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The older Lionel equipment was never a problem with smoke or sound, just little puffs of wispy smoke. The newer electronic Lionel and MTH models have as I mentioned, reservoirs for the smoke fluid and electric fans that blow it out in large quantities in both stream and diesel models. They also have electronic/digital sound systems that include the diesel/steam engine sounds, bell, horns.whistles, conductor sounds and more. With fairly large speakers in the tenders and large diesel bodies, they can emit a fairly loud sound. If a bell is ringing in one of the models, you can cleary and distinctly hear it all through the train show venue, just as you would if it were a prototype bell. To me the sounds are merely an irritation and I can live with them OK as long as I'm not displaying right next to them. The sounds can be turned down (I checked with Lionel) but the owners don't seem to want to. It's the smoke that affects people's ability to breathe that concerns me. The smoke can be turned down too, but again the owners see such a suggestion as an infringement of their rights to play with their toys. I think I have photos of some of the modern stuff smoking, I'll try and see if I can find them and post them here. Bob Boudreau
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