GunrunnerJohn,
I am glad to welcome you into my world of broken trains. When you had issues with your H-10, I gained a little confidence back. I invested, (Heck, I wasted ) $200,000 on building my bucket list layout.
I have some very nice engine sets including nine three-powered-engine GP35 sets with sound. I took the dummy engines and placed them on a Great Northern powered GP35 chassis that I purchased from Gryzbowski Trains. When I put the newly powered GP35 in the middle of the consist, the correct sounds and horn for the road name came from the lead engine. All three engines produce diesel sounds. That will wake me up if I stat to doze late at night.
I still need to get the YLB for my three H-10 and more (150+ Legacy and Atlas). The Coal Hauler set should arrive soon. I am not a fan of thumb tack freight cars. I had that with my Coca Cola NW2 set that MPC or General Mills made years ago before MTH brought life back to the hobby. It seems Lionel truck and wheel technology is moving back to the Stone Age. I had to return some LionScale C&O Coal cars that kept jumping my switches. I am glad I have my 800+ Atlas O Freight cars. (Yes, I will be thinning these out too.) Atlas keeps making "got-to-have" freight cars: Berwick Hi Cube Box cars, Gunderson Container cars, H21a Coal cars, 25,000 gal. Tank cars, etc.
I apologize for whining. I am tired of shuffling engines in for service.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
