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Posted by traindaddy1 on Sunday, March 2, 2008 8:22 PM
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Also, I would like to see then sell the engines in mulitple numbers, and the rolling stock in multiple numbers.
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Posted by RockIsland52 on Sunday, March 2, 2008 8:06 PM
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Also I think they should offer all their engines in a Conventional configuration, but with the option to have TMCC/Legacy installed (at the buyer's discression).



That sounds like a good idea.

I like the TMCC, but I would rather have convintional(?) locomotives for the price.

I agree with this idea.  It permits a much broader market for essentially the same production item, attracting those with a lower purchase price threshhold, those who simply want conventional and don't want the additional features, accomodating those who want TMCC/Legacy, and satisfying those who would some day want to upgrade for whatever reason.  And with limited additional manufacturing cost to Lionel.  This approach has worked for the automobile manufacturers.

Lionel must have thought about it and declined to do so for some reason unknown to us.

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Posted by sulafool on Sunday, March 2, 2008 8:02 PM

BL-2 s

more sharknoses (other than NYC)

5 axle c-liners 

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Posted by jmkk on Sunday, March 2, 2008 7:55 PM
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Fewer engines in Pennsy, NYC, Santa Fe, UP... I mean really it gets very tiresome to see the catalog laden with these roadnames and only 1 or 2 offerings in B&O, C&O, and WM.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 2, 2008 7:44 PM
 lionroar88 wrote:


Also I think they should offer all their engines in a Conventional configuration, but with the option to have TMCC/Legacy installed (at the buyer's discression).



That sounds like a good idea.

I like the TMCC, but I would rather have convintional(?) locomotives for the price.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 2, 2008 6:26 PM

Fewer engines in Pennsy, NYC, Santa Fe, UP... I mean really it gets very tiresome to see the catalog laden with these roadnames and only 1 or 2 offerings in B&O, C&O, and WM.

Also I think they should offer all their engines in a Conventional configuration, but with the option to have TMCC/Legacy installed (at the buyer's discression).

Also, I would like to see then sell the engines in mulitple numbers, and the rolling stock in multiple numbers.

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Posted by paulcap on Sunday, March 2, 2008 6:17 PM

HELLO,HERE'S A FEW I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.TAKE THE CHASSIS FROM THE DOCKSIDE 0-6-0T.PUT A REGULAR BOILER SHELL ON AND ADD A SLOPEBACK TENDER FROM THE #18710.OFFER IT IN MANY ROAD NAMES. SECOND HOW ABOUT A EMD 40 BODY ON THE CHASSIS OF THE K-LINE PLY.SWITCHER.THANK YOU

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Posted by mdainsd on Sunday, March 2, 2008 6:13 PM

I wish they would make some big stuff.

 

Doesnt that just look Lionel? 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 2, 2008 4:39 PM
One more idea, more euro trains, they seem to be selling well.
I would recommend the Mallard.
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Posted by ogauge on Sunday, March 2, 2008 2:49 PM

More prewar celebrations, a blue streak  and a chrome steak.

 

Some seperate sale prewar celebrations cars, both freight and passenger.

Early Diecst frame 257 and 258 steamers and the diecast 262T tender.

A 238E in true gunmetal.

and for something freaky, how bout 3/16's scale O gauge American Flyer enginesBig Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by Andrew Falconer on Sunday, March 2, 2008 12:00 AM

 

This is a model of a SL-SF FRISCO  Pacific Car & Foundry Boxcar made in HO Scale by Athearn.

That specifically has to be made for Traditional O Gauge.

The FRISCO Boxcars used to be common everywhere.

The PC&F Boxcar is distinct, but similar to the other PC&F Cars that are still on the rails, so it will be a worthwhile investment for new injection molds.

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Posted by Andrew Falconer on Saturday, March 1, 2008 11:15 PM

If you think that Lionel needs to produce Florida East Coast Locomotives and Cars: What time period is important to make first?

2000 to the present with equipment like this:

FEC SD70ACes

FEC Husky-Stacks in Bright Yellow with FEC Containers

FEC Husky-Stacks in Oxide Brown with FEC Containers

 

1980's and 1990's with equipment like this:

FEC GP38-2

FEC Modern 50' Boxcar

FEC Exterior-Braced 50' Double-Door Boxcar

FEC A.A.R. 50' Double-Door Boxcar

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:11 PM
I would like to see Lionel produce boxcars, again, the same size as the Postwar O27 cars like the 3472. (Not the very small Scout or Plug-door variety) ...Just my My 2 cents [2c]!
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Posted by 11th Street on Saturday, March 1, 2008 4:29 PM

"But, back to the main point, what do you think Lionel needs to come out with?"

A significantly improved warranty policy with major improvements in quality control [both out of the box (too many post Y2K DOA)  and w/ nominal play use].

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Posted by SchemerBob on Saturday, March 1, 2008 3:38 PM

One thing I've been wanting Lionel to make for years is an Amtrak Genesis locomotive. It should be a high-end scale engine, too, with all the bells and whistles, Legacy command, etc. It also should be offered in all three liveries: Amtrak Phase III, IV and V. Lionel could also make some AmFleet cars in the Amtrak Phase IVb scheme. That would be cool.

Besides Amtrak, though, it looks as if Lionel is starting to make more modern engines again, from many different railroads, like BNSF, UP, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and even Ferromex and Kansas City Southern. The new SD70ACe's are one great example. I wanted Lionel to make the BNSF SD70ACe for such a long time, too - it's about time! Now I've got one of them on order.

Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob
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Posted by Jumijo on Saturday, March 1, 2008 3:28 PM

Back to the original question, I think a set of skeleton log cars would look great with a Docksider.

And how about a re-ssue of the 675/2025? 

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Posted by 3railguy on Saturday, March 1, 2008 3:04 PM

I can say from experience that many young children are more fascinated with the intristic rod action of steam engines than they are with modern diesels we see on the rails today. This is one reason I'm sure Lionel continues to offer steam sets. Young children can relate to Lionel's Thomas stuff and the Hogwart because these are TV celebrity trains that survive in whimsical wonderlands.

I think another reason first generation diesel and steam dominates starter sets is these sets are purchased by the parents and this is what they often relate too. They see a wide cab diesel with gull wings and say "Ick, I would never buy my kid that ugly thing".

I think the starter set market could use a boost and offer modern GE and EMD diesels, grain hoppers, and intermodal cars like we see on the rails today. A lot of this stuff is done in attractive schemes on real railroads. Something in the line of an O27 Acela would be nice too. A high speed turbo train that runs on super elevated curves would appeal to older kids I'm sure.

 

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 12:49 PM
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 rtraincollector wrote:

And more lost smaller railways trains like L&N , NJC, Rock Island, Virginian, Southern, FEC, ect .



Ya, i would love and L&N E7 or switcher.

Rock Island?  Did I hear Rock Island?

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Posted by lionel2986 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 12:21 PM

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I think that lionel needs to produce a new commuter train set that comes with an f-40 and a few bi-level cars.

Some scale pe cars to go with the new scale pe berkshier would also be good.

And of corse some new modern auto carriers.

 

I couldn't agree with you more on the commuter cars. They should be affordable and 0-27 scale. I think they will be more sucessful as a company if they made entry level models of real trains we see everyday. Isn't that what they did when they made plenty of profit in the 50s? They are doing it with trains we see in the movies and look how well they are selling.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:56 AM
 rtraincollector wrote:

And more lost smaller railways trains like L&N , NJC, Rock Island, Virginian, Southern, FEC, ect .



Ya, i would love and L&N E7 or switcher.
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Posted by johnandjulie13 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:45 AM
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Suoosely they moved to overseas to keep prices down you can't prove it to me the prices still just keep going up as far as I can see. It was supose to be somuch cheaper there yeah for them not us. 

It is cheaper for them to produce overseas.  Only now, with their costs down, they might be able to operate profitably so that they can stay in business.  We seem to forget that companies do not operate out of benevolence for the customers but rather to get a return on capital.  Many on these boards wistfully desire for American made goods while they head out to Wal-Mart because they have the cheapest prices.  You can't have it both ways.  The American consumer has spoken.  Give it to us cheaper, not better.

As an aside, in Lionel's 2007 Volume 2 catalog the company had a special steam series and they compared today's prices to prices from years past.  Today's prices were much less.  Unless they were not truthful, it appeared that Lionel is selling trains for less money today than they did a decade ago. 

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Posted by Boyd on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:28 AM

An ILBM

 

 

 

 

 

Thats an Inter Layout Ballistic Missile. Its a heat seeking missile that searches out MTH engines unique heat signature.  

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Posted by Kooljock1 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 10:02 AM
A LionMaster N&W "J".

A LionMaster PRR "L1s":



A LionMaster GG-1 (Or even a traditional GG-1 with twin Can motors, cruise, and RailSounds 5.0)

2400 Series passenger cars with metal frames and screw-on vents.

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Posted by alexweiihman on Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:59 AM

Less items.  I think all the companys are coming out with to much stuff...I am surprised that they make a profit on items that they only will produce once.  Its great for the hobbyists in the short term, but might not be benificial in the long run.

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:57 AM
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Jobs back in the US...

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And more lost smaller railways trains like L&N , NJC, Rock Island, Virginian, Southern, FEC, ect .

Suoosely they moved to overseas to keep prices down you can't prove it to me the prices still just keep going up as far as I can see. It was supose to be somuch cheaper there yeah for them not us.

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Posted by Dave Connolly on Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:25 AM

 Affordable good quality starter sets with the older TMCC technology and a modern seen everyday diesel thats built with molded on details and is a proven durable runner. Would come with a Cab 1 and remote base. Even if they don't make a dime on them. Everything today seems to involve a handheld remote with kids. If you can catch their interest enough. Then they will continue to add to that starter set. Eventually moving up to something like Legacy. Unless a child is exposed from either family or friends to trains most parents are dealing with starter sets and I don't believe they offer enough in the way of features to hold a kids attention. You can buy trains and a system that will but most parents aren't going to invest heavilly on an initial purchase.

 Right now I have more than enough trains to keep my interest for the opperatting scheme I have in mind. In my early 50's and I don't buy much of anything anymore unless it fits what I have in mind. I believe Lionel must address the newer hobbiest starting out.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:18 AM
I think that lionel needs to produce a new commuter train set that comes with an f-40 and a few bi-level cars.

Some scale pe cars to go with the new scale pe berkshier would also be good.

And of corse some new modern auto carriers.
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Posted by jmkk on Saturday, March 1, 2008 8:26 AM

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Jobs back in the US...

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Posted by fifedog on Saturday, March 1, 2008 8:16 AM
Jobs back in the US...
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Posted by nblum on Saturday, March 1, 2008 6:46 AM

More Prewar reproductions, although I'd like to see them made so they could readily be converted to command control for those who like TMCC/Legacy.

 

Tinplate in general.

 

More accessories that operate. 

Neil (not Besougloff or Young) :)

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