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I too was in HO until I just happened into the local hobby shop who sells mostly Lionel O-Gauge trains. He had a Lionel Pennsy 2-10-4 with Lionel TMCC and most importantly it was equipped with Lionel's "Odyssey" system. For those who are unfamiliar with this, "Odyssey" is an electronic tachometer and governor used to accurately control and maintain the engine's speed. This monster could go "tie by tie" down the track, and the sound was excellent. I was sold, on the spot, and changed over. The key is to only buy speed controlled locomotives. Lionel and MTH both offer excellent products with a very high level of detail. You can now also add the electronics in either the Lionel "TMCC" or MTH "Proto-2" formats to just about any locomotive. Up until this time, I would not buy steam locomotives because they would never operate very smoothly at slow speeds. They certainly can now, and O-Gauge has a definite "presence" if you know what I mean. With the new Atlas track system, O-Gaugers can now have what the HO folks have had for years, a prototypical nickel silver track with excellent switches. (just a note for the two rail folks who like to look down their noses at the third center rail, it is prototypical, just not predominantly so - The New Haven had it in some areas!!) In any case, the third rail's days are numbered. Battery technology is advancing at a very fast rate, soon you will be able to have "On Board" power and then the two-rail and three-rail trains will be interchangeable.
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