The Golden Age of Toy Trains

Season 1

The story of the toy train glory years from 1945-1966. Lionel, American Flyer Marx - names riveted in the memories of anyone who grew up in the late 40s or 50s. Toy trains topped every kid's wish list. Smoke-puffing steamers, red and silver Santa Fe diesels, and the little man throwing milk cans out of a white refrigerator car. Toy train stories from all over the country.

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S1 E1 - Part 1
October 11, 2012
26min
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You dropped a smoke pellet down the smokestack, and smoke came out! Accessories like the lumber loader, coal elevator, and magnetic cranes. See military & space toys from the late 50s, the Lionel pastel Girl's Train, powerful diesels, and smoke-puffing steamers. Guaranteed to generate smiles and memories for anyone who remembers a toy train chugging around the Christmas tree.
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S1 E2 - Part 2
October 11, 2012
24min
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American Flyer, Marx, and Kusan - they made trains, too. The Northern steamer, Red and silver Alco PAs, Royal Blue streamlined steamer, and we didn't forget Gabe the Lamplighter or Sam the Semaphore man. Toy Trains were the number one toy and even today, thousands visit train shows all over the country still looking for that toy train they wanted as a child.
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