@jini5 posted:Did you check the chronometer and odometer readings of this loco when you first applied power to it. Are you sure it was new and not a return? Not singleing out any particular dealer but I have experienced "returned" locomotives from various dealers. Returns go back into stock and get sold to someone else. Who knows what you are getting nowadays. That is the first thing I do every time even before oiling is to check those readings.
I can't I'm using the DCS Remote Commander I got in 2016, it doesn't offer that functionality. Everything looks good and as expected, I didn't see any wear or oil on the gears.