Lionel Catalog Live Monday at 11:00 AM

Wow... $1200 Mikes and $1500 Berks?

Hoping those "Heavy Mikes" are all-new, will be keeping an eye on the NYC #9506. Other than that, looks like yet another round of re-runs. The PRR Mountains have also joined the triple release club now...

 

Re-runs I actually would have gone for are the J3a in later life configurations that have never been modeled in 3-rail before, and also the Niagara since the first and only release is prone to several issues.

Wow... $1200 Mikes and $1500 Berks?

 

Not on our web site Monday! :-)

Countdown clock is up on the Lionel website!

 

Terrance

Looks like they had to take down everything but the Big Boys....

 

Rusty

and a partridge in a pear tree.

 

Gerry

 

A cease and desist, possibly. Heres my "vague" recollection of the "good stuff".

 

1. Multiple road numbers (4 or 5) of SP Ac-12's

 

2. 2 PM, and 1 # NKP, VGN, and C&O berks 

 

3. 2 PRR M1a 's

 

4. Heavy "Mikes", L&N, NYC, GN and one or two others I can't recall

 

5. There were a couple unpainted pilots offered as well.

 

It appeared to be the "starting" of a preorder list, as no diesels were isted.

If I recall correctly, the train-station had the following heavy Mikados listed:

 

L&N, P&WV, CNJ, Frisco, C&IM, NYC, GN and also an undecorated pilot model.

Do the steamers have whistle steam?

It looks as though the Cab-forwards do.  We'll know about the others in just under a day. 

Hmmm, a GN heavy mike.  I'll have to watch that one.  After all the years that I have been moaning and whining about the lack of Mikados, between this and the 3rd Rail O-8s, looks like a banner year for GN fans.

 

I may not be able to avoid building a GN ore train any longer.   

 

Regards,

GNNPNUT

If the new PE Express Berk is any indication, I would think all the Berkshire's do. 

 

Which is is a win for moi. 

On the catalog "sneak peek" photo on the "Red Carpet Event" thread the M1A's also show whistle steam.

I understand there is some Pere Marquette rolling stock as well!

What I saw yesterday from my photos are

 

SP AC-12 - Whistle Steam

11462 - #4294

11463 - #4291

11464 - #4286

11465 - #4275 from just looks similar to a daylight style scheme

11469 - Pilot

 

PA M1A - Whistle Steam

81245 - #6671

81246 - #6764

81243 - Pilot

81249 - M1A Twin Hopper Freight Set

 

 

 

Before I order a cab forward I will want to know if the level of detail will be the same as the TMCC version. The TMCC version is very well detailed. I would say JLC level.

if the new version is not as well detailed, I will pass.

 

Scrappy

Scrappy,

 

After comparing the features and dimensions to 2005 model #4294 which I have and love I can tell you that I will be ordering both 11464 #4286 and the 11465 #4275 with the paint scheme. The new ones do list in the features a Authentically detailed cab interior & whistle steam effect. They are only $150 MSRP over the 2005 model.

 

Perhaps maybe a Marquette Freight set ?

And so now it begins.. Since these are being built to order, do you not order one and hope for that you can find an extra alter.....

I saw that the Big Boy Page and the AC12 page both show the 3- Pack of PFE reefer. I can only hope there are more than 3 car numbers

While all the pictures may not be all up by 11:00 AM today The pricing will be and the Pre-ordering on!

Also, don't forget to check your local train shop too (if you have one) for preorder pricing. Give him a chance for your support, I'm sure they could use it.

Bill

 

Always good advice.  I know I will.

 

That being said, the online guys are local to someone as well. 

Ferromex!  Muy bueno!  

 

- Mike

I've just quickly scanned through the catalogue, and all I can say is Wow! This is going to be an expensive year I think. Lots of great goodies to buy. And I have just got to get a command control tie ejector.  Thank you Lionel.

 After looking through the catlalogs, a  few things jumped out at me -

 

I feel Lionel is missing something by having a lot of the sets Lionchief only.
I would have given the PRR madison set a thought, but I would not want to use the remote to run just one train. Therefore I won't be buying the set. I wish they would have included an option to run them w/ a regular transformer.

 

 

The prices of things have gotten insane. The scale stuff is priced crazy, but even the "Made in USA" w/ American & Imported parts boxcar w/o rivets has a catalog price of 65.00

 

Looks like Lionel gave up on the Postwar inspired/PWC/Conventional Classics.
Shame, as they could have tapped a lot more Lionel classics. I'm pretty sure a lot of these items were decent sellers.

Seems like I'm safe from all of these catalogs.

Buckeye trucks under those NKP/C&O/Pere Marquette tenders, please; Commonwealth trucks for Erie is okee-dokee...  

New boiler tooling, I'm impressed. That had to be tough not to just reuse what they have. It looks " similar", or at least different from previous "mikes".

 

Did I miss the Christmas cars somewhere? Didn't see in Signature, RTR or teh Christmas catalogs. 

 

For me, the Southern FMs look nice, though the price might get me. Definitely in for the SAL round roof boxcar, and maybe some 8K tank cars and USRA double sheath boxcars. 

 

The Southern 18 inch passenger cars look nice, but at first blush the only correct car per SRR is the coach. Black roofs and side decals mean late 60s - 70s era on the Crescent or Piedmont. 

 

The SAL Citrus E-8s look great, and would work prototypically up to 1954 if anyone is modeling the Seaboard. 

 

Just my 50 cents (adjusted for inflation)

 

 

There's a North Pole Central gondola, that's all I saw scale wise.

Wow price for a Heavy Mikado (purchase price) is around $950.

Are the plastic es44s made to order ?

While I didn't see much that hits the elusive sweet spot of my roads, my curves, and my price range, these are certainly an impressive series of catalogs--a lot here for the hardcores among us!

 

I feel confident that the two new Hershey cars and the Chessie baby madison sets will eventually find their way to my home.  Only disappointments are the absence of any new Chessie or Polar RR stock.

I just sent Lionel a question asking whether the Big Boy's pilot cooling coil piping will be customer removable.  That will affect my buying decision.  I really don't like the looks of the piping. In their prototype video the model doesn't have them. 

If it will have the piping I will probably buy the cab forward instead.  As others have said they will probably reissue this when the 4014 is restored.  I have the 3rd Rail Anniversary Big Boy so I am not desperate.

No E-8s to pull the Southern Railway passenger cars?  Maybe they are in the next catalog.

 

Neal Jeter

WOW, that's amazing how that works. I was just looking at 2013 catalogs

this morning with no clue of the 2014 even being listed on the Lionel web site.

and now this afternoon 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

The lack of ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF, Norfolk and Western, and SOUTHERN Railway O Scale freight cars in this catalog would mean that there will be a huge amount of them coming in a future catalog.

 

Andrew