Just got my notice from Charles Ro - the B6sb engines are in. Only a month behind schedule. Not too bad considering...
Excited to see the improved smoke output everyone has talked about with recent releases. Also interested in hearing all the whistle options.
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Yep, these were mentioned last night by Ryan from Lionel in the Virtual York Chat. One of many Lionel items arriving in the coming weeks.
@johnstrains posted:Yep, these were mentioned last night by Ryan from Lionel in the Virtual York Chat. One of many Lionel items arriving in the coming weeks.
Is that chat available online??
Here you go. Fast forward to Ryan's presentation.
I picked mine up last Monday from my Local Hobby Store.
@Joe Fermani posted:Just got my notice from Charles Ro - the B6sb engines are in. Only a month behind schedule. Not too bad considering...
Excited to see the improved smoke output everyone has talked about with recent releases. Also interested in hearing all the whistle options.
Joe,
I have a B6 from the first Legacy release. Can’t believe the smoke could be any better mine smokes like crazy. Great sound and whistle plus it will run all day at speed step one and never stall. Great engine good luck with yours.
JohnB
Ours have arrived - shipping our preorders now. Sale priced at $629.99 while they last. Pictures next.... I am keeping a Milwaukee.
If you watch trainworld’s video for virtual York Ryan gives a peak at some incoming models. This week new b6bs. Next week T1s, es44’s, smoking reefers. Within the next two weeks E8s and new SD40s. They’re doing their best to get the vision gs’s out for delivery before Christmas. Big shoutout to the Lionel team for their hard work!
From K-Line molds. K-Line model pictured.
At the time a well detailed model, one of the more detailed valve linkage assemblies, IMO. TAS offered an EOB drop-in upgrade, as an improvement. Foggy head seems to think, one of the big discussions, was the smoke box hinges being way, way too big. You would hope Lionel corrected the errors of 20+ years ago. Like most of my models, sets on a shelf well. 
Works well on a small O54 layout. Mike CT.
Just got mine in the mail. I have not had time to run it yet but got it unboxed. Very impressed. Once thing I noticed on the tender trucks is the cast in springs. On each truck, one spring is a leaf spring and the other is a coil spring. I never saw trucks like that. I checked the review on Eric Segals web site and confirmed the 2015 release also has the trucks the same way. Did the Pennsy actually use 2 different springs on the same truck?
@Joe Fermani posted:Just got mine in the mail. I have not had time to run it yet but got it unboxed. Very impressed. Once thing I noticed on the tender trucks is the cast in springs. On each truck, one spring is a leaf spring and the other is a coil spring. I never saw trucks like that. I checked the review on Eric Segals web site and confirmed the 2015 release also has the trucks the same way. Did the Pennsy actually use 2 different springs on the same truck?
Here's a photo from the Strasburg museum that clearly shows one leaf and one coil spring. The previous Legacy B6sb's with slope-back tenders as well as the K-Line model (original source for the tooling) also have these trucks. PRR used trucks like this on express boxcars (the Atlas REA X29 boxcars have them) and on the X31 round roof boxcars (Lionel's X31's don't have them).
Looking forward to B6 arrival. Being sent out today. I love the smell of locomotive smoke in the morning. Smells like, victory. 
Mine was shipped from Charlie Ro's yesterday, cant wait to add a string of GLA hoppers to it and upload a video!
Some quick pics. The engine has 3 banshee whistles and two m1a? Whistles. All sound great. The smoke output is fog level on all 3 settings. Some changes from the 2014 run... front marker lights have yellow and red lenses. 2014 version had green lenses. No more manual volume control under the tender.
Thanks for the pics. Are the front marker lights on when the engine is moving forward?
@CAPPilot posted:Thanks for the pics. Are the front marker lights on when the engine is moving forward?
Yes. Front marker lights stay on by default. There is an option in the legacy remote to turn the marker lights off.
Engine also has the slow glow lights with dynamo sound as lights come on
Joe, nice pictures. I have one from an earlier issue, banshee whistle and deep chuffing for a little engine.
Maybe I can come over and see your layout and vice-versa in the coming months.
I'm waiting on the Brown Truck, they have it........be careful with that package
I think I know what I'm getting for Christmas this year! It looks like very cute, highly detailed, and moderately priced.
I'm intrigued with this new whistle feature Lionel is doing now. I think that'll be pleasantly received by most.
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