I received the latest issue of Lionel’s Inside Track magazine and it has pictures and a 2 page spread of the upcoming LRRC Lincoln Funeral Train offering.
The scale 4-4-0 Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati RR Nashville steamer will be diecast and brass. Since it is scale I am guessing it will be smaller then the plastic General’s that we are use to seeing from Lionel. The one funeral car included with the loco is the United States Presidential car that was built by the U.S. Military RR. The Presidential car will include the 2 caskets plus military figures.
There will be 2 other passenger cars offered also. All 3 passenger cars are from new tooling. I was somewhat disappointed that loco will only have a forward or reverse directional switch. No mention of a smoke unit and I guess since the loco is scale which means small, no room for TMCC or Railsounds.
At $799 for just the loco and casket car, the other 2 add-on cars are at additional expense in which the price was not stated becomes a do I really need it. The set would be a nice addition but not sure if I will pop for the $800 plus $$ set.