Battery powered two rail has been available for at least five years. The infamous demonstration of removing the engine from the track and running it on the table cloth is an attention grabber. How many on this forum run articulated engines with fifty cars behind it? How many engines run for thirty minutes at a time? I'd submit very few. If you need twelve lighted passenger cars, put a battery in one of the head end cars. A charging port in the side of the engine between the drive axles would hardly be noticeable. Or open the water hatch of the tender and have access to the charging port. Anything to make the hobby easier for the new comer is a plus. How many on this Forum would change their track plan this week if it were not for the under table wiring? How much time would be devoted to building kits, placing scenery, running trains if you didn't have to block and wire the layout? John in Lansing, ILL
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