The word around Lionelville (one of the largest cities in LionelNation) is that a fully decorated Lionel Metro-North M-7 Commuter Train Set will be on display at the MTA's Open House at Harmon Yard on Saturday October 11, 2008. Be sure to bring your camera and post photos in this thread.

Here's a link to the Lionel product (still shows the real life prototype, not the model):

http://www.lionel.com/Products/ProductFinder/ProductDet...roductNumber=6-30085

Here's a link to the Open House flyer:

http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/Open%20House%20Flyer%20final%202008.pdf

Here's a link to the schedule of the MTA Transit Museum, and scroll down under "SPECIAL EVENTS":

http://www.mta.info/mta/museum/programs.htm

Remember to bring your camera for this FIRST EVER PUBLIC DEBUT of the Lionel Metro-North M-7 Commuter Train Set.

Stu
http://www.LionelNation.com/
All Lionel, All The Time

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Thanks Stu, I just e-mailed Jerry this morning about this set.

Don't forget...WORLD PREMIERE !!!



Stu
http://www.LionelNation.com/
All Lionel, All The Time

Nice, but not Legacy or TMCC equipped. If they offered a Metro North set headed by a Legacy equipped FL-9, I'd be interested.

Obviously, they're going after the "toy" market, not us scale guys.

Works for me. Too many failures on finicky electronics. I already put in my pre-order a year ago. Won't be long,I hope.

quote:

Originally posted by yardlet6:
I already put in my pre-order a year ago. Won't be long,I hope.

Lionel has said that they'll be shipping them to their dealers by the end of this month.

Stu

Just think--an M7 that can run up in your IRT subway Just think of all the fun you can have with overlapping union jurisdictions

I don't see a front coupler. How're ya gonna hitch up two (or more?) sets to make a rush-hour consist, hm?

Oh, by the way, it seems to have made the Associated Press
(New York Post article).

---PCJ

They look great. NOW we need them in LIRR for 2009's 175 B-Day

Anthony

The article elsewhere on the forum says it will be offered in LIRR next year so your wish is granted.

Thank you, I did not read the article

That makes my day!

Anthony

I'll wait for the LIRR's !!!!!!!!!!

Is it just a yellow stripe or is there a mechanical difference?

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Originally posted by SIRT:
I'll wait for the LIRR's !!!!!!!!!!

Different paint job and markings. Third-rail shoes that pick up from atop the third rail (instead of below like Metro-North), and perhaps some software differences between the two fleets' onboard computers.

---PCJ

Cool. They look nice. A bit short I'm sure, but still pretty nice. I'll probably have to have a set. Now I just hope someone does an M1/M3.

I hope the make a scale LIRR Set of M-1's or M-7's i'd definitely be interested

got the ink ready