@Mallard4468 posted:What trains are you referring to? The Hiawatha and Commodore Vanderbilt (mentioned above) were early 2000s.
In recent years, Lionel made a couple of "tinplate inspired" trains, but AFAIK all of the actual tinplate was manufactured by MTH under a license and sold as "Lionel Corporation tinplate".
I was principally referring to the Hiawatha and Commodore Vanderbilt, but hadn't "mastered" the entire Lionel tinplate line. I also didn't specifically recall the year of issue, hence, "a decade or so ago". Having seen both of the above train sets on display at the Lionel Layout, I thought that they were gorgeous. Since my interest was MTH tinplate and then Lionel Corporation Tinplate, I just hoped, at the time, that MTH or Lionel Corporation Tinplate would also make similar items. Finally, the principal thought was that perhaps Lionel could re-enter the market with tinplate items in the near term. Scott has added a significant and thought provoking overlay to that possibility.
