Also in this issue:
Showroom out west
Rare Lionel photos from 1940 take us inside
First decade at the Gilbert Hall of Science
The company thrilled New York City in the 1940s
Tribute to a forgotten showroom display
Where Lionel ran accessories in 1945
Lionel builds a hub for the Midwest
The Chicago showroom handled sales in the middle of the country
Drum roll for the D-63 City Display!
Layout from 1952 acclaimed to be Lionel’s greatest
Enjoy rare photographs of American Flyer displays
Department stores, public exhibitions, and TV shows featured S gauge trains
Welcome to the Washington Hall of Science
Gilbert’s outpost in the nation’s capital lasted for a decade
Royal visits to toy train heavens
Lionel and Gilbert hosted the crème de la crème
Layouts for Hollywood by Art Truman
Premier builder of Lionel displays on the West Coast
Winning a Lionel No. D-265 display in a cereal promotion
Two brothers in Canada took home a fantastic Super O layout in 1959
Amazing second prizes, too
The Cocoa Puffs contest offered another neat Lionel display
