back when model trains were as big as game systems. How I wish I was there.
@Blueboxtrains
10 жыл бұрын
The world was a much simpler place back then. Thanks for sharing this great bit of model railroad history.
@johnm2617
8 ай бұрын
Got my dads set up from the 50's < Lots of memories < now im 60 gave it to my nephew < Him and his son enjoy it ! They have a newer track now < That replaces the old metal track < Its still working great! At like 75 years old
@gracearagon15
4 жыл бұрын
My grandpa Jay Wright was in one of these commercials
@chriswright2250
Жыл бұрын
Any relation to Matthrw J Wright from NJ? My Dad.
@gracearagon15
Жыл бұрын
@@chriswright2250 no clue I’ll ask him tho
@montecarlo7728
11 жыл бұрын
My father gave me Lionel trains as a present in 1961, still have them today in mint and working condition
@vincesj8799
3 жыл бұрын
You trying to sell them?
@cwilson6990
2 жыл бұрын
My brother still has his 🙂 Got Christmas in 62 now he's 68 🤗
@machia0705
10 жыл бұрын
I got my first set in 1956, still running ! Great hobby. Great trains.
@The20thCenturyLimited
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome! What set? Which one?
@machia-mw1lm
8 жыл бұрын
The locomotive is a # 2018 . Cars include Lionel Lines caboose , helium tanks in a gondola , Baby Ruth boxcar , and a metal flat car . Original track was 027 . The following Christmas , Super O appeared under the tree . Kept getting new sets etc. until 1964 , and for the first time in sixty years all this will find a new home on a brand new layout ! Super O double track mainline is the main feature . Been dreaming about this layout for a long time . Great memories , great hobby .
@The20thCenturyLimited
8 жыл бұрын
machia0705 Wow that sounds like awesome a christmas(es) !! I actually have a lionel 2018 and baby ruth boxcar! also your layout sounds amazing! are you going to make a video series on youtube of it?
@machia-mw1lm
8 жыл бұрын
L-shaped layout . 20x2 / 12x2 with two 4x4 sections for turn arounds . Yes I'll Post it . You running anything now , have a layout ? Mine only made it under the tree all these years . That 2018 will probably like running on a 32 foot mainline ! Finally !
@The20thCenturyLimited
8 жыл бұрын
machia0705 Sounds good! I will definitely subscribe! and yes i have many post war lionel engines and i now have a 4x8 table and a small extension. i hope it will be an 8x8 in the future but probably not. I have some videos of it on my channel too. Also in my opinion long trains running down a long straight away is the best scene! lol
@peterstull7874
Жыл бұрын
what I would give to live in the late 40s early 50s- life was great, and seeing Lionel at its peak, when every boy wanted a turbine or 736 Berkshire, or a super chief.
@TNdefender05
11 жыл бұрын
Man these are great wish the world was still that good.
@billsalvey
10 жыл бұрын
Dude $19.99... i wish they still cost that..lol i would have a million of them.
@joeyhammer1998
9 жыл бұрын
+Bill Salvey ikr
@markcinque106
7 жыл бұрын
oh,yeah!,this one this one brings back my childhood memories i'm now 28years old and i keep them running good and also in good shape to.
@dylanhale7300
7 жыл бұрын
Railfanning by Ray - AmtrakBNSF85 Still really cheap. most O gauge sets cost around $300-600 online. pity model trains have turned into such a expensive hobby
@radioflowers
5 жыл бұрын
today as low as 299.99
@greenbeacon394
4 жыл бұрын
Adjusted for inflation that’s correct
@leverettrailfan5414
7 жыл бұрын
It's quite interesting to note that trains haven't gotten any cheaper, yet the quality goes down...Even with inflation, I just feel like the old trains gave you a whole different kind of experience.
@janisjade1
10 жыл бұрын
Great collection of commercials from the glory days of the Lionel Corporation. Luv it!
@kurtkauffman4326
9 жыл бұрын
I do too!
@richardnelson-ux1zz
Жыл бұрын
Great commercial need to see this now snd then
@arnoldberk7686
3 жыл бұрын
There is an episode of Ozzie and Harriet with lots of post war Lionel .There are parts filmed in a hobby train shop and the family living room. Got to google Ozzie and Harriet with electric trains.
@UA-51
Жыл бұрын
My Great Grandfather got my grandfather a train set, then he got one for my Dad, and then Me. And I still have the ‘48 671 Freight set.
@nycarearailfanproductions
3 жыл бұрын
"Lionel Trains, as low as $19.95!"
@YTR_branch
Жыл бұрын
Love the old Lionel stuff
@robbieyh
10 жыл бұрын
Made in the U.S.A. Need I say more!
@jenniferwhitewolf3784
6 жыл бұрын
robbieyh 100% china now, Lionel and MTH are just marketing companies. One big company in communist China makes over 90% of the worlds toy and scale trains now. They own the tooling, and dictate the prices and production. We are their hostage.
@fairportrails107
5 жыл бұрын
lionel is now bringing back there factories in the USA
@user-sd7qo7qe4v
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferwhitewolf3784 are you okay?
