Pete,
Very nice model. Sounds great, and the simulated arcing looks pretty good on your model too. Also nice to hear road-specific Towercom/Crewtalk. To my ears, that just says an importer is going the extra mile to be conscientious enough to give buyers the most for their money.
Funny thing is I recall when VisionLine was first announced, the VisionLine features were supposed to trickle down to Lionel's regular product line over time. Nowadays, it seems some features (like road-specific Towercom/Crewtalk) that were once standard on the regular product line are now only available on VisionLine products. I guess Jerry didn't explain that philosophy well enough to Howard. Either that, or Howard just wants to do things his way... in this case, the wrong way.
Enjoy your GG-1. Looks like a keeper!
David