Train Locomotive
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 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Lionel Train Series Pennsylvania GG 1 Locomotive $9.95 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Hallmark Lionel Chessie Steam Special Locomotive Train Ornament New In Box $9.99 Time Remaining: 42m |
 1985 Locomotive TRAIN GLASS ORNAMENT Hallmark MIB Grandsons CHOO CHOO NEW $6.50 Time Remaining: 18d 2h 44m Buy It Now for only: $6.50 |
 2000 HALLMARK Lionel Train General Steam Locomotive 5 NIB $11.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 34m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 Hallmark Lionel Pennsylvania GG 1 Locomotive Train Ornament New In The Box $3.99 Time Remaining: 45m |
 1 Locomotive NOEL RR HALLMARK MINIATURE TRAIN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT 1989 MIB NEW $9.95 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 47m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Hallmark Ornament 1996 Lionel Train 1st in Series 700E Hudson Steam Locomotive $7.99 Time Remaining: 18d 4h 53m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 2007 HALLMARK LIONEL FREEDOM TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE $6.95 Time Remaining: 24d 10h 31m Buy It Now for only: $6.95 |
 Hallmark Lionel 746 Norfolk and Western Steam Locomotive Train Ornament New $7.99 Time Remaining: 48m |
 Vintage YESTERYEARS TRAIN 1976 Hallmark Ornament Locomotive Engine No Box $14.90 Time Remaining: 12d 8h 13m Buy It Now for only: $14.90 |
 Hallmark 1991 Santa Special Edition Train Locomotive no box $14.50 Time Remaining: 7d 5h 8m Buy It Now for only: $14.50 |
 HALLMARK LIONEL FREEDOM TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE NIB 2007 $10.24 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 50m Buy It Now for only: $10.24 |
 Hallmark Lionel Freedom Train Locomotive 1 $7.99 Time Remaining: 10h 12m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Hallmark JOLLY LOCOMOTIVE Santa Train Engineer 1999 Ornament $7.95 Time Remaining: 26d 6h 23m Buy It Now for only: $7.95 |
 Vintage Christmas 1976 Hallmark Cards Inc Train locomotive Ornament $9.99 Time Remaining: 24d 7h 12m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 HALLMARK KIDDIE CAR CLASSIC 1961 CASEY JONES LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN NEW IN BOX $24.00 Time Remaining: 29d 6h 36m Buy It Now for only: $24.00 |
 Hallmark Lionel Freedom Train Locomotive 2 $7.99 Time Remaining: 10h 13m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 2010 HALLMARK LIONEL UNION PACIFIC 752W LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN Ornament 15 Used Nobx $8.00 Time Remaining: 20d 3h 1m Buy It Now for only: $8.00 |
 1998 Hallmark Lionel Train Ornament Pennsylvania GG 1 Locomotive 3rd in series $9.99 Time Remaining: 19d 54m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1991 Hallmark Santa Special Edition Train Locomotive Christmas Ornament $17.95 Time Remaining: 11h 52m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 |
 HALLMARK MONOPOLY GAME LOCOMOTIVE 3 SERIES 2002 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS TRAIN $4.00 Time Remaining: 11h 46m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Steam Locomotive and Tender LIONEL HALLMARK 2006 Miniature Set of 2 TRAIN RR w $13.95 Time Remaining: 27d 7h 33m Buy It Now for only: $13.95 |
 Hallmark 1999 Lionel Train Engine 746 N W Locomotive $15.49 Time Remaining: 9d 6h 8m Buy It Now for only: $15.49 |
 Steam Locomotive and Tender LIONEL HALLMARK gold train LTD QTY 2007 Miniature w $19.95 Time Remaining: 27d 7h 30m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 HALLMARK LIONEL TRAINS 726 BERKSHIRE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 16 SERIES 2011 ORNAMENTS $14.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 1m |
 Hallmark Lionel Train 1950 Santa Fe Locomotive 2nd in Series 1997 Ornament $11.89 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 23m Buy It Now for only: $11.89 |
 1975 HALLMARK LOCOMOTIVE Steam engine TRAIN old fashioned wood look NOSTALGIA $9.95 Time Remaining: 14d 2h 2m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 GUMDROP TRAIN CANDY Express LOCOMOTIVE Hallmark Christmas STOCKING HANGER w box $17.95 Time Remaining: 24d 5h 56m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 |
 Hallmark 2007 Lionel Freedom Train Locomotive $9.95 Time Remaining: 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $10.95 |
