While skinning over the 3rd rail site I now see that the remaining 3 rail N&W Y-6b's (Anniversary Edition, exceptional detail, has rail sounds 5 added to them. I think this is great news since rail sounds 5 has much more to offer than rail sounds 4. I have a couple of Lionel locos with rail sounds 5 and think it a vast improvement over 4 (UP H-7 and SP GS-2.
Hope to see rail sounds 5 added to ALL future 3rd rail releases.
What say you?
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3rd Rail has been using the new ERR boards (RS5) since the CN&W Northern. IMHO the only difference between the new ERR boards and Legacy is a bit better motor control, but the ERR boards are fully compatible.
Yes daylight, it is a GREAT improvement!
The real issue with ALL the various sound sets for the COMPOUND N&W "Y" class locomotives, whether it is HS4 or RS5, is the incorrect "start in compound, then switch to simple" chuff rates. It should be just the opposite.
Wonder if Lionel could fix THAT for the next run of N&Y "Y" class models?
Interesting, in that the literature for new Atlas O diesels that are announced and coming soon is that they will only have RS4.
Interesting, in that the literature for new Atlas O diesels that are announced and coming soon is that they will only have RS4.
Since the "demise" of Train America Studios, the ONLY current "TMCC Licensee" is now ERR. The old "licensing agreement" which provided the SAW boards, i.e. Sunset, Atlas, Weaver, is gone. If Sunset/3rd Rail can get RS5 sounds from ERR, I don't understand why Atlas O and Weaver can not obtain the same systems from ERR, since both Atlas and Weaver also now use ERR systems.
3rd Rail has been using the new ERR boards (RS5) since the CN&W Northern. IMHO the only difference between the new ERR boards and Legacy is a bit better motor control, but the ERR boards are fully compatible.
Yes daylight, it is a GREAT improvement!
is this the full compliment of the rail sounds 5 package i.e. sequenced train "announcements" or just new steam sounds in gereral
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