Here are the notes I took at the LCCA Lionel Seminar today (7-19). Please add or correct anything I may have left out or misinterpreted.
Statements from Howard Hitchcock that Lionel wants better control of its inventory. Lionel will start to “build to order”. More operations are or will be moved to North Caroline. Even Mike Reagan’s and the repair operation.
Mike Reagan was very brief because he had to catch a cab to the airport. His comment about moving closer to the main operation, “Be careful what you wish for”.
I do not lave the latest signature catalog with me, so I cannot distinguished what is currently in the catalog and what was a new announcement.
Made in America, Armed forces cars consisting of a boxcar, flatcar with load and a hopper.
Lion Chief Control. Starter sets with no transformer required. Cable is like a charger, plug end steps down the voltage to the track at 18 volts. Other end plugs directly into track. Each remote control is set for the frequency of that engine. Can run multiple different engines on same track as long as they are not the same frequency. Can also run engine on TMCC and Legacy layouts with match engine/hand controller.
Legacy:
H7 2-8-8-2 C & O, and UP
Scale PRR S2 Turbine 6-8-6, Penn and Lionel Lines. Later will be numbered 671 or 681.
Norfolk Southern Heritage SD70ACE in NYC with matching bay window caboose.
Dash 9:, BNSF and NS
E8/E9: Penn and SP matching 18” passenger cars.
F3 Neil Young Legacy Sets: Texas, green Penn with red 18” passenger cars. Matching dinner will be available in2014
Christmas: Scale Polar Express Berkshire with large cow catcher and 18” passenger cars. Cars will have snow on roofs.
2014: Gold 10th anniversary Polar Express set.
