Thank You for your assistance on this issue Pete.
I did not at first have this roller issue. I was into the smoke unit for adjustments (that is another story) and must have nudged the main engine double roller and when I set it on the track the short occurred. The screw must have just loosened enough to allow rotation of the roller. At least it is a home fix !
I was also going to purchase the Docksider and passed when I saw all the issues being reported. And the Mogul...well I passed on that one too.
I've reached the point where I wait and see if there are serious issues with a new Lionel engine as reported by others before I purchase. Just too many issues now with Lionel. Pretty sad...but I now feel lucky if I can fix the problems with a new Lionel engine myself at home.
I truly like all the new features Lionel has been coming out with but would sure like to have the confident feeling of product satisfaction out of the box I use to have in the past.
Dave
