Alan, I sort of understand what you are saying.
When sensor track was announced, I was bummed out....most of my engines are in the legacy sweet spot of a crap shoot...what I mean by that is they no longer have specific road names, but they also don't have sequence control or the sensor.
Along came the deal of the year and I have the legacy southern crescent - sequence control and sensor. Then i started looking at sensor track, but with my small layout (4x8) it doesn't offer much. However, I think the potential for this product is much greater than its current form. I think it would be cool if the sensor track could be used in conjunction with the iPad to create more if/then type scenarios. If sensor tracks sees this engine through this route. right now it seems it can only be 1 engine or all engines and only the same scenario plays.