I'm talking about the Lionel No. 675 steam engine and tender I received ... the boy's parents had already bought him an electric train. So in 1950, 5-year-old Dickie Christianson got a "gently ...

Kids of the 1950s loved Lionel’s little switch engines. The stubby proportions and whirling drive rods of these classics give them an industrious appearance as they scoot around a layout.

he sought out replacement pieces for the antique Lionel train at the 33rd annual Tri-State Rail Sale. “The engine that I am restoring right now I got when I was 3 years old – and I turned 74 ...