hey i think ill go check that out, thanks for the update mallcitybear . You could probably piece it apart and sell the rest on ebay. I wonder if i could get any more off with a menards card. Anyone want me to check out some stuff for them, i live close to two stores?
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What would be a more fun set for me is a Soo Line RSC-3 Diesel & Hoppers entry level train set.
It would contain:
Soo Line RSC-3 Diesel Loco in the Red, White & Black with Train Sounds and Dual powered trucks.
Soo Line 4-Bay Covered Hopper in the 1959 Ortner 4-Bay Covered Hopper scheme.
Features operating hatches and Removable Roof.
Soo Line 4-Bay Covered Hopper in the 1966-1968 Aluminum Covered Hopper scheme.
Features operating hatches and removeable roof.
Soo Line Flat Car with the Wedge Bulkheads. Entire car painted White and has Red and Black Graphics like the 1980's Thrall Car Flat Cars .
Soo Line Standard O Extended-Vision Caboose SOO #60 to #75
The Dakota, Minnesota & Easter starter sets sold in large retail chains would most likely resemble this configuration.
D,M&E SD18 as an SD10
D,M&E Gondola Blue with White markings
D,M&E 4-Bay Covered Hopper Light Gray with Blue Markings
D,M&E 4-Bay Covered Hopper Yellow with Blue Markings
D,M&E Waffle-Sided Boxcar with End of Train Device Brown with White Markings
Andrew
I never thought I'd say it, but I miss Menards. They are the cheaper of the big 3 in home improvement stores. THe C&NW passenger set looks nice and would make a nice under-the-tree set. But I wish it was scale. That would be VERY
Probably also very expensive. The GP-9 and GP38 requests could easily be scale locos. They are scale size whether Traditional or Standard O. Just more detailed in scale versions.
Virginian Railroad
www.menards.com has a store finder
The higher quality set that LIONEL could offer has to include a GP38-2 featuring die-cast metal trucks with pullmor motors.
There has to be a Local Switching Freight Train Crew Figure Set. The crew figures are designed to be placed on the locomotive, cars, and track.
To end the train they can include a Standard O Refrigerator Car with the End of Train Device in the Union Pacific Chilled Express scheme.
Stebbycentral: Thanks. (I guess that is why I couldn't find them around here.)
traindaddy1 Hi! Quick question.......(Don't Shoot.).....Who is Menards? Are they a train store? Thanks.
Hi! Quick question.......(Don't Shoot.).....Who is Menards? Are they a train store? Thanks.
It's a midwestern big box hardware chain, similar to Lowe's or Home Depot. They carry some toys during the Christmas season, along with the obligatory artifical trees and assorted holiday decorations.
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I was in our local Menard's a couple of days ago looking for leaf bags. Checking the toy aisle I saw that they are apparently only carrying one Lionel set this year; a fairly generic freight set with a 4-4-2 lettered "Lionel Lines", a boxcar, a gondola with cable-reel load, and a Lionel Lines caboose.
Last year their store didn't carry any Lionel at all that I remember. I wonder if it's because we also have a local Hobby Lobby outlet, which stocks a much broader line of Lionel train sets. Maybe they have decided not to compete.
A non scale GP9, with 027 cars behind it would be fine to me. As long as the engine is DM&E blue & yellow.
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
The Atlas O Trinity 5161 Cu. Ft. 3-Bay Covered Hopper could be produced in an accurate DM&E paint scheme.
But they would be too expensive for sale at Menards.
Boyd,
Your dream set would be possible if it was a custom run set that was sold with the help of organizations like a Lionel club and the CNW Historical Society.
The C&NW Passenger Sets sold out at the Portage, MI store in 2008. The NASCAR sets took a longer time to finally be sold.
Only to check on passenger set I stopped in at my local store after work. No passenger set in stock yet but 2 local stores have them. The young guy who looked up inventory said they were stock left over from last year and their distribution center had 500 sets in stock.
The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Locomotive that could be produced for a Lionel Set at Menard's would more likely be a GP38-2 Diesel-Locomotive. It could have metal trucks and Pullmor Motors.
The Covered Hoppers produced would most likely be the plastic Standard O ACF Center Flow 3-Bay Covered Hoppers in the DM&E Yellow paint scheme, DM&E Gray paint scheme, and the North Dakota Soybean Processors scheme. They would also need to add a DM&E Waffle-Side Boxcar and DM&E Standard O Gondola to round out the rolling stock. That would still be a great set to have.
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Another Midwestern region appropriate O Gauge Lionel Train Set for Menards:
Soo Line GP38-2 Diesel in the 1970-1987 Red & White Scheme. TrainSounds or RailSounds
Soo Line Thrall Car Flat Car with Bulkheads & Pulpwood Load. Same flat car as the 1996 release of the SOUTHERN Flat Car with Bulkheads & Pulpwood Load.
Soo Line Standard O ACF Center Flow 3-Bay Covered Hopper in the condensed 1980-1981 Scheme. The older plastic body ACF 3-Bay Covered Hopper.
Soo Line Gondola with Covers - the old Standard O 40' Gondola
Soo Line O Gauge Flat Car with Soo Line Trailer that has the 1970's SOO Slant Logo.
Soo Line Extended-Vision Caboose - the old Standard O Extended-Vision Caboose
That would be a very nice set to have.
Midwest Region appropriate Menard's O Gauge Lionel train sets concept:
Chicago & NorthWestern GP38-2 Diesel in "Safety Yellow" with TrainSounds or RailSounds
Chicago & NorthWestern Single Unit Spine-Flat Car with C&NW Trailer
Chicago & NorthWestern Open-Frame Auto Carrier with Autos
Chicago & NorthWestern Flat Car with Load
C&NW Green O Gauge Hi-Cube Boxcar
C&NW "Safety Yellow" O Gauge Bay-Window Caboose
That set has cars in paint schemes that Lionel has not yet made. I would love to get that set.
Our local Menard's had about 5 only of the flatcar with Menard's race car, but my guess is that they may have been left overs from last year. As of last week, not a lot of Lionel exhibited yet. I did not check this week - might have more now.
Mark, did they have the separate for sale Menards flat car with race car like previous years ?
Bill T.
Saw the Lionel train sets at Menards today.
They had the C&NW passenger set from last year at $189.95 and a Lionel Classic freight set at 219.95
Mark
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SD40-2 would be better. I know DM&E have had some of them. Not sure if they had any SD38s.
Boyd By chance is there any way of finding out what set or sets Menards will be selling this fall? In my dreams there would be a DM&E diesel set with 5 PS2 central discharge high side green CNW hoppers.
By chance is there any way of finding out what set or sets Menards will be selling this fall? In my dreams there would be a DM&E diesel set with 5 PS2 central discharge high side green CNW hoppers.
DM&E has GP38's, so Lionel could do it with their GP38 tooling with traditional freight cars, but maybe some of the more advanced ones, like the auto carrier, hi-cube boxcar and waffle box, etc. I'd go for that!
I would like a F3 or 2-6-4 steam set my self. In years past at least in the last 2 I got a set from there one was a pasnger and one a freight and boath 4-4-2's one had train sounds. They are boath good runers but one of the transformers blew out.
Maybe Lionel or some other company could do that for April Fools. Post that they are releasing the "Banana Train".
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