Surefire, did you send you Centipede back to Lionel for repair? Mine is on its way back and after talking to the Lionel rep, she told me that the one and only Director of Repairs himself, Mike Reagan, worked on it! Nice to know Vision owners get the personal touch from the big kahuna.
Apparently the repair notes to be included is very detailed including a 3 hour run with a 16 car consists. Unfortunately, they could not duplicate the blinking cab light indicative of a malfunctioning smoke fan code. I am hoping that it is an isolated incident and will not pop up again. I also complained of nosy roof fans on the trailing unit and the rep told me the roof fan gears were re-lubricated and that some noise was normal. Hopefully the sound of cracking glass is significantly less. Well, at least I have warranty on this baby until 2014. Praying the engines arrive back home unscathed. Excited to see her again!!
