I thank Tom Snyder and the production staff for sharing this excellent 2 part Lionel video. Thank God for Joshua Lionel Cohen, who invented attractive and pleasing Lionel trains, and that he used his astute business genius for us all to enjoy. I love Lionel Trains for many years. My fav is the handsome O Guage New York Central F3 Diesel Engine. Lionel Trains bring me back to my terrific nostalgia memories about my happy childhood times, and my wholesome family life growing up, especially helping me get through some difficult times in my life too. Lionel Trains are still fun and magical today. I attend Train shows with Lionel trains that are so much fun to attend. I hope Lionel LLC continues on with the new Company ownership with David, now headquartered in Concord, North Carolina for many more years and for future generations also!
In the plain in Ohio approaching a railway crossing , say 2mls away. Heard an echoing train warning and the barriers closed . Drew to the safety lines as train locos ( three ) slowly passed by . Then the train moved onward and I tried to count the freat wagons 50/60/61 ..... I must have nodded off . That train must have been about a mile long !!. 1989 . This Lionel documentary reminds me of this lonely and awe inspiring moment . Thanks guys . Dave
I still have my 226E tin plate train that I got when I was 3 in 1943. It still runs. Also have an original 671 turbine made in 1949. Unfortunately they live in their boxes due to lack of space to run them. I like to stick to the trains made in the 1950s or earlier.
@41:27 I always adored the Standard gauge trains, especially the 400E! To think years later MTH/Lionel would team up again to bring back these great trains for new generations, even if that was only for ten years, but it was great while it lasted! 😃
Many happy memories. I recently donated all my train stuff to the Illinois Railway Museum. Nobody was interested in it and I was glad to give all of it to them. At least some hoarder won't get it so ends up in a landfill.
RIP Tom McComas 1938 - 2024 for TM Books & Video, I love toy trains, and the many videos from that video company, Richard P Kughn 1930 - 2019 for bringing lionel into its 90s boom period, and Tom Snyder 1936 - 2007 for narrating this special 2 part history of lionel trains. (btw Im not sure if anyone else in this special has passed away but if so RIP to them)
52:45 I have this locomotive and power unit from Lionel! the horn and bell sounds are phenomenal! The only thing that I’m lacking in my collection are the matching passenger cars! Not only the Texas Special, 53:58 even the N&W Class A 2-6-6-4 no. 1218!
From what I've heard from other people sounds like Lionel needs to do a lot of things on top of that. Like bringing in new people to run the show that actually care about their customers for one. I don't really mess with lionel, though I own a few sets made in the early to mid 2010s, so I don't really know how bad their management is such really is.
Really nice and historic in itself look at Lionel, personally I collect both Standard gauge and postwar, thing is I live in the UK and have only been to the USA once, I still get the joy of these models, it’s not all nostalgia
That smoke was terribly aggravating to me if someone was using it at a show I had to get away from it or leave the show ! I wonder how many people got chemical pneumonia from it?
@@rogerlollar4325Even the atmosphere…you can tell the world hadn’t changed yet. Still clinging onto the past of the Post-Era. 9/11 changed everything…here we are now
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I thank Tom Snyder and the production staff for sharing this excellent 2 part Lionel video.
Thank God for Joshua Lionel Cohen, who invented attractive and pleasing Lionel trains, and that he used his astute business genius for us all to enjoy.
I love Lionel Trains for many years.
My fav is the handsome O Guage
New York Central F3 Diesel Engine.
Lionel Trains bring me back to my terrific nostalgia memories about my happy childhood times,
and my wholesome family life growing up, especially helping me get through some difficult times in my life too.
Lionel Trains are still fun and magical today.
I attend Train shows with Lionel trains that are so much fun to attend.
I hope Lionel LLC continues on
with the new Company ownership
with David,
now headquartered in
Concord, North Carolina
for many more years
and for future generations also!
