Jim Waterman posted:Looks like Neil really raided the larder when working with Lionel - so many prototypes in this auction that existence has only been hinted at in the past - HE GRABBED ALL OF THEM!.
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I do recall seeing that prototype ZW-D with the push-buttons displayed at York. I can't recall if it was ever catalog'd, but I know it never made its way into full production. Ultimately, Lionel produced the ZW-L many years later.
I also thought it was cool seeing the "Lionel Lines" prototype MU cars that first made their way into production as Erie Lackawanna units if I recall correctly.
Just for grins, I might have been interested in bidding on the SECOND Vision Line BNSF ES44 (road number 6436 I think), if Neil had that in his collection. But I only saw the GE and Canadian Pacific ES44's in the catalog. 
David
