How dependable are these and can they pull at least 10 cars up a 2% grade?

I run my trains 10 to 12 hours everyday.

All steamers I now have are gear driven, this belt drive has been the only thing stopping me from buying one.

But now I need one for 18" curves and this would work, if it runs well and holds up.

Mr. Bach-Man,

We are very pleased with our Tsunami sound equipped steamers.

Are there any plans to do the same with diesels?

Thanks,

  John

Which Bachmann Berkshire in HO include the Flickering Firebox and Mars Light?

How hard is it to install a Tsunami Decoder, Heavy Steam & Bass reflex speaker in this model?

I can not find any descriptions about this anywhere on this site.

I run MRC Advance (older model) DCC.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

John