@Mark V. Spadaro posted:This is a question I have. Are Lionel engines spec’d out in house? Or does Lionel send pics of the locos they want built to their Chinese builders, and they design the engine’s electronic and mechanical features?
Dave Olson and others do all the design work in house, send the drawings to what ever builder, China, Korea, or Vietnam. Said builders will do a production sample to send to Lionel where Dave and crew will tweak the design, sign off on paint or what have you and give the ok to start production.
