I still think that you need to send your product back to your store or distributor so they can can hopefully send it back to Lionel. If Lionel does not receive any or very little quantity back, why would they care to produce any more if there is little or no problems that they receive in returns. Hopefully I did the correct choice in returning mine back. I have no idea if Charles Ro will return it to Lionel or try and resale it as well. But am hoping they send it back to Lionel to make a statement.
These qa/qc problems are ridiculous in trying to sustain the hobby or product line.