What would you like to see Lionel make in 2014 and 2015.

And the Homer simpson end of track bumper. Coupler touches Homers tummy, and he says "Duh!"

I second the call for more JLC locomotives.

As far as prototypes, how about a scale model of Frisco 4-8-2 #1522? Or, a D&H K-series 4-8-4....

Jeff C

I would like to see:

detailed 0-4-0 dockside switcher
legacy steam Army locomotive and flats with military loads
legacy Alaska SW switcher
new line of Vision operating accessories...example train station with sounds,lights and moving people

AND NO EUROPEAN STUFF.....just good old American


TEX
Steve

MORE EUROPEAN STUFF,
such as a German DB 2-10-0 like the 2 rail one Lionel offered in the Smithsonian collection, but 3 rail and diecast.

A scale F-3 in Wabash.

Rerun the BIG lift bridge they did a while ago.

Super O track.

John

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Originally posted by Lucas Liska:
More DT&I and Ann Arbor equipment

Ann Arbor scale FA's!

John

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Originally posted by kevin b:
No European junk.

Let's see, in a recent post on another thread you said "No American junk". Could it be that you only want Chinese locos? Maybe a QJ?

John

USRA Heavy Mikado. A workhorse of America's mainline railways that continues to be ignored by all importers. Strange!

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Originally posted by DominicMazoch:
How about an Adams Family Vision line locomotive. Goes 6 feet down track and blows up!

Don't some folks have that already???

Rusty

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What would you like to see Lionel make in 2013...

improvements in quality control. This I'd like to see all manufacturers make improvements on this year.

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Goes 6 feet down track and blows up!

I am sure someone here could make you a deal on an Acela.

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Going out to left field, how about a series of locomotives that were planned but never built?

Well if they were going to do that I'll take an N&W Y7.
Scott Smith

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ReadingFan:
Going out to left field, how about a series of locomotives that were planned but never built? Begin with Baltimore & Ohio No. 5800 Class W-1, designed by George H. Emerson and his Mechanical Engineer, Bill Whitsett. This streamlined 4-8-4 was actually a 4-2-2-2-2-4. Each set of drivers was geared to a 4-cylinder steam engine. It would have a single-drum water-tube firebox and a huge Vanderbilt tender carrying 23 tons of coal and 22,500 gallons of water. Fully loaded, that tender would weigh 250,000 lbs. Mt. Clare Shops began to fabricate the boiler, and one set of drivers and steam engines were set up for testing in a shed. But after a while the project was quietly canceled. The boiler was completed and modified and placed on Pacific No. 5310, the PRESIDENT TAYLOR. Voila, a companion locomotive, like Baldwin No. 60000 and a "bald-face" UP 90000, as well as Santa Fe 3751 (see above).



ReadingFan, that B&O engine sounds interesting. Is there any links, or photos you can post to show what it would have looked like?

I to would like to see a scale S-2 Turbine, and an EM-1.

Bill

My list:

-Reading and Northern 425 and Passenger cars
-Mack Railbus (like the one that used to run here on the Chestnut Ridge)
-Lehigh Valley Steam
-Lehigh and New England Steam
-American Flyer 715 Auto Car Unloader in O gauge
-Put American Flyer choo choo units into O gauge starter sets (it's better than trainsounds in my mind)

The Gomez Adamms exploding cattle car (that methane 'll get ya every time!)
and the Gomez Adamms exploding saw mill ( better watch that sawdust!)
.....And for scale type stuff....Yes a UP GTEL8500 Turbine with killer
sound and smoke. And some awesome New Haven stuff!

How about a REAL Legasy N&W Z-1a and Z-1b 2-6-6-2? How about a REAL N&W S, S-1a O-8-O switcher with some similarity to what N&W actually ran?

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The Gomez Adamms exploding cattle car (that methane 'll get ya every time!)
and the Gomez Adamms exploding saw mill ( better watch that sawdust!)
.....And for scale type stuff....Yes a UP GTEL8500 Turbine with killer
sound and smoke. And some awesome New Haven stuff!

An Adamms family set would be great with exploding cars/accessories.
Also, perhaps the guys at Trainworx could reproduce that wonderful layout,
from the original TV series.

thx,

Phil

Ahhhhhh...the semi-annual "wish they'd make list".....

1. Early UP 40' PS-1 Box Car (6 Pack).

2. UP 4-8-2 like the ones MTH cancelled.

3. Legacy Alco RS-1 (CNW early, Illinois Central black/white)

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Originally posted by ReadingFan:
Going out to left field, how about a series of locomotives that were planned but never built?

You mean, something like THESE???
(All images take from "Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail" SRHS (c)1976.

Steam turbine based on a Baldwin Centepede:



Duplex-drive Cab Forward:



And the "Monsters"

2-8-8-8-2 and 4-8-8-8-8-2:



2-10-10-10-10-10-2



Rusty

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Originally posted by Lucas Liska:
More DT&I and Ann Arbor equipment

The only thing they can offer immediately for the DT&I is the
DT&I GP7 Diesel
DT&I Round-Top Double-Door Boxcar
DT&I AAR 50' Double-Door Box Car
DT&I Gondola with Covers
DT&I Caboose

Chicago & Great Western GP30 diesel and matching caboose.

Minneapolis & St. Louis FT A-B-B-A O Gauge diesel train set.

Burlington Northern GP30 diesel in the 1990's scheme.

