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Volume 34, No. 1 October, 2004 PUBLISHED BY THE LIONEL® COLLECTORS CLUB OF AMERICA • PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, APRIL, JUNE, OCTOBER & DECEMBER LCCA CONVENTION 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Lion Roars October , 2004 ex@vtÑàâÜx `xÅÉÜ|xá Éy t eÉv~ãxÄÄ V{Ü|áàÅtá Probably best known for his illustrations lighted interior, and an operating smoke unit. published on the covers of The Saturday Evening This set will be shipped in a four-car container. Post, artist Norman Rockwell interpreted and The special LCCA price for this set is less than the presented pictures of the growing-up of America cost of a smoking caboose from a Lionel catalog! during a time when many of today’s LCCA members Don’t miss out on this great value — a benefit of were kids. This set will bring back boyhood memo- club membership. ries of running toy trains in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. This set is a great gift idea for grandfathers to Then as now, the holidays are “toy train season,” present to their grandsons who “inherited” an affinity so this four-car matched set is an ideal 2004 Stock- for toy trains. They will treasure this four-car set as a ing Stuffer. “blast from the past” when Grandpa was a kid. LCCA has secured special pricing of the Limit: two sets per member. This set is ® ® Lionel Norman Rockwell Christmas Train consist of available now and ready to ship. Order now for three decorated reefers and a wood-sided assurance of delivery before Christmas. caboose. Each car displays a Norman Rockwell Christmas painting rendered by a S&H in continental USA included. special four-color printing process to Order Form for The Rockwell Christmas Train — This Form May Be Photocopied ensure crystal-clear images and Note: UPS can not deliver to a post office box; a street address is required brilliant colors. Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________ LCCA Member No. _____________________ Date of Birth _______________ Phone (_____)___________________ The reefers have the features Address: _______________________________________ City: _____________________ St: _____ Zip: _________ expected by club members: die-cast E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________________ metal sprung trucks, operating [ ] ONE set at $69.95 $ _________ [ ] My check to LCCA for the full amount is enclosed [ ] TWO sets at $139.90 $ _________ [ ] Bill my credit card # __________________________ couplers, painted bodies and metal Shipping & Handling, in Cont. USA [no charge] [ ] Visa [ ] MC [ ] Disc Exp: ______________ brake wheels. The wood-sided S&H to AK, HI & foreign billed at cost $ _________ Signature: _____________________________________ caboose has die-cast metal trucks, [ ] 6% Sales Tax (MI residents), $4.20 each set $ _________ By my signature, I authorize LCCA to charge my account Total: $ _________ for the amount indicated. operating couplers at each end, Mail with payment to: LCCA Business Office • Dep’t SS -2004 • P.O. Box 479 • LaSalle, IL 61301-0479 metal brake wheels, marker lights, Order online at: www.lionelcollectors.org Go to MEMBERS ONLY, open “LCCA Store” IFC The Lion Roars FactoryOctober, prototypes 2004 shown The Lion Roars Contents Lionel® Collectors Club of America Stocking Stuffer ....................................................................... IFC Officers Directors President’s Report .......................................................................... 2 Eric P. Fogg, President/CEO John (Bob) R. Carter 13360 Ashleaf Drive 2205 Westridge Drive Des Moines, IA 50325-8820 Plano, TX 75075-8314 Convention Collector Cards ......................................................... 3 515-223-7276 972-424-0678 [email protected] The Tinplate Cannonball .............................................................. 4 [email protected] Louis J. Caponi, President Elect Alphonse A. Kolis The Mane Line ............................................................................ 8 610 Andrews Road 4315 Saint Andrews Drive Springfield, PA 19064-3816 Howell, MI 48843-7469 LCCA’s 2004 Convention Highlights ......................................... 19 610-543-1540 810-229-2071 [email protected] [email protected] LCCA Water Tower Ad .............................................................. 20 Dennis L. Clad, Secretary John Ourso 2400 N. Conestoga Avenue Lionel News and Views .............................................................. 