necrails posted:Gone are the days when most locos were easily repaired. Now one needs a degree in electrical engineering to ensure these things continue to run. There may be more features available but reliability has not kept pace with the additional features offered.
You can still buy high reliability model trains and loads are still available. Williams, MPC era and post 1990 Lionel trains all offer simple conventional operation and are easy to repair. Call me a caveman, but I've never needed more than that for my layout.