Burlington Northern BNAU special scheme Intermodal Containers with BNAZ Chassis.

All of the old Standard O Cars being made with truck mounting adapters for the new O Gauge/O Scale trucks.


Andrew

Falcon Service

Well, if not in 2012, hopefully in 2013, Lionel would consider expanding the Fastrack offerings to include O-96 curves, numbered switches and perhaps a "pre-flexed" ~30" track piece with just a slight bend to it since a flexible track is impossible with molded roadbed.

When used in multiple sections, the "pre-flexed" track could allow construction of long straightaways that were not straight as an arrow which would be pleasing to the eye.

All these suggestions would contribute to more realism for Hi-Railers that like the reliability and ease of Fastrack.

Just a thought.

Bryan

Forgot to mention:

A T&P 2-10-4


Also a Cotton belt set of FT's original paint

Detroit, Toledo & Ironton P-S 60' Single-Door boxcar.



Andrew

Falcon Service

This DT&I 50' Box car Scheme on the Waffle-Sided boxcar.

Andrew

SOO LINE 53' Flat Car with original black & green graphics.

Andrew

Legacy Cab Forward, Crossing Gate with sound & passenger station with various announcments.

SOO LINE Colormark covered gondolas

Andrew

A BASIC REMOTE CONTROL for conventional operation (conventional operators) to include speed, direction, whistle, and bell controls. Just hook between transformer & track. There are a lot of interested people.
(This would be something that any adult or child could use that can't afford the "remote with everything" for $$$... ie., TMCC, Legacy, Vision, or some other future fancy control that I for one cannot afford including the high $$$$ loco's.)

Dennis

Great suggestions guys. I still would like a nice "scale" Soo box car (white w/ red door).

Perhaps the mechanical reefer would be cool:

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A BASIC REMOTE CONTROL for conventional operation (conventional operators) to include speed, direction, whistle, and bell controls. Just hook between transformer & track. There are a lot of interested people.
(This would be something that any adult or child could use that can't afford the "remote with everything" for $$$... ie., TMCC, Legacy, or some other future fancy control that I for one cannot afford including the high $$$$ loco's.)

Dennis

I too would like to see a basic remote control unit.
Also, another conventional option would be a 100 watt to 200 watt transformer.

thx,

Phil

Two - both VISION LINE.

1) Cab Forward (AC-12)
3) FANTASY PICK - Train from BACK TO THE FUTURE III. If we will buy a COORS train... imagine this one. Cab-2 funtions for automatic opening doors, spinning weather vane, smoke effect and under frame lighting (RED ORANGE FIREBOX maybe)to signal departure and that way cool tender.

for conventional classics I'd like -

Turbine w/ 2400 series cars

Texas Special or IC F3s

2065/665

I'd ask for a 675, but I doubt that would ever happen.

IC F3s.....in a freekin' heartbeat!!!!

A Legacy Unstreamlined New York Central J3a Hudson.

One of these in the LionMaster line:



Jon

Several have suggested that Lionel make a basic remote control for conventional trains.

Interestingly, Lionel had developed a basic TMCC control device several years ago. The device, nicknamed "The Button Box", was demonstrated at a YORK Lionel display in the White Hall and it WORKED !! For whatever reason, Lionel chose not to bring the device to market.

More recently, MTH brought its own "button box" to market.

Perhaps, Lionel should dust off some old plans and market either a TMCC "lite"
or a conventional command control.

Tony
Up on "The D & H Bridge Line"

A B&O Big six with all the bells and whistles, that big hunk of iron in the Franklin Institute in Philly a Baldwin Demonstrator three cylinder #20000 I think it is, it ran all over the country I hear, A pennsy, decopode, and a I,N, and any PRR or B&O version steamer of their choice.
Make me drool boys I am hungry for American steam.
John P

All scale with Legacy:

21” Passenger Sets:
Amfleet
Viewliner Sleeper & Diner
Amtrak Bi-Level sets w/ Full Dome car
Penn Central

FP7 ABBA

Amtrak, Reading, Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha), PRR, SEPTA

Reading Crusader scale full set w/ 21" cars


Amtrak E60

Amtrak HHP-8 scale w/Legacy
Amtrak Acela w/Legacy (New car numbers)


SEPTA Subway/Elevated sets

SEPTA Silverliner Commuter train sets

SEPTA Kawasaki single-end LRV
SEPTA Brill Bullet cars


Metroliners:
PRR, Penn Central, Amtrak

Rail Diesel Cars (RDC) scale sets (any and all roads)



New Jersey Transit GP40PH-2B (Atlantic City Line, rebuilds from GP40s)

F7 ABBA (Passenger): 
Penn Central

E8 ABA: 
Penn Central

SD45: 
Penn Central

Fairbanks Morse Trainmaster:
Milwaukee Road

PRR 2-10-2 N1s

I could go for some PC F units, ABBA would be great. Also:

BHP AC6000 in the Iron ore scheme

CP AC6000 in the golden beaver scheme

Scale sized accessories

Amtrak E60's


Dave

Pacific Car & Foundry Plate C ribbed 50' Boxcars with 10' Doors and 14' wide Doors to make them for the Southern Pacfic, SSW Cotton Belt, and Soo Line.











Andrew

Falcon Service

How about Pullman Green Reading ALCO S-2 and scale FM Trainmaster. I'd like to see a set of Dupont Ti-Pure Tankers.