool machine.  Kind of hard not to get excited about it.

[ncbqguy]

The really cool machines were the electrically controlled “live steamers” that were covered in MR years ago that were powered by dry ice!
Charlie Vlk

[davefoxx]

For three-rail O scale, I’m impressed, although it does look like it’s jousting in the corners.  Easily resolved with larger radius curves and not the fault of the locomotive.

Oh, and I agree about the air pollution, but I have to admit that is the best looking steam exhaust that I’ve seen.  And the whistle!

DFF

[Chris333]

Am I a joke to you?

[Dave V]

Am I a joke to you?

/>

A dude in my club has one of those.   It's a sight to behold when it's running.  Really cool.

[CRL]

Imagine installing a vent hood system over your layout.

[Englewood]

Wow, amazing! But being an N scaler with 24" minimum curves I cringed watching that thing take turns. The passenger cars were just as bad. If I had the money and space I'd buy one, though.