I exclusively use the cab2 to control my trains. I still have cab1 that sits gathering dust just in case my cab2 breaks and it needs to go in for repair. I would love a new Cab 3 remote but that is not a viable option right now. I spoke with Dave Olsen about a Cab3. His reply was that it was not economically feasible to create one at this time without the price been ridiculously high. He specifically stated that creating a remote with a touch screen using current technology was expensive. We have already seen Lionel having to stop making the IRV2 sensors due to the price increase of components. Dave Olsen stated that on the forum months ago. As long as Lionel can keep my Cab2 working, I'm good. I didn't order a base 3, not because of the remote, but because I don't have any Lion Chief locs. Lion Chief 2.0 Plus engines support TMCC so all my locs work with one remote. There is no benefit for me to get a Base 3. After its out, and they offer new features in engines that require a base 3, I would consider it at that point. 4 digit addressing is not a feature I need as I don't own that many engines. For those that got started with Lion Chief locs and want to get into more feature engines with Legacy, the base 3 makes a lot of sense. Now, all your locs can be controlled with one system. That's a great upgrade path for those that started with Lion Chief.
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