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I narrowed the problem down, it’s completely in the motor itself, it squeaks and creaks, and rumbles. The sound seemingly has nothing to do with the gearbox. I’ll contact lionel about a new motor, I tried emailing them a week ago and never received an answer (go figure) I’ve heard horror stories about lionels warranty department. I’ll attach a video of the motor running separately. Although it doesn’t sound that bad on its own, when it’s attached to the gearbox and the shell is in place it only amplifies the noise.

As someone that works with sound/noise control for a living, a new motor will not "fix" that.

The noise is due to the way they have configured the encoder.  The black fins off of the flywheel are used to measure motor speed for cruise.  However, since they are fins, rather than just visual marks on the flywheel, they are acting as a fan, and the tone is the blade passage frequency, a function of number of fins and number of obstructions (i.e. supports, frame) that the blades pass.  Since its geared to run the motor fast at relatively normal locomotive speeds, the tone is noticeable.

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