Once just devices used by shopkeepers to help promote their main products, in the last 100+ years Lionel trains have rode the rails of collecting success, with a legendary tale of die-hard devotion from legions of Lionel fans. In this second edition of Krause Publication's original Lionel train guide you'll discover more details, and brilliant color photos (1,200 in all) of the trains you love, in the same easy-to-follow format you've come to expect from the Standard.

Identify, assess, and appreciate your Lionel trains using the meticulous descriptions, updated current-market pricing and important scarcity rating indicators featured in this encyclopedic guide to prewar 2-7/8 inch-gauge, Standard-Gauge, O-Gauge, OO-Gauge Lionel trains, accessories, catalogs and toys.