The 2018 Lionel Catalog is here! What are you ordering?

The Spirit of the Union Pacific METCA Exclusive locomotive and matching box car.  OK, it's not in the catalog, but I asked.  It will be announced in a few days.

Stu

Im glad I read some details!  Now it says you can run anything bluetooth with the LC universal remote since the LC and LC engines are on bluetooth channels already!  So this opens up Legacy engines to run like LC+.  You can get some of the high quality and cool features without buying a control system!

Jim

Oh and my wife will love the Peanuts boxcars!   I like them too!  Not much offered for Southern.. 

Not a thing. Very disappointed in what is available and the prices are out of control!! Is anyone ever going to make CNJ rolling stock again?

Maybe one or two Rutland PS-1 box cars and still wondering why I can't get a Rutland caboose

Loony Tunes!!  

I was going to order any new American Freedom Train cars listed, but there are none.  Getting worried they may not make any more.  If they don't make at least the two showcase cars, the set is worthless to me.  However, my Weaver H10 will get a stable mate when I get Lionel's.  Not sure which version yet, but no cars.

Hesitant to order ANYTHING until we see a quality improvement and Lionel steps up with a fix to "Ol' Shakey" aka the Legacy Mogul.....

Link to catalog here

I guess the title of the thread "What are you ordering" is lost on some. Maybe someone should start a thread "What are you going to gripe about".

Not much this time. The new IVR2 to play with. An universal sensor platform. Most likely a PRR Copula cam. If the 2-6-6-2s has Pittsburgh and West Virginia I would have been in trouble. 

A much better looking catalog to say the least. I'm sure I'll find 1 or 2 more things. Love all the new sets especially the Super Chief. 

Although in the post-acquisition, disposition phase of model railroading, may be unable to resist ordering the 6-85076 UP wide vision caboose with Cupolacam (TM).  "Alexa, show the Lionel Cupolacam on the big screen in the den."

Note to Lionel:  Make one in Espee livery.

Biggest question for me:

The H10 - listed as having Whistle steam. Small blurb on the separate sale units as ALSO having the swinging bell but not mentioned anywhere else.

So....does it have BOTH the smoking whistle and swinging bell? Bueller......Bueller.......Bueller...........

Seems like more repeated items than usual. Not much for me. I’ll probably order the Nickel Plate LC+ NW-2, a NKP Hopper (LionScale) and the wide vision Great Northern Caboose. That’s all I see. 

Getting jaded and overstuffed with trains in my old age, I guess...

Interesting  that Lionel combined all of its catalogs into one volume this year. 

Lionel has updated the P.E. lettering so it's now below the windows for all scales of their P.E. line. Also, have reissued some of their previous traditional O scale P.E. cars giving them snowy roofs and colored window silhouettes to match their most recent P.E. Bluetooth set.
The camera mounted cupola caboose cars look interesting, too.

A quick skim through...

The only item on my possible buy list is the L&N RPO car.

Probably nothing, but I like that PRR H10 set

I like the new H10, but I won't be buying any of the rolling stock. The are continuing to use the new plastic truck design with thumbtack couplers. Makes my purchases a lot easier.

Don't think I'll be ordering anything this time around.  Boy, have prices gone up.

MartyE posted:

If the 2-6-6-2s has Pittsburgh and West Virginia I would have been in trouble.

I am surprised they aren't doing the C&O 1309.  If they had, I'd be in that same kind of trouble...

I'm in for the H10 coal hauler set and a bunch of other things that I will have to think about.

Andy

If I grab something new, it'll probably be the PRR Disconnect Work Cars (4 pk; 6-85378) to go along with my BEEF Mini's or my sons LC Pennsy 0-8-0.

STEAM:

• Vision Line Niagara #6005 (And possibly #6001)
• Pennsylvania Coal Hauler Set
• A&WP #290

DIESEL:

• UP Yellow SW7
• NYSW SD45
• N&W SD45?
• ATSF SD45
• Wisconsin Central SD45?
• UP Spirit of Union Pacific SD70ACe
• Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1030
• UP Yellow SD70ACe 8650?

FREIGHT:

• Southern Auto Racks
• CSX Auto Racks
• NS Auto Racks
• UTLX Tank Car w/Sounds
• GATX Tank Car w/Sounds
• Spirit of Union Pacific LED Boxcar
• Union Pacific Steam Program LED Boxcar
• Reading & Northern N5 Caboose
• Norfolk Southern Wide Vision Caboose with Camera?

