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@John C. posted:

Competition is good for the consumer.  MTH made Lionel raise their game.  Lionel was all but dead and in bankruptcy.  I heard for years that Lionel didn't listen to customers who wanted scale and highly detailed offerings.  Without MTH, Would Lionel have ever changed or maybe even survived?

I agree.  Competition is what keeps markets healthy, and I doubt Lionel would still exist without Mike Wolf in the picture.

Atlas locos will have TMCC, Legacy and DCS electronics.  You won't know by looking at the exterior.  When you go to a future train show, how will you know which is which?

I'm still wondering why Atlas is now going to install DCS instead of Legacy?  The answer of course is:  MONEY.  But, I'd still like to know what the real reason is.  I will never know.

Atlas has never had any Legacy electronics to my knowledge, and the reason they went with DCS is because it supports DCC and this will likely simplify their manufacturing since only one type of electronics will be needed.

I have a dream.  I've had it since I stepped into the O scale world years ago.  One day there would be a UNIVERSAL command system in O scale that would control EVERYTHING.

This already exists and it’s called DCC.  Manufacturers and O-gauge consumers are just too stubborn to take advantage of it.  It is the one thing that has frustrated me about my switch to O-scale from HO.

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