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Seeing this video gives an extra dimension to the review that words cannot describe. Fantastic
Just unpacked the Lackawanna version ABC locomotive with A powered and the B and C unpowered. Using Legacy controls on layout. At first running had a short in the C unit caused by sloppy wiring from the pickup through the truck to interior wiring. Fixed that, but noticed one red wire snipped off and going nowhere. With the short fixed, still had trouble pulling 6 lighted passenger cars, as the circuit breaker would pop. At Atlas’ suggestion turned off the EOB, and slowly it seemed to get better with fewer overloaded episodes. Now turned the EOB back on, and seems okay, except top speed seems slow, as does the acceleration. I’m pleased with the appearance, but not so much with the performance. Any of my Lionel Legacy locomotives can pull the same consist at high speed, and lashing up a TMCC to the Atlas also permits it to run high speed. Running the Atlas A unit alone also has a limited top speed. May be something in my settings?