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@Farmall-Joe posted:

Could someone define what a "force coupler" is?  Is this where it continues to open when you dont want it to and you force it shut with a zip tie LOL...

Force coupler was first introduced in the VL Niagara and basically replaces the manual operation of increasing/decreasing the chuff labor. The drawbar has a sensor that can tell when the locomotive is pulling a sizable load. Depending on the weight of the load determines how much labor the locomotive will produce.

@GG1 4877 posted:

The horse cars are interesting, but it would be nice to have an option without sound.  At the MSRP I can find a brass one.  I know they will be discounted somewhere, but I'd still want to rip the electronics out.

Well if you do that, I'd buy the electronics off you.  I like the horse car idea, and the fact it has sounds, but I think CNW only ran heavyweight ones. Keep it in mind!

The CNW Berkshire was a surprise, that's the biggest freight steamer they had, and hardly any other CNW heavy freight steamers have been made.  I wondered if Lionel would make a pig version of their VL stock cars, and I'm looking forward to getting at least the sound car from it. 

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It is again time to show my ignorance ...

If I were to purchase the new command base, but still wanted to use a hand held remote, I would need to keep the old base for recharging the remote, yes? Also, would the two bases interfere with each other (besides competing for limited space on the control panel) in any way?

I don't have that big of a layout and I wonder if  the juice of a new base is worth the squeeze.

Thanks,

Jim

The Santa Fe Berkshire is ugly and different from other ATSF steam in looks because I believe the SF Berks were purchased from another railroad (looks like the Boston and Maine) during the war and all SF did was paint “ATSF” on the side of the cab.   They didn’t alter the paint scheme to be more “Santa Fe” until after the war.   Since I model ATSF in WW2 I may have to add one of these oddities to my list.

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@Randy_B posted:

Is this the first time they have offered this one with the open spoke drivers? Looks nice - I would be tempted as well.

The open spoke drivers are truly a nice feature on this version of the engine.  I can't say for certain if this is the first time for open spoke drivers, but I personally don't recall seeing them previously.

I fixed the item number (2232040) in my original post, accidentally deleted last digit when inserting the photo.

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Just did a quick spin through.  Overall it looks to be a wonderful catalog.  The B&A Berk looks amazing!   The PRR A5 also looks tempting.  As a mostly semi-scale, hi-rail modeler, I am a little disappointed that there are no Lionmaster type steam offerings.  Was really hoping Lionel would be quick to fill the MTH RK void.  I’ve been hoping for a Lionmaster PRR T1 with LC 2.0.   I’ll continue patiently waiting and hoping…  

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