{"title":"Lionel Vision Line Catalog 2024","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDue Nov 19th.\u003c\/strong\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lionel-2431070-vision-line-triplex-steam-locomotive-virginian-701","title":"Lionel 2431070 - Legacy - Vision Line Triplex Steam Locomotive \"Virginian\" #701","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eAnnounced Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eOct 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eReleased Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eOct 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eIndividually Boxed:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Name: Virginian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Number: 701\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Line: Vision Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: O Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 27 1\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Curve: O72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Line: Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSystem: 3-Rail Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremium Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Wheel Slip! - Tender wheels slip on user command.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-Digital Addressing when using the Base3\/Cab3 control system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-speaker stereophonic sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmokebox and tender steam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhistle Steam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwinging Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRear Electro Coupler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOptional non-scale front dummy coupler and conversion to scale working couplers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRoad number specific detailing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy Railsounds including:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSeparate boiler and tender chuffs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRoad number specific crew talk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Legacy Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegacy Control System equipped - able to run in Legacy Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluetooth Control - Operate with Universal Remote or LionelChief App\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLionel Voice Control (LVC) - run your locomotive by speaking commands into your phone via LionChief App\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdyssey II Speed Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIR Transmitter that works with LCS SensorTrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerful maintenance-free motors with momentum flywheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender, where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBi-color illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive where applicable. Using a Legacy controller, change the color of the classification lights between white or green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraction tires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior illuminated in cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDire-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal tender body and trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh level of separately applied metal details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied builder's plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynchronized fan-driven smoke units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable smoke output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentically detailed cab interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCab \"glass\" windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew engineer and fireman figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLegacy Railsounds sound system featuring:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrewTalk dialog with difference scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrainSounds that mimic operating dialog when the locomotive is in motion or stopped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynaChuff synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegacy \"Real-Time Quilling Whistle\" control with instant response for realistic signature \"quilling\" and correctly timed warning signals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Difference whistles to choose from for a more customized experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds - 5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequence Control: play the sounds effects of an entire trip, including warning sounds and announcements, base on the movement and speed of the locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent speed and fuel dialog, cola or oil loading sounds effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErie’s Triplex locomotives - machines so big they inspire, intrigue, and move the\u003cbr\u003emind as much as they could move freight. Built in an era when the compound Mallet\u003cbr\u003edesign was just coming onto the scene, the Triplex took the concept a step further\u003cbr\u003ein attempt to use not only the locomotive’s weight but also that of the tender for\u003cbr\u003etraction. On paper at least, the locomotives could put 89% of their loaded weight to\u003cbr\u003euse and pull a train 5 miles long. They were so powerful that you couldn’t put enough\u003cbr\u003eweight behind them to truly test it without breaking couplers and by some accounts\u003cbr\u003eremain the most powerful locomotives ever built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first Triplex entered service in 1914 as number 2603 and named after a prominent and recently\u003cbr\u003eretired engineer on the Erie, Matt H. Shay. The locomotive was as much of a marketing statement for the\u003cbr\u003eErie as it was motive power. The locomotive performed well enough that two more were delivered in 1916\u003cbr\u003ewith only a few minor modifications from the original. The three were assigned as helper engines on the\u003cbr\u003eSusquehanna Division - best known as the line over Starrucca Viaduct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Triplex was a compound Mallet, with high pressure steam going to the center pair of pistons\u003cbr\u003efirst. The left piston exhausted steam to the front pair of pistons and the right to the rear which powered\u003cbr\u003ethe wheels under the tender. The locomotives were also unique in that both the high- and low-pressure\u003cbr\u003epistons were the same size, using different valve sizes to accommodate the changes in pressure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePredictably, the problem with these large beasts was not power, but appetite. The boiler would\u003cbr\u003estruggle to keep up pressure against the consumption of six cylinders - even if it was only directly feeding\u003cbr\u003etwo. And although there were elements in the design to compensate for variable traction under the tender\u003cbr\u003eas fuel was consumed, as it ran light wheel slipping could be an issue. The locomotives stayed in service until\u003cbr\u003eas late as 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly the Virginian made another attempt at a Triplex with a single locomotive. It was rebuilt as a\u003cbr\u003esmaller 2-8-8-2 soon after, however. While not a major success, they were certainly not a failure as far as experimental steam designs are concerned. More accurately, they were truly too big for their time. It would\u003cbr\u003ehave been interesting to see the concept revisited a few decades later when technology had improved\u003cbr\u003eand train weights increased, but alas it never came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo bring this locomotive back to the O Scale market as anything less than a VISION LINE model\u003cbr\u003ewould be a crime! We have packed every inch of this massive machine with amazing features including the\u003cbr\u003eall-new wheel slip simulation. If your labor rate gets too high or the fuel is running low, watch out! Those\u003cbr\u003erear wheels might just start to slip. Not just a sound effect this time, the tender drive wheels have independent motor control and will actually slip under the right conditions. And when the wheels slip, of course\u003cbr\u003ethe sounds and smoke will follow along.