Lionel 2013 is Out! What are you ordering????

The CNJ Heritage SD70 for me.

BATTLE TRAIN!!!!!......oh wait......nope.....

 

 

On a serious note though the Conrail SD-40 for sure and would love to see the E-8 in the Conrail OCS scheme somewhere down the road.

Nassau Hobby Center is taking preorders, they don't have any pics yet but the products are listed on there site FYI

Wow! This one is going to break the bank.

 

CB&Q E-9's

UP E-9's

Milwaukee E-9's

New passenger cars

New Ipad control system

 

My credit card is cowering in fear.

 

Art

Interested in the Virginian Y-3, but I'm probably not going to preorder it. There's been too many blowouts of other Lionel steam engines, so I think I'll wait and see how the pricing goes after its released.

 

Disappointed in the C&O H-7. Since the first release had the Vanderbilt tender (and I have that one) it would have made sense to do this re-release with the rectangular tender. The tender on the UP version is a C&O tender as the UP bought H-7's from the C&O equipped with that rectangular tender. Most of the H-7's in C&O service were re-equipped with this tender around 1930. It seems like issuing an easy variation of an earlier release would encourage sales to people that bought the earlier version. Apparently Lionel doesn't like to spend a lot of time on prototype research.

 

Like the E-8/9's although no roadnames I'm interested in.

 

Ken

UP E9's are tempting.

I noticed the same thing.

 

The fish food vat car, the fish in my lionel aquarium have been starving for years!
Also, can't wait to hear more about the iPad app. And would love the pensy Neil young set, but that isn't in the cards.

The Penn Central NS heritage unit, of course 

 

Disappointed in the lack of Vision Line offerings.  This catalog was pretty much ho-hum for me.  However, I will pick up the singles of the new Auto Racks and am contemplating the Pioneer Zephyr.  Although, the blue stripe on the Lionel Lines Zephyr makes it better-looking.

Nothing.  Hopefully the volume 2 catalog will be better.

Probably nothing. A boxcar at most. There are three Milwaukee Road items in the new catalog:

 

E unit set - UP yellow diesels are the least desirable Milwaukee Road passenger engines. For $939 MSRP I can live without it. Anyway, I already have K-Line F units and a Lionel Bi-Polar in yellow to pull the yellow K-Line passenger cars.

 

UP yellow passenger set - Other than the Skytop observation car, the picture shows an off the shelf generic passenger set painted for Milwaukee Road. Short dome car, square windows on the baggage car - not correct for the Milwaukee. Fortunately I have the much superior K-Line cars, so this one is a non-starter. 

 

PS-1 boxcar - Might get this one, but I have the MTH version of the same car with the same paint from a few years back, so not exactly a priority at $69.95.

 

I'm not disappointed, though - I've got too many trains already, so this catalog is a good reason to save my money!

Nothing.  Lack of interesting or new items.  Too expensive.  Disappointing.

Pennsy Turbine but which one!

No Alaska, I'll pass. Sheesh, now you need an iPad?

The Zephyr was always good looking, nice to see it in Legacy.

I'm underwhelmed!

the nyc grand central station is a steal for that price if your a nyc fan and have a medium layout

Let's see, Whistle smoke, less and less, No vision line, No Lionmaster. Things are changing.

 

I am looking at the Pennsy Red Arrow with whistle smoke.

The most uninteresting Lionel catalog I can remember ever seeing. I will order a MOW pick-up truck (GN) and maybe the CC helicopter with missiles. Also, a very dull catalog presentation from an aestetic standpoint.

Glad I bought the CC Navy Alco set already (at least I'll have a nice Christmas present this year .

H7 with out steam affects makes me sad...

I would love to order the Burlington Zephyr set, but my curves are too sharp to allow that. But I will be ordering a set of Burlington E units, and a Norfolk Southern SD-40, and that Sante Fe dash-9 looks just too beautiful to miss. And then……………. 

 

All in all, I think that we have been presented with an excellent catalogue of goodies to drool over. 

