Filled with nostalgic photos of toy trains and accessories, including some seldom-seen images, this comprehensive 200-page special issue features more than 40 stories in a year-by-year format.
LOST IN THE FIFTIES AGAIN • ANOTHER CHANCE TO CELEBRATE LIONEL DURING A GOLDEN DECADE
Lionel Trains of the 1950’s
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF LIONEL’S TRAINS • DISCOVER A GOLDEN DECADE FILLED WITH INNOVATION, COLOR, AND LOTS OF FUN!
CELEBRATING A GOLDEN YEAR • THE LEADING AMERICAN MAKER OF TOY TRAINS MARKED 50 YEARS OF GLORY
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1950
THE 0-27 LINE SNAZZY STREAMLINED PASSENGER TRAINS • THE STORY BEHIND THE NO. 1464W “ANNIVERSARY SET” AND ITS SUCCESSORS
JOLTIN’ JOE’S LIONEL TV SHOW • BACKSTAGE AT THE LIONEL CLUBHOUSE TELEVISION PROGRAM
STARS OF 1950
STICKING WITH the ESTABLISHED LINE • A STATIC MARKET AND WARTIME DEMANDS HELD BACK THE COMPANY
LIONEL TRAINS ON BROADWAY • THE PROPS WERE THE BEST PART OF A SHORT-LIVED MUSICAL
THE MAKING OF LIONEL’S CONSUMER CATALOG • ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE NO. 6656 STOCKCAR TAKE ON IMPORTANCE
STARS OF 1951
SEEING MOMENTUM PICK UP AGAIN • THE POSTWAR LINE CAME OF AGE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1952
LIONEL ENGAGES THE WESTERN PACIFIC • THE STORY BEHIND THE WP DIESELS AND BOXCAR
THE GREATEST YEAR FOR ACCESSORIES • FOUR CLASSICS ENTERED THE LINE IN 1952
STARS OF 1952
THE RIGHT TRACK FOR SUCCESS • MANY TRIUMPHS – AND A FEW MARKETING MISTAKES – CHARACTERIZED THIS KEY YEAR
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1953
6464 BOXCAR DISCOVERING THE EARLIEST KNOWN • AN UNDECORATED MODEL WHOSE INTERIOR REVEALS FASCINATING CLUES
AN AD CONVEYED THE JOYS OF LIONEL TRAINS • ALEX ROSS USED HIS SON TO PROMOTE LIONEL
STARS OF 1953
MARKING WHAT WAS LIONEL’S FINEST YEAR • A LINE BRIMMING OVER WITH CLASSIC SETS, LOCOMOTIVES, AND ROLLING STOCK
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1954
FINAL TRIBUTE TO AN UNSUNG HERO • JOSEPH HANSON DEVELOPED THE CLASSIC NO. 310 BILLBOARD SETS
ENTER THE TRAIN MASTER • THIS ELEGANT BEHEMOTH DEBUTED IN TWO VARIED SETS IN 1954
STARS OF 1954
MAINTAINING A DELICATE BALANCE • SALES AND PRODUCTION EXECUTIVES STRIVE TO BLEND REALISM WITH FANCY
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1955
MYSTERIOUS SETS FROM 1955 • A FEW ANSWERS ABOUT FOUR ODDBALL LIONEL OUTFITS
SPECTACULAR PUBLIC DISPLAY • LIONEL BUILT AN 8 X 16-FOOT LAYOUT FOR STORYTOWN, U.S.A.
STARS OF 1955
WALKING THE TIGHTROPE • CORPORATE LEADERS BELIEVED THEY COULD RETAIN THEIR BALANCE AND DOMINANCE
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1956
TWO TRENDSETTERS FROM THE B&O • A PAIR OF SPECIAL BOXCARS HIGHLIGHTED THE LINE FOR 1956
LIONEL TRAINS STAR ON TV • SALESMAN JIM STEWART SUPPLIED THE TRAINS
STARS OF 1956
NEW PARTS OF THE MARKET • TENTATIVE EFFORTS TO REACH CUSTOMERS WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1957
LIONEL’S LONGEST TRAIN • SET NO. 1585W PROMISED AN ENTIRE ROSTER FOR KIDS
AN ICONIC SET FOR YOUNG LADIES • TIME TO APPRECIATE THE UNFORGETTABLE “GIRL’S TRAIN”
INSPIRING 1,000 LAYOUTS • LIONEL INTRODUCED AN AMAZING DISPLAY IN THE 1957 CONSUMER CATALOG
STARS OF 1957
OFFERING MORE WITH A BIT LESS • MANY TERRIFIC TRAINS TO REACH MORE CUSTOMERS
UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS OF 1958
DOWN ON THE FARM WITH LIONEL • FOUR FREIGHT CARS HELPED O GAUGERS PLAY FARMER OR RANCHER
BLACK SHEEP OF THE 1958 ROSTER • THE NO. 2329 VIRGINIAN RECTIFIER HAD ITS VERY OWN LOOK
STARS OF 1958
CHANGING OF...
