Engine specific crew talk and towercom started with Railsounds 5.0 in 2004 and carried over to Railsounds 5.5. When Lionel went to Railsounds Lite (6.0?) in 2010-11 cab-specific largely went away except for Vision Line and a few other exceptions as Berkshire notes above. Thing is with the new J's Lionel's catalog advertised "Crew talk recorded with the crew of 611," which is true. I spoke with Scott Lindsay, the 611's Chief Mechanical Engineer, a couple of weeks ago when the 611 was on display in Spencer, NC. He told me he recorded the crew talk earlier this year but nothing was cab-specific. I can definitely recognized his voice in my new Spirit of Roanoke engine. I agree Lionel missed an opportunity to really please it's customers but going generic once again, even after acquiring the services of the real 611 crew.
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