Having fun with my new DCS engines- Do you have a favorite?

I don't have any MTH engines, but some of my club members have some nice ones. Are you going to York next month?

I have a few MTH engines, all Railking. I like Railking a for a few reasons. First, I have O36 curves on my lower main and O31 on the upper. Railking engines handle these curves with ease. The second reason is that they are in my price range. I can't justify spending a thousand dollars or more on a locomotive.

The Commodore Vanderbilt is my favorite because I had a pre-war Lionel CV when I was a boy so I have a sentimental connection to it, and then I just like the lines.

Denny,
I have plans to go to York. However, I am between jobs right now and that may say no days off, but you never know.

Thanks JDaddy. I haven't bought any used Premier locomotives since most won't run on O36 curves. I recently found this PRR Imperial Mikado at a local train show for $225. It has PS3, looks almost new and runs great. 

JDaddy, I always enjoyed your posts on another place. Very glad indeed to see you here.

I have been running DCS and Legacy (before that TMCC) together practically from the point I started with command control. I have managed to avoid conflicts between the two systems - by dumb luck I guess. On the other hand I have encountered most of their individual failings including all the DCS "Engine not on track!" madness. Oh and then there's Lionel's ground plane fallibility.

Anyway, my little fleet is by a wide margin mostly Lionel. But the MTH engines I have are among my favorites. Tops among them is the 3x smoke unit UP80 Coal Turbine set, known as Ol' Smoky in my household for obvious reasons.



After that, it's the Erie Triplex steamer. Why, I like that one so much I might get a new version! (As if - just dreaming.) Actually, this photo is of the MTH HO version; the O scale one is a brute.