@57Banjoman
5 жыл бұрын
I had the engine with the smoke-you put a pill into the smokestack, and a heating element made the smoke-what simple days---
@RailMike1225
6 жыл бұрын
i Wish Lionel Made Sets Like The Ones Back Then For A normal Price
@williamsantangelo
2 жыл бұрын
What a great layout the good old days just a memory now oh well
@kenvandevoort7820
Жыл бұрын
Remember this song? "There's real smoke a puffin, the whistle you hear, I'm a Lionel (toot)(toot) engineer."
@andrewbanas7575
3 ай бұрын
yes!!
@alicyjinx8923
4 жыл бұрын
I wish Lionel train sets were still 19.95
@insultmeifyouhategod4167
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@mgretche
11 ай бұрын
What other AMERICAN MADE toy made in the 40’s and 50’s has replacement parts available and can/will still function perfectly.?
@patrickd.3681
6 жыл бұрын
I remember clips from this were used in the TM video, A Lionel Christmas.
@A.l85
3 жыл бұрын
They once knew how to invest in toys♥️
@Oldiesfan017
2 жыл бұрын
I have plans to rebuild the first TV commercial's layout for my family's lake house. :)
@richardgordon8110
5 жыл бұрын
WAIT TILL 2019 COMES AROUND. LIONEL VISION LINE AND LEGACY.
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
That was historical cool
@raritanriverrailroadfan4418
9 жыл бұрын
That grade with the Santa Fe…. Lionel's BS marketing scams. Ah well…. there still great trains!
@egbertsouce3895
7 жыл бұрын
RRRF........Don't forget--they were equipped with rail-gripping Magne-Traction !!! You have to keep that in mind--and they didn't even need a B-unit to charge up that 50% grade !!! lol I think they either rotated the camera to make a slight grade look steeper, or perhaps they filmed the train going down the grade in a "reverse move", and played back the clip in reverse for editing into the commer- cial !! Voila !!!! 8-11-17
@richardstrainsandmore
6 жыл бұрын
My F3s can barely make it up a 6% grade let alone that incline in the clip. Guess no one ever sued Lionel for false advertising though!
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
That was historically
@robertnymand9889
3 жыл бұрын
I have a lionel train my mom and dad got me when I was a little boy. I'am 63 and I know if I set it up today it would run.
@thomastsangthomas1616
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there were daughters in the past get these amazing trains as presents in the past?
@Amberclayt0n
2 жыл бұрын
I loved them. First saw and learned of them in the `90s. I even named my cat Lionel!!!🤟
@agentkrispy4971
5 жыл бұрын
I have a micro racers set that runs well. I also have a 6-8-6 and black river freight
@MattKonsol
4 жыл бұрын
I seen one of those commercial on my Tm books and video release of Lionel the movie I think it was part 3.
@larryarcher4502
4 жыл бұрын
19. 95 was for the 0.27 set they had their real expensive set then too I remember my dad came home with a $75 engine greatest day of my life I:-) can't remember if it was new or used sure look new to me
@saidbakr
8 жыл бұрын
Indeed it really seems real!
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
Historical fance and historical pululer
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
I had go to the model train store in calgary canada
@agentkrispy4971
5 жыл бұрын
6-8-6 mah baby On the first one!
@leonduminiak4964
4 жыл бұрын
The government made a big stink about all the commercials that were directed toward children. Hogwash! These commercials were stimulating to the imagination. They were like the catalog had come to life. I couldn't wait for the new ones each year.
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
And big thinkers
@richardnelson-ux1zz
Ай бұрын
Like these old lionel commercials
@cb_101_9
6 жыл бұрын
19.99 Some day🙏
@paultrains3336
Жыл бұрын
My dream never did come true
@Christmasmemories1
10 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is so awesome! Do you have any idea what year this commercial aired?
@rickeuler5792
10 жыл бұрын
The catalog shown in the one commercial is from 1953.
@hambb
6 жыл бұрын
And now a remote switch is $100...
@ericmcfadden7800
3 жыл бұрын
I had made my own expense train I named cullen experience trian
@agentkrispy4971
5 жыл бұрын
And now I wonder how 20.00 dollars turned into 1300 dollars
@michaeljacksonfanmade87
3 жыл бұрын
What year?
@Hot293wildcat
8 жыл бұрын
I same gondola at 0:57.
@dylanhale7300
7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to the layout they used to film all this? Wonder if the kid got to keep it?
@hambb
6 жыл бұрын
Dylan Hale Most likely not, that's a very expensive layout
@richardgordon8110
5 жыл бұрын
WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHATS INSTORE FOR 2019.
@tryorse8340
5 жыл бұрын
I wish they were as cheap as 19.95 now days
@agentkrispy4971
5 жыл бұрын
Tryorse they would probs go out of business. Life was pretty simple. It's a bit more complex now
@richardgordon8110
5 жыл бұрын
GIRLS LIKE LIONEL TRSINS TOO!!!
@thavvolf9157
5 жыл бұрын
Same commercial twice
@dalelima
Жыл бұрын
It's a shame a American Icon now made in CHINA were good, now over priced JUNK>
@tripjet999
7 жыл бұрын
"clean, white smoke..." Sounds like the republicons trying to deny global warming. LOL!
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