Ron and list, The SD70Ace U.P. Heritage units are an interesting and very exciting offering in S. My question is the road numbers on the units. Are these the actual numbers Lionel will be producing shown in the photos? For those on the list that may not know, the U.P. Heritage units are numbered in the year the fallen flag they are painted for merged into the U.P. system(or with another railroad now in the U.P. system)......The unit number is equally important as the paint. 1982 is the Mo-Pac Unit, 1983 is the CNW unit, 1988 is the MKT unit, 1989 is the Rio Grande unit, 1996 is the S.P. unit, ect.....A real shame for Lionel to ignore that very important detail, but not a deal killer.......... Danny Click I suspect the SD70Ace is going to be a real barnburner. Although Lionel could not have known about the NS heritage units when they decided to do the SD70ACe, they have an incredible opportunity here, especially with folks who favor Eastern railroads. Up until now, the only the UP heritage units have been done in multiple scales and have done quite well, especially for fans of UPs' heritage roads. That hasn't done much for Eastern fans until the NS announcement. Who would have thought we would have the potential for SD70Aces in CNJ, Erie, DL&W, RDG, PRR, Wab, N&W, Southern, or even Interstate. There is even going to be an Illinois Terminal for Illinois fans. We are talking real live prototype modern diesels for our favorite fallen flag. I bet Don Thompson would pony up for a CNJ one in blue and orange real quickly. This can be a real rainmaker for Lionel from the S Scale market, and hopefully drive Lionel deeper into S.
If you have any interest in seeing Lionel get interested in doing these in S, drop them a NOTE, Not an email, but a Note on real paper sent through the postal service. I've observed and learned over the years that email is great for some things, but far less effective for others. "I wanna" emails get read, lost, stuffed in suspense folders never to be read again. Real mail gets read and stuffed into a physical folder that may grow and be noticed. I know that here, we feel that anyone who takes the time to write a note and lick a stamp is somewhat more serious that a two day internet email "I wanna" canpaign. This has turned into a tome too long, but S Scale has become real exciting lately and its future bright. Ron Sebastian Des Plaines