In the plain in Ohio approaching a railway crossing , say 2mls away. Heard an echoing train warning and the barriers closed . Drew to the safety lines as train locos ( three ) slowly passed by . Then the train moved onward and I tried to count the freat wagons 50/60/61 ..... I must have nodded off . That train must have been about a mile long !!. 1989 . This Lionel documentary reminds me of this lonely and awe inspiring moment . Thanks guys . Dave
I still have my 226E tin plate train that I got when I was 3 in 1943. It still runs. Also have an original 671 turbine made in 1949. Unfortunately they live in their boxes due to lack of space to run them. I like to stick to the trains made in the 1950s or earlier.
I have have an original 671 turbine from 1946
@41:27 I always adored the Standard gauge trains, especially the 400E! To think years later MTH/Lionel would team up again to bring back these great trains for new generations, even if that was only for ten years, but it was great while it lasted! 😃
Thanks for posting this video. Hopefully you can post some more TM videos.
Many happy memories. I recently donated all my train stuff to the Illinois Railway Museum. Nobody was interested in it and I was glad to give all of it to them. At least some hoarder won't get it so ends up in a landfill.
I grew up watching these, mom would rent them from the local library and I would wear out the tapes
The locomotive at 55:48 is the Pratt’s Hollow Phantom locomotive from 1998. You’ll hear the startup sounds and the “horn”.
I had a very nice HO layout,but my friend had a fantastic Lionel puffer set.
RIP Tom McComas 1938 - 2024 for TM Books & Video, I love toy trains, and the many videos from that video company, Richard P Kughn 1930 - 2019 for bringing lionel into its 90s boom period, and Tom Snyder 1936 - 2007 for narrating this special 2 part history of lionel trains. (btw Im not sure if anyone else in this special has passed away but if so RIP to them)
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52:45 I have this locomotive and power unit from Lionel! the horn and bell sounds are phenomenal! The only thing that I’m lacking in my collection are the matching passenger cars! Not only the Texas Special, 53:58 even the N&W Class A 2-6-6-4 no. 1218!
at 55:43 I think thats the NYC 3005 mohawk behind the allegheny which when this video came out was brand spanking new too along with the articulateds
I personally miss Lionel headquarters in chesterfield Michigan perhaps they will come back in the future
I wish Lionel would bring back manufacturing to the United States
From what I've heard from other people sounds like Lionel needs to do a lot of things on top of that. Like bringing in new people to run the show that actually care about their customers for one. I don't really mess with lionel, though I own a few sets made in the early to mid 2010s, so I don't really know how bad their management is such really is.
6:23
Awesome music here
Thank you for posting this
What was that North American Lionel train picture poster at 10:44?
Really nice and historic in itself look at Lionel, personally I collect both Standard gauge and postwar, thing is I live in the UK and have only been to the USA once, I still get the joy of these models, it’s not all nostalgia
Great 2 part video! Enjoyed it!
I am so happy this was uploaded 0:21
51:03 We will remember you.
With the locomotives Are like Golden ages
FBI WARNING: We really don't give a sh|t, grandpa.
I have my Lionel Texas Special train set from 1957 plus im collecting Lionel trains and Marx trains
I miss watching Tom Snyder on TV.
It's kinda funny that the Pennsy Turbines puff as they smoke, since the puffing is caused by pistons that the turbine didn't have.
Richard Kughn 42:59
That smoke was terribly aggravating to me if someone was using it at a show I had to get away from it or leave the show ! I wonder how many people got chemical pneumonia from it?
😭😭😭
American Flyer is better than Lionel. Better trains, better track, and less expensive. They smoke better too.
Funny name
John Palm 16:40
Is New York central train
0:02 don’t copy it
Bro copied it 💀👁️👄👁️
Love forever but the problem was always space. Thus European ie Marklin
This is pre 9/11
What
@@SAT5UMR yeah from the year 2000
@@rogerlollar4325Even the atmosphere…you can tell the world hadn’t changed yet. Still clinging onto the past of the Post-Era. 9/11 changed everything…here we are now
John Palm 16:40