@Norton posted:Neither the K-Line 4-6-6T nor the scale Hudson uses a frame mounted intermediate gear. I will have to check the Mikados, B6, and A5s but it appears while Lionel uses the forward facing motor they are not using the K-Line gearbox which is pretty substantial.
Another example of the early 2000 engines, both Lionel and K-Line, being superior mechanically vs the newer remakes.
Pete
The intermediate gear is probably how Lionel gets the gear train to be backdriveable. The old K-Line gearbox setup is not backdriveable at all.