I see that Lionel released a Lion Chief Plus 2.0 GG1 (Traditional Scale for 031 curves).
Q 1) Does anyone hear have any experience with this locomotive, and if so, what are your comments?
Q 2) What is the consensus on Lion Chief Plus 2.0?
Can't help you on the GG1, but really endorse the Lion Chief Plus 2.0 line. It's not Legacy, but is much more feature rich than plain vanilla Lion Chief. In terms of control, you can run them in a variety of ways. Relatively new line over the last few catalogs. I just pre-ordered a LC + 2.0 Amtrak Genesis and a Doodlebug from the latest catalog.