So you just purchased a Lionel LionChief train set, or one of the new Menards train sets - or maybe you’re thinking about buying one. The first thing you noticed was that these new trains do not use a traditional transformer, but instead use a remote-control device - and you’re wondering, “Can I run these remote-controlled trains together with regular transformer-controlled trains?”
The most common complaint I see in online train forums about these new types of trains is that they are NOT compatible with conventional-control trains. But…that’s not EXACTLY true! As you can see, my Menards Beta 4.5 Santa Fe FP7 with remote control from 2023 operates just fine with my Lionel Chessie U36B from 1974 - and I was controlling the speed of BOTH models with my traditional transformer. How do I perform this sorcery? Well, if you understand how these systems work, it’s not sorcery at all!
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