I have used both of these makers with a Gabe and with a sawmill. The MTH Gabe seems to be the better of the two, but it too has drawbacks. I think the coils in both of these are too light and fragile. After my Grandson has pounded the MTH ceaselessly for 15 minutes or so it starts slowing down and skipping a step now and then. The Lionel seem to fail even sooner. It's just plain old electrical engineering I think. The coils heat up, the resistance goes up, less current to activate the action and failure on the horizon. As to the Lionel 772 water tower, what perverted troll dreamed up the amber water tube? Looks more like sewage than water. I was duped because the catalog shows it as a clear tube ALA the original Gilbert. I quickly sold mine and bought a "Gilbert Reproductions" model. Almost dead on to the original except the gray color of the base is slightly darker.
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