The only real qualms I have with the model regard its application on the typical layout. As designed, having a control station at only one end of the car and especially when used with a trailer car, it represents the type of gas-electric that was generally not employed in classic, short-line, bi-directional service, which would be the most logical application for a doodlebug on the average layout. The Bachmann car represents a less common design used by several of the larger railroads to handle minimal passenger service over longer hauls and is somewhat similar in nature to the Santa Fe's M-190, as well. Such cars are quite different from what most hobbyists visualize as a classic gas-electric in their use.