Lionel first introduced its No. 3435 Aquarium Car in 1959. This freight car featured a simulated ... mermaids, and koi. The Train Collectors Association (TCA) has an interesting article about ...

I haven’t operated a railroad since I got a Lionel train set for Christmas decades ... pointed to tracks filled with idle freight cars, and asked: “Young man, what do you see out there?” ...

When you think of Christmas, you might think of model trains around a ... to their regular items, Lionel makes "Christmas sets, Christmas engines, Christmas cars, Christmas accessories," he ...