WOW! Lionel catalogs available right on time

I see the links.  They don't work for me.  Probably to many people accessing.

I get a 403 error on my iPad.

I can't get on either..................

Go to products and then catalogs. The links on the front page are not working.

Same here.  The other catalogs work for me.  This is why I suspect the sight and not my computer.

I was able to view it clicking on the link on the Lionel home page.

I got on no problem right from the front page links.

So my hit list is the 765, the UP Reefers and Caboose.

I like the second smoke box front w/ operating MARS light for the 765.  Way Cool!

Yeah, I downloaded mine copy by 11:03.  I've gone through it once.  Not a loco I really must have, although I imagine I will get one of the Berks.

My only definite buys are:

- The Vision PFE reefers, maybe the addtional pack later

- One of two or three of the UP cabooses pictured there and on the MOW page later

- The ATSF map slogan cars - brown instead of orange, but have a set

- The Pacific Fright Express Southern Horrific reefer - goo pun!

- Maybe the UP passenger car two-pac

After a quick look --

For PW and Conventional Classics fans looks like they have listed for -- what -- the third straight year    the UP Anniversary Set, the Illinois Central F3 Set, and the Navy Alco Set.  Sheesh.

Also a handlful of 'postwar inspired' F3s. Wabash, NYC, and SF. 

Not much for me here.

Yep!  Worked fine for me...Signature and Ready-to-Run catalogs.

I'm Batman!!!!!!!!

Oh no!.  6 pages of MLB cars.    This is going to get expensive.  And I was just finishing my MTH MLB set.

Berks, PFEs on the list for sure.

No new BSA items......disappointing.

Anyone else seeing some blank pages in the catalogs?

What's with the 4-wheeled rolling stock in the RTR catalog? North American cars riding on European wheel sets. What was Lionel thinking?

Nope!  All pages loaded just fine here.

They must have a naughty word on them and work blocked 'em!  

Catalog still not loading and the problem is not on my end. 

Did you try to go the www.lionel.com and load them from the load page?  That works for me but the catalog page still gives me 403s.

Pleasantly surprised it was on line at 1102!  Sweet!

Just a quick look, but I'll be in for the PFE reefers (VL& other).  About all I saw that I really want.  Thank goodness there were no new UP steamers!

Bank account needs a break!

Catalogs all loaded up fine here...  

the link works fine here

I got in shortly after I posted that I could not.  All is good.  Is the Frosty RTR set only in G scale?  Maybe I missed the O version somewhere in the catalog.  I will check again.

WOW, that's amazing how that works. I was just looking at 2013 catalogs

this morning with no clue of the 2014 even being listed on the Lionel web site.

and now this afternoon 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing struck me as a "must have" although I was disappointed by the freight cars that were listed by the cardinal direction of the road name ( Northeast etc) as Midwest was missing. I flipped through again to make sure I did not unintentionally miss the listing.Some things never appear to change. I was surprised by the amount of sports, Nascar and other ( Area 51) sort of selections. It was fun to browse through but nothing extraordinary enough to purchase..Ill just keep saving my pennies for the next round. Not bad, just pretty much the usual stuff.

Well,  I have been grousing and politicking for Lionel to do the USRA Heavy Mikado and there it is.  But talking about hitting a good, strong ball but having go foul, they sure did that to me!  I wanted a USRA Heavy Mike in Milwaukee Road livery but what do they do it in?  Frisco, CI&M, Pittsburgh and West Virginia!  Sheesh!  The Milwaukee had 100 of these engines and I'll bet some of these other little lines were lucky if they got ten of 'em. 

Well, I guess that what I'll hafta do is buy the "pilot" model, and have it painted and decorated for my road.  Sorry Guys, to those other Milwaukee people that I thought we were going to have an answer to our prayers.  I just can't imagine that Lionel can make such poor management decisions about prototype RR's, numbers, paint jobs, time or era represented, etc.

To Lionel:  Glad you did the engine; it was about time.  But your choice of railroads really sucks!  The Milwaukee Road really was a popular railroad and typically engines representing that road sell very  well.  Maybe next time?

Paul Fischer

The catalogs were right on time, now let's see if the product is shipped "right on time".

Can't please everyone I guess. Since I won't be buying any I guess it doesn't bother me. 

This pretty much lines up with my own thoughts on Midwest based roads in terms of freight equipment generally being ignored. Whether its the Alton, TP&W, Milwaukee, Chicago Great Western, Chicago and Eastern Illinois,  etc etc..I am not losing any sleep over it but you would think there was nothing between the East and West coasts...despite the fact that Chicago and St Louis holds the first and second place for sheer railroad activity. It seems to be either NASCAR, aliens, sports teams or reruns..kinda like my cable tv lineup..a hundred channels and nothing on.

Seem it's an extreme cost cutting measure...save 2 wheelsets per car and truck assembly...notice also the plastic fixed couplers.

Would not be surprised to see these sets under $100.- street price on Amazon before Christmas