LDBennett posted:See...Complicated! I did not know all these differences. So any MTH engine can be a DCC engine with the change of a switch? Haven't bought an engine recently so must have forgot the existence of the DCD/DCC switch. Sorry for the bad info.
I was misled by Lionel marked sets sold by MTH with both the MTH remote control and Proto-3 DCS control. I assumed Lionel only sets were the same. Seems it is not so!
LDBennett
MTH produces some tin plate sets under license, with Lionel branding, but they use MTH electronics in them AFAIK.
I have not seen, or heard of any Lionel PRODUCED products using an IR control.
Doug