Norton posted:So Brian, you do realize you can operate your Vision Hudson in conventional, no?
Even in conventional you will get better sounds, smoke, more power with smoother delivery. Set up a loop on the floor and try it.
Pete
Yes the VL 700e could do both, but I always felt that it was never really a conventional loco because it still had all of its fancy electronics on the inside. I'm a purist and, to me, a conventional loco needs to be purely conventional for me to believe it.