Just getting back into trains. I have a commemorative Joshua Lionel Cowen 1982 locomotive and tender as well as two 1980"s. Is it a conventional classic. I'm thinking about converting over to Legacy. Will I be able run or do I need to convert it as well.
Stephen: Lionel in the recent past sold "Conventional Classic" sets that were reproductions of Postwar trains.
Your JLC commemorative steamer from 1982 was an MPC Product that is pure conventional in operation-just like the Postwar #646 locomotive it copied at that time. It has a "parallel-plate" AC motor. Legacy control is for DC can motors in general. You may be able to convert your MPC loco to command control using Electric Railroad Company's "AC Commander" product and also update the sound system using ERR's Railsounds board.
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