O-Gauge CJ: I can appreciate everything you said and also wholeheartedly agree with DGJONES' comments. The only thing I would add to the latter's remarks is - if you can, whenever buying a TMCC model if possible get one which is equipped with Odyssey (ie. Cruise Control). I say 'try' because Odyssey was only developed by Lionel part way after TMCC began, and although I realize there are 'after market' products available to achieve this, generally speaking I'm the type that's partial to 'factory installed' systems (which also saves you money) rather than paying for upgrades later.
Good Luck!