PASSENGER:

• L&N Scale RPO Car #1099
• PRR Scale RPO Car #5269?
• Vision Line NYC Baggage Car

The H10 Consolidation sounds like something for me. I'm not the biggest Pennsy fan, but at $750 MSRP, that's really sweet.

Maybe the Lehigh Valley SW7 or Susie-Q SD45. Tempting being a Jersey guy. The latter is even priced $50 less than the first run of SD45's.

If I was loaded, I'd definitely get the Niagara. The NYC passenger cars look very tempting though...

Niagara 6013

Reading & Northern 425

I will probably pre-order a Pennsy H10, not sure which number yet. A note to those complaining about high prices the H10 lists for $750. in the 2015 MTH catalog they had H10s list price $900 and no steam whistle. I am sure I can find a dealer to give me a 20% discount which brings the price down to $600. Not bad with a steam whistle and possibly a swinging bell however I think the swinging bell is a typo. That's a small boiler on the H10 how can all that fit.

I will also order the GLa Hopper Coal Goes to War 3 pack. Don't know about the Camera Caboose, I don't think the Pennsy had extended vision cabooses. Great idea and at $125 bucks list that is a great price. Plus on rolling stock I would look for 30% off.

Great Catalog even though it did not have a Legacy Pennsy T1 in it.

JohnB

I believe this is one of the best catalogs I have seen in a long time. I am from northeast PA so the LV SW7, the two D&H U33's, the two Susie Q SD45's (my NY obsession) and the PRR coal hauling set look very promising. The sound equipped tank cars and PRR baggage cars also look great.......No gripes about the offerings but the pricing is another issue.......tough to decide this time.  

Most likely the NYC SW7 and the Union Tank Car cylindrical hopper. The LC NYC A5 switcher might be a future possibility.

I like  the UP caboose with camera and the H10 steam with swinging bell.. Probably end up buying just the caboose. Not much else....

Joe 

I frequently feel like the kid looking at the goodies through a window. A nice effort by Lionel on the catalog but not a lot for me. As a confirmed conventional/PW guy I’m used to this. Really wish they’d offer more things in the PWC/CC series but I know that’s not likely to happen. Yes, there’s the Green PW-inspired Alco set but I already have that from 2017-V1!

The one thing I eventually might order is one of the LC+ FA AA sets. That New Haven livery looks great (another carry-over from last year).

I usually let a good week or two go by and then revisit a new catalog. Sometimes you spot things that get overlooked at first glance.

Lots of traditional military stuff to order...

Unknown Tomb walking, Desert Storm, Korean War and Vietnam War boxcars...

Will think about the UP "Spirit" series, engine, LED boxcar and caboose...

I am glad that they are doing the PE add-ons with the snow, NOT because I want them but because others do.  I hope to see folks selling off their old PE cars to get the new ones, and I need to complete our second set for my younger son, and perhaps the prices will drop on the used, plain-roofed ones  ;-)

The UP Support our troops diesel, Flag cars, the grey Niagara and a black Niagara.  Good book.

I missed the Vision passenger car. What does it do?

Maybe a couple Halloween items, but not much

That PRR H10 looks good to me.

Norm

An O scale MKT Autorack on TRAILER TRAIN flat car and a SOUTHERN Auto carrier. 

The CNW ore car 6-pack.

The DM&IR ore car 6-pack

Perhaps the CNW SD45 diesel loco. 

I might order a Great Northern U33C diesel loco and wide vision caboose.

Andrew

Already preordered the Niagara 6005! Can't wait! 

I'm very excited about this catalog.  I'll be getting a bunch of stuff.  I'm new to the hobby and have very little to start with.  Still deciding on additional accessories but at minimum I'll order the following:

SW7: Frisco 6-85025

GP9: Wabash Torpedo 6-84280

Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale LionChief Set 6-84754

Budweiser Bar & Grill 6-84794

Budweiser Reefer 6-85248

NW2: LionChief Plus MKT 6-85059

RS3: Peabody Short Line 6-84698

Hopper 6-pack: Peabody 6-84770

So what’s the going Street price on the Niagara?

jojofry posted:

So what’s the going Street price on the Niagara?

last I saw was 1705.00

I know this is a dumb question but which line of new Lionel Products, specifically engines etc. work with the older tubular track and transformer systems without changing anything? I asked the reps at the local train show and they had no idea. I know some don't work anymore with the older systems and layouts so I want to make sure.

Thanks