Lionel Railbox Boxcar with Diesel Trainsounds

[Anonymous]

Just received the new Lionel Railbox Boxcar with Diesel Trainsounds 6-36789 and I am not impressed. I know it cannot sound like Railsounds, but I do not think it is that great for 72 dollars. I wi***hey would bring back the Railsounds in boxcar setup. Everytime you change direction the trainsounds shut down. Also the diesel engine sound has only two speeds, plus idle. Oh well!

[Anonymous]

Noel

I haven't heard the diesel Trainsounds, but I have heard the steam tender and for the money, I was impressed. The varied crew sounds was kind of neat. The chuffing did seem to cut out when the whistle was blown, but for a "R-T-R" sound tender for traditional steam, does it really matter? MTH's "Locosounds" should sound so good..

For a little perspective, a Railsounds board for a "command ready" locomotive is $69, Railsounds boards for TMCC upgrades go for $80-$93. I think the diesel boards have idle and three levels of ramp up, and in conventional operation they require a battery to maintain sound during direction changes.

For an MSRP of $105 the Trainsounds price seems right.

Brady

[Anonymous]

Guys,
I just got notice that my "Lionel Railbox Boxcar with Diesel Trainsounds 6-36789" shipped FED EX Ground Monday. I will let you know how it works out for me, as I am somewhat meticulous too. I plan to run it with a MPC era Cross country Freight Set w/ its soundless TP&W GP-20. The next upgrade I plan for the locomotive is to replace the old mechanical reversing unit with a RU-101 ACRU-LP solid-state reversing unit from QSI. The cost of a little over $100 for both the sound car and the new reversing unit will really enhance this set, which I believe to be one of the nicest from the MPC era.

[Anonymous]

Just got my Railbox Boxcar with Diesel Trainsounds Friday. In short, it adds a lot to my otherwise soundless MPC Cross Country Set. The car frame is of a standard 6464 type, so I was able to swap boxcar shells with the TP&W boxcar that comes with the set. As for sounds it is true that there are only two engine speeds + idle. The horn is nice and clear but the bell is a bit on the weak side. If the train is in neutral with track power at least 6vAC the crew chatter kicks after a minute, to manually initiate crew chatter the train must again be in neutral and pressing the horn button starts the chatter. The one thing I did not like was that the horn would momentarily sound before the chatter. One I install a quiet QSI reversing unit I will be able to enjoy this baby even more. I give this car two thumbs up.