I know nothing about command and remote systems. Only postwar. I just posted this item for sale and someone brought to my attention that might not be what I said it was. Can someone verify what it is? The item certainly looks like the picture on the box, if that means anything. Pay no attention to the first picture of the train set. For some reason I can't get rid of it. It was an accident . Thanks 
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That is a powermaster that you can connect the A & U terminals to your track and buy the cable if you do not have that plugs into top of the unit and it has 2 wires that go to your transformer. With a cab-1 remote, it can talk to the powermaster on that loop of track and control your postwar engine with walk around your layout control.
The powermaster and the cab-1 have matching crystals so they can communicate with each other. The command base which looks almost like the powermaster is used to control command-equipped engines anywhere on your layout. You do NOT need a command base if you are not running command engines.
1 command base for your entire layout. 1 powermaster for each track loop.
What are you using for a transformer?
Any other questions, let us know.
Thanks alot Ted. I'm not using it at all. I am selling it but apparently don't know what it is . Just needed someone like yourself to set me straight. Thanks alot.
That is an early production as it came in a white box probably from 1995 or so. Check the 'bay pricing as you should be able to get around $50-$70 which is a reasonable price.
@Ted Bertiger posted:That is an early production as it came in a white box probably from 1995 or so. Check the 'bay pricing as you should be able to get around $50-$70 which is a reasonable price.
well then someone is going to get a great deal at $20 plus shipping!
@Ted Bertiger posted:That is an early production as it came in a white box probably from 1995 or so. Check the 'bay pricing as you should be able to get around $50-$70 which is a reasonable price.
@MattR posted:well then someone is going to get a great deal at $20 plus shipping!
I buy these on eBay NIB $31 including shipping, so your price is pretty close.
Yep, if anyone is getting $60-70 for these, they're robbing the buyer! 
Model Train Stuff is selling the Lionel Legacy PowerMaster for $$75.
John,
I have watching pricing on the ‘bay which are good to nutty prices.
$75 for the legacy powermaster. Excellent price but have a few TPCs so they do the same, just wired slightly different.
well dang it, someone buy mine for $20! I'm trying to move things!
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