Lionel Trains Releases 2013 Holiday Lineup

I see the date on this article is Nov. 13, 2013. Is Jerry Calabrese still part of Lionel? Or just a quote from when he was CEO earlier in the year?

On a similar note, I received an e-mail today from Lionel that the 2013 LRRC Christmas car is shipping today. I can add this to my 2012 car which I also received in 2013. This will be a merry christmas indeed

I got the impression JC is still CEO, but much less hands-on as in prior years.  I think it was earlier this year (or late last year) when another executive level of management was introduced reporting directly to JC.  So now Howard has a GM title if I'm not mistaken and runs the train division on more of a day-to-day basis.

 

I'm sure someone much closer to this can elaborate further.

 

David

While I was typing, ADCX Rob posted the OGR video above.  So there you have it with more detail and context...

 

Thanks Rob.

 

David

the area code of the phone number is New York city so it most likely is from Jerry's office.

Speaking of Lionel and the holidays, I received notice from Train World that my Lionel Christmas ornaments, jig saw puzzles, and some other novelties are shipping.

 

Good show on these.

I'll be getting the silver bell set for under th tree this year. I'm sure the grand kids will love finally being allowed to control the train