Hey all,
Bonus points to @MartyE for remembering that I did acquire one these about three years ago. Since then I have added to that group and I think I'm up to three Odyssey motors in various states of completion. My newest acquisition came over the summer when I was sent a prototype of a Pullmor motor that had integrated speed control built into the top. It's quite the marvel. I'll try and remember to grab some photos in the future to post.
The Odyssey was destine to be a motor that was used across the line. For multiple reasons, the project died on the vine. What did come out of the project was that Lionel discovered that they could get most of the benefits of the Odyssey motor with a standard can motor namely the speed control. I have played around with "Stacking" the motors and it really was a neat idea. Sadly the engineering / cost realities just crept in on this project and killed it.
Glad people still remember this project almost 24 years later.
