The perfect postwar Lionel train set should have a ... train with loads of play value led by a top-of-the-line steam engine that Lionel cataloged in 1956, a terrific year for the line that was ...

Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...