Does anyone have these engines?
We traded for this AA pair last week and I had a chance to operate them on the club's Christmas display yesterday. I'm somewhat disappointed in them (as was the previous owner) because the sound is not what I expected from all I read about Legacy. This is our first diesel although I'm very pleased with our Legacy steamers. The horn is 'raspy' and unusual in its sound. Smoke output is weak and how Lionel can sell dummy units with NO electrical components for this kind of money is beyond me. I would have thought Legacy diesels would have smoke and lighting in the non-powered units as well!
Have heard some comments that Lionel seems to be 'cheapening' the Legacy engines in several ways. Any truth to this?
Smoke is on full and you can barely see it in person.