@@NotDaender no there was this skit in a childhood show of mine called "I love toy trains", where a lashup of D&H SD45's driven by someone called "buster" would cause general havoc on the layout. these hijinks would usually consist of slamming into the engine shed at high speed.
The Number on the CNW Hiawatha is like an Easter-egg, as the service the CNW ran, that competed with the Twin Cities Hiawatha, was the "Twin Cities 400." 400 Minutes from Chicago to Minneapolis. I'll go foam somewhere else....
150 pages of products that'll make the foamers scream. I can imagine those heritage unit's in the catalog have already ruffled some feathers. *youwouldntretrofitalionelbeertankerwouldyou?*
@@ZombieSlayer-dj3wbNot really, since it's CSX's choice on how they want them done up. Besides, people have been nagging them to to HU's for years, and now they finally are in their own style, ya get what ya get and you can't get upset.
3:13 referencing to something similar to Pixel said before I can go to a model train show and pick up everything individually from that train set and get it cheaper than $2500
the "Boxcab on a Flatcar" literally is just that. The "Security Car" as lionel called it sold better than the loco. Even modern day re-released versions of the security car sold better than the re-release of the boxcab
Great review! I feel this catalog was one of Lionel's best in years, and I'm surprised to hear some of your opinions. Can't wait to see what Lionel has in store next.
19:02 It looks like that cause it is. It's just a retooled shell of their postwar No.520 boxcab electric, mounted onto a flatbed with a searchlight and labeled as a work caboose. For some daft reason...
Never thought Lionel would come out with an NYC 4-6-0 numbered 1244. Funny thing is MTH did that YEARS ago. And I love mine to death. Been with me since I was a kid and has been in my heart since day 1
This group feels like my old train group from college and it brings me so much joy listening to you guys. These catalog reactions are so funny we used to do this all the time together too. Have a sub 🫡
3:33 *Is no one going to mentioned the fact lionel modeled Detroit Toledo & Ironton berkshire 705 or???* There are a few photos of it pulling a fantrip/excursion in the 1950s, not much information is known about it unfortunately.
I was waiting for your recaction to the catalog as soon as lionel dropped it. As before with previous catalogs. Didnt disappoint. Also why the Hiawatha tenders backwards even in render.
I kinda like the Halloween stuff. There's a narrow gauge railroad in Flint Michigan that decorates its train for Halloween so the idea of a Halloween themed train never seemed that absurd to me. Also in last year's catalog the "Transylvania Railroad" parody of the Pennsy was clever.
EMD F45/FP45, F40C, SDP40F (SDF40-2), F59PH, F40PH, SD50F, SD60F, GP40FH-2, GMD SD40-2F, GE U30CG, P30CH, Dash 8-40CM, and Bombardier HR-616’s. All of them are Cowl Units, and all of them look great. Wether passenger or Freight. Who here thinks that EMD and GE need to make Freight Cowl units?
The Lionel Thomas had to be re-done at some point because the chassis is absolute GARBAGE. It's all plastic so the screw posts can snap easily and only the rear wheel is geared so it's kind of crap at going at low speeds. Was it always like that?
10:15 The *READING* 45’s with the accurate cabs have shipped from the dealers….someone donate one to Saw who is freaking out over this thing. 🤣 Edit: I pre ordered one just for the cab. *WORTH IT!*
I preordered the legacy polar berk, abandoned toy car, coach, diner, and observation all white roof. And I also preordered The Polar Express genesis cuz why not hehehehehe
Ho guy here. Someone needs to make those UP WWII cars in HO cause I would buy a whole set. I am Historian/military historian/railroad nerd/ rail historian I need this.
We need more east broad top railroad stuff we need all the 2-8-2 Mike's the freight cars and any other rolling stock and the M-7 and M-6 and M-4 and M-3 Bachmann is already a head with EBT stuff.
These fantasy schemes are giving me GeoTrax Deja vu. Fisher Price would recolor many engines and pass them off as another. I didn't fall for that gimick and only bought the ones in their original paint scheme except for Steamer cuz I loved it the most.
As someone outside of the US, I struggle to understand how Lionel stays in business, with all these pages of tacky bullshit (with some really cool stuff mixed in), like are there really that many people out there to fork out 1000s for some of these? I can’t help but feel other companies off better value for money.
I’m 66 years old and the second half of this catalog is full of the same stuff that I bought back in the early 50s they just slap on ridiculous stupid stuff like Halloween area 51,Frozen really, when I was a kid I wanted my trains to look like real trains
10:11 and suddenly, train sheds on layouts everywhere shivered in terror, as the blue and gray menace of the rails awoke once more
Do those D&H SD45s have a bad rep or something? lmao I feel like I'm missing context here.
@@NotDaender no there was this skit in a childhood show of mine called "I love toy trains", where a lashup of D&H SD45's driven by someone called "buster" would cause general havoc on the layout. these hijinks would usually consist of slamming into the engine shed at high speed.
@@yeoldeseawitchFollowed by someone exclaiming "oh no."
