Not this year, but last year I preordered and prepaid our local Fred's Train Shop to get the preorder discount on the BN GP8 with LionChief from Lionel. First stand-alone new engine I have purchased since I was 13! Received it January 7th - it runs and sounds great!
$70 in 1980 for a single-motor soundless GP9 is basically the same relative money as $210 in 2021 for a dual-motor remote control with sound GP8. Incredible increase in value for the dollar over time, in my 2-engine-over-40-year purchase experience!