New Lionel RC battery powered train.

[Boyd]

Running over 20 years late, Lionel has decided to revive its long forgotten plans to manufacture a radio controlled train. Citing competition from LGB and collectors who wanted the potential of running their train outside. Lionel is releasing an A-B-A set of F3s in BN green, Sante Fe, and Norfolk Southern. The A-B-A set has the battery pack in the "B" unit, reciever in the trailing "A" unit. Both "A" units are powered by one truck. The train set comes with 5 specially made lightweight matching passenger cars. Development on this special set was 5 years in the making. They had trouble with the train losing signals in tunnels until they ran 2 wires all the way through the train and mounted a 2nd antenea in the last passenger car. Release date is scheduled for August 1st 2005.

[Bob Keller]

[:D] Yes, it is April 1st!

[cnw1995]

April Fools aside, I would be interested in something like this in O gauge, like the K-Line battery-powered sets - they make it easier to get started in the hobby without any worry about wiring.

[wrmcclellan]

Boyd,

You left out one of the really neat accessories Lionel announced for this product.

For those contemplating an outdoor layout, there is a solar cell option for the roofs of the passenger cars.

Regards,
Roy

[Anonymous]

Another JOKER HAHAHA april fools right.

Jim D.
a.k.a.SOCKO

[underworld]

Roy Don't forget about the included Adams motor used to recharge the batteries! [:p]

underworld

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