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther notable features include whistle steam effects, a swinging bell, road-number specific crew\u003cbr\u003etalk and 4-digit addressing. We’ve also made several tooling changes to model both the “production”\u003cbr\u003emodels of 5015 and 5016 and the prototype Matt H. 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Using a Legacy controller, change the color of the classification lights between white or green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraction tires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior illuminated in cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDire-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal tender body and trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh level of separately applied metal details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied builder's plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynchronized fan-driven smoke units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable smoke output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentically detailed cab interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCab \"glass\" windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew engineer and fireman figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLegacy Railsounds sound system featuring:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrewTalk dialog with difference scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrainSounds that mimic operating dialog when the locomotive is in motion or stopped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynaChuff synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegacy \"Real-Time Quilling Whistle\" control with instant response for realistic signature \"quilling\" and correctly timed warning signals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Difference whistles to choose from for a more customized experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds - 5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequence Control: play the sounds effects of an entire trip, including warning sounds and announcements, base on the movement and speed of the locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent speed and fuel dialog, cola or oil loading sounds effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStock Car Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLEGACY® Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectroCoupler on B end of car, operating coupler on A end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax\/Min switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLEGACY® RailSounds® including:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 stop sequences (loading, unloading, cleaning)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreight and pig sounds in motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Quilling” pigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRolling Stock Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating couplers w\/hidden tabs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy conversion to scale couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening boxcar\/stock car doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHobo figure and sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaboose Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLEGACY control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated interior and marker lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCupola details with figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectroCoupler on front end and operating coupler on rear end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack IR equipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailSounds® equipped:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlays freight sounds in motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser-activated crew dialog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser-activated air whistle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax\/Min switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig power like this deserves a big train! The latest in Lionel’s “Super Sets” gives you a great start with 15 cars to run behind your Triplex. The set includes Triplex #5016 in her “as delivered” look with a Russia Iron boiler and all the trim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe train is made up of 15 scale freight cars including a VISION double-deck stock car and VISION caboose to add even more sounds and action. Also included are many\u003cbr\u003euniquely decorated freight cars available only through this set including a mix of prototypical Erie cars and some fantasy cars that any Erie fan will appreciate like the “Still Well” tank car, “Dun More” boxcar, “Starrucca Beer” reefer and even “Hoboken Bindle’s” boxcar - complete with “Hobo Ken” riding along! At over 15 feet in length, this set will have your head and your drivers spinning!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErie’s Triplex locomotives - machines so big they inspire, intrigue, and move the\u003cbr\u003emind as much as they could move freight. Built in an era when the compound Mallet\u003cbr\u003edesign was just coming onto the scene, the Triplex took the concept a step further\u003cbr\u003ein attempt to use not only the locomotive’s weight but also that of the tender for\u003cbr\u003etraction. On paper at least, the locomotives could put 89% of their loaded weight to\u003cbr\u003euse and pull a train 5 miles long. They were so powerful that you couldn’t put enough\u003cbr\u003eweight behind them to truly test it without breaking couplers and by some accounts\u003cbr\u003eremain the most powerful locomotives ever built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first Triplex entered service in 1914 as number 2603 and named after a prominent and recently\u003cbr\u003eretired engineer on the Erie, Matt H. Shay. The locomotive was as much of a marketing statement for the\u003cbr\u003eErie as it was motive power. The locomotive performed well enough that two more were delivered in 1916\u003cbr\u003ewith only a few minor modifications from the original. The three were assigned as helper engines on the\u003cbr\u003eSusquehanna Division - best known as the line over Starrucca Viaduct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Triplex was a compound Mallet, with high pressure steam going to the center pair of pistons\u003cbr\u003efirst. The left piston exhausted steam to the front pair of pistons and the right to the rear which powered\u003cbr\u003ethe wheels under the tender. The locomotives were also unique in that both the high- and low-pressure\u003cbr\u003epistons were the same size, using different valve sizes to accommodate the changes in pressure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePredictably, the problem with these large beasts was not power, but appetite. The boiler would\u003cbr\u003estruggle to keep up pressure against the consumption of six cylinders - even if it was only directly feeding\u003cbr\u003etwo. And although there were elements in the design to compensate for variable traction under the tender\u003cbr\u003eas fuel was consumed, as it ran light wheel slipping could be an issue. The locomotives stayed in service until\u003cbr\u003eas late as 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly the Virginian made another attempt at a Triplex with a single locomotive. It was rebuilt as a\u003cbr\u003esmaller 2-8-8-2 soon after, however. While not a major success, they were certainly not a failure as far as experimental steam designs are concerned. More accurately, they were truly too big for their time. 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