This is the first I have heard of it not working with "older" Lion Chief locomotives. I ordered two of these (one for me and one for my son) and I now wonder if I should have ordered one at all. I don't spend my time hanging out on the Lionel website. I don't recall anything in the catalog stating there would be a problem. At this point I have the Area 51 Set, Frosty the Snowman and the Western Union Set. My son has the Patriot U36B, Chessie Mikado and the Southern Pacific Pacific. So have I pre-ordered these just to get stuck with them?
Scott Smith