" Lionel's pretty much neglected American Flyer line"
I dont know that I would agree with that statement. I think that Over the years just about every important freight car has been released as well as the significant diesels. The PA Missouri pacific eagle, UP and Silver comet sets were released and quite a few of the operating accessories were reproduced. MTH made several accessories as well. We did not see most of the Steam engines but I think there may have been problems with the tools. In their place Lionel gave us beautiful USRA Pacifics and Mikados with TMCC and Challengers and the coming mallets . There have been several new diesels as well. Interesting items of recent are a PWC flyer set and a modern version of the Circus train.And lets not forget the new Fastrack and the remake of some of the conventional track components.
I think what nmight give us an impression of neglect is the lack of a stand alone catalog until this year. Flyer items were always buried in the Lionel Catalog however check back at those catalogs and there are quite a few varied offerrings over time.
I blieve for s scalers and guages, the purchase of the S Helper line offers some relief as they can expect to see these products made available on a regular basis and perhaps some new designs as Lionel is doing.
It will be interesting to see how the control electronics manifests itself and plays out among S gauge enthusiasts.
