Lionel Locomotives shipping early

Is the B&O engine the EM1 with Legacy?  List price???

Thank you.

The B&O had ONLY one class of 2-8-8-4, and those where indeed EM-1s!

Wow, that was fast.  Catalog not out yet!

Wow, that was fast.  Catalog not out yet!

where did that information come from?  and what are the item numbers?

Your kidding me... Lionel is going to run a Yellowstone?

Holy Crap I can't contain myself if this is true!

Are ALL THREE of the people in your avatar happy with this announcement?

This new format is driving me crazy. I have not posted on here is a while.

Retail prices are:

 

Mikado $899

4-6-2 $1099

2-8-8-4 $1299

 

From what I am getting they seem very limited. We are only getting one of some of these.

 

Brian

 

I did not even try to put an avatar in there. I thought it was automatic.

It is true.

It will be on Lionel's website Friday.

Are you saying that the catalog will be out Friday or that these engines are going to be announced early before the catalog like the SF Northerns and the Mallets?

ok I need to get my Southern 2-8-2 are these locomotives new tooling?

Catalogs later this month but they will put this information on their website with pictures. Locos will ship before we get the catalog. I do not understand it either.

We will know more on Friday when they release the pictures. This has to be a first for Lionel.

Wow.. this is interesting!

I am just glad we are getting products earlier in the year. Lately it seems like everything ships in December no matter when it is announced. This is a big improvement to me.

WOW!  Talk about making hay while the sun shines!  Lionel is really taking advantage of their competition's inability to offer new steam engines.  Seventeen new locos in this notice and 5 or 6 before (Christmas).  Twenty two steam engines is more than they usually announce is three catalogs.  AND TWO OF THEM IN SOUTHERN!  They are really going after my money.

 

Happy Railroading,

Don

Guess the cat's out of the bag now!

Yikes a Yellowstone

Any news on the conventional classics series by chance?

Silver Comet,

 

LOL, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself on your post announcing Lionel items while noticing your avatar has Mike Wolf in it.   Now that's funny, wonder what both Mike and Jerry would think of that?  

I guess with MTH not making American steam Lionel is trying to take advantage of this maybe by pushing out steam?

Some of the info is already on the Lionel website.

There are a couple of pictures of the new offerings in the latest issue of OGR.  A B&O EM1 (thank you Hot Water for clarification) and a UP 9000 (4-12-2-).  Saw this yesterday.

A Yellowstone??? Jeez I'm gonna need a new wallet after the old one burns to a crisp...

We really like both manufacturers products. I think our sales are about equal of each. I can not imagine any store that would just sell one. I am just proud that Mike Wolf visited our store. Come on down to Georgia Jerry!

It sure made my day Don.

Remember John, MTH now makes Lionel Corporation product. 

So the pricing on the 2-8-8-4's seems fair...However I must ask will this DMIR Yellowstone be a true DMIR Yellowstone?  Is this new tooling?  A re-lettered EM1 is not going to work for me.

The picture in OGR sure looks like a re-issue. Will be interesting to see. 

Jeez,

 I am just getting over the last quick ship suprise,

 looks like this ones gonna cost even more.EM-1 or GN?

 

Also if your listening lionel UP 9001 and up for numbers

I can't wait to see some pictures!!! 

 

How is Lionel shipping all this steam and MTH is seemingly absent?

I think its safe to say we'll see the UP 4-12-2 in three versions

There was only one version of the 9000 series locomotive.

It'll be interesting to see if this reissue is upgraded to the VL. 

Its a great engine to watch running but requires wide curves.  One thing for sure, if it is VL, it sure better have a working Gresley valve on the front pilot and not the static  gear on the previous release.

Joe

 The ceo of lionel  has videos on lionel site said they moved to the same factory that makes the diecast nascar cars (use to be action). I bet this has something to do with them being able to make more trains..

I just returned from my LHS.  They got the e-mail on the Yellowstones at 5:30 last night.

 

I ordered the Yellowstone in B&O EM-1 roadname (that doesn't really matter since everything on my layout is re-done as either UP or ATSF).

 

Interesting: the product number was 6-11337.  As of two minutes ago it was not listed in Lionel's shipping schedule and the Lionel website search engine pulls up nothing, however, a Google search for Lionel 6-11337 just now returned this hit:

http://www.lionel.com/customer...rch&startRow=201

which takes you to the Lionel documents website page, where, listed about mid-page, is the Owner's Manual for this loco, labeled "11/12."

 

I have an older 4-12-2 and so I'm passing on that.  The two diesels also.  No doubt when the catalog comes out in a week or two there will be more to want . . .