Classic Toy Trains

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS BRINGS YOU O AND S GAUGE FOR THE OPERATOR AND COLLECTOR. SEE THE NEWEST TRAINS FROM LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O AND OTHERS; LEARN ABOUT TRACK PLANNING, WIRING AND LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION; IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OLD LIONEL AND AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS; AND VISIT THE MOST INSPIRING TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS EVER BUILT.

LOOKING BACK AT LIONEL IN THE POSTWAR ERA

Classic Toy Trains

Artwork of the postwar era • Artwork conveyed the wonders of the hobby

Lionel’s greatest postwar layout had a prewar carryover • A No. 137 Station held a place of honor in New York City

Going backstage on the Lake Shore Ry. • Shooting videos of trains in action is the mission

Colors of Lionel’s No. 6462 Gondola • More than black and red to this landmark O gauge model

Lionel’s No. 2159W GG1 freight set for 1950 • O gauge set from a notable year was a true classic

Paging through Lionel’s scrapbook • Collector Joseph Conte shares a unique relic

William Nicholls: The salesman who sailed from Lionel to Gilbert • The sales force at both firms enjoyed the help of a former naval officer

Selling Lionel trains in the 1950s • Behind the scenes at a successful store in New Jersey

Perfect set … perfect layout • An O gauge display sure to please everyone

Lionel could always dream big • Discovering visions of what might have been offered

Surveying the Lionel No. 6511 Pipe Car • Postwar flatcar deserves more attention

Travel back to Buffalo in 1954 • Incredible photo in Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains!

Lionel’s State of Maine Boxcar rose to glory in 1955 • Waving the red, white, and blue in O gauge

A Lionel connection never before reported • Linking the Nos. 3530 Generator Car and 3927 Track Cleaner from 1956

Stories told by Lionel’s No. 6024 Nabisco Boxcar • One model reveals much about two companies

Green stamps for Lionel sets • No cash needed for inexpensive trains

Introducing Lionel’s No. 6014 Frisco Boxcars • Reminders of a notable fallen flag

Who knew there were three Wix promotional sets? • Lionel created special outfits for this North Carolina manufacturer

Last look at Lionel’s Super O showroom display • Newly discovered photo of the New York layout

40 years until a Lionel welding car • Idea from 1961 becomes reality in 2000