A little sneak peak inside Lionel today

Thank you Mike!

Great photo's Mike, thanks for posting !!!!

Alex

Fantastic sneak peak.  I'm looking forward to the video's Mike!

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Thanks MIKE very nice indeed!!!

A big thanks Mike for taking the time to post photos. Looking good!

Mike,

   Thanks again for the great review, and I have one question.  Does the Smoke Fluid Loader actually remotely operate from the Legacy Cab2, and will you please show it doing so, in your next Video Review?  If this Loader does operate correctly, it will be a great addition to my Christmas Layout.  I would put it on the 2nd level of the layout, where everyone could see it operate!

PCRR/Dave

Smoke fluid loader looks really good.  Looking forward to the video.

They all look smashing, Mike!   Thanks for the photos.   

SD 40 looks great

Thank you

Mike,

Thanks so much for taking the Time to inform us!!!

Fred

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Mike,

   Thanks again for the great review, and I have one question.  Does the Smoke Fluid Loader actually remotely operate from the Legacy Cab2, and will you please show it doing so, in your next Video Review?  If this Loader does operate correctly, it will be a great addition to my Christmas Layout.  I would put it on the 2nd level of the layout, where everyone could see it operate!

PCRR/Dave

Yes the smoke fluid loader is completely controllable via the Cab2 or Cab 1. It is based off of a TAS product done by Ernie Emrich, I'm sure the spelling is incorrect. It was very limited production but was very popular. 

Mike, nice to get product updates like this.  Please keep 'em coming!

David

Rocky Mountaineer posted:

Mike, nice to get product updates like this.  Please keep 'em coming!

David

Don't you just walk down from your CEO office and check them out?

The SP unit was a SP rebuild.  The Sacramento Shops took a SD45, rebuilt it, but put a 3000 hp prime mover into it.  I think it kept the SD45 body.  SP called it a SD44.  Only member of its class.  It was painted in those colors.  Again, the only one painted like it.

NICE pics of the Conrail Unit! I missed the Atlas O model and will have to get this one. Looks correct with no Brake wheel on the rear platform & you got the Hughes "Select-A-Power" decal on the cab sides too!

Thanks for the update and photos! Those SD40s are amazing!!

Thanks Mike.  One thing is for certain...you are having way more fun at work than me.  BigRail

Awesome, Mike!

Peter

MartyE posted:

Rocky Mountaineer posted:

Mike, nice to get product updates like this.  Please keep 'em coming!

David

Don't you just walk down from your CEO office and check them out?

Yes, I can Marty.  But what about the rest of you? 

The SD40s look fantastic!  Wow...I can't wait to see what my 2 Chessie SD40s look like.

Hopefully a 2nd run is being planned. I would love to see B&O, C&O and/or Western Maryland units. I'm not sure if my credit card would though.

Mike, as the others stated, thank you for posting the updates. Nice to see what was based on Ernie and gang's TAS smoke fluid loader prototype make it to full production and market.

Mike,

All good items.  Keep up the good work.

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

Dominic M,

I don't know what you were looking at but a simple Google search of SP 7342 clearly shows an sd40 or 40-2 carbody with that Paint scheme and similar loud paint schemes.

catnap posted:

The SD40s look fantastic!  Wow...I can't wait to see what my 2 Chessie SD40s look like.

Hopefully a 2nd run is being planned. I would love to see B&O, C&O and/or Western Maryland units. I'm not sure if my credit card would though.

Ditto!  Would love to see some WM and B&O units as well.

Western Maryland SD40's would be great!

Regards,

Swafford

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

I've been on here for years, thanks.  I am well aware of what Lionel makes.  Perhaps they will up their game at some point (like they did with the 89' auto racks, the 21" passenger cars, etc) and build some scale diesels that aren't made for the 0-42 crowd.  These things look silly on the smaller radius curves anyhow.  They are going to extremes to make these road specific with tons of detailing, yet they nullify all of that work with those stupid swinging pilots. 

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

My 027 Alco FAs have solid, non-swinging pilots

VidKidz posted:

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

I've been on here for years, thanks.  I am well aware of what Lionel makes.  Perhaps they will up their game at some point (like they did with the 89' auto racks, the 21" passenger cars, etc) and build some scale diesels that aren't made for the 0-42 crowd.  These things look silly on the smaller radius curves anyhow.  They are going to extremes to make these road specific with tons of detailing, yet they nullify all of that work with those stupid swinging pilots. 

The benefit is that you will leave your family $$$$ for the trains that you didn't buy!

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

The Gensets did....

Boilermaker1 posted:

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

The Gensets did....

Yes you are right the gensets did but that was an exception and believe or not there one sitting above where I am typing. 

If anybody wants solid pilots and full scale handrails on their diesels, it's best to go two rail or do it yourself. 

When will the production SD40 diesel locos be arriving in the USA?

Andrew

falconservice posted:

When will the production SD40 diesel locos be arriving in the USA?

Andrew

The SD40's are on the water now as are the smoke fluid loaders, so these should be showing up soon! 

Lionel's shipping schedule has a March delivery date. That looks to be pretty accurate.

Thanks for the preview Mike!

They are nice looking locomotives and I bet they can pull a fair size freight train.I can recall seeing the real thing in my neck of the woods.Use to see 3 or 4 locomotives ether pulling a mixed freight or coal.Back then it was seaboard system (now csx).

Hey, Mike -

Thank you for taking the time to post the fine pictures!

I can hardly wait for the smoke fluid dispensing station - that will be great! What's your best delivery estimate for this?

THX!

Alex

Alexander Müller

An interesting and informative topic

Thank you for the pictures

Love the smoke station

david1 posted:

Boilermaker1 posted:

david1 posted:

VidKidz posted:

sorry, the pilots are a deal breaker -- need them fixed with full length handrails.  look nice otherwise.

Have you been paying attention? How long have you been on Ogr? Have you ever seen a solid pilot or full length handrails on a Lionel locomotive? 

No three rail locomotives from Lionel will ever have solid pilots or full length handrails! 

The Gensets did....

Yes you are right the gensets did but that was an exception and believe or not there one sitting above where I am typing. 

If anybody wants solid pilots and full scale handrails on their diesels, it's best to go two rail or do it yourself. 

They could put in a locking mechanism that would stop the pilot from swiveling, and put full-length handrails in the box, to be installed by the user as an alternative.

These would be small incremental steps that Lionel could implement affordably.  Never say never...