When was the last Lionel Allegheny and did it have bluetooth? From what I see it looks like it's been awhile and it did not. Many of you are more experienced and have been around longer than me. Could we be due for another soon?
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2016.
This was before Lionel started adding Bluetooth to the LEGACY locomotives a year later.
I have a feeling that Lionel may do these again since C&O power seems to be doing well for them if the Greenbriers, and new F-19 Pacifics do really well.
So a new version could be a thing for 2025/26. Fingers crossed.
Wasn’t the Allegheny a lawsuit engine? Do they even have tooling for it?
@rplst8 posted:Wasn’t the Allegheny a lawsuit engine? Do they even have tooling for it?
The last Lionel Allegheny was in the 2016 catalog, years after the smoke settled on the lawsuits.
Personally I'm not into fantasy engines and wouldn't buy one, but whenever Lionel does another run of the Alleghenies, if they keep with their current production philosophy, there probably will be a fantasy paint scheme. Anyone want to speculate or lobby for an Allegheny fantasy scheme? I can't imagine orange and silver like the fantasy Greenbrier. Yellow/blue/gray diesel passenger scheme with script lettering? Blue/yellow diesel freight scheme?
I'm asking the question because I think a fantasy scheme is inevitable. Lionel appears to come up with these schemes entirely in-house so it would be good if they had some potential customer input, that is if Lionel reads this Forum.
Ken
A fantasy blue/gray/yellow Allegheny might be more likely than a Yellowbelly/Chessie Allegheny.
Or maybe they'll do a fantasy black and yellow striped Virginian model.
While I also don't really care for the fantasy schemes (unless they're tasteful like the Conrail 4-8-4 T-1), I missed out on the 2016 run and wouldn't mind another run with Bluetooth and the 5 whistle/bell features.
Another Legacy Allegheny would be cool with me. I sold off the JLC one a few years ago and kind of regret it. I really didn't like the whistle. For those that don't know, the first scale Allegheny from 1999 or whenever was nothing like the JLC which came out in 2005. Sort of the same deal with the first scale bug-eyed Big Boy. The 1999 Allegheny had a really decent whistle though!
@kanawha posted:Personally I'm not into fantasy engines and wouldn't buy one, but whenever Lionel does another run of the Alleghenies, if they keep with their current production philosophy, there probably will be a fantasy paint scheme.
I'll take a plain prototypical paint job, thanks. 
So basically we had a 1999, 2005, and 2016, correct? And none had bluetooth? Correct? So if I wanted to wait... in theory we would see one in the next couple of years as we approach 10 years. Otherwise, I guess the 2016 JLC is the best available Lionel Allegheny? Thoughts, advice?
What if you had the choice between a used 3rd Rail Allegheny with TMCC in decent shape for $1000 and a new Legacy Allegheny? Which would you choose and why?
In my case, I run conventional for postwar Lionel stuff. But mostly enjoy running new Lionel with the orange remote using bluetooth because I do not have any kind of other system, I'm still conventional control. I just built this layout over the last couple of years so I never bought or used a Legacy system. I thought about it and the whole Cab3 thing started 2 years ago and I've been waiting like many others. SO, for me Bluetooth is important otherwise I have to be conventional. I prefer the remotes of course.