Correct me if I am wrong, Lionel, but on the HTML index

 

http://www.lionel.com/products...FA3A&PageID=2119

 

It states that the H7 has "Whistle Steam Effect" but the catalog itself says nothing of it.  That's pretty much a deciding factor for me since I have the UP but not the C&O and would get it if the whistle steam effect is indeed a feature. 

Same with me.

 

I like the idea of train control via tablet, but I'm strictly an Android guy and I use Gargraves & Ross, not Fast-Track so I guess this won't be for me whenever/if ever it comes out.

Zip for me.  Two observations:

 

1. The Neil Young Signature Series may have more interest if Neil actually signed the engine.  Unless I missed it in the small print.

 

2. The introduction was signed by "The Lionel Team"  not by Jerry as in the past.

I echo your sentiments.  I am also a bit disappointed with the LCT catalog.  I prefer my tinplate to be Lionel, AF branded etc. w/o prototypical road names.  The tinplate prices have also jumped a fair amount.

I still like the Boat Loader with Cars on page 98

Detroit & Macinac PS-1 Boxcar

 

Burlington Northern PS-4 Flat Car

 

Santa Fe PS-4 Flat Car

 

Burlington Northern Auto Carrier

 

SOO Auto Carrier 

 

Southern Pacific Auto Carrier 

 

 

 

Andrew

Just hope they fixed the "high water" issue with the e9 diesels the last time those were made the gap between the body and the trucks was terrible

I am very interested in the Neil Young Signature Pennsylvania set.  

I also looked at the Flyer catalog....most excited about the Polar Express preview for 2014.  Guess next year I will order my first S-gauge set.

I liked the Neil Young Texas Special passenger set, especially if the 15" cars have the same chrome/stainless look of the 21" scale TexSpec from a few years ago but probably will still pass with the $900 street price.  I was disappointed that there was no Lionmaster.

 

Looks like my money will most likely go to MTH's Railking Imperial PRR and possibly GE Hybrid ES44AC.

Nothing......LOTS of stuff I would love to have......nothing in my price/comfort zone. $70 for a flat car???? I just got a NICE Weaver flat for $9......

There is not a lot of Legacy steam that runs on smaller than 0-54. No Lionmaster again :-( ..... Is Lionel missing a large market segment?  I have a 5x12 layout, bottom level is all Fastrack with 0-36 and 0-48 turns.  My upper level is Lionel tubular at 0-42.    The NYC Heritage says 0-54 as well.  

 

 My observation may be wrong I just looked at it quick while at work.  I will give it a better look tonight.  

I would like to order......

NS S-D40-2

NS Dash 9

2- 30,000 gal tank car sets

NS Speeder ?

Lots of stuff but nothing I want.

I was waiting for a B&M Gp-9, looks like that is a go for me.

RE: Lincoln Funeral Train.  I thought this was a LRRC Exclusive.  Now its a regular catalog item???

trainman713,

 

I noticed that, too (about the LCT prices).  This could be the first year in many that I opt out of multiple catalogs.

 

I’ve been thinking about the special edition tinplate Prospector being offered by LCCA and that may be my sole new purchase. Even that is going for ~ $550. Maybe I’m wrong, but seems high to me.  

 

EDIT: Actually the Prospector is $579.

Is there something wrong with the one on page 50? It is Legacy.

 

 

 

Although I really like the H7, S-2 and the burlington Zephyr, and if I had some money and an unconcerning wife, I would purchase one of each....

Isn't it time for Lionel to get off the couch!  No vision line engines, cars, or features?! WHAT?!

No engines with smoke features?!

StationSound diners are gone...

A Texas special with 15" cars? ! really?

Also did somebody say Berkshire Blowout? Cause last years Berks everyone voted down... but you can still by one of these hephalumps in case you changed your mind!

and yes we are happy again to see the the once again but blah-ze scale conventional Mogules... I almost lost my lunch...

 

Well I love trains, and this will not inhibit me to buy more, I just wish Lionel would wake up and  get off of the couch!