The reason that the newer locomotives don't have crew talk specific dialog about after 2009 was because their Staffing in the Sound department of Lionel was shrunk. Not enough people to help make recordings for all the sounds that were heard prior to vision line. I think there is only 1 or 2 guys now. I think it was 6 before. This was what the head sound engineer told me "Rudy" he came and visited us at our store on National Lionel Train Day.
Now I don't use the Dialog very much at all. But it was nice to have the option of hearing it. The actual sound quality I think is very nice. Its clean and crisp and you don't hear electrical interference when the engine is shutdown."humming from the speaker." now some sound files do bug me. Such as the whistle used on the new Heisler's. Should have used the 2 truck Shay whistles I think instead from the NYC 700e Hudson.
