Marty,
That's neat Derek got an actual motor, certainly a unique piece of Lionel product development that never came. At least the Veranda made it to production! I remember the ZW with moving handles! (Yard Boss?) That was in the Lionel tent back then. Didn't know they were called "Flying Fader".
Keith L, thanks! I remember Rich coming to the Fall 2007 York show to demonstrate Legacy, the system was not quite released yet and the new Legacy Big Boys were only about 2-3 weeks from arriving at dealers. Rich did a good job demonstrating and answered the many questions us excited attendees had. One of my favorite York shows, so much excitement it seemed.
John, yes that engine was expensive even by today's standards! But a great engine no doubt. I liked those catalogs of 1998-1999 and what they offered.
Rob
