Lionel product cancellations

The DM&IR Ore car sets cancellation is a big disappointment.

Well, by a wide margin the majority are HO - apart from the miscellaneous freight cars at the start of the list, and seemingly every variety/road name of ore car toward the end. I jumped to the conclusion that these had all bombed on the pre-orders front but maybe it's manufacturer issues about the particular models, including all of the HO Mikados.

Still, it doesn't exactly indicate that Lionel's foray into HO is a runaway success. But I won't digress as I haven't paid that much attention to what they are doing on that front.

I bet there will be more to come. 

No O scale engines from the last catalog in it, but I am sure I have heard of a few non-starters from that. Dealers should do as TW did, and let people know if something is not being made - once they are told. 

Lionel should give up on HO. It never works for them.

When I looked at the Big Book, I questioned how much of this can the market embrace. To me, it was top heavy with product. 

As in all cases, it will come down to what the customers are willing to pony up their dollars for. I for one have will not buy a pony in this race. Nothing that is appropriate for our layout.