TMCC or Legacy?

It would be nice to buy the Legacy system if you could find one, but they are in short supply as you might have read on other threads.

I would suggest the Cab1L system, then upgrade to Legacy when the new ones are available, if you wanted to.

The Cab1L will run any TMCC and Legacy engine, in TMCC mode. YOu will get the Legacy quilling whistle function as well, on engines so equipped.

Rod

I would strongly suggest that you acquire Legacy. Just too many advantages to go otherwise.

You can run TMCC through your MTH DCS.  You can run legacy as well, but not with all of the features.  I do however use the Lionel CAB1 to do this.

Alan

If you plan to ever have a Legacy engine, get the full Legacy system.

That is the Legacy 990 set-up, correct?

Looks like per the other threads, these will be ready the third of never.... great.

Thanks for the advise, I do appreciate it.

Best--

Jason

get your order in so when they show up you will get one.

Is there an older Legacy system?  I have wanted the Legacy system for several years but I recently ordered it and found out it wasn't available until the "factory ships".  Was there a legacy system before the 990?  I can't believe we have had Legacy engines for several years and there wasn't a control system.

Would someone explain this situation....

No brainer here.....LEGACY is the way to go, you will be happy you did.

Steve, Lady and Tex

Legacy 990 has been around since 2007, but the remake units have been held up due to some component problems reportedly.

Used original Legacy sets can be found but prices may be kind of crazy, especially on ebay.

Rod

Under good advise, went ahead and placed an order with Charles Ro for the 990 set.

Maybe it will arrive in time for Christmas. Now to add a ground plane to the layout, to be fully prepared once Legacy arrives.

Thanks.

Yes, the 990 full Legacy setup is the one you want. And yes it has been backordered for many months. They will be available again sometime (soon I hope) and that is the one to get.

I bought my first Legacy engine last Sept. and ordered a Legacy 990 at the same time. Had no idea it would take this long, but I am reasonably certain Lionel is doing all they can to make them available again (as this is their top of the line product). As others have said, get one on order now so you don't miss out on this next batch.

There is the Cab-1L/Base-1L which is available now, but unless you want to end up with 2 sets with one not able to operate all Legacy functions, I would wait, that's my plan anyway.  Or, you could get the Cab/Base-1L and have a back up if your Legacy system ever had to go in for repair. You would also have an additional remote to operate at least the TMCC functions of your engines.

A third option might be to try to pick up an old TMCC (Cab-1) Base and MTH 50-1032 cable and use that with your DCS to operate your Lionel stuff until the Legacy's are available again. I think that's all you would need, but I'm not up on all the older Lionel stuff. Like you, I only have DCS right now and all but 1 of my engines are MTH.

Rod - Thank you for filling in the missing info. I've ordered and I'll wait, my TMCC works quite well.  I am up to three Legacy engines now and I do look forward to the Legacy control system.

Jason:  The "original" TMCC system is no longer available from Lionel.  Might be a few still out there in dealer's hands.  But the new Legacy system is so superior that there's no reason to even want the old system.  If you do have some TMCC equipped engines, the new Legacy system will operate them just as well as the Legacy engines.  You can now get a Legacy controller that looks like the old TMCC Cab I controller but has an internal antenna and, again, will perfectly handle both systems, both frequencies and can even operate the Legacy "Quillable" whistle system  Only it does not offer the screen that can give you some indications back from the engine. 

Point is, pick up the best deal you can get on Legacy and you'll be covered for all TMCC/Lionel command control systems.  My only question about which system to use, DCS or Legacy is which engine, a Lionel or an MTH, I want to run.

Paul Fischer

So for sets up that run via the DCS what is the advantage of the Legacy, versus CAB-1L control box it you use the DCS Remote and system to access and run the TMCC and Legacy engines?  G

There is no advantage if you're running strictly through the DCS remote.  However, if you buy the Legacy #990, you get a Legacy CAB2.  You can buy the BASE1-L separately I believe.