gunrunnerjohn posted:I think the TMCC engine and caboose worked well because the engine had a significant delay when you triggered tower talk. I'm pretty sure that meshed well with the talk from the caboose. Since the Legacy locomotives, or the newer TMCC with RS5 don't have the delay, it throws a wrench into the gears.
I have one of the Erie cabooses, when I get all together in my new place, maybe I can try to get it working with a Legacy engine.
John, you're correct that the TowerCom from a pre-RS5 TMCC engine and the caboose mesh because the engine's TowerCom has a delay and the caboose's TowerCom does not: when you activate TowerCom when addressing a train, the caboose's TowerCom plays immediately followed by the engine's (delayed) TowerCom.
The CrewTalk works the opposite way. The caboose's CrewTalk has a delay and the engine's CrewTalk does not: when you activate CrewTalk when addressing a train, the engine's CrewTalk plays immediately followed by the caboose's (delayed) CrewTalk.
I haven't tried the CrewTalk caboose with a Legacy engine yet, but I plan to, and I'm interested to see how it will work.
