Switcher w tmcc

Lionel has made a very nice 0-8-0 . It has had several runs , both in TMCC and Legacy. There are conventional versions also. Lots of road names were made. I have a NYC and Boston and Albany which were TMCC and both run very nice.

I would agree on the 0-8-0. I have the Burlington flavor, and really like it. Lionel did multiple runs over a couple of years with different road names each year (they did three different road names each year for about 3 years, but I may be a little off in my recollection). There were some improvements along the way. The last run with TMCC (I think), (which included the Burlington, Boston and Albany, and Northern Pacific), had:

• UPGRADED Odyssey System for speed control with ON/OFF switch
• UPGRADED Refined Conventional Transformer Control Mode with lower starting speeds, improved smoke output and simplified Odyssey system controls
• UPGRADED Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit with improved smoke output
• NEW Opening roof hatches
• NEW Realistic, separately applied coal load
• UPGRADED to the RailSounds 5.0 sound system including:
• New intelligible CrewTalk dialog and more TowerCom announcements, each with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped
• Realistic operator-controlled effects such as the water injector activated by the CAB-1 Remote Controller
• MultiWhistle effect simulates blows at different steam pressures, long and short attacks, and even extra quilling with each whistle blow
• DynaChuff synchronized chuffing that shifts, automatically via locomotive speed or manually via the CAB-1 Remote Controller, among 15 levels of intensity to simulate a locomotive running light or battling against a heavy load
• Four chuffs per wheel revolution
• Independently adjustable volume control—lower the level of background effects such as chuffing with the CAB-1 Remote Controller while keeping operator-controlled effects such as the whistle and crew announcements at full volume
• Many operator-controlled effects including CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are accessible in Conventional Transformer Control Mode

 

 

Subsequently, I believe Lionel did some 0-8-0s that were conventional, too, and now are doing Legacy versions as well. As to the TMCC versions, however, from reports I saw, they're all good engines, including the earlier versions.

 

I have (3) that work well with TMCC.  Pennsy people called them Shifters.
Weaver Pennsy C1 0-8-0 that has been upgraded
K-Line Pennsy B6 0-6-0



Weaver Pennsy A5 that has been upgraded to TMCC/sound and electro couplers.



Click on the following image to access a video of the C1 and B6

I'll third the 0-8-0, these had great slow speed performance when they first came out 10 years ago, great reliable runners,the electrocouplers even work better on mine than the newer legacy stuff and they didn't get the "2 chuff" curse. These go for under $500 even if they're new, on the other hand, the recent legacy versions are becoming available at some pretty big discounts and run fine under tmcc. Heres video of one of the earlier tmcc versions courtesy of forum member Wil Allen.

http://vimeo.com/8855301

i will add to the Lionel 0-8-0 voting bloc.  i have the Burlington TMCC and it works really well.  so well, in fact, that i feel no need to change to a legacy version, and i am a legacy snob. 

 

here is a video featuring mine.

 

Does anyone have experience with Atlas O  URA0 6

Heres an atlas 0-6-0 courtesy of forum member scrapironschear,great slow speed performance,chuffs are a bit flat in comparison to lionels 0-8-0 and these usually demand a higher price.

 

 

**** smart phone curse my fat fingers......so anypne have the atlas USRA 0 6 0 switcher?  I have one on order, but it is not in production yet.  Atlas emailed confirming it will be made.  Do the earlier releases run smoothely?  Probably not as smooth as Legacy engine?

See my above post, that loco is from the original run of these which were praised in magazines for their fantastic slow speed performance, these are every bit as smooth as a legacy loco.

Wow...thanks for posting.  My UP switcher will be worth the wait.

We have the older 0-8-0 version in GN and it works great.  Good low speed for switching and the couplers work very well.