Don and Pallalin, I very much enjoyed reading your replies. You both make a great case for MPC, and you educated me about its virtues: economy, reliability, durability, fast angle wheels, good quality plastic, good graphics, etc.
Since I prefer the Lionel Postwar of the early and mid 1950s to the Lionel of the late 1950s and early to mid 1960s, MPC (which has much in common with the later post war), is not that attractive to me. I like the dual motors, metal and heft of the earlier Lionel postwar.
I love the moderately priced modern Lionel including LC+, LC+2.0), MTH Railking PS 1, 2 and 3) including DCS, and some Williams and K Line.
However, I keep a lid on the modern technology because too much technology makes me anxious. For instance, I limit my DCS operations to speed control, horn/whistle, bell, smoke and elecrocoupling, running my MTH PS 2 and 3 like they were LC+ locomotives.
Arnold
