I recently purchased the Vision Line Pennsylvania GG1 in Tuscan Red in December 2016. When I unboxed it I was not aware until it was pointed out to me by a friend that the contact strips on one of my pantographs was missing.
I checked my initial photograph of the GG1 that I took when I unboxed. I noted this part was missing since the day I unboxed it. I enclose pictures and receipt to illustrate the problem to Lionel and asked if it would be possible to get a replacement part from them. Their quick reply was the part was in the mail! Thanks Lionel for backing up your product.
Heres a pic of the problem I encountered with the GG1:
-Pete