Reply to "Buy a spare of the same locomotive or wait for next one...?"

geysergazerOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Heh. In the past year I have acquired (5) MTH PS3 SW1500s. My interest centers on switching operations so a switcher with [electronic] speed control fills the motive power bill perfectly on the Plywood Empire Route and by far my favorite prototype is the SW1500. As inflation eats into my wife's pension (no COLA) we will have ever less disposable income so I thought to store up on my favorite engine while I could and what with MTH's demise I'm glad I did. I assume the PS3 board is the weak link but hopefully four spares will see me to my end

And if I outlive those five engines I still have 3 Lionel PWC NW2s tucked away and drawers full of every spare part possible. cool While speed control is wonderful a well-tuned Pullmor drive performs well enough for me to still enjoy switching operations.

9/18/208:57 AM

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