Any Lionel Wegman's product sightings?

Their Wegmans set we've seen before is on their website:

 

http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/...amp;productId=811901

 

We'll see if they have anything else in the store.  I think last year they added Lemax buildings.  In the Wegman's I went to, they even had the train set up on a full Christmas layout with the Lemax buildings.  I bet they sold more sets because of that too.

Thanks towdog! I think the set on that link is from a couple of years ago.  Not sure.  I got the green boxcar as a separate sale item, though.  I remember that the set before this one had a white-ish boxcar.

I live close to a Wegman's.  I didn't see anything new last week.  I'll try and get there soon and report back.

 

This year it seems the Wegmans Lionel train display is non-existent here in PA compared to prior years.  Just a small shelf with about a dozen boxes of the following rolling stock:

6-25974 tanker
6-25975 boxcar
6-25976 TOFC

All priced at $49.99

Most of the other train products in the store I frequent is by a company called Lemax.  Smaller than O-gauge.  Two rail decorative stuff. Not sure if it's even powered... perhaps just for display?

I guess Wegmans was looking for a change this year.

David

What's a Wegmans?

23rd century supermarket of the future!  Started in upstate NY, expanded to NJ, PA and mid-Atlantic.  Makes other grocery stores look outdated.

David

So far the only special set this year is the Bass Pro LionChief North Pole Central:

 

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pr.../product/1407151618/

The Wegmans in Hunt Valley Md. has a small loop of track and a couple cars in boxes, they were still setting up last Saturday.

 

Jerry

I saw a new Lionel Pennsylvania  Train set with Remote  in Geneva NY Wegmans Sunday for $199.99. I'll get the box number and post it with more information on it. They only had 1 new set on display in the general merchandise area and 2 sets from 2012, yes 2012, not a misprint discounted $20.00 from $199.99 to $179.99. Did see caboose & couple other rolling stock for $49.99 & 4 pack 10 inch Fastrack for $24.99 (overpriced! )

 

So far only a couple Lemax buildings here at the Webster, NY store but I'm sure if they offer a train set it should be showing up soon.

 

Jim McC

Update from my earlier post with more information now. I was in Geneva NY Wegmans ( upstate NY between Rochester & Syracuse) tonight. The new Wegmans Train Set is "Lionel Lionchief Pennsylvania Flyer Ready to Run O Gauge Remote Train Set". Lionel #6-30233  - 40" x 60" Fastrack with #421 0-8-0 Steam Engine,  Pennsylvania name on tender, boxcar, & caboose. Pennsylvania Salt name on silver tank car. Lionchief Remote Included with wall power pack. Price is $199.99. As I also reported earlier they have 2 of the 2012 sets #6-30203 for $179.99 (discounted $20.00). They have as separate rolling stock the red caboose,  wegmans veggie boxcar,  & wegmans yum & skinny flat car w/trailer for $49.99 each. I think these are all leftovers from last year along with Fastrack 4 pack 10" straight track for #24.99 (overpriced).

Check this out below!

New this year I believe are 2 Wegmans Lighted Porcelain Buildings, Wegmans Store is $29.99 & Wegmans Organic Farm Barn is $34.99, both are listed as sale prices above $15.00 off until 12/24. These are nice looking on the pictures on the boxes but unfortunately they don't have them displayed out of the boxes to see how nicely detailed they really are. For forum members & guests who haven't heard of Wegmans Food Markets they are a East Coast grocery store chain based out of Rochester, NY with approximately 90 stores from Virginia to Massachusetts rated on the Fortune 500 Top 100 companies the last 17 years.

You could go to www.wegmans.com & use the store locater,   call a store and ask for General Merchandise dept if you're not near a store to see if you can buy something and have it shipped to you.

More information.  You can see the 2 wegmans store & organic farm barn porcelain buildings on www.wegmans.com by typing in porcelain buildings  on search. If you type in lionel trains or wegmans lionel trains on search you get nothing, if you type in trains on search it doesn't have the new train set on it, it just shows you the 2012 train set, just checked their web site.

The Wegmans store in Montgomeryville (North Wales), PA now has a Lionel train set #6-30233 with Lionchief remote, priced at $199.99.  (See Gary's post above for details on the set contents.)  Still no running train loop around the tree or add-on Fastrack pieces as in other years.  But at least they have a boxed Lionel train set now.

 

The 2 porcelain buildings mentioned above have also made an appearance.

 

David

Don't forget other Lionel items too at Wegmans if you are making a complete collection:

 

 

We don't have a Wegman's anywhere near us in the Greater Cleveland area.  But when we visit our Daughter and Grandkids living in VA not far from Dulles Airport, I make sure that we make at least one visit to the Wegman's near them.  Great store where you can not only buy food for your breakfast but also the utensils to cook it in and even the kitchen table where you can eat it.  Never knew you could also buy a train to run for the kids, too.

 

Paul Fischer

Wegmans Food Markets is about a close as you can come for 1 stop shopping at a grocery store, & yes, they even have Lionel trains!

Any more Wegmans Lionel 2014 product sightings, guys?

  I saw a Wegman's train on display at the store in Hunt Valley, MD.

Are you referring to a display set up special for Christmas?  Or the regular G-Gauge train that's always running year-round?

 

Here in Bucks and Montgomery counties in PA (southeastern part of the state), the Lionel train inventory for Christmas train items is a mere fraction of what is was the last few years.  Trains were definitely not a priority this year.  And what little rolling stock (3 SKU's) is on display is priced at $49.99/car, which is pretty expensive considering the trucks are just regular plastic -- not die-cast sprung trucks.  

 

David

It looks like the Lemax Wegman's Organic Farm is the only new item this year. It doesn't really resemble the actual farm at all, though.

That would be a bummer, Rob.  Lets hope they have some stuff hiding in each store's back room that they haven't pulled out yet!

Everyone in Business should have their Christmas products out on display by now. The early buyers usually buy up the best stuff as soon as it's out on display.  If anyone has anything out back it would just be extras of what already out on the floor.

I have seen the LionChief Pennsy Flyer set too, but it's not Wegman's branded. It is rather competitively priced at $179.99.  It's $139.99 with free shipping at Amazon for the next 3 hours.

 

 

 

I work for a Wegmans where I live.  There are LionelChief Pennsy Flyers being sold on the shelf.  However, no Wegmans cars yet.

 

I have a hunch that they are going to sell the cars during the week before OR the week of Christmas.  That is similar to what they did last year.

 

Best to keep your eyes peeled, guys.

 

John T.

The Pennsylvania branded Lionchief Set seems to be the only new train item being sold at Wegmans this year besides the Wegmans Organic Farm building.  The single train rolling stock cars seem to be leftovers from last year as well if they have the Wegmans branded train set, that set is leftover from 2012, it's dated right on the box at the Geneva,  NY Wegmans store.

Picked up the store so my grandson could see it on the layout...actually pretty nicely detailed.