Peter, As far as the I-5 is concerned, I was still working and owning my own company and there was little time to do anything with the trains. I was at Eastern States Train show as always and the year was 2012 I think. Weaver had just released the I-5. I had a bad year and felt I couldn't afford one. And then Weaver was gone. Last year I bid on several and lost each time and I thought I may never get one. Then E-Bay had one for sale but it was listed as not running. I took a chance and bought it and sent it out to Roy's Trains in Michigan. I now set my sights on a Weaver I-4 Pacific and put a message in the Forum "Wanted to Buy" section that I was interested in one. A member sent me a message saying he had seen one in a hobby shop in Easton P> and he gave me the information. It turned out to be another I-5. Not knowing whether Ray would have any luck fixing my first one, I told the store I would take it. He said the I-5 owner was a customer and he would tell him of my interest when he came in next. There was a couple of week lag and then another I-5 showed up on E-bay for sale. Since the price was roughly the same I wondered if it wasn't the owner of the Easton unit. So I bid on it and got that one. Later that week, the store called me and said the guy had accepted my offer. So it turned out it was a different one entirely. I had told him I would take it and to keep my word. I bought that one too. So that is how I ended up with 3 of them, The unit at Roys came back with a new type smoke unit and enhanced electronics and Legacy ready. I have one numbered 1400 and two with the number 1409. One day we will finally have a video capability and show them in action. Sometimes we get lucky. Bill
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