Lionel’s postwar freight-car numbers
The Lionel Corp. used a four-digit number to identify its postwar rolling stock. In some cases cars also carried a…
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The sight of a toy train locomotive puffing across a layout, its rhythmic white exhaust reaching out to the sky,…
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F3s, Hudsons, and Girls’ trains – those are the postwar jackpots that everybody knows about. Here, though, are six underexposed…
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A GIFT FROM THE HEART IS SOMETHING TO TREASURE. If the gift happens to be a train, that’s all the…
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It’s easy and fun to create your own roadside signage. I love billboards, especially the Lionel billboards that have removable…
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If you’re just getting into O gauge, or even if you’re a collector getting the urge to build a layout,…
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The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry. is one of CTT’s project railroads. Click here for the entire series of building…
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Use this image from Herb Lindsay’s O gauge New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroad layout as a background on your…
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Fred Dole’s re-creation of Raymondale was featured in the October 2008 issue. It is home to several original buildings from…
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Lionel’s O-27 Union Pacific streamliner is probably the most endearing offering from Lionel’s 1950, 50th anniversary catalog. 800 x 600…
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Lionel’s Standard gauge Transcontinental Limited, the ultimate outfit in its day, is one of the biggest and most powerful and…
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Lionel’s Standard gauge Blue Comet, considered by some to be the legendary train manufacturer’s finest steamer, stands out for its…
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