Legendary Lionel Trains

By John A. Grams and Terry D. Thompson

A full-color pictorial celebration of what are arguably history's greatest toys, Legendary Lionel Trains depicts memorable trains from every era of Lionel production and highlights those of the 1940s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871162113
• ISBN13: 9780871162113
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.5" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book on classic Lionel toy trains

This book takes you from the origins of Joshua Lionel Cowen's electric toy train bsiness all the way to the Postwar era. Lavishly illustrated with photos of legendary Lionel trains, along with informative captions. If I were limited to owning a single book on toy trains, this would be my pick.

A superb resource for Lionel Train collectors

Legendary Lionel Trains is a remarkable history of the model railroading collectibles of the Lionel company; though it includes specimens from every era of Lionel production, it especially focuses upon the classic creations of the 1940s and 1950s. Gorgeous full-color photographs illustrations on almost every page draw the reader into the fascinating world of these unique creations, as the text extensively describes each item's innovations, history, productions, commercial success rate, and more. This a treasured walk down memory lane for model railroad enthusiasts, and a superb resource for Lionel Train collectors.