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HE LION® ROAR MAGAZINE OF THE LIONEL COLLECTORS CLUB OF AMERICA T Volume 40, No. 3, February, 2011 S A Great Train Ride – A Great Convention Some railroad décor schemes are legendary, and we believe Like the prototype, this car rests on passenger trucks for this is one of them! It’s derived from The Texas Special, one a smooth ride on express freight trains rushing from dairy of Lionel’s all-time-great collectible trains. It’s an appropriate collection centers to processing plants. Silver-painted accents selection as the LCCA 2011 Convention Car to commemorate highlight the design. our upcoming event in late July at Grapewine/Dallas, TX. Designed by LCCA and made by Lionel LLC exclusively for LCCA members who are Convention Car collectors and/or The club members, this item will be an attention grabber on your Texas Special collectors/operators will want to order this car layout or display shelf. The production run will be limited - the with its dramatic, accurate postwar colors and appropriate logos. total will not exceed 1,500 units. Order your car(s) now to avoid The car has all the standard features of a Lionel® Standard O car the risk of a sellout before the deadline. and includes two milk tanks and plumbing inside. MAIL THIS ORDER FORM OR PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE Once submitted, LCCA will consider this a firm order and not refundable. Limit, two per member. DO THE MATH SEND YOUR PAYMENT [ ] ___ LCCA 2011 Convention Car(s); $69.95 each $__________ [ ] My check or money order for the total amount of this order is enclosed and made payable to “LCCA” with “2011CC” written on the memo line. Subtotal (in U.S. funds): $__________ [ ] Charge the total amount of this order to my credit card as shown below. [ ] Minnesota residents: add sales tax — 7.25% of sub-total $__________ [ ] Charge $39.95 to my credit card now; charge the balance to the same card [ ] Shipping & Handling: in Cont’l U.S., add $9.95 per car $__________ when shipped. [ ] S&H to AK, HI, & Canada, add-on $3 each to U.S. S&H $__________ • S&H cost cannot be combined with other orders. [ ] S&H to other locations, add-on $6 each to U.S. S&H $__________ • Deadline for ordering: June 30, 2011. Fair warning to procrastinators! Total (in U.S. funds): $__________ • Expected delivery in late 2011, but it may not arrive before Christmas. Credit Card Account No.: ________________________________________ Exp.: ____________ [ ] Discover [ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa Code: ____________ (3 digits on back of card) Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________ By my signature, I authorize LCCA to charge my account for the amount due according to the terms and conditions cited herein. Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________ LCCA Member No.: ____________________ Shipping Address: ______________________________________________ City: ______________________________ State: ______ Zip + 4: ________________ Phone: ( ) ___________________________ e-mail: ____________________________________________________________________________________ [ ] Check this box if any part of your address is new. Mail this order form or a photocopy to the best toy train club on the planet: LCCA Business Office • Dept 2011CC/TLR-02-11 • P.O. Box 4708 • St. Paul, MN 55104-0708 Order online at: www.lionelcollectors.org — go to “LCCA Store” Contents LCCA Services, Notices, and Leadership Business Office Officers Appointees National LCCA Business Office services are limited to provid- Al Kolis, President Larry A. Black ing or processing changes of address, changes of Membership Chair IT and Web Manager Parks phone number, “make good” copies of The Lion 4315 Saint Andrews Drive 209 Denison Way Railway Roars, applications for membership, replacement Howell, MI 48843-7469 Frankfort, KY 40601-0003 Page 8 membership cards, reinstatements, death notices, Con- 248-709-4137 502-695-4355 vention registration, and orders for club collectibles at [email protected] [email protected] the club’s website at www.lionelcollectors.org, by e-mail at: [email protected], by fax at 866-541-0322, or by Richard (Dick) H. Johnson John R. (Bob) Carter, Jr. mail at: P.O. Box 4708, St. Paul, MN 55104-0708. Immed. Past President Co-manager, 2011 Convention 8750 E. Kemper Road 2205 Westridge Drive TLR Copyright Notice Cincinnati, OH 45249-2506 Plano, TX 75075-8314 Convention The LCCA is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. 513-469-7774 972-424-0678 Copyright© 2010, Lionel Collectors Club of America. [email protected] [email protected] Preview All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be John A. Fisher, President-elect Dominic Caponi Page 16 reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, 1730 James Road Coordinator, Jr. Member Program electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and St. Paul, MN 55118-3645 352 East 91st Street – Apt. 13 recording for any purpose. 