LIONEL SHASTA SP DAYLIGHT CARS

Alex:

". . . to go with the new Lionel SP GS2 that I have on order."

 

The 6-11420? Just last night Judy and I were watching a new DVD I received for Christmas, and the Daylight was the featured train, with the GS-2 locomotive - Beautiful! So much so that I may be looking for one.

 

Excellent choice!

 

Alex

Hi Alex, Thanks

 

Yes the 6-11420, what a beautiful engine it is I can't wait to get it. The shipping date says Feb 13th, boy I hope so.

 

Thanks, Alex

Just a word to those who might be thinking similarly... The Shasta Daylight colors are not an exact match to that of the Daylight steam locomotives from Lionel.  They're close enough for my tastes, but some of you out there may be sticklers for an exact match.

 

The Daylight steam locomotive colors are brighter, whereas the Shasta Daylight color scheme is a subtle deeper shade of orange/red... more of an exact match to the PA Alco diesels or even the SD70ACe heritage diesel.  You'd need to go back to the 2005-2006 passenger set to get the matching color scheme to the steam locomotives.

 

Again... just a word of caution.  But these are otherwise magnificent 18" aluminum passenger cars.  Charlie Ro had the 4-car set on sale for year-end.  Might be worth checking in with them if you're thinking of grabbing a set.

 

David

Hey Alex,

Those are nicer than you described. You really got me thinking about that Daylight now.

Mike R

Ps...Good luck with them!

Hi David yes I agree it will be slightly off, but with the price I got and there in excellent condition I couldn't pass it up.

 

Thanks, Alex

 

The 4-pack is still listed on the website for $329.95, which is a great price for these very well-detailed cars.

 

David

I agree the Lionel cars are the nicest of the 18" cars. This is from the 2005 set. The car in front is the MTH auxiliary tender.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete

The SD was a diesel SP passenger train from the start.  Now, did a GS ever run on it?  ????????

Beautiful cars....If only those ridiculous windows didn't ruin them for me.

Borrowing this photo from Big Jim. For whatever reason, Lionel has the windows on all their 18" cars protruding from the car body. The exposed edge of the glass also casts a green tint in the windows, worsening the already silly appearance. It's just such a goofy mistake on what are otherwise gorgeous models.

 

Nick mentioned this over on another thread... And the photo above certainly accentuates what he's describing.  But honestly, until someone mentions it, most folks would be none the wiser.  Certainly not a show-stopper in my book at all.  In fact, I just write it off as a matter of style.  Each to his own.  These are all magnificent cars.

 

David

I agree with David, you have to look close and when you do its OMG!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did any one notice that all the cars are smooth sided except the end observation?

What happened?

Personaly I like the cars but may look at purchasing the 21 inch K line instead.

I always noticed something didn't look quite right with the windows in pictures from several inches to a few feet away. It took Big Jim's photo to highlight the error, and now they stick out like a sore thumb from any distance. The photo of the observation car in the original post also really highlights the issue. Why did they get the vestibule windows right but not the rest?

 

I too will likely go with the K-Line 21 inchers whenever I put together a Daylight set.

Good morning all, I see what you're talking about Nick but I took some close up photo's of these cars and the windows seem to have a frame around them. I also have the Santa Fe aluminum cars and they seem to have a frame around them also. See what you guys think. I will try to take a clearer photo and post it in a few minutes.

 

Thanks, Alex

Here's two close up photo's to get a better look. I think these windows look pretty good. Seems to be a big difference from the N&W cars above.

 

Alex

 

I see what you're referring to Alex. Looks like a little chrome ring around the face of the glass. That must be the frame that's supposed to be flush with the car body like the vestibule windows, but for whatever reason it's still sticking out.

I'm assuming this was a weak attempt by Lionel to fix the problem. Fact remains, they need to go all the way and make them flush! 

Yes Nick I do agree with you they should be flush.

 

Alex

You want an SP Daylight train set? With out a doubt, the best one on the market is the SCALE LENGTH Golden Gate Depot train set! It even has the correct 3 section articulated diner and multiple 2 section articulated chair cars. Please remember that there should be NO sleepers in a Daylight train.

 

Absolutely spectacular train!