I think its pastime for a Lionel Legacy subway set

In 2010 Lionel had R16's with the opening doors, and they had a min curve of O36. I'm a huge fan of subway trains and have a pretty good fleet of Chicago subway sets. I don't think Lionel has ever or will ever produce a CTA set, but if they do I would be very intrigued.

Your right, there needs to be more of these sets, I have the R30 red set and it could be a 2009/2010 cataloged set? It’s fun to watch the doors open and close, and the sounds are cool. Good Question...Happy Railroading 

Hey, nice shots Larry! Great looking set. I didn't know about those and the R-16s. O-36 diameter would be perfect.

I have the R27 I really like it. Minimum curve is 0-36 despite what the catalog states. 

I do love the R27 set, I tested one out in 2011 and was very impressed with it. Although I am a MTH subway fan, the Lionel R16 peaked my interest but unfortunately by the time I had money for the set it was sold out. Now if they come out with a R38, R46, or even a R160 then all bets are off and I have to get one as long as it's under $1,500.

Gorgeous shots Larry! Thanks man.... Yes, we need MORE Legacy Subways and Els for sure... Please Lionel, do it!

Let's hope they rerun them soon. 

I hope so too. 

I added figures to one of my R27 cars today. 

On one of Lionel’s Ryan and Dave shows they do on Facebook, Dave had mentioned that they are working on bringing the Legacy Subways back. That was three catalogs ago at this point...