[Lee Willis]

 

[Spence]

It certainly is a big engine but a great looking and detailed one.

 

[Jeff T]

Nicely done Lee.

Thank You!!

 

[seayakbill]

Great looking reefer fast freght Lee.

No B&O biggies but I do have the SP&S Z-6 and the Northern Pacific Z-7

Bill

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

No B&O biggies, but lots of other road names in articulated steamer.

 

[cole226]

No B&O's, but a couple C&O's. As in 2-6-6-6 Alleghenys.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

I have a couple of Allegheny models as well.

 

[DJones]

I have the Lionel B&O EM-1 that they offered around 2001 and it is still one of my favorites. Probably the best whistle Lionel has ever offered in one of their steam engines!

Mine is and always has been a very good runner.

Happy railroading,
Don

 

[superwarp1]

Nice pick for the week. One of the first Lionel big steamers.

 

[Rocky Mountaineer]

And if rumors are accurate, it sounds like Lionel's 2020 VisionLine announcement might be based on the N&W Class A articulated steamer -- hasn't been done since around 2000 if I'm not mistaken. Back in those days, it carried an MSRP of just a mere $1,400. Expect it to come in a tad more than that these days -- especially if it's a VisionLine model.

David

 

[DJones]

And if rumors are accurate, it sounds like Lionel's 2020 VisionLine announcement might be based on the N&W Class A articulated steamer -- hasn't been done since around 2000 if I'm not mistaken. Back in those days, it carried an MSRP of just a mere $1,400. Expect it to come in a tad more than that these days -- especially if it's a VisionLine model.

David

I would love it if those rumors were true but I would be very supprised. The Class A was the main item that lead to the famous "lawsuit" that almost bankrupted Lionel back in the early 2000's. As I recall, Lionel was no longer allowed to use the tooling that was used to produce the Class A because the design was stolen from MTH. If that is true, Lionel offering a Class A would require all new tooling. I have the 2000 issue Class A but would love one with Vision Line features.

Hope you are correct.

Don

 

[superwarp1]

I would love it if those rumors were true but I would be very supprised. The Class A was the main item that lead to the famous "lawsuit" that almost bankrupted Lionel back in the early 2000's. As I recall, Lionel was no longer allowed to use the tooling that was used to produce the Class A because the design was stolen from MTH. If that is true, Lionel offering a Class A would require all new tooling. I have the 2000 issue Class A but would love one with Vision Line features.

Hope you are correct.

Don

a Class "A" would be very tempting indeed. She's a sweet looking engine and one I could run on my layout.

 

[Lee Willis]

And if rumors are accurate, it sounds like Lionel's 2020 VisionLine announcement might be based on the N&W Class A articulated steamer -- hasn't been done since around 2000 if I'm not mistaken. Back in those days, it carried an MSRP of just a mere $1,400. Expect it to come in a tad more than that these days -- especially if it's a VisionLine model.

David

Uhh, a tad more. If the vision offering is that I would expect maybe $2200?

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Yep, I'd love a Class A, but I'll wait until someone is selling off their old one when the VL model comes out.