Always loved the Lionel B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4 with TMCC/RS4, but never liked the sounds or the jerky original Odyssey. Sent it off to Mike Reagan recently for upgrades, and he installed a new cruise control board, new sound board, a Super-Chuffer (4 chuffs per revolution), and repacked the smoke generator.
Results are spectacular! Now the operation is smooth as silk, the sounds are haunting, and the smoke will drive you out of the room. Thanks, Mike!
Pictures of the locomotive below:
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Very nice Will. Good looking engine.
Hope that you and George are doing well. Need to get over your way soon.
Did you upgrade to legacy sounds or railsounds 5.0?
Bill Webb posted:Very nice Will. Good looking engine.
Hope that you and George are doing well. Need to get over your way soon.
Thanks, Bill, I am fine.
George Lasley, however, lost his wonderful wife of 35 years, Jane, on Tuesday night. Jane and George have been dear friends, and Jane's death is a shock, though not unexpected. I took George to breakfast this morning, and he is doing pretty well, considering. If you have a minute to drop him a note, his email is glasley@bellsouth.net. As you would expect, George and Jane were very close.
Come by any time to visit.
Best regards,
MikeAngelTrains posted:Did you upgrade to legacy sounds or railsounds 5.0?
Mike,
For technical reasons that Mike can explain better than I, this engine could only be upgraded to improved RS4 sounds, not to RS5. Mike and I conferred on which board to use, and the new one is much improved to my ears: no crackle as in the original sound board.
Mike does great work
Do you have any contact info on how to contact Mike Regan for repair work.Thanks
MR-150 posted:Do you have any contact info on how to contact Mike Regan for repair work.Thanks
You can reach Mike at mreagan@twtrainworx.com.
Will, your site is no more? 
Mike does quality work......I highly recommend him!
He just upgraded my 1983 NYC F3s to full RailSounds and TMCC.
Peter
Will Allen III posted:Always loved the Lionel B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4 with TMCC/RS4, but never liked the sounds or the jerky original Odyssey. Sent it off to Mike Reagan recently for upgrades, and he installed a new cruise control board, new sound board, a Super-Chuffer (4 chuffs per revolution), and repacked the smoke generator.
Results are spectacular! Now the operation is smooth as silk, the sounds are haunting, and the smoke will drive you out of the room. Thanks, Mike!
Pictures of the locomotive below:
If I remember right that was B.O. biggest steam locomotive.They could pull a good sized freight train.Would have like to been around during ww2.I bet they pulled some long troop trains.
IMPRESSIVE UPGRADE by one of the true MASTERS! ☺
Very impressive. Could we see a video?
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