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I am not whining, just point out, but again, Lionel walked away from this, but for some reason there is still a high demand, which means profit margin to make money??. So why the Corporate decision to drop. Just weird to me, but YES at some point the price can get beyond reasonable for the initial purpose. Folks make the same decisions on MTH upgrades. Buying new for some items is cheaper than an upgrade. But Lionel isn't making TMCC either.

My point on comparison to PS-1 is tech and chips. Same for PS-2 5V. Once those chips go obsolete, it is a reinvestment in board design. In some cases it can't be done. So if someone tells you the line will remain for decades, they are smoking wacky weed.

The difference for MTH is that their latest tech is backwards compatible for an upgrade. I get though. My layout is all TMCC and some PS-1. For now all is well in Lionelville. G

8/8/1810:04 PM

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