OK.  I added my 2 cents.

I suspect it's a good thing you avoided going off into the weeds by offering suggestions as to specific prototypes.  The one thing for sure is Lionel or whomever has to look forward, not backwards.  As much as I can admire "traditional S," it's dying the death of a thousand cuts. 

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@Roundhouse Bill posted:

This survey is asking for scale type products.  Lionel will not do those. 

It needed to have modern sized box cars, tank cars. Hoppers, and gondolas with non scale high rail wheels. Lionel might invest in tooling for these.

Aren't we negative? I'm assuming you didn't see the 5th option:

"Scale freight car along the lines of the updated Cyl. Hoppers"

The Cylindrical hoppers are scale models with scale trucks that come with Hi-Rail wheels and AF couplers but can be easily swapped for scale wheels and couplers. Why couldn't they do that with modern sized box cars, tank cars, hoppers, and gondolas? They absolutely could. If they sell enough Cylindrical Hoppers then I'm fairly certain we will see a new scale car soon.

This survey is asking for scale type products.  Lionel will not do those. 

It needed to have modern sized box cars, tank cars. Hoppers, and gondolas with non scale high rail wheels. Lionel might invest in tooling for these.