@Yellowstone Special posted:Seems that after over 100 years, Lionel still never learns.
If I had come to that same conclusion I would not now be part of this forum.
There' is no way that Lionel would have made it through these 122 years if it had never learned anything. Repeating mistakes will kill a business very quickly, whether in the 1920's or the 2020's.
Since it hasn't yet died in all these years my interpretation is that there are only occasional mistakes. Having said that, this Big Boy may indeed be one of them.
Mike