Reply to "Converting Older Lionel Engines"

Here is something to think about too. Say that you buy a MTH proto 2 or 3 later on, with a MTH TIU you can run your older postwar trains on two separate loops through the variable channels and newer command trains on the fixed voltage channel be it MTH engines or Lionel engines with a command base and appropriate cable. The MTH TIU also can do other trick things like allow you to "talk" through your remote on MTH engines, play music through the speakers and all kinds of other things without additional equipment. Just my 2 cents.