Lionel Union Pacific 6-28540 (2003) : Thoughts on This Engine?

Does the seller list any problems with it?  If taken care of, these early 2000's TMCC engines are bulletproof from my and many other's experiences. You should have TMCC control (also works in conventional), Odyssey I speed control, Railsounds 4.0 with horn, bell, 4 RPM levels, and simple one-line crewtalk dialog/towercom.  I love these early Lionel command engines, and I think they are some of the best bang for the buck out there.

Only thing of note is that Lionel doesn't still sell the electronics boards for these (although they have plenty of other parts still in stock), however of many, many older TMCC engines I've had, I've only ever had one with a  board go bad, and I was able to source another without much difficulty.

Perhaps if you added the road name and diesel type to your title you would get some more responses. Lionel has produced literally thousands if not more locomotives so very few of us can picture what you are asking about from just a 6 digit number!

Woody is correct about engines from this era and that is more than a fair price if all is well.

Regardless, for that small an amount you don't have much money at risk! 

Thanks everyone! I updated the title as well, via sam's suggestion. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on this one!

For what it’s worth, the price is appealing, the diesel paint scheme is good, however, if the boards are good that’s good, but I if they go bad, they are out of stock. I’d personally move up to a Legacy model under warranty. That’s 21 years old… So, I’d say No. Good Luck. You asked….

Just be a little cautious. The picture you posted is actually a photo that I took of my locomotive.  You might not be buying what you’re seeing in that photo.

Here's the listing I found it on:

https://www.facebook.com/share...JvW/?mibextid=kL3p88

Looks good for the price.  It is missing the rear headlight fixture but otherwise ok.  

It's only a so-so price for a TMCC diesel IMO, the rear headlight bezel is not available, so you'll have to do something about that.

@Steims posted:

Just be a little cautious. The picture you posted is actually a photo that I took of my locomotive.  You might not be buying what you’re seeing in that photo.

This would be a major red flag!! Run don’t walk.

Pete

@Norton posted:

This would be a major red flag!! Run don’t walk.

Pete

I grabbed that picture from Google. The actual Facebook Marketplace listing is above.