I love the Lionel logo on the cylinder up front. That's a sharp looking locomotive! Has Lionel done a Locomotive of the Year before?

Locomotive of the year? Says who???

I had to look up what Flash Coat Color was:

"Special metallic pigment in the paint that causes it to reflect back various colors under light."

Jim

@BillYo414 posted:

I love the Lionel logo on the cylinder up front. That's a sharp looking locomotive! Has Lionel done a Locomotive of the Year before?

Several.  I'll see if I can find them.

2021 (2133900) 

2022  (2231330)

I have some how missed these the last two years.

@RickO posted:

Locomotive of the year? Says who???

Probably not MTH.

Mike

@BillYo414 posted:

I have some how missed these the last two years.

@BillYo414 - That's how many of us feel about Life in general - due to COVID. 

I think it's cool but I am concerned that Lionel will have contributed to mental health problems amongst three rail hobbyists who do not like fantasy paint schemes .

I like the design. I wish they had a traditional sized option also.

@PH1975 posted:

@BillYo414 - That's how many of us feel about Life in general - due to COVID. 

Most definitely. I couldn't agree more!

It seems odd to do the locomotive of the year at the beginning of the year but I do like the idea of doing a locomotive of the year.

I like it. However, I bet you that blue color comes in nowhere close to that picture......based on past items from Lionel.

NICE locomotive!

@Landsteiner posted:

I think it's cool but I am concerned that Lionel will have contributed to mental health problems amongst three rail hobbyists who do not like fantasy paint schemes .

"If you don't stand for somthin' .Your gonna fall for anything".😉

I got nothing,….🤐

Pat

Beautiful machine.  I like it.  Ordered.

-Brian

I bought the 120th Anniversary GS engine and love it. I’ve never owned a Dreyfuss and I like the Lionel paint scheme. As with the 120th engine it gives me an option to buy the engine since I don’t collect New York Central or Southern Pacific. I’m a little concerned over the statement at the top. If I’m pre-ordering an engine the artwork/color/etc. should be illustrated in the advertisement. Otherwise I’m ordering in the wind. Help us out Lionel!!!!

@Landsteiner posted:

I think it's cool but I am concerned that Lionel will have contributed to mental health problems amongst three rail hobbyists who do not like fantasy paint schemes

Thanks for thinking about the rest of us, but we have plenty of other things to spin our brains.

Seriously though, three-rail trains are toys.  These locomotives of the year are clearly toys, and this new one is a grand one at that, although it's not my style so I won't be buying one.

I think that it's fair to say that most of us don't have a big problem with them or our numbers would be dwindling, and the number of 2-Railers would be increasing substantially, because of things like this.

Neither appears to be happening.

Mike

It appears Lionel might be borrowing paint from their diecast NASCAR division. Here is an example of flashcoat.

Must find someway to convince the CFO..........