@@yeoldeseawitch and in one case, ramming several cars off a viaduct
The Number on the CNW Hiawatha is like an Easter-egg, as the service the CNW ran, that competed with the Twin Cities Hiawatha, was the "Twin Cities 400." 400 Minutes from Chicago to Minneapolis.
I'll go foam somewhere else....
10:35 "Now Buster, don't you think that was going a _little_ too fast?"
Ah, childhood memories...
Might I just add, pretty sure some will renumber the locomotives to 802 and 804, which were the units in the skits of that episode.
Buster! I said in the shed, not through the shed!
OH NO
15:42 The "Clean Air is For Commies" poster is an edited version of the Lets get all "Steamed UP" poster, which is the original poster
I'm honestly surprised at how Lionel is offering good variety, color me impressed!
Yet *ANOTHER* banger of a catalog review!!!
We’re losing our minds with this one 🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
150 pages of products that'll make the foamers scream. I can imagine those heritage unit's in the catalog have already ruffled some feathers.
*youwouldntretrofitalionelbeertankerwouldyou?*
It would have been better if they were fully painted
@@ZombieSlayer-dj3wbNot really, since it's CSX's choice on how they want them done up. Besides, people have been nagging them to to HU's for years, and now they finally are in their own style, ya get what ya get and you can't get upset.
I see the tender on the thumbnail says "Precision Scheduled Express." Very clever, Halton.
3:13 referencing to something similar to Pixel said before I can go to a model train show and pick up everything individually from that train set and get it cheaper than $2500
the "Boxcab on a Flatcar" literally is just that. The "Security Car" as lionel called it sold better than the loco. Even modern day re-released versions of the security car sold better than the re-release of the boxcab
i want the war unit for rolling line
Great review! I feel this catalog was one of Lionel's best in years, and I'm surprised to hear some of your opinions. Can't wait to see what Lionel has in store next.
5:14 THAT DOOR ACTUALLY SCARED ME LMAO 🤣
21:07 I LOVE THE SBD
19:02 It looks like that cause it is. It's just a retooled shell of their postwar No.520 boxcab electric, mounted onto a flatbed with a searchlight and labeled as a work caboose. For some daft reason...
This is great!
Never thought Lionel would come out with an NYC 4-6-0 numbered 1244. Funny thing is MTH did that YEARS ago. And I love mine to death. Been with me since I was a kid and has been in my heart since day 1
I look forward to you reviewing the Vol 2 2024 catalog!
4:31 Lionel hasn’t but MTH has
For some reason beer themed model trains are a thing that multiple major producers have made. I think both Bachmann and Lionel did Buddweiser ones.
7:13 my home town railroad but my favourite locomotive too
14:21 ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TRAINS!!!
4:12 what the hell is that? A Bo-Bo steam engine?
4:30 MTH made a Coors Light train.
This group feels like my old train group from college and it brings me so much joy listening to you guys. These catalog reactions are so funny we used to do this all the time together too. Have a sub 🫡
3:33 *Is no one going to mentioned the fact lionel modeled Detroit Toledo & Ironton berkshire 705 or???*
There are a few photos of it pulling a fantrip/excursion in the 1950s, not much information is known about it unfortunately.
POV: saw when you get to the SD45's: READING, READING, ROLL
.... we just gonna gloss over that *thing* at 4:12 and not talk about that?
4:32 The fact that Val said someone is gonna make the Nickle Plate Limited Berkshire for Rolling Line, well I'm actually making it.
We're going to a mental institute with this Year's Lionel Catalog 🗣️🗣️🗣️ 🔥🔥🔥🔥
LIONEL Catolog review is gonna be crazy 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🥶💀
I vibe with that polar express speeder 😂
2024 volume 2 dropped
i lost my breath laughing at this video
24:35 This hurts my soul so much
3:33 Why is Nickel Plate Limited 777 blurred?
0:13 m e a t o p h o b i a
Dont ever stop doing these
I died at this part 17:48 - 17:50 😅😂
Hope you keep doing these!
My favorite part is the csx one 9:41 plus flashbacks in 2022 and 2023 which It went mayhem 1:28 1:29 1:30 1:31
And here are my favorite moments 2:03 4:10 4:25 8:57 9:02 9:20 10:12 10:21 10:36 10:51 11:08 11:15 11:56 12:13 12:34 12:54 13:16 13:26 13:45 14:07 14:16 14:41 14:50 14:58 15:53 17:02 17:28 17:39 17:49 17:51 17:54 18:01 18:12 18:19 18:22 18:27 18:31 18:52 19:00 20:35 20:50 21:34 22:07 22:25 22:34 23:14 23:21 23:31 23:35 23:46 24:34 24:49 25:17 25:21 25:26 25:37 25:48 25:58 26:11
As someone who lives in an NS town, yes, I can confirm it is a nuclear wasteland
2:36 look how they massacred my boy/gal😢😭
14:45 that's how NS 32N derailed
i cant wait for the CUP unit! XD
I was waiting for your recaction to the catalog as soon as lionel dropped it. As before with previous catalogs. Didnt disappoint.
