Ricko,
The 6-84271 B&O #3419 engine runs and appears to be the correct gauge on my Atlas O O-72 track. The potential for current and future gear issues is my concern. I am preparing for the time when there is no warranty to fix the gear problem.
I hate to bash Lionel, but my first B&O #3419 arrived with a short vertical rail stanchion that pulled the railing downward. It went back to the dealer.
My Lionel 6-81323 Nickel Plate #482 arrived on Tuesday missing a roof lift ring on the front left of this new sealed engine. No broken part was in the box. It is on its way back to the dealer.
My Santa Fe SD40 #5018 arrived missing a front air hose. Lionel said they had no replacement air hose parts. It also had four loose screws in the bottom of the box. That engine went back to the dealer.
My Santa Fe SD40 #5006 arrived from Nichols Smith Trains and is also missing one of the three front left air hoses. There is a little nib where one hose should be. Joey is sending the part.
My H-10 #1773 from the Coal Hauler set had grit in the silver smoke stack paint. Joey replaced the engine.
My H-10 #1688 had a intermittent short that gave me a Cab blink. It went back to another dealer.
My Niagara #6013 keeps throwing off traction tires. Katie is sending new tires for me to try. They have not arrived yet. I have an RA, but don't want to send the Niagara in because my FEF-3 got a nice scratch in the roof when it went to Lionel Service.
My Allegheny #1604 does not run correctly after service by Lionel.
My CSXF40PH #9999 just returned from Lionel for the third time and Dean emailed me to say that someone, not Lionel, severely damaged the screw holes on the engine by using the wrong size screws on the engine. He also said the volume control pod was unplugged and the engine had a short. It ran before I sent it in for the volume problem on the third trip. I did not open this engine after it returned from the second trip, so the unplugged volume pod was forgotten when the engine was serviced for a roof hatch that would not open on the second trip. The roof hatch was missed on the first trip to Lionel, and fixed on the second trip.
Are you getting all of this? There may be a quiz.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
