Latest Lionel delivery schedule has them for November. Could it be the four year wait could be over?
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Wow. I hope so. Mine's been a long, long time on order ... thanks for the heads-up.
I hope so, been waiting for the NYC to complete the Milk Train set.
Mike
I’ve heard from a grape vine, they will be on the water soon and expect December delivery
Great news, I have several on order as well. The milk tanks are going to need a good flushing out!
On the Demo's with Dave show on Monday, Dave showed a preproduction sample of the Milk Reefer. This time they're really happening.
Stu
Well, you can’t say Lionel didn’t try to get some production out of China. Hopefully this shows all the lunkhead “experts” that just saying “move production back to the US” is WAY easier than to actually doing it. I suspect, this little experiment also cost Lionel a bunch of coin.
I have a few of the milk cars (original cars) and they are spectacular. I hope the new tooling is close to the original. If not, the price of the original cars will surly remain high. Also, these cars are very desirable to the two-rail crowd as they are often found selling at the O scale shows for conversion to 2-rail.
One last thing, Dave did point out the “hidden tab” trucks for this run. Not sure if this is new or Lionel has been bringing this feature back, maybe someone can confirm who knows.
Charlie
@Charlie posted:One last thing, Dave did point out the “hidden tab” trucks for this run. Not sure if this is new or Lionel has been bringing this feature back, maybe someone can confirm who knows.
Charlie
I think Dave mentioned this awhile back when it was asked they would have the hidden tab. These trucks/couplers on these milk cars are by far the best Lionel has ever produced. I haven't converted any of my milk cars to Kadee as these couplers are bullet proof.
Mine's been at least a two-year wait, maybe more? I hope the B&O milk car I ordered from Charles Ro is in that shipment.
@superwarp1 posted:I think Dave mentioned this awhile back when it was asked they would have the hidden tab. These trucks/couplers on these milk cars are by far the best Lionel has ever produced. I haven't converted any of my milk cars to Kadee as these couplers are bullet proof.
Thanks Gary, I was not aware that the hidden coupler trucks were making a comeback. That is good news to hear.
Charlie
@TomlinsonRunRR posted:Mine's been at least a two-year wait, maybe more? I hope the B&O milk car I ordered from Charles Ro is in that shipment.
2016 for my orders.
@superwarp1 posted:I think Dave mentioned this awhile back when it was asked they would have the hidden tab. These trucks/couplers on these milk cars are by far the best Lionel has ever produced. I haven't converted any of my milk cars to Kadee as these couplers are bullet proof.
So these will have the original style trucks? Or some type of plastic redesign for 2rail like the new freight car trucks with the thumb tack?
Those milk and freight car trucks from a few years back with the hidden uncoupler tab were the best trucks Lionel ever produced.
Not sure if everyone saw, but Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers posted a production sample of the Long Island car on their Facebook page. Looks great! Shipping schedule still shows December. I have one of each road name on order so really looking forward to these!
Have had 4 on order METCA and our friends in Ohio. I can't believe they will be delivered!! At least 3 years with the METCA order
@PSU1980 posted:Have had 4 on order METCA and our friends in Ohio. I can't believe they will be delivered!! At least 3 years with the METCA order
I didn’t even realize METCA had a custom run of PRR and LIR. Makes me wonder what other custom runs of these I’m missing
They're here! They're here! After a multi-year delay, the new Lionel scale Milk Reefers are here! See below for pictures of the METCA Exclusive Long Island LIRR and Pennsylvania PRR versions. Also included is a picture of what 400 milk reefers look like sitting in a garage.
Stu
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I'm glad yours arrived, now the bigger question is, will the other road names from that 2016 offering arrive as well? I'm waiting on my New York Central reefer to complete/add to the CC II Milk train.
Mike
@ezmike posted:I'm glad yours arrived, now the bigger question is, will the other road names from that 2016 offering arrive as well? I'm waiting on my New York Central reefer to complete/add to the CC II Milk train.
Mike
The dealer I preordered through told me they’re delayed till March. Hoping they’re here sooner
@EricTrainMan posted:The dealer I preordered through told me they’re delayed till March. Hoping they’re here sooner
Well, there you have it... why am I not surprised. It will be interesting to see if the most recently offered milk reefers get here before those from 2016.
Has anyone heard anything about the Vision Line Reefer 3-packs? Also due in December 2020.
Mike