21 7707 Patterson Avenue Richmond, VA 23229-6609 Tucson, AZ 85749 520-749-3750 Toy Trunk Railroad Cartoon ...................................................... 25 804-288-CLAD [email protected] [email protected] Upcoming Train Events .............................................................. 26 Harry H. Overtoom Richard H. Johnson, Treasurer-Archivist 3409 Fleetwood Drive 8750 E. Kemper Road Lexington, KY 40502-3504 Whatzzzup With the Website ........................................................ 27 Cincinnati, OH 45249-2506 859-268-1942 513-469-7774 [email protected] Board Minutes ............................................................................ 29 [email protected] William J. Schmeelk Treasurer’s Report ......................................................................... 29 John A. Fisher, Immed. Past Pres. 1730 James Road 15 Birchwood Lane Hillsdale, NJ 07642-1303 A Lionel Puzzlement .................................................................. 32 St. Paul, MN 55118 651-454-6644 201-358-1955 Train Talk ................................................................................ IBC [email protected] [email protected] Photos from 2004 Convention ................................................... BC Editors & Appointees New Membership Application ............................................... GIBC William J. Schmeelk, Editor, TLR Barry Findley 15 Birchwood Lane Constitution Comm. Chairman Hillsdale, NJ 07642-1303 3414 Old Cantrell Road 201-358-1955 Little Rock, AR 72202 [email protected] 501-664-8525 Alphonse A. Kolis, Information Manager [email protected] ON THE FRONT COVER 4315 Saint Andrews Drive Larry A. Black, Information Systems Howel, MI 48843-7469 244 Farmbrook Circle Highlights from this year’s great 810-229-2071 Frankfort, KY 40601 [email protected] 502-695-4355 Convention in Milwaukee. Susan Ellingson, [email protected] Details begin on page12. Convention Registration Chair William F. Button 4100 Victoria Street Editor, Interchange Track Minnetonka, MN 55345-1963 2410 West Miller Circle 952-931-0853 cell: 952-484-8061 Westland, MI 48186-9372 Contacting the LCCA Business Office: [email protected] 734-722-7464 Contact the Business Office thru the website at Craig Tribuzi, Website Editor [email protected] www.lionelcollectors.org, at the address below or by 7504 Zurich Drive Greg R. Elder e-mail [email protected] or by fax: 815-223-0791. Plano, TX 75025-3117 Editor, eTrack 972-517-2498 320 Robin Court LCCA BUSINESS OFFICE [email protected] Newton, KS 67114 P.O. Box 479 316-283-2734 LaSalle, IL 61301-0479 [email protected] They will take care of applications for membership, replace membership cards, reinstatements, change of address, phone number changes, death notice, commemo- LCCA Web Site: www.lionelcollectors.org rative orders, convention registration and club mementos. People to Contact: President - Always available and as a last resort. Copyright © 2004 the Lionel® Collectors Club of America. All rights re- President Elect - Schedule a meet. served. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in Immediate Past President - Complaint against another member. any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy- Secretary - Any administrative action not handled by LCCA Business Office. ing and recording for any purpose without the express written permission Treasurer - Club finances only. of the Lionel® Collectors Club of America. Librarian - Back issues of The Lion Roars. Editor, TLR - “Make good” copy of The Lion Roars. 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 com- monthly except August by the Lionel® Collectors Club of America, 1622 Fourth ments made in by-lined columns in this publication do not necessarily reflect St., Peru, IL 61354-3527. Subscription rate of $15.00 per year is paid through the official policies of the Officers, Board of Directors and Appointed Officials membership dues. Periodical postage paid at Peru, IL 61354-9998 and additional 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. 1 The Lion Roars October , 2004 Shipping Updates... Halloween General Sets The President’s Hopefully by the time you read this you’ll have your very own LCCA reproduction Halloween General set up and Report running on your layout. As we went to press we were expecting October 1 delivery of this special one-of-a-kind set in its never- by Eric Fogg been-done-before black box. RM 12768 Halloween General Set Add-On Car The handsome Sheriff and Outlaw car is one of a kind — I was born and raised in St. Louis. So were both of my the add-on car Lionel never made. Because we knew how many
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