It was a great set for its time. Lionel was in transition back then. A scale diesel with some non scale cars was all we had. Scale was still limited to 2r then and this was the next best thing offered for 3r. I sold this set years ago as I discovered more accurate and detailed scale in 3r and became more advanced in my modeling efforts. I also sold off 85% of my non scale toy items as well. If DCS-sounds and Premier were never offered, I probably would have returned back to H.O
Some like to stay the same, some like to advance to the next level.
It's all good.
