PDFs for the CollectorWe have downloadable article collections on specific areas of interest to the collector, like the repair and restoration of vintage toy train locos, operating cars, and accessories.
Published: November 19, 2009 | To make it easier to find our article collections created specifically for the prewar and postwar toy train hobbyists, we've gathered them all in one place. Below you can find each PDF with a list of the articles contained in each one. Click on any image to purchase a particular publication. |
REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Repair & maintenance of locomotives (Lionel) - $5.95
• The "A-B-C" of motor wiring
• Repairing Lionel universal motors
• Repair Lionel's whistles
• Repairing Lionel diesel horns
• Repairing Lionel's smoke units
• Repair pickup rollers shoes
• Bringing back Big Berk (Parts 1 & 2)
• Rip van Hudson
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Repair & maintenance of operating cars (Lionel) - $5.95
• Repairing milk car
• Repairing Lionel's operating boxcars
• Servicing animated gondola
• Repair no. 3424 brakeman car
• Servicing ore-dump car and repairing collector shoes
• Repairing no. 3361 lumber dump car
• How to repair searchlight cars
• Get moving! (no. 3656 operating stockcar)
• Repairing helicopter and satellite-launching cars
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Repair & maintenance of accessories - $5.95
• Lionel's no. 445 switch tower
• Lionel's no. 30 water tower
• Lionel's no. 455 oil derrick
• Lionel's no. 497 coaling station
• Lionel's operating freight station
• Lionel bridge's falling down (no. 313 bascule bridge)
• Roll out the barrels (no. 362 barrel loader & no. 3562 barrel car)
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Restoring prewar trains - $5.95
• Royal restoration; Restore Flyer Royal Blue
• Repairing drawbar guides
• Coca-Cola streamliner
• Brushplate bushing repair
• Back from the edge: Restore Standard gauge switches
• Do it yourself restorations; 8 steps to renew beat-up trains
• Sandblast your way to a superb restoration
• Reviving a Lionel no. 270 bridge
• Restoring Lionel steamers
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HISTORY AND COLLECTING
Collecting Lionel steam locomotives - $5.95
• K4: evolution of an engine (no. 225 and family)
• The 226E dynasty
• 224E family tree
• Lionel's mighty turbine
• Lionel's postwar big Hudsons
• Making the right connection (post-war tenders)
• A close look at Lionel's no. 746 N&W J steamers
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Collecting Lionel locomotives - $5.95
• Get smart about Lionel's postwar F3s
• Growling & purring F3 diesels
• Copy clues -spotting Lionel Train Master repaints
• Spotting copies - tips on recognizing Geep repaints
• Dressing up a queen - decorated GG1s and how to spot a restoration
• Lionel's EP-5 "Jet" electrics - paint variations tell a tale
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Collecting Lionel freight cars - $5.95
• Operating milk cars
• Who let the logs out? (postwar operating log and barrel cars)
• The ins & outs of Lionel's operating boxcars
• They're everywhere! Lionel's postwar SP-type cabooses
• Rails 'n' tails (Lionel's wacky postwar animal cars)
• The 10 best Lionel boxcars (the rarest members of the 6464 family)
• Load bearers (Guide to Lionel flatcars with bulldozers and earth scrapers)
• Making the right connection (the right tender behind our postwar steamer)
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Great Lionel postwar years - $8.95
• 1957: Big powerful Lionel trains for boys
…and a special set for girls!
• Unique Lionel items of 1957
• 1950 - Truly a golden year for this toy train giant
• Lionel for 1952
• Lionel for 1955
• Lionel for 1956
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Postwar Lionel F3 diesels - $5.95
• Get smart about Lionel's postwar F3s
• Growling & purring F3 diesels
• Lionel F3 diesels, the scoop on paint, details, & more
• Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels
• Repairing Lionel universal motors
• Repairing Lionel diesel horns
• New life for a tired F3, Trzoniec on restoring
• Running repairs for Lionel's F3, Weatherford on tuning up
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The history of Lionel - 48 pages $5.95
This set of 8 articles includes 40-plus pages on the history of Lionel, including a detailed 20th century timeline, a 100-year tribute to Standard gauge trains, and a 2-part feature on Lionel's competitors. Other stories focus on dedicated Lionel employees during the postwar years, including a 2-part feature on longtime employee Lenny Dean.
The articles in this collection are:
• A tribute to Lionel trains
• Centennial of Standard gauge
• Challenging the Lion: Part I, Lionel's prewar competitors
• Challenging the Lion: Part II, Postwar rivals
• The Dean of Lionel: Part I, Service defined Lenny Dean's work
• The Dean of Lionel: Part II, Lenny Dean rose to the top
• Lionel's profile in ingenuity: Charles Giaimo's daughter recalls how he inspired the company
• Lionel: Anthony LaFauci talks about the realities of making trains
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Essential Classic Toy Trains stories - 56 pages $8.95
• How much is your old toy train worth?
• Amazingly sensible 5 x 9 plan
• Guide to O gauge track brands
• Choosing a track-cleaning method
• Postwar power basics: Tips on safely using old Lionel and Flyer transformers
• Picking your power pack: What transformer is right for you?
• Handbook on layout wiring
• Make O gauge insulated track sections
• 10 tune-up tips: Get those attic-dwellers purring in time for the holidays
• Build the realistic O gauge Cassville, Tomahawk & Tomah RR
• Completing the scenery for the O gauge Cassville, Tomahawk & Tomah
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Lionel display units - $5.95
• Amazing survivor, rare Lionel D-1601 defines "original"
• Prized display, this Lionel D-265 is a real prize
• Feel of the fifties, Cecil Hopper's Lionel collection
• Displaying the finest, Roger Bockman's Lionel D-132 display layout
• World of Lionel store displays, Mark Gaffner's postwar rarities
• Prize Lionel display, Mark Tolby's Super O treasure
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Marx roundup - $6.95
• "Six inch tin: Part I"
• "Six inch tin: Part II"
• Deep, dark secrets of Louis Marx
• Artistic and affordable
• Rarest of rare Marx
• Practicing safe Marx
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