@PSM posted:Pure speculation, but, knowing that product development takes a few years, what if the reason that Lionel picked up the Railking Genesis and not the Premier is because they already had a scale version in the works? It would make some sense to follow up the Acela with a more commonly seen Amtrak locomotive.
Theoretically yes they could have been working on a P42 but MTH and now Atlas have done runs in nearly every paint scheme imaginable. Plus, now you have 3rd Rail producing them. I know I myself would prefer to get old MTH/new Atlas P42s because I can run them with the MTH P42s I have now. Additionally, the P42s will be retired by the end of the decade.
My theory is that Lionel is working on Siemens Chargers. The Siemens Chargers on the other hand can be produced in more road names than the P42 because of their use on commuter lines, as well as a variety of special Amtrak paint schemes (Cascades, Midwest, Pacific Surfliner, etc.). With the release of the Ski Train in the 2021 V1 catalog, it leads me to believe that F40s are on the way to match. Lionel could do another run of F40s, plus Chargers, and Superliners to match both.
