>>> I sure hope you buy directly from Lionel and not LHS. You ordered it from the store and they supplied it. They didn't make it or misrepresent it, that would be the manufacturer. How many $1000 engines do you think a small business can eat? I think it would be more appropriate to take it, then contact Lionel and send it back to them for a refund. <<
What makes the LHS any different then the guy who ordered it? Seems to me Lionel misrepresented the piece to them as well..
Joe