@Frank Mulligan posted:These probably appeal to people who don't have a command control system, nor feel like paying the crazy prices for one.
Honestly, $200 is nearly too much for my taste, even for 2 units. As I see it, the LC FT units are going for $500 from Lionel's website. That is 
With tax and shipping we finally paid about $200 for a sealed set of K-Line Golden State Alco AAs (both powered). But a few years ago? Forget it.
My good engine set (Williams AA F3) was about $117 2nd-hand and looks & runs great.
All that to say, the $275 mentioned elsewhere in this thread for a competitor product (for only ONE unit)... seems insane to some of our wallets. If only this Menards engine runs on conventional, I don't care about sounds etc. If it has to have a remote, a BT app would be nice.
TL;DR I'll gladly pay for this when it has conventional, and it's almost out of my price range at $200.
