I just wanted to publicly comment on the wonderful innovative thinking that went into this set. For well under $200.00 I received the Pennsylvania Flyer. It won't please Hi-Railers . I think it is closer to the Tinplate tradition. I can control speed, a whistle, and bell and it has idling sounds. While the sounds are not up to the same level as the higher priced sets, it is literally a hoot. It came with a gondola and caboose, and I added a second gondola. It is a 2-8-2 in G gauge, and can be recharged with a Nicad charger and battery pack. ( bought extra) . It can also run on C Cells.It's a great way to introduce trains to kids.T controller is very easy to use. I run mine outside on the GR..on LGB track. I had to add weight ( self adhesive lead tire weights) to the engine as it is light but it does have traction tires.I plan to replace the cowcatcher with foot plates.
I hope this concept gets expanded. When in previous posts I bemoaned the lack of innovation and affordability, Lionel showed it can be done.In my opinion, this has to be one of the greatest under reported innovations in some time. I also think it is a future collectors item.Wouldn't this be way cool in O gauge? No more wiring. It comes with a pretty unrealistic plastic track but I hope they come out with manual switches. I am no photographer, but here is what it looks like.
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It comes with a pretty unrealistic plastic track but I hope they come out with manual switches.
Not sure that Lionel will be doing any add-ons to these sets if they manufacture them again.
Liquidators, Big Lots and Ollies were selling the sets during Christmas for $59. I think they are the sets that were returned to Lionel from Wal-Mart from the 2009 Christmas season.
Bill T.
It was a irresistible bargain. I got mine from Amazon ( used) so it was really inexpensive.I have seen extra track but no switches. It's a shame if these were a one off. I never knew about them until I was just browsing around. I have seen other stuff on E-Bay but in comparison, the "Bay" prices were way too high. I forgot to mention it has an operating headlight. Even though it is no "O" I thought others would be intrigued or want to use it as a gift at a great price or around this years Xmas tree.
use it as a gift at a great price or around this years Xmas tree.
It would be a neat set for under the Christmas Tree. I believe there is also a Polar Express set in the same format but have not seen those being blown out.
Didn't K-Line do something similar a year or two prior to their demise ?
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dougdagrump Didn't K-Line do something similar a year or two prior to their demise ?
I don't know but would like to find out.
Shortly after Christmas I saw some "Cat" sets in a local K Mart. Didn't pay too much attention to them but they appeared to be more or less O scale. Did Lionel make these, too?
I believe K-line did something simular except I think it was O gauge it was ment to get kids introduced to trains at an early age and if i'm correct they were under $100.00 for the set I acually want to say like around $50.00 may be wrong there thou
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http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Here it is. No RC..but looks interesting...
http://www.toydirectory.com/product.asp?id=3658
My thought as well. I found one image but it was pretty small but from the small size, it looked decent. I can't imagine how well infrared control would work. I thought that was based on line of sight.
http://www.legacykline.com/apps/kl/catalog.html?useraction=catalogs&p_catalog=2005+1st+Edition&p_item_type=Train+Sets+%28Battery%29
A friend of our gave us one to entertain my grandson, it was the spark I needed to dig out the old trains and take another look. ;)
dougdagrump http://www.legacykline.com/apps/kl/catalog.html?useraction=catalogs&p_catalog=2005+1st+Edition&p_item_type=Train+Sets+%28Battery%29
Wow...I wonder how long it ran on a set of batteries? Nice looking. ( I miss K Line ).
This concept of RC controlled "G" trains has been available for at least 7 years on $49. sets sold at places like KB Toys. I've had one in my flower bed for 6 years as they are perfect for outdoor use..I.take the train in at night, and I leave the plastic track outside ALL year. The batteries have lasted longer than I thought they would.
I had one of the K-Line O gauge sets. It was great. It had a Pennsylvania GP9, a box car, tanker and caboose. Though O gauge, everything was oversize but solidly built.. The engine was radio-controlled (forward, re (sorta). Ran on D batteries. Had sounds, a bell, and if you pressed all the buttons on the remote in a certain way, it played Christmas music. LOL. My youngest loved running it on the floor without tracks. It would snack around randomly. I finally took it apart to see how it worked. The boxcar is now grounded as a station stop. The tank car, likewise, serves as a fuel stop on the layout. I converted the caboose to a mail sorting car. My personal wish is we'd see more truely R/C, battery-powered more 'scale-ish' O gauge engines. With the technology available to our R/C brethren - and heck, already present in the outdoor G trains, it would be totally fun. No wiring issues. No command control issues...
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I found a plastic track system with switches that the price is right. Also they make RC trains.
http://www.hobbyshed.com/Train-Track/g-scale-plastic-train-track-set-82993041.htm
www.hammondtoy.com was the first to import Newquida to the US they tend to have the best supply.
Have you added lead weights to the lead and trailing wheels yet? you will once you get switches.
I have that Lionel G scale Pensy Flyer set, I had to add lead tire weights to keep the thing from derailing on LGB turnouts.
Let me know if your interested in another set, I'm selling mine cheap! Since I downsized my G layout to basicly a small pizza layout, the Lionel has no where to be run so I'd like to let someone else have fun with it.
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http://youtu.be/lfbM0pUP8_I
Here is a short video of my Lionel on the larger layout before I had to dismantle and rebuild it.
vsmith www.hammondtoy.com was the first to import Newquida to the US they tend to have the best supply. Have you added lead weights to the lead and trailing wheels yet? you will once you get switches. I have that Lionel G scale Pensy Flyer set, I had to add lead tire weights to keep the thing from derailing on LGB turnouts. Let me know if your interested in another set, I'm selling mine cheap! Since I downsized my G layout to basicly a small pizza layout, the Lionel has no where to be run so I'd like to let someone else have fun with it.
I used steel weights that are used for the same purpose and are self adhesive and come in 1/4 ounce size since lead didn't seem like such a great idea. They were mounted on the body not the wheels. The wheels are a problem not so much on the trailing truck but on the front pony wheels. I have a K-Line Alco unit that someone on line some time ago advised me on. When pulling a full string, the front truck would over-ride the rail, and this person advised me to spring load it which solved the problem. I really don't want to add more weight which would drain the battery more..so I am fiddling with spring loading them to bear downward pressure. Since these are run outside, small bits of foliage, etc derail them. This may or may not be a cure. The only aggravation is that the track system with switches doesn't mate with Lionel or New Bright..so if I want to go plastic track, I will have to start from square one. So..if the spring loading works on the LGB track I may just stay with it. It's ( The battery set) isa cheap way to get electricity out of the garden..cleaning rails, etc.
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