@Mallard4468 posted:Definitely agree with your first statement - it's one of those things where hindsight makes me shake my head and wonder why we let it happen.
Re your statement about "cost", I agree that the dollars are inconsequential compared to what we pay for a locomotive, but I disagree with your conclusion. To me, "cost" doesn't refer to money - it refers to the hassle of having extra wiring, extra remotes with different buttons, remembering which engines are Lionel vs. MTH, and possible electrical interference and other considerations.
I can see how that can be an issue for some people. For me it wasn't. I didn't need any extra wiring to have both systems. I actually just run all my locomotives (PS2/PS3/TMCC/Legacy) from one remote, so that makes it easy for me as well. I get some people don't want to take the extra steps and it's fine. But complaining about the up front cost of having to buy two systems is silly, especially when it's less than the outlay for a locomotive. That was just a brand loyality battle, plain and simple.
