After reading all the good comments here, one thing has become obvious. Most accessories take up lots of room, making it difficult placing them in a layout with all the other stuff. Especially true if you have loads of scenery, IMO, American Flyer had the right idea but the MTH coaling tower that I finally installed seems scale size and fits right in. I believe that the lighting accessories, signals and towers will always be popular but if there ever is a new generation of motorized stuff, I'd like to see it less toy like and more scale size. I love the action but dislike the size. Perhaps this is why they are not more popular today.
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