TCA 2016 Convention Car: Made in USA 027 Boxcar

Does anyone find this car as cool as I do? 

I just don't like it. IMO I think that the TCA can do better and make a better looking car.  Made in America? was it made in the USA? I am a TCA member since 1993 but I have to pass on this car.

The car is actually made in the USA.  It is currently the only car that Lionel makes in the United States. 

Out of curiosity, what would be your suggestions for a better looking car?  There is always a balance between the local roads in the host Division for the convention and national interests.  The committee is always open to suggestions and next year's convention will be held in Pittsburgh.

Texas is a big state, where and when is the convention?

Brent

Rockwall TX

Brent,

The convention will be held the last week in June in Houston.  It's going to be a little warm there but it should be a good time.  I enjoy going to catch up with old friends who I don't see all the time.

Here is a link for you:  http://tcamembers.org/newsande...ventions/index.shtml

Hope you can make it!

Thanks

Warm in Houston, really HOT in Dallas.

Thanks for the link, took a minute to realize it is 2016, never been to a convention, think I will join and go

Brent

When will Lionel produce O Scale Texas-Mexican Railway modern 50' boxcars, 8,000 gallon tank cars, and PS-5 gondolas?

Andrew

I like the car and ordered it...but wish this were a NASA piece as well.

Sorry - don't mean to derail the thread, but saw you model the NY & LB.  Now there's a RR you don't read about every day.  I grew up around it. What parts of it do you model? PM if you'd like.

Its a good looking boxcar, would prefer a more scale size.

    Bill T.

  This is the correct TM scheme for a boxcar.

The proposed tri-color TM scheme is prototypical for a caboose.It is an attractive scheme and works on a boxcar as well,even if not quite prototypical.

I plan to order one.

A new O Scale Texas-Mexican Railway train set that the people at Lionel can have made in China:

TM GP35 diesel-electric locomotive

TM modern 50' boxcar

TM PS-5 gondola

TM MOW 8,000 gallon tank car

TM bay-window caboose

There can be a T-M 89' flat car with an old passenger car as a load, using the 89' flat car for the Auto Racks.

Andrew

Falcon Service

Stumbled across this thread just today.  May have had grandchildren underfoot (a blessing, indeed!) in July.  Anyway, TCA issued a K-Line boxcar (649117IC) in the livery pictured in Boomer's post for the 1996 Dallas convention.  Twenty years later, same state, same railroad, different livery.