Microtrains SP mogul

I own a few of them. And Dave Wolf has repaired a number of them over the years.

Any specific questions?

How well do they run, and how many cars would they pull ?
Any maintenance issues ?

There were 3 Z scale versions released at the end of the year in 1998 for $499.99 each
The Brass Body's were made by OCS Micro Castings In Korea, and mounted on a Marklin made 2-6-0 chassis, Additionally They came in a well padded cardboard box's with a yellow lid Similar to the ones AZL was using for their Brass releases around that time.

MTL #16000: Southern Pacific Lines 1798 was supposed to of had a slightly longer Vanderbilt style tender

MTL #16001: Southern Pacific Lines 1785 was supposed to have a slightly shorter Vanderbilt style tender

MTL #16002 Southern Pacific Lines 1681 had a box type Tender


They pop up on eBay from time to time usually in the $500 - $800 range.
If your looking to buy one make sure it runs first. As Bryan said I have repaired several of these and can tell you first hand, Repair parts can be expensive and very harder to find.

David

The Sept/Oct 1998 issue of Z-Track Magazine has some info on them
www.ztrack.com/back-issues/back-issues-digital/1998-back-issues-digital/4-5-Digital

Judging from that picture I would be a bit concerned about how well this one runs. If you look closely at the side rods it appears that they are not in a straight line which leads me to believe someone has had this one apart and didn't Quarter the wheels properly when they reassembled it. While it could be nothing it sure looks like that rear driver (the one under the cab) is one tooth out of sink with the others.