Reply to "Operating Accessories- A thing of the past?"

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Good question Dennis.  For me I like animation, and have some on the layout, but operating accessories just seem like
out of date toys when you compare them to the detail of today’s trains and many structures.
Rich

NOT True! At the "Turn of the Century" Lionel and MTH released some Realistic scale animated accessories. But those too have been placed on a hold status....

I really want the operating McD on my layout.  Unfortunately, they always seem to sell for $250+.  I keep hoping that MTH would re-issue it. 

 I think MTH should put a modern fire engine in the operating firehouse.   There's a lot of old firehouses that are still in existence today so the building is fine.   Put a nice modern engine in there and you have a nice modern accessory!