@Lou1985 posted:Menards is in the train business as a side business. Everything they make is done by the cheapest bidder. The stuff is cheap to buy because it's cheaply made, so you'll have to tinker with it.
"If you want something that doesn't need work out of the box buy used MTH/Lionel rolling stock."
Sadly that isn't the case. Our Lionel purchases are racking up a lot of defects which were there prior to packaging and are requiring return for repairs.
