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Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« on: March 06, 2014, 01:25:29 pm »
Hi,
I have an Alaska Lionel GP-35 6-38978 #2501 locomotive and I would like to know if it is compatible with a Dummy MTH Alaska GP-38 #2008. Will they couple correctly?
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Re: Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2014, 05:32:26 pm »
Yes they will work together all o scale trains can work on the same track and work together. Only things won't work together are the mth dcs and lionel legacy system together.
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Re: Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2014, 07:13:15 pm »
Quote from: rob1991 on March 08, 2014, 05:32:26 pm
Yes they will work together all o scale trains can work on the same track and work together. Only things won't work together are the mth dcs and lionel legacy system together.

Please explain what you mean by this. I have both the Legacy System and DCS ad run both on the same track at the same time.
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Re: Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2014, 10:25:35 am »
You probably have the Legacy and the DCS systems linked. As long as they are both O Scale and you have the control systems linked, you can use them both.
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Re: Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2014, 04:14:31 pm »
Thank you 
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Re: Copatibility between Lionel and MTH
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2014, 07:34:56 pm »
Almost all modern, post 1946, three rail O gauge trains are compatible.A few older trains from the late 1940s and early 1950s may
have coupler problems but thoat can be fixed. The different systems of locomotive control can also be compatible. If they are being
controlled with a traditional transformer there is no problem.
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