Also why the Hiawatha tenders backwards even in render.
I kinda like the Halloween stuff. There's a narrow gauge railroad in Flint Michigan that decorates its train for Halloween so the idea of a Halloween themed train never seemed that absurd to me. Also in last year's catalog the "Transylvania Railroad" parody of the Pennsy was clever.
EMD F45/FP45, F40C, SDP40F (SDF40-2), F59PH, F40PH, SD50F, SD60F, GP40FH-2, GMD SD40-2F, GE U30CG, P30CH, Dash 8-40CM, and Bombardier HR-616’s.
All of them are Cowl Units, and all of them look great. Wether passenger or Freight.
Who here thinks that EMD and GE need to make Freight Cowl units?
Was awaiting this one
The Lionel Thomas had to be re-done at some point because the chassis is absolute GARBAGE. It's all plastic so the screw posts can snap easily and only the rear wheel is geared so it's kind of crap at going at low speeds.
Was it always like that?
THAT WAS AMAZING 😂!!
10:36 *PTSD INTENSIFIES*
Jesus Fucking Christ…..not BUSTER again.
The squad if back in town boys!
Metro North heritage units are in this catalog
Definitely liking the Conrail Genesis heritage unit, Lionel can seriously work fast at times, Metro North only unveiled that scheme last summer.
10:15 The *READING* 45’s with the accurate cabs have shipped from the dealers….someone donate one to Saw who is freaking out over this thing. 🤣
Edit: I pre ordered one just for the cab. *WORTH IT!*
you forgot to mention that in the hotbox scene, the entire earth would be on fire due to that hot box on that train car
Are you guys going to do v2 catalog
Now I'll just beg my parents to buy me a Lionel train
✨its that time of year again✨
I preordered the legacy polar berk, abandoned toy car, coach, diner, and observation all white roof. And I also preordered The Polar Express genesis cuz why not hehehehehe
I love these
(intro)Cowl, your engine is running
What's the reference at 22:09 and at 10:36?
We better get the femboy pinup for the 2025 issue :3
YES JUST YES
am I the only one who's wondering why pixel's not here?
I was too
Hey, Saw here! He no longer wishes to be present in the videos anymore out of personal preference.
@@rbmnrailfan2102 ah, that makes sense
Ho guy here.
Someone needs to make those UP WWII cars in HO cause I would buy a whole set.
I am Historian/military historian/railroad nerd/ rail historian I need this.
I kinda like how that Hiawaaaatha looks.
Can you do a history explained about s scale gauge video please
the boxcab on a flatbed is a postwar boxcab shell on a flatbed thats latterly what it is
as a local yinzer just call the Mon River the Mon.
We need more east broad top railroad stuff we need all the 2-8-2 Mike's the freight cars and any other rolling stock and the M-7 and M-6 and M-4 and M-3 Bachmann is already a head with EBT stuff.
14:16
0:17 Don't you Mean "Cab"?
These fantasy schemes are giving me GeoTrax Deja vu. Fisher Price would recolor many engines and pass them off as another. I didn't fall for that gimick and only bought the ones in their original paint scheme except for Steamer cuz I loved it the most.
Why is the 2-8-4 censored
i wish i could be with you guys
The SP SD45 is fine but I’d rather see it in block lettering, even if 7400 did have speed lettering in its later years
I really wish there was a discord, cause I’d love to be apart of these cursed Lionel model Catalogs.
4:32 MTH did that
Edit: 2:20 if it was in Z scale it would probably be $300 to $400
MAGIC GOLD DUST LOCOMOTIVES
Can you do a Lionel and American flyer toy trains ranking by memes
I just want to have Lionel smoke fluid that smells like actual steam locomotive smoke, and another one that smells like diesel fuel.
It’s back! And more cursed
As someone outside of the US, I struggle to understand how Lionel stays in business, with all these pages of tacky bullshit (with some really cool stuff mixed in), like are there really that many people out there to fork out 1000s for some of these? I can’t help but feel other companies off better value for money.
There's basically only one other company that does O gauge trains. Lionel doesn't have much competition.
The triplex was built for the Erie and Virginian
Im livin like fuckin Larry
50 dollars for a O scale water tower with a face on it 💀
I blame the prices for the dieing of the hobby
Lehigh Valley mentioned
29:37 JAMES THE RED ENGINE?!!?!?
Which character is pixels
"Thomas the P-42DC"
I’m 66 years old and the second half of this catalog is full of the same stuff that I bought back in the early 50s they just slap on ridiculous stupid stuff like Halloween area 51,Frozen really, when I was a kid I wanted my trains to look like real trains
Speaking as another roblox egg saw is inspirational
Also why do they cost a 10th of the real deal
Someone tell me what happened to pixel I haven't seen him in recent videos
Still waiting for a new addition to the Lionel Thomas range! Definitely not coping. Not at all.
Jokes aside, what a, strange lineup of products.
The road number of the first Metro North heritage unit is wrong, it should be 208 not 209 💀
I also have the Hogwarts Express set
More C&O! NEEDS MORE C&O
LETS FUCKING GO