Link to Hallmark Freedom train & North Pole Central set !

[njalb1]

Link to Hallmark Freedom train

North Pole Central set

[Anonymous]

THose are cool. I'm definitely getting the North Pole Central set. My daughter will love the mini versions of "her" train.

[palallin]

Obviously, the intent of the series has drifted over the years.  It began as a salute to Postwar classic and well-respected Lionel trains.  It then drifted to include highly sought after MPC or LTI sets.  Now, it's moving to become a tribute to modern, limited edition sets that it seems nobody bothered to buy because of price , delays, and disinterest..  Last year's and this year's offerings puzzle me.   The turbine earned Lionel a great deal of antipathy.  The new Freedom Train seemed to pass almost unnoticed.

[njalb1]

Add the Disney Christmas train to the above

http://www.hallmark.com/wcsstore/HallmarkStore/images/FeatureArea/db_3031.pdf

 

 

[Anonymous]

 I agree he series has taken a turn for the worse. I believe the first year it was a 700E and then a 2343. I found these good choises, but then I just keep shaking my head at the current offerings.

[SchemerBob]

A diesel engine! I wouldn't have picked that one, though...pretty bland. Oh well.