What do you think needs to be produced by Lionel?

[Jumijo]

This may be a fairly common thread, but I noticed that in the recent months the forum has really turned around, sorta been "reborn", and we have 100s of posts each week.

But, back to the main point, what do you think Lionel needs to come out with? I personally have about 1 major thing.

So, what do you think?

I feel exactly the opposite regarding the forum. I think traffic here has been somewhat slow of late. Nowhere near as active as it was in past winters. I'm glad to see a number of new members.

As for what Lionel should make - G O R D O N !   

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What do you think needs to be produced by Lionel?

More tinplate.

 - Clint 

[Boyd]

An SD40-2 painted in DM&E blue & yellow.

[Andrew Falconer]

LionMaster AC4400CW

Traditional DASH 8 or 40B-8

Minimum Features: 2-Motors, Die-Cast Trucks, Metal Frame, Horn & Bell, LED Lights. 

 

Traditional Trinity High-Sided 3-Bay Covered Hopper

Traditional ACF Center Flow 4600 Cu. Ft. 3-Bay Covered Hopper

Traditional Fruit Grower's Express 50' Mechanical Refrigerator Car

The traditional line needs a Mechanical Refrigerator Car.

 

Traditional version of the Pacific Car & Foundry Plate C Clearance 50' Flat Roofed Boxcars around since the 1970's. Southern Pacific & Cotton Belt had the largest fleets of these 50' Flat Roofed Boxcars. They look similar to longer PC&F Boxcars and Refrigerator Cars so can have those paint schemes applied as well.

 

Make the Trinity ARC-5 Spine Flatcars, also known as the TTUX Cars, as actual 5-Unit Articulated Flat Cars in one box. The ARC-5  5-Unit Flat Cars must be completely authentically factory painted for Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Conrail, BN, Trailer Train UTTX, and others. 

Modern roadnames include roads like KCS, CN, CP, not just CSX, NS, BNSF, UP.

The Kansas City Southern Maxi-Stacks and Husky-Stacks have to be made by Lionel.

Production Runs of 3-Unit Maxi-Stacks for BN, BNSF, and  BNSF post-2005.

 

Andrew

[magicman710]

This may be a fairly common thread, but I noticed that in the recent months the forum has really turned around, sorta been "reborn", and we have 100s of posts each week.

But, back to the main point, what do you think Lionel needs to come out with? I personally have about 1 major thing.

From an exception of possibly the current catalog, more "Modern" engines. How are you going to get kids in the hobby when they cant relate to the GP9 or the Berkshire in their set? Lionel needs to produce more modern engines like MTH does. Such as Dash 9s, GEVOs, AC4400s, ect. (Yes, they have produced many new locos this year) One other thing is, that if they do produce more modern engines, make them in more paint schemes. They all need to be in major paint schemes. UP, CSX, NS, and BNSF.

 

So, what do you think?