Lionel Trains of the 1960s
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In this Issue
Quantity and quality were still there even after Mr. Cowen left
A panorama of one-of-a-kind items
Excellent O-27 and Super O outfits thrilled everyone
Lots of fun in cataloged and promotional sets
Meticulous research has helped solve lingering mysteries
Superb engines and rolling stock remained to be enjoyed
Promotional outfits and O-27 sets still sell
Trains were part of the entertainment on The Addams Family
Plenty to fill cataloged and promotional outfits
A challenging market drives innovation
Concern about the future blended with disappointment
Down to more than a pair of train sets
More sets and key models conclude the postwar saga
Also in this issue:
AN APPRECIATION FOR AN IMPERFECT DECADE, pg. 7
Lionel faced commercial and internal challenges in the 1960s
THE 1960s – A DECADE OF HOPE AND UNCERTAINTY, pg. 8
Struggles to succeed in an unpredictable market
STARS OF 1960, pg. 22
3535 operating security car with rotating searchlight
3376 Bronx Zoo operating giraffe car
STARS OF 1961, pg. 30
2359 Boston & Maine GP9 road diesel
3509 automatic satellite launching car
STARS OF 1962, pg. 44
6413 Mercury capsule carrying car
6463 rocket fuel double-dome tank car
STARS OF 1963, pg. 46
6407 flatcar with missile
6469 liquefied gas tank car
STAR OF 1965, pg. 71
6651 shell launching car
STARS OF 1966, pg. 78
6464-375 Central of Georgia boxcar
6431 piggyback car with trailers and tractor
STARS OF 1967, pg. 85
6464 boxcars with brass doors
STAR OF 1969, pg. 99
645 Union Pacific NW2 diesel switcher
