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This is a response to technology being the "be-all, end all" Technology is a wondrous thing, but I think a distinction needs to be drawn between that which makes a locomotive operate better, and options which don't affect operability. How well a loco runs is an obvious criterion, ---and I understand that DCC can cause an engine to run better, ---but shouldn't be required for this improvement. Bettering the basic model to provide improved running characteristics, and looks, i.e., better tracking, smoother motors, finer details, lighting features. It is my belief that DCC and sound should be considered options, after these other things are attended to. Again, while DCC can make a loco run better, so will a five pole motor, more precise gearing, a better power supply, etc, and DCC REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW APPROACH. Someone with a hundred locos is NOT going to start converting to DCC, ----but then, that is not what the manufacturer's are looking for. I very much like the idea of sound, but want DC operation, and am not interested in paying more for "DCC ready". If technology can provide the engineer figure to step out of the cab of the dead loco, and walk over to the yard office, that is a terrific fillip, --but it is still a dead loco.
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