After Lionel had the rights to use the K-Line 18" heavyweight cars, I had the opportunity to speak with the Lionel rep at either a national convention or a large train show/swap meet. I asked when Lionel would manufacture more cars using the molds K-Line used? He told me in no uncertain terms that no more cars were coming out of those molds. Corporate thinking was Lionel had their own heavyweight cars and that should be good enough for the hobbyists and if the general public wanted heavyweight cars they would buy the Lionel version. Much like, 'it wasn't invented here.......' The 35' Weaver trailers may be victim to the same corporate thinking. Sooner or later Menards may offer a scale trailer in various liveries, whether made from new molds or from whatever was used for the K-Mart trailers twenty years ago. John in Lansing, ILL
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