NYC M-488 IS A BUDD RDC-2 (MEANING IT HAS A SMALL BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT). THIS IS PERFECT FOR BRANCHLINE PASSENGER SERVICE. I RENUMBERED THIS UNIT FROM M-480 TO M-488. AFTER A FULL DISASSEMBLY, CLEANING  AND LIGHT LUBRICATION, I INSTALLED AN ESU 58810 DUAL MODE V.5 DCC AND SOUND DECODER WHICH HAS AN INTEGRATED  ESU 50321 SUGAR CUBE SPEAKER. I USED THE FACTORY LIGHT BOARD TO SUPPORT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WHICH INCLUDES 3 DD00WM SMD LED'S WIRED IN PARALLEL. WHILE THOSE WERE DRYING I INSTALLED A LARGE GROUP OF SEATED "PEOPLE" IN THE SEATS OF THE INTERIOR. WITH ESU DECODERS, YOU MUST PRESS FUNCTION BUTTON 8 TO TURN ON THE SOUND. IN CONFIGURING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, I LOGICALLY DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD LIKELY BE ON DURING LOADING AND UNLOADING SO, I MATCHED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TO BE ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE DOWNLOADED SOUND FILE IS FOR A BUDD RDC AND COMES FROM THE ESU DOWNLOAD WEBSITE. I PROGRAMMED THIS LOCO TO ADDRESS 488 AND SET IT FOR DCC ONLY. I ALSO ADDED PROTOTYPICAL MOMENTUM FOR REALISTIC OPERATION. IT MAY A LITTLE GETTING USED TO! IF YOU NEED THE ADDRESS CHANGED TO OPERATE ON YOUR SYSTEM OR HAVE A DC LAYOUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CHANGES YOU NEED MADE TO THE PROGRAMMING BEFORE I SHIP IT!!! I AM A MODEL RAILROADER FIRST AND WANT YOU TO BE SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE! LOOK AT THE PICTURES CLOSELY. THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. ORIGINAL BOX. WILL BE WELL PACKAGED FOR SAFE SHIPPING. FREE SHIPPING ISN'T FREE. IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE! BUT AT LEAST WITH ME PAYING THE SHIPPING, YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RECEIVING AN OVERSIZE BOX FULL OF PAPERWEIGHTS! THE VIDEO IS OF SLOW SPEED ACCELLERATION AND INTERIOR LIGHTING.
                                                                       COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: CHINA