Nice review! I have this same set. Unfortunately I had a bad gear right out of the box. And then the lights went dark in the lead powered unit. The wiring for the lights are tight inside the shells -- I had to re-solder 1 unit and another one went out the other night. Easy fixes. You are so right about the tethers. I lay each unit sideways next to the track on a soft foam blanket and connect them. Just like you suggest -- two cars connected at a time. Seems like the best way but it is a little awkward. All of this was worth it, though, because it is a cool little train. And I lived near what was once the North Shore Line for 20 years -- the Metra runs the same route from Chicago to Kenosha -- so this will be parked as a permanent fixture on a siding on my layout, never to see a train shelf, as will my MTH CTA (Chicago Bears version) as well as the Burlington Zephyr featured at the Museum of Science and industry. And, yes, the real North Shore Line is a sight to see. She was looking good in 2018:
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