Southern Pacific SD40T and tank train cars. Picture of this set was shown at the recent lionel club conventions...
Also NYC Mohawk set was also shown. Sweet looking scale set with a Mich Central Double Sheath Box Car!
Good gracious! Super O Bob lives! Glad to see ya posting, dude! MCRR box car should be cool.
Dont get too excited. Im crawling back in my hole to hibernate till train season arrives!
I'd like another Lionmaster (maybe a GG-1?). They run and look great on my O-31.
Yes Lionmaster. bring it back.
All I will say is this....if they have a scale model of the Timkin....my kidney is being posted on Ebay!!
I'm pretty much tapped out now for 2012, but I'd be pretty tempted to spend a few dollars if Lionel did something REALLY special to celebrate Norfolk Southern's 30th anniversary. MTH did the Executive Train OCS 5 years ago for the 25th anniversary. It was an immediate hit back then, and it still commands a decent premium price today.
I know both companies have indicated they'd produce the heritage diesels. But I think it would be a hoot if Lionel did their own Executive Train OCS with 18/19" ALUMINUM cars, along with an observation car very much like the prototype (i.e., with the entire floor-to-ceiling rear window and stair-stepped seating). Now THAT would be a cool set!!! 
David
Volume 2 will be out September .. According to the guy that runs there facebook account at the lionel open house...
At this point, it probably doesn't make too much difference whether Vol 2 comes out in August, September or even October. 'Cause nothing in it (except for perhaps something that is a carry-over from Volume 1) will likely be available until 2013 anyway. Or so we've been told. So start saving those pennies now, boys and girls. 
David
All I will say is this....if they have a scale model of the Timkin....my kidney is being posted on Ebay!!
If they do the Timkin, im putting my requests in with you for now on.
2012 V2...heck I am still awaiting delivery of a 2010 V1 item. Now the 6-27412 (NS Tank Train add on car) is moved back to December delivery from its latest update so expecting it sometime around 2013 or even cancelled if they keep dragging their feet on it.
Well, we are wondering what is in the catalog, we are longing for that engine that you have had on your mind since you first saw it and wanted a model of it. Then the Catalog comes out and there on page 32 is the beauty that you wanted for years, Yahoooo!!!, you run to your favorite dealer and place your order, you are all set, the order is in now all I have to do is wait...but wait a minute, what if it gets cancelled because of not enough orders, after all it is not one of the big roads like the UP, Pennsy or ATSF, o my god what if they cancel it.
now you worry, worry and hold your breath
, you save your money, then you start reading rumors that they may cancel your beloved engine.
Then you get a email from your LHS wanting to know if you had a second choice because your first one was CANCELLED!!!.
Do not we love our hobby, we must, why else would we torture ourselves so much!
There are a few ways to make sure you get your engine.
Pick a big road to model.
The big road will keep you broke because they had every dang thing.
When your train dealer says your engine is in, your bank account is empty.
Then you don't give a **** what is in the new catalog because you know there will be something in there you will need and it is a sure bet they will make it.
Then one day you say to yourself, why in gods name do I have all these yellow models!!!
You sell all of them for half of what you paid for them and buy a camera and take up live model photography.
Life is just a bowl of cherries!
So, I am in no hurry to see this catalog, BTW I just bought a new camera.
Well, we are wondering what is in the catalog, we are longing for that engine that you have had on your mind since you first saw it and wanted a model of it. Then the Catalog comes out and there on page 32 is the beauty that you wanted for years, Yahoooo!!!, you run to your favorite dealer and place your order, you are all set, the order is in now all I have to do is wait...but wait a minute, what if it gets cancelled because of not enough orders, after all it is not one of the big roads like the UP, Pennsy or ATSF, o my god what if they cancel it. now you worry, worry and hold your breath, you save your money, then you start reading rumors that they may cancel your beloved engine. Then you get a email from your LHS wanting to know if you had a second choice because your first one was CANCELLED!!!.
Do not we love our hobby, we must, why else would we torture ourselves so much!
There are a few ways to make sure you get your engine.
Pick a big road to model.
The big road will keep you broke because they had every dang thing.
When your train dealer says your engine is in, your bank account is empty.
Then you don't give a **** what is in the new catalog because you know there will be something in there you will need and it is a sure bet they will make it.
Then one day you say to yourself, why in gods name do I have all these yellow models!!!
You sell all of them for half of what you paid for them and buy a camera and take up live model photography.
Life is just a bowl of cherries!
So, I am in no hurry to see this catalog, BTW I just bought a new camera.
Talking with the guys at the club, we were thinking the 765 with the heritage Diesel and the following passenger cars would make a hellof a set, the three gons with the coal load and a front end loader would be super cool. I be in for that one, o yea.
I feel your pain, John. The MTH PHL Gensets were cancelled. I know Lionel did them, but I didn't want Legacy, plus I wanted the scale wheels. 
Yes, I wanted the PHL genset also from the MTH catalog and it was cancelled as you know.
Now you know why I don't ge to excited if it is in the catalog because it may be cancelled, that is the second switcher that has been cut by the axe.
Do not we love our hobby, we must, why else would we torture ourselves so much!
John, you my friend have described the the Northern Pacific affieienedo!! We have to wait and wonder if we will ever get some nice scale NP steam.
Sorry I could not be there at Greenberg. I'm still getting back on my feet from the hospital. I'm looking forward to the shows in September and hope to be there.
My NP and Milwaukee is itching to run!!
David
Geez,just go to the Lionel website: Sorry but due to complaints we have decided to cancel 2012 vol-2 catalog at this time.
Please check back with us for updates.
Doug
With the J and the Mohawk set and the Heritage series engines ..I am aready saving..
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