@falconservice posted:If the Bowser to Weaver to LionScale RoadRailers can be found and produced someday, what needs to be finally produced are the Canadian National versions.
Andrew
Yes, I would love to see Canadian National and Canadian Pacific
Has anyone heard any leaks on what will be in the catalog? It's usually out in January.
O scale 40' trailers
BURLINGTON NORTHERN 40' trailers
GREAT NORTHERN 40' trailers
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN 40' trailers
Andrew
I would love to see some modern-ish commuter stuff. Maybe some F40PH's painted for Metra, Metrolink, VRE, MBTA.... Otherwise another 700E or Milwaukee Road S3.
How about a Lehigh Valley caboose in the snowbird paint scheme or the yellow jacket paint scheme
How about one of NYC "plumbers nightmare's" H10 class Mikados with the overhung Elesco feedwater heater in the vision line? What other NYC steam is due for a reissue? Mohawk in the Vision line maybe or Niagria with the twin sealed beam headlight using twin LED"s instead of lenses. AD
@artfull dodger posted:How about one of NYC "plumbers nightmare's" H10 class Mikados with the overhung Elesco feedwater heater in the vision line? What other NYC steam is due for a reissue? Mohawk in the Vision line maybe or Niagria with the twin sealed beam headlight using twin LED"s instead of lenses. AD
Sunset Models/3rd rail is coming out with the NYC H10. A brass or a brass hybrid model was the only way we were going to see a model of this specific locomotive.
I have learned to never say Never when it comes to Lionel. Who would have thought we would see some of the engines they have done thru the years. I would gamble to say that nothing from the NYC is "off" the table of possible engines as that road name sells well. The Southern Crescent engines would be my second choice to see from big L. AD
@Catonsville Central Railway posted:Comparatively "easy" things to do that wouldn't likely require new tooling:
- B&O F units in passenger colors (also haven't been made since TMCC)
Could you explain what you mean by B&O passenger colors? Do you mean the more blue that's darker than the powder blue of the postwar F3s?
Somewhat echoing your thoughts, I'd love to see a set of O27 Alco FAs with LC+ 2.0. I know they made them with LC+ a few years ago, but I never grabbed onto LC+ because it didn't work with TMCC/Legacy or DCS. If in LC+ 2.0, I might grab some.
@raising4daughters posted:Could you explain what you mean by B&O passenger colors? Do you mean the more blue that's darker than the powder blue of the postwar F3s?
Somewhat echoing your thoughts, I'd love to see a set of O27 Alco FAs with LC+ 2.0. I know they made them with LC+ a few years ago, but I never grabbed onto LC+ because it didn't work with TMCC/Legacy or DCS. If in LC+ 2.0, I might grab some.
I just refer to it as B&O "passenger" colloquially, to differentiate with the solid blue or sunburst schemes. I believe the Geeps were painted in this scheme when they were used for passenger and the solid blue when used for freight, but I could be wrong. A B&O historian would have to correct me on this.
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SD70ACu’s in Norfolk southern and CP Heritage!
There was a request for PENN CENTRAL PS-2-CD covered hoppers.
The LionScale PS-2-CD covered hopper is close to some of the ones PC had.
Here is a recent photo of a PENN CENTRAL Pullman-Standard built covered hopper that is now owned by CONRAIL.
https://www.railcarphotos.com/...s.php?PhotoID=118178
That is what can be made in the LionScale O scale line.
Andrew
If the modern High-Cube 60' plug-door boxcars were produced in O scale and S scale, it would be great if the models had opening doors so these box cars could be loaded or unloaded.
Here is an example of TTX TBOX high-cube 60' box car that I photographed.
Andrew
Falcon Service
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I was eagerly awaiting for Weaver to make the Canadian National and Santa Fe RoadRailers.
Hopefully these RoadRailers can be made in the LionScale line some day.
Andrew
Forgive me if already repeated, but is there a date when the catalog is planned to be released?
@Alabama Joe posted:Forgive me if already repeated, but is there a date when the catalog is planned to be released?
I haven't heard an official date but typically late January, early February.
New catalog drops January 22 that is what Ryan said tonight.
I'd also like to add the SP and D&RGW Krauss-Maffei ML4000 Diesel Hydraulic locomotives to my list. I'm a huge fan of interesting and rare engines. The ML4000 is a German design adapted for US railroads. There is one ML4000 restored to operational status at the Niles Canyon Railway in northern California.
@Dylan the Train Man posted:I'd also like to add the SP and D&RGW Krauss-Maffei ML4000 Diesel Hydraulic locomotives to my list. I'm a huge fan of interesting and rare engines. The ML4000 is a German design adapted for US railroads. There is one ML4000 restored to operational status at the Niles Canyon Railway in northern California.
The restored M-L4000 is a hood units, not like the cab units the D&RGW and SP first bought.
Plus, 3rd Rail is bringing the cab units out.
Rusty
@2012ford posted:New catalog drops January 22 that is what Ryan said tonight.
Thank you.
The Traditional O gauge two-tier and/or three-tier auto carriers still have to be made for:
The Milwaukee Road
Burlington Route
Northern Pacific
WABASH
Chicago & North Western
Canadian National CN 1970's
Illinois Central 1955-1966 era Green Diamond logo
SCL Seaboard Coast Line
L&N
Andrew
I like to see lion chief 4-6-0 steamers.
