Curious to know if Lionel will allow / license Legacy out to other Makers i.e. 3rd rail / Weaver? I don't any of their engines, as Yet, but my recollection is that they are still offering new product as TMCC equipped.
Would appreciate some clarification here - THANKS
Steve
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As of now there has been no plans to license Legacy hardware for other manufacturer's engines.
It is called a competitive edge. Pure and simple.
It will never happen. I think they are sorry they ever did it with TMCC.
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Dennis
Never say never Dennis, but it's sure not going to happen any time soon. 
As far as licensing TMCC, I think that worked out just fine for them in the long run. They have the only game in town for upgrades with ERR, and that's what all the 3rd party folks are using in their TMCC products.
Keep in mind that in all Legacy equipped engines the motors are fixed to the chassis and do not swivvel( in case of diesel engines, too)in curves with the truck; the sensor board mounted on a motor in that case will not turn with the motor and has not enough space to do so in a narrow Hood.
In that case other brands would have to redesign the gearing or create a new sensor board that would fit in a narrow hood for apprpriate movement of the motor attached to.
Basically that can be done, but that must be regarded in addition for application of Legacy component in other brands.
Albrecht
Since many on here are promoters of Sunset /GGD, Atlas, and Weaver engines with TMCC, not sure how big of a draw Legacy is to folks other than the Lionel fanatics. With many here claiming the day of the hand held is over and WiFi the future, is the Williams no hassle WiFi remote control really the coming thing? You are not locked in by a manufacturer then correct? If TMCC had been produced with 100 speed steps, would anyone even care about Legacy having more? Many of our DCC friends want guests to drool over their 1 mph creeping big boys and challengers. (If the UP ran those engines at 1 mph so much the Rock Island would have taken them over)
Quickly the guests say "nice, is it broken?" when looking
If you have a layout for friends to run on too, you will have to have all these systems.
All the current TMCC products from ERR do have 100 speed steps. Truthfully, I'm happy with the ERR products as far as speed control is concerned, I'd like more controls for lighting, etc. It would also be nice to have stuff like whistle smoke and blowdown smoke if you wanted to add it. That's the difference with Legacy.
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