Lionel Trains - Railroad Story

[attommas]

My dad knew all of the cool places to take me and my cousins.You probably went to Madison Hardware store on E 23rd St. too and talked to a fellow name Harry while you stared at all of the trains and accessories and watch the trains move in the front window of the store.I still have some old Lionel catalogs from them.

[attommas]

Not being Politically Correct,Gilbert's American Flyer were O.K. but,they'll always be the bastard stepchild and the ugly duckling of the industry and of collectors.Think of them as the Brooklyn Dodgers and Lionel as The New York Yankees-always the bridesmaid but, never the bride. Enuff Said !!!

[Trolleymoose]

Did you catch the running fat-ass fall on the tracks?

[FaceXIII]

owning,fixing and running these trains is pretty cool. dealing with pretentious collector idiots who think that a rusted,cracked and barely able to run piece is worth 300 bucks...not so much.

[grizzleybearz282004]

@FaceXIII but thats ok thats how we get them cheap and we get to injoy them :-D

[FaceXIII]

the two dislikes must be from american flyer fans.

[IKAPPYI1]

Y'all are gonna hate me for this but Lionel just dosnt add up to original gilbert American flyer s guage and none of that repo Lionel s guage just pure 40s and 50s Gilbert

[wahoo76]

"Lickety -cut, lickety-cut. Listen to the clickety-click!

"We're coming through like the falling star!

So back you autos, back you cows.

I'm comin' as fast as the law allows!"

[nerfreak01]

That is it!

I'm building a damn

time machine!!! Anyone

wanna join me?

50's, here I come!

[dv713]

@nerfreak01 I was a kid in the 50s and it was a great time to live thru.

I often look back fondly at the memories of those times.

Wish we could go back.

[attommas]

@nerfreak01 Thanks for offering but, I'm happy with my MAGIC CARPET RIDE.Wanna come "Ride The Dragon" with us. LOL

[7927jackpark]

Dad donated a Lionel Commodore Vanderbilt (1935 vintage) train set to an orphanage in the '60s. Hope the kids appreciated it. Was probably swiped by one of the staff. 

[boogerkitty123]

Nothing beats the sound, smells and pure enjoyment of a Lionel train. I feel sorry for the Nintendo and X-Box generations who are missing out...

[grizzleybearz282004]

no dad wasnt born to soon hes just in time to buy as many as he wants lol

[TheYoshirocks77777]

love that Lafayette,4-4-0 American,DeWitt Clinton & Tom THumb etc.

[RerailMe]

And they still have not fixed those huge flanged wheels and taking off the darn middle rail.

[dajara521]

@RerailMe The huge flanged wheels and middle rail are part of Lionel's character, they should never be removed.

[SteveSpahr2345]

Model Railroading has come along way, for the Better too because to many Toggles and switches, DCC for the WIn!!!!

[gibiliz]

Maravilhoso!

Não são só as crianças que sonham com trens!

Eu também, apesar dos meus 44 anos!

Belo vídeo!

[coolpop6307]

one of my favorites on here was the m10000

[highlife0586]

Great childhood memory for me, thanks for posting this video. I had a modest HO train layout when I was young (1960-1968) but as punishment for a bad report card one year, my father made me sell it all.

[lcalpito]

one bad father

[nardp96]

my mom used to hate when i set my trains up but my dad would say "its better than those damn video games"but i have a table now and they are not in the living room anymore.

[nardp96]

cant run trains in stores any more like the boy is. i can only because the owner of the shop i go to knows i wont trash them.

[peaveyraptor08]

4 zws sorry

[peaveyraptor08]

i like the two zws

[mrledfeb]

wow i love this but i dont c y they took away the flying helicopter or eletric signals

[ajb221]

ok is it just me or did i see a train going 40 tmes faster then tom thumb in the first clip?

[trainboy94]

you saw just that

[cuttingwoodnow]

Cool!

[strafrag1]

I used to visit the Lionel showroom

often with my brother, father and uncle.

It was great growing up in New York City

in the 50's and 60's!

[attommas]

@strafrag1 Did you also go to Polk's,which was nearby and push a lot of buttons.They had a special hobby on each floor.

[strafrag1]

@attommas Hi, yes I did. My first Marklin set came from Polks in 1964. Later a friend and I raced slot cars there too. Cheers,Peter

[ponycar98]

Oh Yeah!!!

[ajb221]

this screams ww2 era

[LS1Heli]

'49 showroom layout in action. I have this on DVD and watch it all time on my 50" plasma. Also, show is the smaller layout in the showroom. Mr. Cowen would be proud.

Best part is your gauranteed not to see ANY MTH rip-off junk.

[ponycar98]

Thank you, I have the 50th yellow passenger set, but I only have 3 pullman cars not 4. ?

[ponycar98]

1:37-1:40 the rare 2023 Grey nosed set?

[trainboy94]

yes

[gentlegiant582002]

My Dad had this movie on 8mm film when I was a kid, we watched it hundreds of times. It sure brought back alot of great memories. Thanks

[iarelative]

Great video

[Engineer5344]

i love this, i have it on an old tape that is close to being chewed up badly.

[NCStL576]

Good one mate! I am a Lionel operator!

[trainboy94]

Me to I have a lionel berkshire and 5 coaches and a lionel lines hudson.

[trainboy94]

The Hudson is 1943 postwar wit whistle tender and my grandfather is going 2 postwar cabooses and 7 postwar freight cars 2 are gondolas with there orginal loads which are pipes

[trainchugger53]

Ummm....ME TOO!

[trainboy94]

do you really?

[trainchugger53]

ell, I only have one set right now. The Polar Express. (goddamnit!)

[trainboy94]

I also have the polar express set

[robloxiantrainmaker]

@trainchugger53 i have the polar express set as well i love it. along with 4 other sets.