Old Lionel posted:Very sorry to hear that ogaugeguy . I just got my "Boston Elevated" version clear above the dimples and the Railway part had one dimple between the R and a , and a and y , but all letters are clear. and my "Merry Christmas Railway " version was above the dimples. So MTH did get the lettering better on some of the Brills. Maybe see if any other Trenton at your dealer turned out same . If some better maybe you can exchange.
I would do what you suggest, Old Lionel, but can't since I preordered it from a major online dealer to guarantee I'd be able to get this trolley. Unfortunately that dealer is too far away to make the trip in a single day and transportation, overnight lodging, and other related travel expenses would far outway the cost of the trolley. I now view this experience as a pitfall of buying from an online dealer and I can't imagine any large volume dealer having an employee check each of these trolleys to see whether mine is an anomaly or if that's the way MTH imprinted them. If I ever see the trolley at a local dealer or show at least then I'll know if mine is an anomaly or par for the course, but it turns out to be an anomaly, what could I possibly do then as it would likely be past the dealer's exchange period and even if it wasn't, would he even consider taking back the trolley for what he might consider a nitpicking miniscule issue? Anyway, even though my Trenton Bristol & Philadelphia trolley falls short of the expectations I had based on the photo in MTH's catalog, having it flawed is still better than not having this trolley at all.