Lionel No. 151 Semaphore with unique feature
Lionel No. 151 Semaphore signals made their debut in the cataloged lineup for 1947 and remained popular members right through…
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Lionel’s perfect postwar train set features a classic steam engine and a whistle tender pulling five different and very colorful…
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The SD40 could well be the most recognized face of second generation diesel power. Whether in the original version, or…
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Tucked away in a drawer, I discovered a “Model Railroad Equipment Buyer’s Guide 1965-66” booklet, published by Kalmbach Publishing. It…
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The Lionel No. 3474 Western Pacific Operating Boxcar upgrades any collection of postwar trains. It was another great model introduced…
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Glancing at the catalogs put out by the A.C. Gilbert Co. and the Lionel Corp. from 1952 or ’55 or…
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Knowledgeable hobbyists will likely tell you the line Lionel cataloged for 1954 represented the pinnacle of post-World War II production.…
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According to a document saved by Maury H. Romer, who supervised production of the postwar S gauge line, the A.C.…
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The Lionel No. 6407 flatcar with missile and removable Mercury capsule was cataloged for one year only, in 1963. It…
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Transcripted from the CTT video series Truck’s Toy Trains. Trains.com members can watch it here. The Lionel Corp. released its…
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A Lionel Santa Fe passenger train outfit from 1952 is widely regarded as one of the best the company ever…
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3562-1 Operating Barrel Car (cataloged 1954): $190 (excellent) $65 (good) The No. 3562-1, the first of Lionel’s four operating barrel…
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