"Phenomenal! This never-before-seen research makes vivid how a brash Joshua Lionel Cowen created the Fun Factory of the world. Consider this Volume 2 of All Aboard! that every collector needs as much as a 700E."

Ron Hollander, author of All Aboard! The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train Company.

"The toy train hobby will long be in debt to Bob Osterhoff for the outstanding research he has conducted and the many insights he has shared about Lionel, its development as a business and its growth as a manufacturer. Everyone who loves electric trains will gain immensely from reading this superb study."

Roger Carp, Senior Editor Classic Toy Trains magazine and author of The World's Greatest Toy Train Maker: Insiders Remember Lionel.

"Bob Osterhoff, a meticulous and devoted researcher, has written the definitive book on Lionel factories. I strongly recommend the book for all students of Lionel history."

Bruce C. Greenberg Ph.D., President Greenberg Publishing Company (1975-1991).

"This book finally tells the Lionel story the way it actually happened: the good, the bad and the ugly. I know because I was there for many years as an officer of the company."

Robert Stein, Vice President The Lionel Corporation (1965-1982)

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• Coming Soon

"The BEST Research EVER Published On Postwar Lionel."

Paul V. Ambrose - Ambrose Bauer Trains

"This work is one that is unequaled by anything previously available."

Bill Schmeelk - Lionel Collectors Club of America The Lion Roars

"I am unaware of any publication equal to this work and highly recommend it."

John Niehaus - Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager

"Impressively informative and enthusiastically recommended."

Midwest Book Review

"A Valuable Addition To Americana, Vintage Toy, and Public Access Library Collections."

Library Journal

"It stands out as among the most significant pieces of research in the history of this great American toy maker."

Roger Carp - Classic Toy Trains magazine

Click on links below to read full reviews from:

• Library Journal
• Midwest Book Review
• Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) Lion Roars
• Train Collectors Association (TCA) e-Train
• Lionel Operating Train Society (LOTS) Switcher
• Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager
• Amazon.com Reviews

"The most scholarly work I have ever read on the subject of postwar Lionel trains."

Joseph Lechner, Winter 2005 issue of TCA's e-Train.

>"I haven't read a book as interesting and as informative as this one since Ron Hollander's All Aboard."

Bill Schmeelk, December 2005 issue of LCCA's The Lion Roars.

"Any Lionel operator and especially collectors will really enjoy the detail and information this book provides."

Chris Matuszak - Lionel Operating Train Society Switcher.

"I doubt you will find another more comprehensive and extensively documented book on the subject."

John Niehaus - Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager

Click on links below to read full reviews from:

• Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) Lion Roars
• Train Collector Association (TCA) e-Train
• Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager
• Lionel Operating Train Society (LOTS) Switcher

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Overview of Project Roar

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Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory

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Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969

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Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars

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