Lionel 2023 Volume II Catalog Cover of the Train Station

@Paul Kallus posted:

For those who may know of Lionel's clues of items to come, do you think that the cover of the Volume II catalogue denoting Cincinnati's Union Station is a preview of the structure to be made and released  next year?

Nope.

@NOT LionelLLC posted:

Nope.

It would help if you told us why we should consider this to be a fact -- otherwise this thread's a serious dead-end.

Or maybe it's simply your opinion?

Mike

It's been 13 or so years since Lionel made the Grand Central Terminal, actually it was made by TW Design in limited numbers and Lionel promoted it as a Vision Line item. The model was huge! I had purchased one around 2015 or so, allegedly new in the box, and it had a nail sticking out of the roof and some cosmetic damage, nothing that was insurmountable from a repair point of view. However, the model was so grand, no pun intended, it literally overwhelmed the space on my layout, and everything else, that it just didn't "fit in" and I ended up selling it. Lionel subsequently made a much smaller version, cast in in resin.

I am not a fan of the Cincinatti Union Station and doubt I'd commit to a pre-order if Lionel should make it, though I would like to see Lionel branch out into interesting structures. From what I've seen, Lionel's HO line has more interesting buildings than their O-gauge selection. The HO items may be kits, however, am not sure.