651-454-6644 New York, NY 10128 [email protected] 484-432-8580 USPS Notices [email protected] The Lion Roars (USPS 11-994) and (ISSN No. 1079- Susan Ellingson, Treasurer and 0993) is published 5x/year in February, April, June, Convention Registration Liaison Louis J. Caponi October and December by the Lionel Collectors Club of 4100 Victoria Street Manager, Product Development President’s Report 2 America, P.O. Box 4708, St. Paul, MN 55104-0708. Sub- Minnetonka, MN 55345-1963 Co-manager, 2011 Convention scription rate of $15 per year is paid through membership 952-484-8061 or 952-935-1133 610 Andrew Road Letter to JM Parents 3 dues. Periodical postage paid at St. Paul, MN 55164-5015 [email protected] Springfield, AP 19064-3816 484-431-8529 Product Development Shop 4 and additional mailing offices. Dennis DeVito, Secretary 570 Brookside Avenue [email protected] Toy Trunk Railroad 5 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Lion Roars Algonquin, IL 60102-6824 Barry Findley NYC Christmas Experience 6 P.O. Box 4708 574-870-0391 Chair, Constitution Committee St. Paul, MN 55104-0708. [email protected] Chair, Finance Committee Lionel’s Cherry Picker Car 7 3414 Old Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202-1860 National Parks Railway 8 LCCA and Lionel Directors Lionel L.L.C. is a registered trademark. Lionel copy- John Ellingson 501-664-8525 A River Runs through It 14 righted materials, including Lenny the Lion (a company 4100 Victoria Street [email protected] Convention Supplement 16 trademark), are used with its permission. The LCCA is Minnetonka, MN 55345-1963 not affiliated with Lionel or Lionel L.L.C. Opinions and 952-933-3215 Editors Now I’m One of Them 23 comments made in by-lined columns in this publication [email protected] Barrie W. Braden do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Board Lionel News & Views 17 Dave P. Miller Editor, eTrack of Directors or the views of officers and appointed of- 300 Scheivert Avenue 10607 Serenity Sound The Tinplate Cannonball 28 ficials; nor do they indicate a club endorsement of any Aston, PA 19014 Magnolia, TX 77354-3244 products mentioned. Now I’m One of Them 32 610-494-2556 281-252-8153 People to Contact [email protected] [email protected] A Lionel Puzzlement IBC Secretary – Inquiries about membership lapses and admin- Ed Richter Mike H. Mottler Website Highlights OBGC istrative support. 2008 Paprika Drive Editor, The Lion Roars Membership Chair – Joining LCCA and membership Orlando, FL 32837-8506 22 Water Oak Drive questions. 407-851-8382 Conway, AR 72034-3430 Immediate Past President – Complaint against another [email protected] 501-327-8747 On the Cover [email protected] member. Roger Farkash Conventioneers will President – Always available and as a last resort. 1300 Crampton Street Craig Tribuzi board the Texas State Dallas, TX 75207-5914 Editor, Interchange Track Railroad for an excursion 214-634-2965 7504 Zurich Drive trip with a BBQ picnic [email protected] Plano, TX 75025-3117 lunch afterwards. 972-517-2498 Visit our website for [email protected] Cover photographs provided by Texas State Railroad and timely club news: Bob Carter www.lionelcollectors.org Clayton Holderfield Junior Member Star JM 28722 In a photo finish of a close race at the Kentucky Clayton often accompanies “Papa Bill” when his grandfather’s Derby, the winner may be decided “by a nose.” portable layout is shown in schools or at public venues. Bill That situation seems an appropriate way to also invites school children to his home train layout for an explain a “tie” for naming LCCA’s first Junior educational presentation about trains and transportation, and Member. The first two JMs joined the club on the same day, Clayton is a regular helper during those occasions. but our records do not show the exact time of day for their Clayton has attended several LCCA Conventions with his joining. So Ryan Fiore and Clayton Holderfield are tied for grandparents and family. His enthusiasm for the train hobby first. TLR previously published a JM STAR segment about is contagious to other kids. He’s often involved with other Ryan by applying alphabetical order; so now it’s Clayton’s turn youngsters enjoying the Lionel company layout or viewing the to be “number one!” other layouts in the host hotel. Clayton is the grandson of LCCA member Bill Albright, and With hobby support from parents and grandparents, he has a this issue of TLR includes an article about their involvement in growing collection of Lionel trains, and he is a skilled operator. a months-long toy train exhibit at a museum. The Lion Roars 1 Al Kollis RM 15902 Report from our President t is hard to believe that another year Delivered to You has passed. It seems like it was just By now, all who ordered the Santa Fe yesterday that we announced and #208 diesels and the Burlington #216 I started our 40th anniversary year.