Lionel Vision Centipedes

Agreed....no surprises in the manual.  I am anxious to see these engines, especially if Lionel does release an N de M version.  I am curious as to how this set will meet the high feature standard set by other VL engines like the Challenger and the ATSF 3000. 

From what I have read, the prototype had two 1500 hp engines.  I wonder if the Vision Diesel Sounds package dedicates a speaker to each engine.  It would have been fun if Lionel had incorporated the break down feature similar to that on their B units....one engine would audibly struggle then fail, smoke would pour out from under the hood, while the other engine still runs properly. 

Time will tell, hopefully it will be a successful engine.

The catalog description seems to confirm that there are two sound systems with different sounds for each engine:

• Combined VISION Diesel Sound
• VISION DIESEL sounds - Two speakers in each unit with unique sounds in each engine mixed for the ultimate in sound fidelity

Let's hope this is accurate.