A Lionel GE locomotive history
The Lionel-GE locomotive history arguably goes back more than a century. The first General Electric models made by the toy…
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The history of the “Heritage Fleet” column is an interesting one. This regular feature in Model Railroader magazine between March…
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The Lionel Sandy Andy Automatic Gravel Loader was part of the catalog in the late 1970s. It’s a shame it…
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The first Lionel Conrail cars and engines came shortly after the federal government created the railroad in 1976. Fundimensions, the…
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The Lionel X6454 Baby Ruth boxcar is one of the most basic freight cars ever made. It looks unassuming and…
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F3s, Hudsons, and Girls’ trains – those are the postwar jackpots that everybody knows about. Here, though, are 5 postwar…
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Lionel F3 sets that never existed are a constant source of conversation among collectors. One area of focus is the…
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“The Lionel Acela exposed” was originally published in the May 2013 Classic Toy Trains. Noted Kalmbach illustrator Rick Johnson…
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The Model Train Association Lionel 6464 boxcars are the subject of many collectors’ searches. Interest in the near-scale postwar series…
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A postwar Lionel haul unboxing featuring Roger “Professor” Carp and CTT editor Hal Miller. The trains belong to a co-worker…
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Overlooked Lionel postwar accessories? Yes, these stalwarts are well known but aren’t always top of mind when someone is asked…
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