I got an answer from Ryan at Lionel regarding Strasburg #89:
Thank you, I’m sure the Forum has been buzzing as we’ve been getting lots of emails. In answer to your questions:
- Spoked pilot wheels on all Strasburg versions
- Front steps on all Strasburg versions (they were not on the original designs but that is being corrected.)
- Steam chests will be as-is using the existing tooling. Correcting this would be very involved.
- The 1970s headlight will be in a proper position and not as shown in catalog.