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Monday, July 06, 2009 

2009 Product Video OnLine - Introduction by Jerry Calabrese

See the full 2009 Vision Line video from Lionel. Catch the vision from Lionel's President and CEO Jerry Calabrese, then learn more about the technology from Jon Zahornacky, Lionel's Chief Technology Officer. We have broken the entire video into 3 parts. The second 2 parts show all the Vision line products in great detail.
Monday, July 06, 2009 

Lionel Parts and Repairs

Lionel is combining 3 warehouses that may delay both preorder releases as well as obtaining parts for service. Acording to a Lionel represenative, Lionel will not be sending out any requested parts until August. We apologize for any delays this may cause.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 
The following items have been dropped from Lionel's production schedule. This means these items will not be produced.
Lionel 22281 Southern FM TM Diesel w/TMCC&RS
Lionel 21707 New York Central 18" Aluminum Bus
Lionel 27628 Wabash Northeastern Caboose
Lionel 24270 Operating Forklift Platform NIB V1

If you had an order with us you should receive an email explaining this.
Thanks for shopping with Trainz!
 
Monday, May 18, 2009 

Lionel & MTH Freight Car Sale - This Week Only!



This week only! Save 20% off retail prices on select Lionel and MTH freight cars. The discount will be applied during checkout and expires on May 22, 2009.

Click here to shop Lionel freight cars

Click here to shop MTH freight cars

Friday, April 24, 2009 

Rebates on Lionel Vision Line and Conventional Classics

At York, Lionel has announced the following rebate programs for 2009 items:

Vision Line steam locomotives (#11154 and 11155)--$200 each, or $700 if both engines are purchased at the same time.

Conventional Classics: $50 per set (#31784, 38310, 38311, 38312, and 38313).

These items can all be viewed on Trainz.com's Preorder website. Just click the Preorder Store button at the top of the home page.

Be sure to get your orders in today!

Monday, April 13, 2009 
Just Announced from .... LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS

VISION LINE LOCOMOTIVES

IMPORTANT NEWS

The Lionel design teams have been working very hard to bring you the very latest innovations and the very best features for our Vision Line products.

This just in from our design engineers - The Pennsylvania 0-8-8-0, GE ES44AC Evolution Hybrid diesel and the 3GS21B Genset switcher will now be able to run on a minimum of O-54 curve track.

These new updates will allow for expanded use of these locomotives on layouts that use O-54 diameter curves. The 2-10-10-2 Santa Fe uses O-72 diameter curves.

 


Friday, April 10, 2009 

Mike Wolf at MTH interviewed by Toy Collector Magazine



MTH took on big competition and is still chugging along
Mike Wolf has heard all the gloom and doom about model railroading, and he doesn’t buy it.
Derailed interest? He doesn’t see it.
Aging collectors? Not the case.
Declining business? No way.
Wolf, the founder and owner of MTH Electric Trains in Columbia, Md., has plenty of reasons for his optimism. The MTH Railroaders Club has more than 10,000 members, and MTH products are carried by about 800 dealers.

Read the entire article on the Toy Collector Site :

http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:mth-the-little-company-that-could&catid=34:features&Itemid=62
Thursday, March 19, 2009 

Category: Life
Check out this great new video clip of our behind the scenes at Trainz.com and tell us what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF1oudZHonk

Wednesday, March 04, 2009 

Category: Life

Lionel 2009 Vol. 1 Catalog Is Here! Pre-Order Now!







The Lionel 2009 Volume 1 Catalog is here! We have all the items from this volume posted on our preorder website (store.trainzpreorder.com). We invite you to browse our website and enjoy special preorder pricing and cash in on the savings with FREE Shipping! The deadline to get your Lionel order in by is April 15th. We will continue to take preorders after the deadline, unless it is released or sold out. Keep in mind, that occasionally Lionel can sell out of an item before it is even released.

If you have never preordered from Trainz, we welcome you! You will find that our service and handling of your order is top priority. Our customer service is top-notch, at anytime that you have a question or concern you can always reach us promptly by email. Please visit our FAQ page for details about our fantastic program.

For questions concerning preorders please contact us at http://support.trainz.com. Or, you may call us at 1-866-285-5840.

When you pre-order from Trainz.com you’ll receive FREE SHIPPING (within the USA)!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 

Category: Life

While browsing the net, I came across these great video's depicting Lionel trains from the postwar era. This black and white film brings back that nostalgic feeling and memories of yesteryear. The film also highlights the popular accessories during that era and shows how they operate. Read More...