ok i know some are you are even wondering why i'd even want to do that but let me explain. ok the engines are lionel j1a's tmcc no 28078 and legacy 11300. i have the pleasure of owning both, the tmcc has been a bulletproof terrific great engine, then the legacy one came along and of course there is the better legacy control but the sound system leaves alot to be desired in the legacy one. if i have both on the layout at the same time one sounds way better than the other in my opinion. so i got a call from a friend that also has the 28078 tmcc model, unfortunatly he had a mishap moving it from the shelf to layout and the engine slipped out of his hands, so he offered it to me which got me thinking since the tender is fine could i make it work with the legacy engine. i know i'd lose the quilling whistle but the tmcc whistle sounds better anyways, and if i'd want the quilling whistle i'd still have the legacy tender to use, i'm thinking that i'd still retain the 4 chuffs though, and of course the crew talk would say the wrong cab number. from looking at the ones i have now it looks like the drawbar would need some modification to make the ir sensors line up. i dont want to tear apart the tmcc tender i have now to find out if it would function behind the legacy engine. just wondering if anyone out there has tried this and if it's possible to do. i just dont want to waste money on a broken engine if i cant make some use of it. any helpful info would be appreciated.
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O-gauge and universal? Surely you jest!