I give Lionel tremendous credit for these merger era models. I just received my SOO bandit Milwaukee Road unit today, haven't had time to check it out yet. I used to see a SOO CP thru train on the NS in the 1990s which had these bandit units very often. I hated them back then and preferred the nice SOO red & white . But now it's pure nostalgia and I will prize this merger unit.
Way to go Lionel! The locos, 86' boxcars, merger weathered hoppers, graffiti cars, great job.
