They new trucks and thump-tack couplers sure are horrible. The good news going forward, however, after talking to Ryan Kunkle at the Amherst Train Show, is that Lionel recognizes the mistake they made and will return to their die-cast sprung trucks and couplers with hidden uncoupling tabs, although it will likely be a gradual transition. The first step we will see will be with the freight-sounds PS-1 Boxcars in the current catalogue, which will probably have the current trucks, but will have couplers with hidden uncoupling tabs. Based upon that, I ordered a couple of them, the first time I have ordered any new Lionel scale rolling stock since the decision to scrap the former trucks and couplers.
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