I’ve always loved steam locos, and for many years I’d wanted a UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boy even though I don’t normally run American stock. I found this one on e-bay. The model itself dates back to 1967. I’ve not yet converted it to DCC as it needs to be hard wired, but it ran very nicely on my layout when it was still DC.  The only problem is that it is too long to use my turntable, so to turn it around, I’ll have to reverse it on the Bonton return line, forward to Bondale Junction then reverse it back to York. The original is at Forney Transportation Museum in Denver, Colorado, US