Am I correct in thinking that it is NOT Steam powered? Al Al, You is right! The locomotive is a 12 volt DC machine. I thought at first that since it was a Hershel, that it was coal fired, but that drive system w/torque converter belies that. At least it does not have a B&S gas engine rattling away inside of it. Jesse in rather coolish, but sunny W. Tennessee > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.