when Lionel in 2017 remade the 3 truck shay with legacy I was ecstatic! you see I own the original tmcc version sold in 2003 and its 3 cylinder engine assembly's reciprocating assembly sheared the metal pin that holds the entire crankshaft together right where the brass gears are.
so I emailed lionel asking if the 3 cylinder assembly would be the same in the 2017 version and Angela had a tech look at them both and then replied yes it is the same exact one. so I asked once they were released would they be able to sell me that assembly so once again my elk river shay would run she replied and said yes they would.
so a week ago I sent another email asking if the part was available and Angela said yes and gave me the part number to order from so life got in my way but yesterday I called and talked to Katie in customer service and said yes I see the emails and the part number do you wish to order it I said do I need to get an RA# to send my old one back or? the response was no need its the exact one you need do you want me to ship one to you so the part either went last night or will ship today via USPS and a 2 year shelf queen will once again tend to logging duties. some here may have newer bells and whistles with the 2017 version but I have the original and love its whistle and best part I paid way less for the part than the current re-issue cost you.
