Thanks Chief Bob. I figured it was futile to contact Lionel, but at least I know I'm not a lonely voice out in the wilderness on this one. One would think a company that MSRP's these trains at $1000 +/- might engage in some customer service to assure we keep coming back for more product. Given the problems I've discovered in the collection as I prepare for the move, more zinc rot in some box cars for example, I'm going to refocus on my N-scale model railroading and stop buying O-gauge. I'll likely trade or sell more of my O-gauge to thin it out for the home move than I originally planned to. Doing so will save space and heartache when in a couple years I open up a box to find disintegrated crumbled parts.
That JLC GG-1 was a beauty - it was the reason I picked up the Broadway Limited cars to run behind it. So if it ends up in the dumpster, why keep the 21" cars to go with it?
