What would be the a good engine to upgrade to a cruise commander lite? I do not care about the brand I just want to use my cruise commander I bought that would not fit in my Lionel docksider.
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I'm thinking anything with small motors - starter locos, Hogwarts, trolleys, Thomas, diesels with horizontal motors in the trucks - that kind of loco or motorized unit.
Probably one of the small '80's Docksides.
I've used the CC-Lite in the set Polar Express, the Hogwart's set, the RMT BEEP, and a pair of K-Line Interurbans, any of those would be a candidate. Any fairly small locomotive that won't experience significant loading in it's RR life. Note that certain models will not work well with the back-EMF cruise, specifically the RMT BANG, RMT RDC, or some of the K-Line truck mounted motor models. Their motors exhibit excessive mechanical "cogging" and the cruise runs very rough at low speed with those.
EL CLASSICO, since he just stated it doesn't fit into the Docksider, that's probably not the best choice. 
gunrunnerjohn posted:EL CLASSICO, since he just stated it doesn't fit into the Docksider, that's probably not the best choice.
The big MPC Docksides where much roomier than the Modern ones, and many people have mounted Marx motors or other, larger motors in them. That's why I suggested it. Examples would be the Kickapoo engine, the RI Rocket 0-4-0T, and the various Santa Fe 0-4-0T engines.
Weren't most of those AC motors? He'd have to deal with that first.
