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A Legendary Train from the Past, a Legendary Convention for This Year Volume 36, No. 3 February, 2007 PUBLISHED BY THE LIONEL® COLLECTORS CLUB OF AMERICA IN FEBRUARY, APRIL, JUNE, OCTOBER, DECEMBER A Legendary Train from the Past, A Legendary Convention for this Year The Lion Roars February, 2007 Layout courtesy of Barry Findley RM 10898 Figures and scenic effects not included. Lionel mock-up shown with simulated chrome-like finish This dual-road, Standard-O, modern-era tank car must-have item for collectors of LCCA Convention Cars, designed by LCCA will be produced by Lionel® exclusively tank cars, C&NW and UP rolling stock, and owners of for club members. The car will be made by a process that Lionel’s forthcoming SD-70 Heritage Locomotive with both mimics the appearance of a green-tinted, chrome-like body. of these road names. Ultra-high-gloss yellow paint will be the accent color. The The tank car includes the quality features one expects trucks will be Lionel’s new-style, roller-bearing type with from Lionel: authentic railroad logos, die-cast trucks, rotating caps, painted silver. Like all first-ever products, added-on handrails and ladders, operating couplers, and LCCA believes this special car will become an instant crisp graphics. A discrete mark, “LCCA Annual collectible because of its uniqueness and rarity. Convention, Chicago IL, July 22-29, 2007” will be stamped The car will be an exciting memento of the LCCA 2007 on the underside of the car. Limit: two cars per member. Convention in Chicago — the city celebrated by poet Carl Place your order now by mail or online prior to the Sandburg as “freight handler for the nation.” It will also be a 6-30-2007 deadline. Delivery is scheduled in late 2007. ORDER FORM — LCCA 2007 Convention Car Note: UPS will not deliver to a P.O. Box; a street address is required. Name: ________________________________________________ LCCA # _______________ Date of Birth _______________ Address: _________________________________________________________ Phone (_____) _________________________ City: ________________________________________________________________________ St: _____ Zip: _______________ [ ] Check this box if any part of your address info is new. E-mail: ___________________________________________ [ ] ONE LCCA 2007 Convention Car $ 69.95 [ ] My check made payable to “LCCA” for the full amount [ ] TWO LCCA 2007 Convention Cars $ 139.90 is enclosed with “CC-2007” written on the memo line. [ ] Bill my [ ] credit or [ ] debit card for the full amount. Shipping & Handling in cont. U.S. [no charge] No.: ___________________________________________ [ ] Members in AK, HI, & Foreign; [ ] Disc [ ] MC [ ] Visa Exp: ___________ add $12 per car for extended S&H $ _________ Verification Code: ___________ [ ] 6.5% Sales Tax (for IL residents only); (The last three digits at the signature panel on the back of your card.) add $4.55 per car $ _________ Signature: ________________________________________ Total: $ _________ I authorize LCCA to bill my account for this purchase. Mail with payment to: LCCA Business Office • Dept. CC-2007 • P.O. Box 479 • LaSalle, IL 61301-0479 Or place your order online at: www.lionelcollectors.org — go to “MEMBERS ONLY” and open “LCCA Store.” The Lion Roars February, 2007 Note: This order formIFC may be photocopied. The Lion Roars Contents Lionel® Collectors Club of America Convention Registration Form ......................................... GIFC Officers Appointees Louis J. Caponi, President Larry A. Black LCCA 2007 Convention Car .............................................. IFC 610 Andrew Road Information Systems Springfield, PA 19064-3816 244 Farmbrook Circle The President’s Report ......................................................... 2 610-543-1540 Frankfort, KY 40601-8882 [email protected] 502-695-4355 At Trackside ......................................................................... 3 Eric P. Fogg, Immed. Past Pres. [email protected] 13360 Ashleaf Drive Tricks of the Trade ............................................................... 5 Des Moines, IA 50325-8820 Greg R. Elder, Editor, e-Track 515-223-7276 320 Robin Court New Haven #209 ALCO A-A Passenger Train .................... 7 [email protected] Newton, KS 67114-8628 Richard H. Johnson, President-elect 316-283-2734 [email protected] The Boston Train Party, Part III ........................................... 8 8750 E. Kemper Road Cincinnati, OH 45249-2506 Susan Ellingson 513-469-7774 Toy Trains in the Park .......................................................... 9 [email protected] Chair, Convention Registration 4100 Victoria Street Dennis DeVito, Treasurer Minnetonka, MN 55345-1963 LCCA 2007 Convention Supplement ................................. 