Trains

Basic Information on the Lionel Pre-War Steam Switchers


Lionel Locomotive Wheel Arrangement Notes
7010-6-0 Scale version - scale flanges, couplers & has a long boiler
2270-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2280-6-0 Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2300-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2310-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2320-6-0 Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2330-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a long boiler
2010-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a short boiler
2030-6-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a short boiler
16620-4-0Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a short boiler
16630-4-0 Semi-scale-operated on tubular track & has a short boiler

 

Tom Snyder Interview with Ward Kimball

Someone at Snapple Must Like Toy Trains

Besides being a late night TV talk show pioneer, Tom Snyder was also a toy train lover and collector. This is evident in an interview he did for his Tomor- -row Show in the late 1970's. These seven segments can be viewed on You Tube. In the first segment, Mr. Snyder mentions that his first locomotive was a scale steam switcher, that accor-

-ding to him never ran to well!


If you are like me you may get teased from time-to-time about your love of toy trains. Not sure how you would actually do this but it gives us hope if there is a power failure...