New Vision Line Steam Loco Idea

At one point Lionel announced an AC-4 but did not get enough orders to justify moving forward with tooling so it was dropped.

3rd Rail has done AC-4s, 5s, and 6s in brass which are nice models but pre-TMCC. They also did the AM-2 which was rather pricey at $1800. They announced MM-2 about 4-5 years ago and recently dropped the project due to insufficient interest to make the project financially viable.

I myself am a very serious SP fan and modeler but I honestly have to say my modeling interest in the early AM and AC locomotives is limited. While I love all SP steam and it would be cool to own models of most of the locomotives they operated, my finances don’t warrant this. I have opted to limit my era from 1940 to the late 50s to keep my collection from running rampant. I already have an AC-6, AC-9, and AC-12 so there isn’t much else I’d be after. I suppose I would bite on an AC-1 thru 3 in their rebuilt, simpled configuration. Some of them ran into the early 50s. I had a passing interest in the MM-2 that 3rd Rail was trying to produce but couldn’t justify the price.

It would be great to see another of these earlier cab forwards produced, especially one with a whaleback tender.

I would like Lionel to make the PRR HC1 articulated steam engine. The last PRR big steam locomotive that has yet to be done in O guage/ O scale. A rerun of the CCII would be nice as well.

@prrhorseshoecurve posted:

I would like Lionel to make the PRR HC1 articulated steam engine. The last PRR big steam locomotive that has yet to be done in O guage/ O scale. A rerun of the CCII would be nice as well.

While not following the OP's SP dream, another PRR engine I don't think anyone has done is the N2sa.  The Pennsy received 130 of these USRA heavy 2-10-2 engines in 1919 and greatly modified them in 1923 to PRR standards (Belpaire firebox, raised headlight/moved bell, doghouse).  These lasted until 1952.  Nice big engine.  The basic USRA engine was used by four other railroads: Bessemer and Lake Erie; Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy; Erie; and Colorado and Southern.  Maybe they could do the USRA version and both PRR's versions to get more sales.

@CAPPilot posted:

While not following the OP's SP dream, another PRR engine I don't think anyone has done is the N2sa.  The Pennsy received 130 of these USRA heavy 2-10-2 engines in 1919 and greatly modified them in 1923 to PRR standards (Belpaire firebox, raised headlight/moved bell, doghouse).  These lasted until 1952.  Nice big engine.  The basic USRA engine was used by four other railroads: Bessemer and Lake Erie; Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy; Erie; and Colorado and Southern.  Maybe they could do the USRA version and both PRR's versions to get more sales.

Yes I will take that as well as as delivered USRA Heavy 2-10-2.