 Hallmark Ornament Milk n Cookies Express 1999 Bear Train Engine Locomotive $7.99 Time Remaining: 3h 57m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 STEAM Locomotive and Tender LIONEL HALLMARK 2005 Miniature set of 2 MIB Train $14.95 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 17m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Locomotive Monopoly Game Piece Hallmark Ornament Keepsake Miniature Pewter Train $14.99 Time Remaining: 28d 14h 8m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 New Nib Hallmark Ornament Lionel Freedom Train Locomotive 2007 1850 Series $7.88 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 15m |
 2007 Freedom Train Locomotive Lionel Trains Hallmark Orn $18.00 Time Remaining: 25d 6h 56m Buy It Now for only: $18.00 |
 Lionel Freedom Train Locomotive 2007 Hallmark Christmas Ornaments $9.95 Time Remaining: 8d 3h 59m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 1999 BABYS FIRST CHRISTMAS Hallmark ornament toy train bear locomotive $9.85 Time Remaining: 14d 3h 19m Buy It Now for only: $9.85 |
 Hallmark 1989 Tin Locomotive Ornament Claus Co RR Train Ornament Set $16.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 26m |
 Hallmark 1996 Spring Cottontail Express 1 Locomotive Ornament Easter Train $12.75 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 9m Buy It Now for only: $12.75 |
 1996 HALLMARK Lionel Train Hudson Steam Locomotive 1 $9.50 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 56m Buy It Now for only: $9.50 |
 The Ornament Express ENGINE and CABOOSE 1989 Hallmark Locomotive Train No Box $7.90 Time Remaining: 15d 6h 56m Buy It Now for only: $7.90 |
 Lionell 671 Turbine Steam Locomotive $35.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 42m |
 MIB Hallmark 1998 Mickey Mouse Locomotive 1 Mickeys Express Train $5.75 Time Remaining: 8h 4m Buy It Now for only: $5.75 |
 1997 Hallmark xmas ornament Lionel Train 1950 Santa Fe F3 Diesel Locomotive box $9.80 Time Remaining: 25d 1h 55m Buy It Now for only: $9.80 |
 Hallmark 2011 Musical Express Locomotive Train $14.99 Time Remaining: 27d 7h 21m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 HALLMARK 2010 LIONEL TRAIN STREAMLINER LOCOMOTIVE 15 $3.95 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 16m |
 RAILROAD wind up style toy 1985 Engineering Mouse HALLMARK TRAIN Locomotive wbox $6.25 Time Remaining: 26d 12h 12m Buy It Now for only: $6.25 |
 2010 HALLMARK UNION PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE LIONEL TRAINS 15 $7.99 Time Remaining: 17d 1m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Tin Locomotive 1984 Train Engine Hallmark Christmas Ornament QX4404 $19.95 Time Remaining: 15d 6h 52m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 2010 HALLMARK UNION PACIFIC STREAMLINER LOCOMOTIVE LIONEL TRAINS NIB $5.00 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 47m |
 97 HALLMARK Lionel Train Santa Fe Deisel Locomotive 2 $7.50 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 10m Buy It Now for only: $7.50 |
 Nostalgia LOCOMOTIVE 1976 Hallmark Ornament Train Engine No Box $17.90 Time Remaining: 10d 6h Buy It Now for only: $17.90 |
 HALLMARK Miniature Ornament 2009 Lil Locomotive Train New $7.99 Time Remaining: 6d 9h 24m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Lot of 8 Hallmark LIONEL TRAIN Misc LOCOMOTIVE TENDER Ornaments Die Cast Metal $14.95 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 2m |
 HALLMARK KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT Locomotive Train Piece MONOPOLY $6.00 Time Remaining: 22d 10h 10m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 HALLMARK 2010 LIONEL TRAIN SERIES 15 UNION PACIFIC STEAMLINER LOCOMOTIVE $14.99 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 43m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 1996 Hallmark Lionel Train 700E Hudson Steam Locomotive First in Series NIB NR $14.95 Time Remaining: 6d 12h 24m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 NIB 1992 SKYLINE LOCOMOTIVE NEW TRAIN COLLECTION $1.99 Time Remaining: 5d 3h 25m |
 Hand Blown Glass FESTIVE LOCOMOTIVE 1998 Hallmark Crown Reflections Train $9.90 Time Remaining: 24d 5h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.90 |
 Hallmark Disney Ornament Clickety Mickey 2010 Train Locomotive NIB $15.99 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 4m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 Hallmark 1996 700E Hudson Steam Locomotive Lionel Train 1st in Series NEW $11.04 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 10m Buy It Now for only: $11.04 |
 Hallmark 2007 Freedom Train Locomotive Lionel Train Or $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 30m |
 1991 HALLMARK KEEPSAKE TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE ORNAMENT IN ORIGINAL BOX $9.99 Time Remaining: 14d 9h 16m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 2008 TOYLAND EXPRESS Hallmark TRAIN ENGINE LOCOMOTIVE $14.95 Time Remaining: 12h 37m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 1975 HALLMARK VINTAGE NOSTALGIC LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN ORNAMENT NO BOX $9.99 Time Remaining: 18d 7h 13m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Hallmark 2011 Pennsylvania GG 1 Locomotive Lionel Train Special Edition Ornament $23.95 Time Remaining: 6d 11h 42m |
