@AlanRail posted:the real issue is transmitting electrical signals thru a very thin moving connector while still looking scale.
The drawbar connector has to be small and permit "up-down and side to side" movement while still keeping contact with the connected ends.
LNL solved this issue with a sort of bulky optical connector.
Alan:
Best description of the MTH drawbar connector issue I have heard. Accurate and succinct. I have yet to find a failproof solution for it. Whatever one may feel about the design of the Lionel connector, what I like about it is that it works flawlessly.
Pat