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How about a LC+ modern diesel with consisting and distributed power?: SD60M LC+ has arrived!

I would like to have a pair of modern diesels with LC+  technology.   I took a look at the Lionel Signature catalog from 2010 and found four candidates.   The tooling has been paid for, and same for the LC+ electronics development.   So these should be very possible for Lionel to offer at a reasonable price, packaged as a pair with one remote, and I would love it!

Why LC+?  I would like a pair with LC+ because of the easy of consisting:  one remote will operate both locos perfectly.   Lionel has the FT AB powered sets out (I have an ABA set in SantaFe).   So with LC+ modern locos, I can run two in the lead, or one on point and one as a pusher, or I could have a point and mid-train loco.   Would be a blast!!   With LC+ there is no consisting setup so this would be as easy to do as is possible.

Perhaps a simple DPDT switch could be added by Lionel to allow each loco to run either end as the "forward" end, so I could vary the direction to allow, for instance, back-to-back running in a consist, rather than all units always facing forward.

So here are the candidates from 2010 signature edition catalog:

SD60, operates on O-31

SD70ACE, operates on O-36

AC6000, operates on O-31   (my choice)

SD90MAC, operates on O-31

What do you think?   Anyone else want a pair of modern LC+ diesels?

Last edited by Ken-Oscale
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