What happened to Lionels online catalogs?

I use(d) Lionel's website as a true resource - and I also use MTH's the same way, at least when it comes to what-when-where for products. The new attitude at Lionel makes it now often useless to me to look up older products for "used" purchases. Lionel might say "good - we want you to buy new", but I'm a grown man and this (along with its now jittery and overly teen-graphics esthetic) simply keeps me off their website altogether far more often.

I'll buy new when I feel like it, thank you. And I sometimes do.

Not to get too anthropological, but it can be regarded as part of a general de-contented culture, wherein the country just becomes a big empty cardboard box.

Or it could be better next year - who knows? - but I don't see "facts" becoming important again. Anywhere.

Maybe the screen is fitting? Called there with an issue on a brand new Cab2 that doesn't spool up, has bizarre characters in the display. Person on phone said it would be a $100 charge to get it back if they can fix it by reloading software. Really?? The new CEO should make a real customer tour rather than visiting PA twice a year. 

Surprised you missed it - there have been many comments about this on several threads for over a month (including a thread about the website that's currently running). Lots of folks are upset that the older catalogs (going back to 2000 on the old website) are no longer available to view.

Catalogs

Many of those catalogs at that site won't load, and of course 2006 and 2007 are missing.

Thanks Gerry... looks like the trick is getting back to the old website....

Of course with out Gerry's link I have no way of knowing how he navigated there!

so what if it is something else? 

we were under the impression the legacy system had a almost life time guarantee....

Howard or Mike please chime in on this....

Hopefully Lionel is working on that as well.

Someone sent Howard Hitchcock a link to another thread here about the new Lionel website, he was looking into. A couple of Lionel folks posted to the thread after the email was sent.

2006 vol 1

2007 vol 1

2007 vol 2

2009 catalogs are hidden on Lionel's website:

Youre going the wrong way

Agreed I am not a fan of the new site.  The old one was more functional.  The new site is fancy but not functional.

Both Lionel's and M.T.H's. new Web-Sites seem difficult to obtain info. quickly.

Ralph

Have yet to encounter a problem on the MTH site - seems simple to use - quick and efficient.  Wonder why I try MTH FIRST?  

Used to use the "OLD" Lionel website on a regular basis - BUT NO MORE WITH THEIR MOST FRUSTRATING REVISION.  

GUESS WHERE THE PRODUCT PURCHASES ARE GOING? 

Tried it again - this "Catalogs" reference still doesn't work to get many of catalogs to load - it brings up an error message, and then says failure to load template material, or some such. Lionel needs to properly reinstate accessibility to the older catalogs.

Menards?

WHO IS REALLY GOING THE WRONG WAY????

EVERY LIONEL CUSTOMER.....OR LIONEL ITSELF!

Makes one wonder if there's truly any light at the end of this tunnel...

You can see the url  (https://www.lionelsupport.com/products/catalogs/#) if you click on the catalog link Jerry provided.  

Thanks, Gerry. 

Everything I tried worked.  Which catalogs won't load for you?  May be a browser issue.

I also liked the "related products" feature on the old website.  It helped me find pieces that were meant to go/operate together.  

Quite a few of the 2008 and earlier catalogs, although they load, have broken links for the images. Would really be nice to save these earlier catalogs in a pdf format.

Also many of the older catalogs are not exactly direct images of the catalogs, the pages are redesigned for vertical scrolling.

Seems like there are problems loading many of the older catalogs. Darn it all. I wish Lionel would fix this. I relied a lot on old catalogs to decide what would and would not work on my layout. Very frustrating.

NOTE to Lionel: Your new website is awfully hard to negotiate!!!!

I'd bet big money that Lionel's website stats show this page is the most-displayed page of the new website.  That and the OGR forum feedback oughta be telling them all they need to know.  

David

John I save the Lionel catalogs, those and the K-lines. If your looking for something give me a call.

Jim

Thanks Jim - I was just going through all my old catalogs ready to give them the heave-ho, but  now I guess I better keep them on the book shelf!

Good point Marty, However when the website was originally revised there was not an issue getting to the catalogs... now it looks like the website is headed down that proverbial tunnel with no light at the end of it!

Sure there is a light.... its just looks like an on coming train that will kill you!

That maybe true but again if you feel that way, it might get rectified if the site manger sees it.  Like I said it's possibly a better shot on that thread.

I don't have a problem with the new site. If I want to find an older item I just click on "Archives" and I'm able to find it.

The new MTH site works great for me and all of the product links in my train database still work on the MTH site as well. Links to all my Lionel products in the database are broken.

Hey, it's just another case of "new and improved"!  I've been around long enough to know that those two words don't necessarily go together...

Yes indeed, many products have been ruined after being 'Improved'.