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23 kwi 2009 · Robert Schleicher talks about Lionel model trains, including the history of the company and the various models and designs they produced. Robert has written multiple books on Lionel trains and slot cars.
You simply have to see our displays in person to appreciate the magnitude of the collection and delight in our dynamic displays, including several operating, interactive train layouts in G, Standard, O, S, and HO Gauges, Replica Lionel D-265 O Gauge, and LEGO®.
Lionel evidently made up a great over supply of square brass bodies for the 1912 Special in 1911, and kept on using them up until exhausted. When the first ones turned up, collectors of course liked to call them 1912 Specials, but we know now they should really be designated as early No. 54's.
Throughout this time Lionel produced several sets of highly authentic trains as part of its numerous offerings of locomotives and train cars. During this "classic period" for Lionel, the company created model cars and engines with an astonishing attention to detail, including many models with brass and nickel trim.
26 mar 2010 · By 1912, slot cars were on the market and very popular, but after World War I, Lionel stopped making the sets. Nothing really notable happened in the field until about 1936, when Märklin issued a racing set with two fairly heavy tinplate cars, again using AC electric motors.
Lionel built its reputation on train sets noted for their authentic detail, smooth-operating three-rail tracks, and transformers that allowed kids to vary the speed of their trains....
Lionel offered three sizes: the small No. 1910, the medium No. 1911, and the large No. 1912. For the first time on its locomotives, Lionel used the elaborate New York, New Haven, and Hartford italic logo.
