@Trainman52 posted:IMHO - I prefer a conventional e-unit to all of the electronics. I just want to put the train on the track, turn off the lights and watch it go.
Rich,
Just a gentle reminder. You can "put the train on the track, turn off the lights and watch it go" with any Lionel F3, even those with TMCC or Legacy. Just make sure, if one has command control, that you have no CAB-x command base connected to the track or powered up nearby when you turn up the throttle.
Conventional control works just fine.
Mike