 2007 Hallmark FREEDOM TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE 12 in Lionel Trains Series Ornament $12.95 Time Remaining: 28d 7h 20m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 Hallmark Lionel Train 4449 Daylight Steam Locomotive 8th in Series 2003 Ornament $13.59 Time Remaining: 16d 10h 36m Buy It Now for only: $13.59 |
 1985 Hallmark ENGINEERING MOUSE Locomotive Train Mouse $5.99 Time Remaining: 15d 7h 7m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 1982 HALLMARK TIN LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN FIRST IN SERIES BOX TAG $187.99 Time Remaining: 6d 23h 5m Buy It Now for only: $220.00 |
 1998 HALLMARK Festive Locomotive Train Blown Glass Ornament QBG6903 $14.50 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 35m Buy It Now for only: $14.50 |
 1999 Hallmark 746 Norfolk and Western Steam Locomotive Lionel Train 4 QX6377 $8.45 Time Remaining: 11d 5h 59m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 Hallmark 1975 Locomotive Train Nostalgia Ornament Collection Ornament No Box $14.99 Time Remaining: 26d 9h 52m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 1983 Hallmark Tin Locomotive Train Christmas Ornament Neat $4.00 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 25m |
 Hallmark 1998 Noel R R Locomotive 1989 1998 Train Miniature Ornament MIB $9.99 Time Remaining: 14h 45m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Hallmark Lionel Train Chessie Steam Locomotive 6th in Series 2001 Ornament $13.59 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 59m Buy It Now for only: $13.59 |
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Nordic Ware Platinum Collection Train Pan
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DescriptionWhat's the fastest way to Giggle City? Take the train! Nine different railroad-car shapes are parked in this heavy cast-aluminum pan, waiting to be filled with batter and baked to mini-cake perfection... |
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R & M Train 8 Piece Cookie Cutter Set
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DescriptionSet of 8 cookie cutters (Locomotive, Coal Car, Tank Car, Box Car, Caboose, RR Light Signal, RR Crossing Sign, 2 round). Each train car is approx. 3-1/4 h x 5 w. Packaged in a gift box with raffia bow. Made of tinned steel... |
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Wilton Choo-Choo Train Set
Sale Price: $14.99 |
DescriptionHere's the little 3-D engine with a trainload of uses. Two-piece pan snaps together to create a cake 10 x 6 x 4 in. deep. Takes 6 cups batter. Aluminum. |
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Loco Motive
Sale Price: $46.79 |
DescriptionGet ready for Hick-Hop Muzik, rap meets country, with a very different short of posse. It's country of a different color from Cowboy Troy, who burst onto the scene with the rap in "Rollin'" from Big & Rich's multiplatinum Horse Of A Different Color and was a sensation performing on last year's Tim McGraw tour and "New Year's Rockin' Eve... |
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A Hard Day's Night
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DescriptionThis strikingly original classic captures all the fun excitement and unforgettable music of John Paul George and Ringo at the height of Beatlemania! It's a wildly irreverent day in the life of the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band! As they prepare for a big TV appearance the Beatles perform their songs look for adventure... |
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The Wee Sing Train
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DescriptionClimb aboard "The Wee Sing Train" with Tusky the Elephant and his pals, who take kids on a magical ride to enchanted places filled with 20 terrific tunes. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; trailers. |
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Trains Unlimited: Locomotive [VHS]
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DescriptionFor the early railroad engineer, the locomotive had an open seat, a few control arms and an insatiable appetite for coal. It hardly moved faster than a horse but was still the ""high tech"" form of transportation in the 1800s... |
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Great Locomotive Chase [VHS]
Sale Price: $10.99 |
