Reply to "Is this an accurate assessment?"

When I had my Lionel back in the  70's  I had a few sets of 2333's with the horizontal dual  motors and they went trough fingers on a regular basis,( and drew amperage like a pig.  I wouldnt see vertical dual  motors being nearly as bad as long as they run well and smooth, Like I said running for may just be a matter of maintenance, replacing  fingers more often , I think the mechanical  e  units should do it