@gunrunnerjohn posted:I suspect until it's in folks hands and maybe someone takes one apart, we won't really know what has changed.
John, you may very well be correct. Since I've read in a few recent posts that some folks may be postponing buying a transformer to power their upgraded layouts, expecting the new CW80 to meet their needs, I thought posting on the Lionel Products forum and asking these questions might yield some insight, and help people decide if it would be worth the wait.
Hopefully Dave @Dave Olson will provide some additional answers about the New and Improved CW80?.