Features practical advice on operating Lionel s new Legacy system and updated information for running MTH s DCS stystem as well as Lionel s earlier TrainMaster system.

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Since 1901, when Joshua Lionel Cowen launched his company by creating a small number of electrified toy trolleys for department store window displays, Lionel has been the leader in toy electric trains. Lionel’s success is based on excellent engineering, durable construction, numerous accessories, and great play value. This colorful volume illustrates the history of Lionel electric toy trains. See how Lionel stayed alive during the Depression when they teamed with Disney and mark (more…)

Since 1901, when Joshua Lionel Cowen launched his company by creating a small number of electrified toy trolleys for department store window displays, Lionel has been the leader in toy electric trains. Lionel’s success is based on excellent engineering, durable construction, numerous accessories, and great play value. This colorful volume illustrates the history of Lionel electric toy trains. See how Lionel stayed alive during the Depression when they teamed with Disney and mark (more…)

From 1900 through the late-1950s, Lionel went from a wooden cheese box on wheels to expensive toy trains that flew off shelves at the height of the Great Depression to one of the worlds most recognizable brand names. In the 1960s, the company found itself in a fight for its life; only a buyout from General Mills would save the name from relegation to the dust heap of time. More than 80 modern color photographs help break Lionels “classic” rags-to-riches-to-rags period into five (more…)

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From the Manufacturer

Add classic railroad imagery to your layout. This is the perfect complement to any Lionel O-Gauge Electric Train Set.

Here is a Lionel 24205 Classic Billboard Set. Features Include: Easy assembly Six different railroad billboard images Set of three billboard stands Gauge: Traditional O Gauge Dimensions: 5 3/4? x 7/8? x 4 1/2?The Trainz SKU for this item is D11449214.Manufacturer: LionelModel Number: 24205Scale/Era: O ModernModel (more…)