16 570 Brookside Avenue 952-484-8061 or 952-931-0853 Algonquin, IL 60102-6824 Lionel News & Views ........................................................ 24 847-658-8776 [email protected] [email protected] Barry Findley Sharing the Hobby, Sharing our Lives ..................................27 Chair, Constitution Comm. John R. (Bob) Carter, Secretary Chair, Finance Comm. 2205 Westridge Drive The Tinplate Cannonball ................................................... 28 Plano, TX 75075-8314 3414 Old Cantrell Road 972-424-0678 Little Rock, AR 72202-1860 [email protected] 501-664-8525 Toy Trunk Railroad .............................................................. 31 [email protected] A Lionel Puzzlement .......................................................... 32 Directors John A. Fisher Larry A. Black Manager, Annual Convention Kids Kaboose ................................................................. IBC 244 Farmbrook Circle 1730 James Road Frankfort, KY 40601-8882 St. Paul, MN 55118-3645 502-695-4355 651-454-6644 Hotel Reservation Form ............................................... GIBC [email protected] [email protected] Mike H. Mottler Jerry Calkins Editor, TLR and LCCA Website 11300 Little Ridge Court 22 Water Oak Drive Cheyenne, WY 82009-8373 307-634-7674 Conway, AR 72034-3430 ON THE COVERS [email protected] 501-327-8747 (Front) The profile and design of the Pioneer Zephyr [email protected] influenced industrial design from transportation to John A. Fisher Craig Tribuzi 1730 James Road toasters during its era . (Back) “The Great Train Story” St. Paul, MN 55118-3645 Chair, Membership Comm. exhibit includes a large HO layout. 651-454-6644 7504 Zurich Drive [email protected] Plano, TX 75025-3117 Front and back cover photographs provided by 972-517-2498 Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Salvatore Gambino, Jr. [email protected] 4135 Knorr Street Philadelphia, PA 19135-3533 Contacting the LCCA Business Office 215-708-1504 Answers to the Lionel Members can contact the Business Office through the club’s [email protected] Puzzlement in this issue: website at www.lionelcollectors.org, by e-mail at Craig Tribuzi 1. A; 2. J; 3. I; 4. E; 5. A; 6. H; [email protected], by fax at 815-223-0791, or by mail at: 7504 Zurich Drive 7. H; 8. B; 9. C; 10. F; 11. K; LCCA Business Office, P.O. Box 479, LaSalle, IL 61301-0479. Plano, TX 75025-3117 12. H; 13. L; 14. D; 15. A; 16. 972-517-2498 G; 17. A; 18. M; 19. N; 20. D. They will provide or process changes of address, changes of phone number, "make [email protected] good" copies of The Lion Roars, applications for membership, replacement member- ship cards, reinstatements, death notices, Convention registration, and orders for club LCCA Web Site: www.lionelcollectors.org collectibles. People to Contact: Copyright© 2007 the Lionel Collectors Club of America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form President - Always available and as a last resort or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and Immediate Past President - Complaint against another member recording for any purpose without permission of the LCCA. Secretary - Any administrative action not handled by LCCA Business Office Treasurer - Club finances only The Lion Roars (USPS 0011-994) and (ISSN No. 1079-0993) is published bi- The LCCA is not affiliated with Lionel or Lionel L.L.C. Opinions and comments monthly except August by the Lionel Collectors Club of America, 1622 Fourth made in by-lined columns in this publication do not necessarily reflect the St., Peru, IL 61354-3527. Subscription rate of $15.00 per year is paid through official policies of the Board of Directors or the views of officers and appointed membership dues. Periodical postage paid at Peru, IL 61354-9998 and additional officials; nor do they indicate a club endorsement of any products mentioned. mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Lion Roars, 1622 Fourth St. Peru, IL 61354-3527. The LCCA is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. Lionel is a registered trademark and is used with the permission of Lionel L.L.C. Copies of Lionel copyrighted materials have been used in this publication with the permission of Lionel L.L.C. The Lion Roars February, 2007 1 Now, How about some Great News Our friends at Lionel have presented quite a surprise to LCCA members. In late December they decided to install The President’s Report TMCC™ into the New Haven #209 Alco AA-passenger train at NO EXTRA COST to club members. This freebie is by Louis J. Caponi a heck of a deal considering that it could cost more than RM 8735 $115 to convert this locomotive for operation by TMCC on your own. This issue of TLR presents information you’ve been expecting — news about the upcoming 2007 LCCA Annual Convention in Chicago. There will be plenty
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