While speaking with Lionel today about LCCA business at the close of our conversation i asked a few questions about some of the new product. Lionel was quick to respond with there are plenty of new products about to be announced within the next few weeks. this is just a drop in the bucket. lionel did mention there will be some improvements made on many of the products (one being the trolly will no longer have the slide shoe but will now have rollers.)
i asked about the christmas story set and the decorating. they said this was the deco the studio supplied and they must honor the studio's request or lionel would not be able to put the set into production, plus LIONEL must pay them a royalty. that was one reason why the set was so expensive. lionel also said they were finishing up the catalogs by next week. that does not mean they will be released next week i was told but on the other hand who knows!
just a little mention of what i received today
lou caponi

Lou,
So will this be there 2010 catalogue? Or an extension to the 2009 product line?
Any hints on what will be anounced?

this is not the 2010 catalog lionel tells me. this is just a small announcement of christmas product. in my previous posts i mentioned some c-2 releases announced at the LCCA convention.

They need to offer a PWCC pullmor powered trolley..then I will buy one!

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They need to offer a PWCC pullmor powered trolley..then I will buy one!

~Michael

Mike, do you have the earlier remake of the trolley, 8690, orange and blue, Lionel Lines, from 1986? It is pulmor powered and die cast, just like the postwar version.

Looks like its Christmas in August, some of the items in the new Holiday catalog are scheduled to ship this month already. Also the 2 new Lionmaster Challengers

6-26612 Christmas Gifts Gondola Aug, 09 Chrsitmas '09'
6-26661 Reindeer Feed Barrel Ramp Car Aug, 09 Chrsitmas '09'
6-36896 Christmas Music Boxcar Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-35173 North Pole Blitzen Coach Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-38671 Santa Flyer 4-6-0 Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-48376 American Flyer 2009 Christmas Boxcar Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
8-87031 Large Scale 2009 Christmas Boxcar Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-24286 Polar Express Girder Bridge Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-16836 Christmas Girder Bridge Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-16837 Christmas Operating Billboard Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-16872 Illuminated Christmas Station Platform Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-25066 O Gauge 2009 Christmas Boxcar Aug, 09 Christmas '09'
6-25067 Angela Trotta Thomas Boxcar Aug, 09 Christmas '09'

6-11200 Union Pacific LionMaster Challenger Aug, 09 '09' V2
6-11201 Western Maryland LionMaster Challenger Aug, 09 '09' V2

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They need to offer a PWCC pullmor powered trolley..then I will buy one!

That would be nice and yes I would go for one myself. I don't think they will go back to the pull-mor on all the trolleys but hopefully all the trolleys will have roller pickups with a can motor. I could live with that. I don't think Lionel should have ever got away from the roller pickups but I'm sure that was a cost saving move. Their is too much competition out there not to build a better trolley.

No I don't. Missed that one. But the should do that type again...and keep the cheaper version too of course.

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Originally posted by Johnsgg1:

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They need to offer a PWCC pullmor powered trolley..then I will buy one!

~Michael

Mike, do you have the earlier remake of the trolley, 8690, orange and blue, Lionel Lines, from 1986? It is pulmor powered and die cast, just like the postwar version.

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Originally posted by Johnsgg1:

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They need to offer a PWCC pullmor powered trolley..then I will buy one!

~Michael

Mike, do you have the earlier remake of the trolley, 8690, orange and blue, Lionel Lines, from 1986?

It is pullmor powered and die cast, just like the postwar version.

Geesh....   I won one of these on an   Internet auction     (... umm,   because it had the Lionel Lines name and colors),
and never thought what type of motor it might have.

I haven't had a chance to run it, yet.

I just looked...     and it does have a Pullmor motor.   (... no wonder it's so heavy).   And it does have pickup rollers.

Boy, did I get   a bargain!!    

Thanks for the heads up !!!