DescriptionDisney's Great Locomotive Chase relates a true Civil War story about the Andrews Raiders, a team of 22 Union spies. In 1862 they snatched a train out from under the normally watchful eyes of Confederate troops based near Atlanta in a daredevil attempt to wreck the track and bridges of the Western & Atlantic Railroad... |
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Choo Choo Train Locomotive Nursery Fan Light Pull
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DescriptionChoo Choo Train Locomotive Nursery Fan Light Pull Chain |
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Train Vinyl Wall Decal Sticker Graphic By LKS Trading Post
Sale Price: $44.99 |
DescriptionVinyl graphics are a wonderfully easy, no mess, affordable way to add personality to your home or business! Please email us your color choice after checkout or black will be shipped. We use high-quality vinyl to give a 'hand-painted" look... |
Why Lionel Trains Continue to Grow
Despite Joshua Lion Cowen’s belief in the value of his Lionel toy trains and the success that it will eventually enjoy, he most certainly would not have imagined that the popularity of his products continue to be strong today, especially given the revival in model train collecting in recent years. Lionel model trains were a pioneer in the model train and railroad business, and gained a strong foothold in the industry due to its impeccable attention to detail and quality, partly because of the large group of skilled toy train craftsmen that Cowen employed for his business. This attention to detail spawned countless Lionel trains set which were incredibly realistic and provided fans with endless hours of fun and pure joy. The popularity at its height resulted in a high percentage of Americans that owned at least one set of these toys. They were also a top choice for gifts for every occasion, from Christmas to the New Year.
An amazing fact that is not commonly known about the creator of Lionel trains is that Joshua Lionel Cowen was not originally an American. He moved to the country and settled down with his family, before falling in love with trains as well. These large locomotives were growing in popularity as a mode of transport at that time, and Cowen decided to translate his love for them into model toys which could be enjoyed by people all over the world. He also wanted Lionel trains to be a source of inspiration and learning for locomotive fans worldwide, and knew that they would become popular and sell like hot cakes due to their importance in many countries as a source of transport and a strong economic factor. Within a few years of starting his toy train business, Lionel trains quickly became successful, evidently through his move to bigger offices and the growing number of employees to cope with rising demand and popularity.
The durability of toy trains and model railways has proven itself over the last few decades. When Lionel trains first came out, they were a huge hit and many were fascinated by the detail and quality afforded to each train set. Building and setting up a railroad set with live trains were also a sight to behold, and they still are today. Despite the advent of cars and subsequently, planes, trains were also a necessary mode of transport in many countries, especially in those where financially it was more affordable to use these to transport various products within the country or across neighboring countries. Till today, trains can sometimes be more cost effective than using airborne transport, even if the cost of fuel for locomotives has risen considerably due to its increasing scarcity. With trains having an enduring presence even in the modern world, it is hard to imagine a dwindling interest in model Lionel trains.
While it is more difficult to get hold of a Lionel train model set nowadays due to decreasing production and the fact that other toy train producers are coming out with cheaper alternatives, there are still plenty of options for model train set collectors and aficionados. The Internet is definitely an option, with many fans and collectors going online to trade in their favorite sets and models, especially with Lionel prewar trains. If you look hard enough, there are bound to be bargains and a few gems to be found, with collectors all over the world. In fact, with a more specialized production of the train sets, Lionel trains have increased in value, especially for older vintage models which have become increasingly difficult to locate. There are many individuals who have grown rich as a result of their hobby and love for collecting toy trains, and Lionel trains are often a major factor in their success.
About the Author
Greg Howard is a collector of Lionel trains set and often provides insights on making your Lionel trains purchase. For more info on Lionel model train sets, please visit Greg's site.