How about a set of the original Metroliners in PRR,Penn Central and Amtrak liveries?
A scale legacy 2-8-0 that isn't harriman or pennsy specific would be great. I'm thinking something similar to the diecast Baldwin 2-8-0 that weaver had years ago. Unfortunately atlas got the tooling to that model so it'll probably never resurface
Legacy scale SP&S/NP E1 Northern. Haven't seen these made at all in O scale (did 3rd rail ever do them?)
AC4400CW
Chessie System GP30
PRR M1b
I also want Lionel to make SD75Ms and SD75Is. The SD75M would be a simple modification to the tooling on Lionel's SD70M/SD70MAC body shell with the bulge on the right side. The SD75I could use the SD80MAC/SD90MAC isolated cab.
SD75M Possible liveries:
-ATSF (Warbonnet)
-BNSF (Warbonnet, BNSF/ATSF Patched Warbonnet, H3 Swoosh)
-NS (They purchased 7 from NRE)
SD75I Possible Liveries:
-BNSF (Warbonnet, H3 Swoosh)
-Canadian National
-Ontario Northland
The SD70M, SD70I, SD75I, SD75M could mean making all new injection molds. It is unfortunate that the K-Line by Lionel SD70MAC/SD75M injection molds did not get to stay with the rest of the LIONEL molds when they were moved out of the Sanda Kan or Kader production line.
I might have to buy a Santa Fe SD75M and a CN SD75I if they actually made them.
Andrew
I wish they would add one or two Plug-Doors on each side to their A.A.R. 50' double-door box car, then paint the box cars to represent ones built in the 1960's and 1970's by ACF, Pullman-Standard, and National Steel Car for railroad all over the USA and Canada.
Andrew
The LIONEL F7 A-unit and F7 B-unit diesel-electric locomotives specifically painted for The SOO LINE in the 1950's maroon & yellow scheme and the 1960's red & white scheme.
These F7 models need to have sounds recorded from the existing, operational SOO LINE F7 A-Units.
Andrew
As I just got the new Christmas 2020 blitzen es44, And they are absolutely great under the tree most fun locomotive I’ve gotten in along time with the Santa crew talk, I like the new Christmas light up track for under the tree but I need 48 or maybe 60 inch turns not 36
The Lionel TMCC Phantom (there were four versions) locomotives are so cool. The models look like something from an old sci-fi movie or TV show. They sound like it, too. Lionel should re-release all versions of the engines for their Lionchief Plus 2.0 line with TMCC control, new motors (2 of them), new sounds, and each loco should also include a 4-pack of matching passenger cars. I would get the Phantom III which is silver and black. Maybe the Phantoms could also be made with some new freight equipment 4-packs and add-on freight and/or passenger cars that match the engines, so operators could run either a freight or passenger train with their futuristic locomotive.
I'm hoping to see some 2-6-6-6 Allegheny class Legacy locomotives because I will probably be able to afford one for the first time ever (if I save my pennys and check under the couch) and they're among my favorite locomotives.
Otherwise, I'll look for those small Legacy/Lion Chief steamers.
@Dylan the Train Man posted:The Lionel TMCC Phantom (there were four versions) locomotives are so cool. The models look like something from an old sci-fi movie or TV show. They sound like it, too. Lionel should re-release all versions of the engines for their Lionchief Plus 2.0 line with TMCC control, new motors (2 of them), new sounds, and each loco should also include a 4-pack of matching passenger cars. I would get the Phantom III which is silver and black. Maybe the Phantoms could also be made with some new freight equipment 4-packs and add-on freight and/or passenger cars that match the engines, so operators could run either a freight or passenger train with their futuristic locomotive.
I really like this idea! Perhaps the Phantom in various road names or colors.
The O scale 8 Door high-cube 86' boxcar in these railroads
GRAND TRUNK WESTERN in the original 1967 blue scheme
GRAND TRUNK WESTERN repainted with the slogan 'the Good Track road' and track graphics between 1976-1985.
NEW YORK CENTRAL
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF
Andrew
Falcon Service
The Greenville Steel Car Co. corrugated gondolas built for Chicago & North Western, Missouri Pacific Lines, and Southern Pacific Lines that are now all owned by the Union Pacific.
These corrugated gondolas have to be made in similar process to the way steel vegetable cans and aluminum sardine cans are produced.
Corrugated gondolas stamped and folded out of actual sheets of metal.
Andrew
Falcon Service
Maybe New Jersey Transit ALP-44 / AEM-7 or the newer ALP-46. Some NJT double-decker passenger cars would be nice too!
Illinois Central 2-10-2, 2-8-0, or 2-8-2 steam
Illinois Central heavyweight passenger cars
21 inch aluminum passenger cars (who has the K-Line tooling?)
Legacy Dreyfuss Hudson
2 rail locomotives
Single motor drive for diesel locomotives similar to HO and N scale mechanisms
2 rail O scale FasTrack
I would like to continue collecting stuff, from when I was a kid. 6464 boxcars, and Aquarium cars. I'm sure Lionel could come up with a few new ones.
@JimJohnson posted:I would like to continue collecting stuff, from when I was a kid. 6464 boxcars, and Aquarium cars. I'm sure Lionel could come up with a few new ones.
I agree, I would like to see traditional sized 6464 style boxcars besides those with Disney and Star Trek characters. Those kinds of cars have their place but I would like to see other cars too.
