During our Parish Worship and Covered Dish Luncheon at Knoebels Amusement Park near Elysburg, PA (SW of Bloomsburg), we were pleasantly surprised to see a Knoebels 90th Anniversary Lionel Made in America Boxcar (6-58283) in the North Pole Shop.
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Nice!
What's the price like?
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Hello guys and gals..........
Interesting pictures on the sides of the boxcar. Are ALL the parts made in the USA? I have a feeling the die-cast trucks are still made in China. If you want a all American made Lionel boxcar, get the postwar 6464 type ( a TRUE American made boxcar).
Tiffany
I received my postcard in the mail last month, I can buy one for $90 . But regular price is $99.99, still don't know if I will buy one.
Looks like radio Ron mentioned the overcharged price before me. I'm not the only one that makes the statement
Originally Lionel did a steam engine/caboose pair, 5 boxcars and now this 6th boxcar.
Card in original post mentions 11 items, were the remaining items all done by Weaver ?
LOL, this ad looks like someone at Lionel is oblivious to current trends. Probably slept through the past decade or so after the collector market died a painfully costly death for those holding those gems. These days few care about getting back on a treadmill full of overpriced instant collectables, especially overpriced ones. Besides, everyone knows Lionel is gearing up a boiler room in NC to spit them out at will.
Joe
Shame. It's one of the oldest amusement parks in the US that's owned by the same family.
rattler21 posted:Pete, Is that $90 delivered or is tax and postage additional? John
rattler21,
that does not include tax or postage.
ed h posted:Originally Lionel did a steam engine/caboose pair, 5 boxcars and now this 6th boxcar.
Card in original post mentions 11 items, were the remaining items all done by Weaver ?
ed h,
yes, weaver did the last 5.
lumber flat, coal car, golden ticket boxcar, passenger car, impulse boxcar.
Lower volume items always carry a premium. There are less units to spread the cost over. BTW the BR on the label = Blue Ridge in Winchester VA. These Made in USA cars are clearly marked "Made of US and Imported Parts."
Is this boxcar a Traditional O Gauge car or is it a Standard O or Scale from the Weaver molds?
pgbsr posted:Is this boxcar a Traditional O Gauge car or is it a Standard O or Scale from the Weaver molds?
Traditional Lionel, the Weaver car's were scale. The passenger car Knoebels got through Weaver, Joe had it made through MTH railking line.
I recently visited Knoebels and made a stop in the Christmas Cottage where they sell Knoebels decorated O gauge trains. Back in 2018, only three cars were sold out. Currently, they have seven cars sold out including the 90th Anniversary car that started this thread. So much for the naysayers from five years ago!
To the best of my knowledge, here is the list of Knoebels train releases:
Year? Lionel 4-4-2 engine, tender and caboose
1995 Lionel Boxcar #1 (green) - sold out
1998 Lionel Boxcar #2 (red) - sold out
1999 Lionel Boxcar #3 (blue) -sold out
2000 Lionel Boxcar #4 (Phoenix)
2001 Lionel Boxcar #5 (75th Anniversary)
2007 Weaver Flat with Lumber (Flying Turns) - sold out
2011 Weaver 3 Bay Offset Hopper - sold out
2009 Weaver Woodside Reefer
2013 Weaver (MTH) Madison Passenger Car - sold out
2015 Weaver PS-1 Boxcar (Impulse)
2016 Lionel Boxcar (90th Anniversary) - sold out
2019 Lionel Unibody Tank
2020 Lionel Passenger Loading Platform
Feel free to update if anything is incorrect.
Also, those of us on the mailing list will be receiving a mailing for a new Lionel car that is already in stock!
I think the naysayers from 2016 may have gotten the best deal! We've done other things with that $100. It was likely sold out due to very, very low production numbers. Some of us may have purchased 5 Menards rolling stock pieces with that 100 bucks!
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