I was reading everyone's comments. I was a little confused because Lionel has made that push for less expensive more traditional sized trains with all the LionChief lines. And even though it does not match the scale lines in terms of variety, it certainly has a lot. The reason I never went for Postwar stuff was because it really was toy like and that's fine because that is what it was at the time. But everything gets more advanced and Lionel's scale stuff obviously is incredible looking, has all the tech in it but it is super expensive. I don't think people who want traditional size stuff are being left out. With Lionel adding LionChief to the mix they gave them that smaller size and lower cost. I realize for some 500.00 may not be low enough you have to be realistic. Please remember, they are a BUSINESS. They will produce product that gives them the best return. I think they have been trying to give a larger variety for everyone, but you are not going to see 200.00 trains anymore. Even back in the 50's when Lionel was making trains, they were not cheap compared to incomes. For post war enthusiasts eBay has massive amount of inventory available. I still think todays train world has tons of options for everyone, on every budget for what realistically can be produced by a company to make a profit and stay in business.
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