@RailRide posted:I find it odd that there haven't been further attempts to experiment with brushless motors on O Gauge locomotives...they are so common in the RC hobby that it's actually a bit of a challenge to find speed controllers (with reverse) that are still compatible with old-style brushed DC motors.
I don't find it odd at all.
There is really only two makers of control systems in O-gauge (maybe 1 1/2 now), and they have absolutely no incentive to go to the expense and time to redesign the motor control for brushless motors. While I believe they'd be a superior motor, I'm sure the prevailing wisdom (tongue in cheek) at Lionel and MTH is that the motors they use and buy for a buck or two are good enough. Add to that the control electronics are fully developed and in volume production, and it just doesn't make financial sense to change.