A staff writer’s wish list from Lionel’s 2024 Volume 2 Catalog
“Christmas in July” is always a fitting time for Lionel Trains to release their Volume 2 catalog, and the 2024…
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The MTH Premier EMD SD35 was announced in September of 2022. Previously run in 2020, these models again feature ProtoSound…
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When I was a kid, we’d drive 3 ½ hours north to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to visit my…
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Locomotives & rolling stock E-Z Catch Train Shop has announced a custom-run MTH D&H hopper (20-95691) as part of the…
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In memoriam: Lionel enthusiast and historian Fred “Skip” Natoli died on June 17, 2024. We at Classic Toy Trains remember…
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The first patented stock car was developed in 1870 and used in shipments between Chicago and New York City. The…
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New arrivals always bring a sense of excitement and anticipation. Most often, though, there’s a wait of a year or…
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While at the TCA Eastern Division York show in April, I learned about a group of four younger men who…
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We’re always adding new content to our website. Here’s some recent items you may have missed. Lionel learned from Athearn…
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Locomotives & rolling stock Legacy Station, 4153 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 12, Lilburn, GA 30047, has announced a custom-run MTH Christmas…
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Just as EMD needed to develop the SD50 to compete with GE’s Dash 7, Lionel developed new tooling to add…
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Just before the spring TCA York Show in April, Lionel started delivering some of the diesels from the 2023 Volume…
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