there's a shocker.  surprised it took this long.

question would be who is going to get the product to market the fastest?  you can announce anything you want -- getting into the consumers hands is another story. 

Wow, sounds like MTH is going all out. It'll be interesting to see which manufacturer gets them released first.

A very bold initiative, to be sure!  NS fans in particular, as well as fans of each of the fallen flag roads, will need to start saving-up their coins.  I imagine some out there will go for all 18 (maybe with a second mortgage on the house).

Well, when you don't have steam engines.........

Maybe they will in this catalog. One can be hopeful.

Gerry

Hopefully that Wabash ES44 will be in the first catalog..

Joe 

From previous production time records, the RailKing SD70ACes will be the first to be released.

Andrew

Will Williams by Bachmann be next to announce ?

Since they already put out the Williams by Bachmann 2012 catalog, it will have to wait until the 2013 catalog.

Andrew

Decisions to be made, Lionel or MTH. Price and features will be the winning vote for me. The road numbers are a done deal for me it depends also who puts out what I like first. PRR, ...

If Williams by Bachmann does any of these, I would not expect to see them produced before 2014 or 2015.  Seeing how long it is taking for them to produce the Genesis Phase V paint scheme which was in the 2011 and 2012 catalogs but has yet to even have hints of delivery of that one item.  Those were supposed to be delivered last summer, then last fall, then winter, now ..... who knows.  I would like to see WbB produce Amtrak heritage Genesis units as well, but they way they get things done so slowly the real units will likely have long been repainted or retired by the time WbB delivered the item. 

I love WbB products, but the wait for new items is laughable. 

I would likely buy an MTH NKP or PRR heritage.  Would be nice to see them deliver by the holiday season of 2012!

it would be nice to see unpowered companion units made so one could have pair of locos without spending a fortune.

^^ I agree... I'm in for at least 2 if not 3, but I'd prefer to not have to buy them all powered.

Just excellent on MTH's part.....

I wonder if they will be offering a matching caboose for each engine...

Ron

They would be foolish if they didn't. If we were still in business, I believe we would had a few customers that would of purchased one each of the premier diesels. I know for sure one of our customers would of bought all eighteen and none them would of ever seen daylight.

Saw this one coming. Given MTH has the diesels, it would be crazy not to produce them in the heritage schemes.

Given MTH's usual production philosophy, I expect that there will be dummy engines also. And I just may buy 1 or 2 of them.

I'm sure that's true, and it's also kind of sad for a number of reasons.

well, now I can get the LACKAWANNA in 2 rail. thanks MTH.....

Jimmy, I think this is a good reason for you to re-open my favorite train store.  18 different engines...what a way to announce your return!   And now that the Wall Street Journal has put Homer City on the map with its big article on your polluting power plant with those huge smoke stacks, everyone will be able to find their way to your door.

Seriously, every day I run one of the many engines I purchased from you over the years I fondly recall the drive to Homer City, and the great customer service you and your lovely wife provided to me...and in earlier times...my two young girls.  I trust retirement is everything you hoped it would be.  Rick

I am going to get all 18 from MTH and Lionsl, and decorate my Christmas tree with them this year!

Yep, unpowered units would be great, make for some interesting consists hooked up with a couple UP Heritage units.

I will be definitely getting the New York Central Units.

Yep no shocker.  I have the full 7 UP Heritage series in Scale Wheels and absolutely love them.  18 wow that is a big commitment.  At MSRP that is 8442 and if we apply a generous discount on each @400 that is still 7200.  

Yea I too wonder which will be out first.  The prototype's from NS or the models from Lionel or MTH...

 According to the NS press release you should start seeing them in March (I'm assuming 2012 but I could be wrong) so I will guess the real ones first.

Mike, I contacted Overland about doing them in brass.  We shall see.

1) NS 8098 (Conrail) at Juniata in Altoona, PA
2) NS 8099 (Southern) at Chattanooga, TN

At least two of the NS locos are in the paint booth as I write this with several more ready to go in right behind them so I'd say they will start to circulate in late March or early April.

Poppyl

If MTH sticks with their normal practice they will release four road numbers, three powered and one dummey.

I highly doubt that MTH will release 3 powered and a non-powered units for one Heritage name- you will probably see the prototypical number only- just as they did for the UP Heritage series.

What would make sense is a Powered and a Non-Powered version in the Premier Line, so they would sell more, but not overproduce them.

Andrew

2 or 3 Overland > 18 Lionel/MTH for me so $5-7k vs over $10K.

Wabash - yes!

Harold

N & S they are adding a Penn Central

http://www.nscorp.com/nscporta...ritage_roll_out.html

Conrail:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/...c-Trains/85108529158

Not a modern diesel guy so will wait for Williams if they ever do it just to get an original Norfolk and Southern Railway paint job.  Would prefer a dummy so I might display it.  Probably wouldn't run a modern engine on the layout.  If MTH does it, I hope they save some of the paint and put in on a rerun of a Baldwin AS616.

Ray

You may rest assured that MTH will be producing a matching caboose for each roadname.  There is also very serious consideration being given to matching freight cars.  As previously noted, these items will be spread out over a number of catalogues.

Matching Caboose in a modern caboose-less train. Makes sense I guess.  (19) artist renderings for the units from the NS Website.   Not a lot of detail in these drawings. Unless either model manufacture is working closely with NS on the exact paint scheme there might be some errors.  Are royalties to be paid to NS ? Most likely.

This is good news. These special runs are always fun to watch. I can't possibly get all eighteen units but one or two should be in the cards.