Curious to hear what the 2024 vision line is going be.
Ryan with the “ bigger than the A5” is great! haha
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Sounds like it will be announced next friday 10/13. Bigger than the A5 but hopefully smaller than the big articulated steam locos they have put out lately and under 2k. Wishful thinking, but it would be nice to get a mid sized vision line loco.
You are dreaming for a VL under $2k, never happen!
hope its a diesel this time and diecast
Beats me but I always love when it's the year for a new release! My wallet hopes it something that doesn't fit with my layout haha
It would be cool to see a non-articulated steam or a diesel.
Thomas the Tank!
Visionline Shay and Visionline log cars.
@biscuitag97 posted:Sounds like it will be announced next friday 10/13. Bigger than the A5 but hopefully smaller than the big articulated steam locos they have put out lately and under 2k. Wishful thinking, but it would be nice to get a mid sized vision line loco.
A Vision Line A5, now there would be something to lavish attention to detail on! 
Ryan said that this news would be released on the 13th? I would have thought that they would release the news during York week? Perhaps they figure more people paying attention the week before?
On the 13th Lionel will be unveiling their Vision line "Color Vision" not a new locomotive but rather a promise that moving forward they will have "Vision" and see what color they are painting things. LOL
Please make a modern Vision Line diesel, Lionel. It's been a while (2010 with the CP GEVO Hybrid and UP/NS Genset Switchers). Plus a modern freight loco would mean that I might be able to get some of the Vision Ethanol Tank Cars (I want those, too). A Siemens ALC-42 Charger, ET44AC/ET44C4, or SD70ACe-T4 are the top 3 Vision modern diesels I want on my layout.
Anyone else catch wind that it's gonna be the exMTH Erie Triplex?? Will also be offered in a super set. Saw this on another train thread.
Ryan and Dave on Friday the 13th....what could go wrong? 
@Pennsy641 posted:Anyone else catch wind that it's gonna be the exMTH Erie Triplex?? Will also be offered in a super set. Saw this on another train thread.
If it is indeed that, I'm out but it would be great to see it regardless. Also, wasn't the Triplex used on one other railroad or was that a fantasy scheme by MTH? I sort of forget as I know Eric of Eric's Trains had said something about the other one modeled.
D&RGW?
@Pennsy641 posted:Anyone else catch wind that it's gonna be the exMTH Erie Triplex?? Will also be offered in a super set. Saw this on another train thread.
This would be bad for my wallet but does the time line add up? Visionline products are years in the making. Lionel only acquired some MTH stuff in 2021. I just wonder if we're going to have to wait two more years.
On the other hand, I'll be getting a second job if it turns out to be true
$2500 for locomotive.....$4K for VL super set
@MichRR714 posted:On the 13th Lionel will be unveiling their Vision line "Color Vision" not a new locomotive but rather a promise that moving forward they will have "Vision" and see what color they are painting things. LOL
That would be great since I have sharks with a different colored addon b unit. But hey as long as people keep buying they do not have to worry about their mistakes.
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:If it is indeed that, I'm out but it would be great to see it regardless. Also, wasn't the Triplex used on one other railroad or was that a fantasy scheme by MTH? I sort of forget as I know Eric of Eric's Trains had said something about the other one modeled.
Erie and the Virginian were the only ones who had them. Cool engine but I do not want ro need one not my RR.
@Shawn_Chronister posted:Erie and the Virginian were the only ones who had them. Cool engine but I do not want ro need one not my RR.
When MTH did them previously, they carried the Erie's 2-8-8-8-2 wheel config over to their Virginian model, which is incorrect (the sole VGN triplex prototype, #700, was a 2-8-8-8-4). This error would be a deal breaker for me if it's not fixed, especially with a Vision Line price tag.
i keep having wonderful dreams about lionel bringing back the hot wheels stuff full force because i would love more hot wheels themed trains to add to my hot wheels lionchief set so a vision line hot wheels super train set would be the ultimate holy grail item for me.
When I go to Lionels website on my phone and look under Visionline a frosted image of the front of a steam engine with a red Pennsylvania keystone on it appears, it also says image coming soon over the picture. I can't get the image to appear on the website on my computer, only my phone. It could be just a stock image Lionel used, or maybe it is the engine, or maybe Lionel is just messing with us.
@BlueFeather posted:When MTH did them previously, they carried the Erie's 2-8-8-8-2 wheel config over to their Virginian model, which is incorrect (the sole VGN triplex prototype, #700, was a 2-8-8-8-4). This error would be a deal breaker for me if it's not fixed, especially with a Vision Line price tag.
Yes, I am aware. I was just pointing out the fact only 2 RR's had triplexes. I made no mention of wheel arrangement but they were both called triplexes.
@GAN Railroad posted:When I go to Lionels website on my phone and look under Visionline a frosted image of the front of a steam engine with a red Pennsylvania keystone on it appears, it also says image coming soon over the picture. I can't get the image to appear on the website on my computer, only my phone. It could be just a stock image Lionel used, or maybe it is the engine, or maybe Lionel is just messing with us.
hmmm interesting
maybe its finally a t1 duplex
That's an old item, from 2019. The new item would begin with 24
@BlueFeather posted:When MTH did them previously, they carried the Erie's 2-8-8-8-2 wheel config over to their Virginian model, which is incorrect (the sole VGN triplex prototype, #700, was a 2-8-8-8-4). This error would be a deal breaker for me if it's not fixed, especially with a Vision Line price tag.
Yeah, the Virginian, that was the other one. I do remember Eric had said that the trailering truck was not correct, which he said was a shame if I recall. I think if they do do this, that should be something that they correct. This way they can say it is correct per the wheel arrangement. I'm sure something would not be pleasing to the river counters.
