Super O Bob posted:Boilermaker1 posted:VistaDomeScott posted:Anyone know it Lionel is offering other auto-train cars in this catalog?
No, thats it. And no notes about more coming in the 2020 catalog... so I guess proceed at your own risk about getting the rest of the train.
You are not READING the catalog. This page clearly says: "paint schemes match existing and UPCOMING Lionel 21" passenger car sets".
So this is a NOTE about upcoming sets matching these cars. These are Vista vision wifi camera video vista domes...
I can read it just fine. If you compare it to some of the previous "notes" Lionel has put in the catalog (including this one which specifically mentions UP1111 coming on a special flyer), the statement that it matches "upcoming" 21" passenger car sets is about as close to that CYA disclaimer inside the back cover as you can get. Upcoming could be next catalog of 3 years from now, who knows. And with all of these "expansion sets" that seem to keep appearing in subsequent catalogs, why buy a single car and hope for a set, when you'll probably be able to buy the set and then a bunch of expansion packs?
As far as the Auto Train is concerned, a set of passenger cars is useless without the auto racks (need new tooling) and the U36Bs (new tooling again). So, like i said, proceed at your own risk dropping $300 on a car that may or may not ever see a full train to go with it.
