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Lionel Trains of the 1940s

Lionel Trains of the 1940s
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Lionel Trains of the 1940s special issue brings you more than 20 stories detailing the history of how this iconic brand contributed to the war effort and emerged victorious to set the stage for their Golden Years in the 1950s.

INTRODUCING LIONEL TRAINS OF THE 1940s • ✦ Our look at a significant and not-so-segmented decade

Lionel Trains of the 1940s

The momentous and meaningful decade of the 1940s • ✦ Lionel modernized in many wonderful ways

BREAKTHROUGH YEAR IN REALISM • ✦ Looking forward with a glance at the past

COLORFUL & FANCIFUL CARS STILL RODE THE LIONEL RAILS • ✦ Toys readily coexisted with realistic models in 1940

A NEW WORLD OF OPERATING ACCESSORIES • ✦ Three creative models from one brilliant mind

DIVERSIFYING BEYOND TRAINS • ✦ Different markets beckoned on the eve of war

LIONEL’S MAGIC ELECTROL SET • ✦ Running two trains on one track

GOING BEYOND THE CATALOG • ✦ Lionel offered unique sets to retail accounts

A TIME OF DIMINISHING RETURNS • ✦ Hoping to survive the demands of war

JEWELS OF OO GAUGE • ✦ Last call for Lionel’s smallest sets

MODEL BUILDER PRESERVED THE HOBBY • ✦ Lionel’s magazine kept stoking enthusiasm

MAINTAINING INTEREST IN A CRITICAL YEAR • ✦ Paper products kept Lionel in the game in 1943

SALUTE TO THE ‘VICTORY’ STREAMLINER • ✦ The train Lionel might have made for 1944

ONE EXCITING SET • ✦ A quiet yet noteworthy start to the postwar era

MEET THE FIRST PO STWAR WORKHORSE • ✦ The No. 224 Prairie led the way in 1945

VARIATION AT THE END OF THE TRAIN • ✦ Two colors for the no. 2457 Pennsy N5 Caboose

FULL SPEED AHEAD • ✦ The postwar era opened with promise and innovation

INNOVATIVE ACCESSORY HITS THE MARKET • ✦ Too bad the No. 38 water tower never caught fire

REVIVING THE PROMOTIONAL SET • ✦ Lionel creates a special item for a favored retailer

EXCITEMENT AND REALISM IN SETS • ✦ Lionel picks up steam in a great year

FIRST STEPS FOR AN O GAUGE LEGEND • ✦ Lionel introduced its GG1 electric in 1947

A LITTLE MAN CHANGES WORLD THE TOY TRAIN • ✦ From merchandise to milk in a great year

GREATER VARIETY AND EXCELLENCE • ✦ Meeting the demands at every price level

STYLISH SANTA FE F3s OPEN NEW ERA • ✦ Story behind the classic 2333 warbonnets

ACCESSORIES BOAST ONE-TRACK ACTION • ✦ Novel ways to handle logs and coal

LAST GASP FOR THE SET OF THE FUTURE • ✦ Hopeful upgrades for the Electronic Control Set

CLOSING OUT A SIGNIFICANT DECADE • ✦ New and reissued sets form a great line in 1949

HIDDEN STORIES SURROUNDING NW2 DIESELS • ✦ Mystery shrouded the new Santa Fe switchers

ON THE RANCH WITH AN OPERATING CATTLE CAR • ✦ More delightful innovation with the No. 3656

LET THERE BE LIGHT • ✦ The debut of the postwar searchlight car

POWER FOREVER • ✦ The classic transformer of the era

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  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English

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