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A Lionel 0-27 empire offered as an exclusive in 1949 Subscribers Only Content
The perfect gift for any your railroader included lots more than just a Scout set.
Published: 11/02/2009
Lionel's first "train" of the postwar era Subscribers Only Content
The story behind the classic no. 1464W "Anniversary Set"
Published: 10/01/2009
Homage to a grand old store Subscribers Only Content
Erich Fuchs meant toy trains to three generations of New Englanders
Published: 09/01/2009
Lionel's no. 2329 Rectifier Subscribers Only Content
Lionel's oddest locomotive puts an end to the postwar era
Published: 07/31/2009
Lionel Trains and the "Trial of the Century" Subscribers Only Content
Standard gauge trains helped make history in 1933
Published: 07/07/2009
1946 Catalog Photos: A Final Look Subscribers Only Content
Published: 06/08/2009
Lionel's 1954 no. 2219W Thunderbird Train Master set  Subscribers Only Content
The set that inspired a Postwar Conventional Classics reissue
Published: 05/18/2009
Lionel's postwar Western Pacific F3 diesels Subscribers Only Content
The story behind these classic O gauge locomotives
Published: 04/17/2009
Lionel's Last Advance Catalog Sets Subscribers Only Content
Rare and unusual train outfits marked the end of an era
Published: 03/23/2009
American Flyer Circus Train Subscribers Only Content
S gauge fun, courtesy of A.C. Gilbert Co.
Published: 03/18/2009
9 greatest Lionel F3 freight sets
Check out some of our favorite O gauge outfits
Published: 03/18/2009