A timeline of family, train manufacturers and other histories.

Compiled by Carol Redman McGinnis, TCA 95-41066 Special thanks and heartfelt gratitude to family, friends, and to the Train Collectors Association. Along the way all of these people have encouraged, cajoled, added to, and edited this project. Without their support this venture would have never been finished.

R. Charles McGinnis, TCA Member and Husband Jan Athey, TCA National Library Librarian Jim Burke, TCA Member, TCA Past President Clem Clement, TCA Member, TCA Past President Don and Carmen Conard, TCA Member and Wife Bruce Greenberg, TCA Member, Publisher, Brinkman Publishing Glenn McComas, TCA Member Ron Morris, TCA Member, TCA Historian Lou Redman, Jr, TCA Member Danny Tomasian, TCA Member

National Toy Train Library, http://www.nttmuseum.org/library/ National Toy Train Museum, http://www.nttmuseum.org/ Train Collectors Association, Strasburg, PA 17579, http://www.traincollectors.org/ TCA e*Train, online publication, http://www.tcaetrain.org/ Train Collectors Quarterly, published by TCA since 1955, http://www.tcamembers.org. . (You need to be a member of TCA to log in to this site. For more information go to Join TCA.)

Classic Toy Trains Magazine, http://ctt.trains.com/ Special acknowledgement to the following Divisions of Train Collectors Association: Fort Pitt Division, TCA, http://hobbytraincollectors.org/index.php Pacific NorthWest Division, TCA, http://www.traincollector.org/

Western Division, TCA, http://www.tcawestern.org/manufacturers.htm Special appreciation to: Antique Toys, http://www.antiquetoys.com/resources/toy-makers-a-j/ Brighton Toy & Model Museum, www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.

2 | P a g e During the late 1800’s the world as we know it exploded out of the Industrial Revolution. With this came a major life change, as all kinds of products were created at an incredible rate. Factories, large and small, were creating household goods and novelties in greater numbers than ever before, and were beginning to influence how people lived and played. People began to see themselves, and each other, in different ways. The impact of industrialization, urbanization, and easier distribution of products was being realized. People were beginning to have discretionary income and beginning to build “the good life.” Into this movement, the toy industry became a driving force. Toys and playthings were being manufactured to provide children with ready-made items that included, among other things: trains, dolls, and riding and building toys. These toys moved quickly from simple push/pull action to much more intricate designs. Trains were initially replications of real objects, such as seen through the fire and steam of real . Reviewing just the toy train’s rate of progress shows that toy production and develop- ment took a quantum leap well into the next century. Toy trains were initially educational toys and, as far as play value was con- cerned, were the computer games of the age. The parallel between toy trains - where the operator builds and controls their imaginary world - and computer games is well documented. Toy trains were the latest technology of their day. Children were excited and anxious to get the next best thing, and, often, their parents wanted to get them so that they, themselves, could play. Into this playing field, a man named Louis J. Redman was born. It was mid-1916, just before the entered World War I. It was a point in history marked by expansion and development of unprecedented invention and growth of magazines, cartoons, and toy and train manufacturers. Lou was a mild-mannered, persuasive young man destined to become a formative figure in the toy train collecting world. He married Jody Thomas, who became his soul mate and partner, and had four children. They made connections, acquaintances who quickly became friends, and they kept those relationships going. In 1954, Lou and others, invited several of those friends to a meeting, which played an integral part in the creation of Train Collectors Association (TCA). Because Lou carried a notebook, and because he made meticulous notes, he became the first TCA Secretary-Treasurer and held that position for over 22 years. He was on the committees that created the TCA Standards, the By- laws, the Rules and Regulations, and the Incorporation. He lent his expertise in creating the National Toy Train Museum and the Na- tional Toy Train Library. He was the first in a long line of Train Collector Quarterly (TCQ) editors. He edited the Newsletter and the TCQ, and Jody printed it. Then they gathered members at their home in Pittsburgh who went around and around and around the dining room table, assembling, stuffing, and mailing the documents. In 1929, the Great Depression caused manufacturing to drop production by more than fifty percent. Once World War II began, and the depression officially ended, manufacturers were called on to produce wartime products. Railroads soon turned to modernization as did the toy train manufacturers. This brought the entry of trains and more realistic gauges following the war. The American Recession in 2007 brought a reality that caused families to tighten their belts and to find les expensive ways to entertain themselves. Family time became a social event with simple activity, so a toy train, played with on the living room floor, still takes us back to these more traditional times with family and friends. Timelines are just that, a reminder of the events of the past which shape today and which shape our toy train traditions. By following this timeline you can get a picture of what developed, what worked and what did not, and what can be done to preserve an important part of history. Along the timeline is an accounting of early toy train manufacturers, of inventions, cartoons, magazines, history, and insights into the growth and development of TCA and the growth and development of Lou’s life. If only we could see into the future to where we will be in 100 years! As you read these pages, place yourself into the timeline. Find the year you were born, discover what happened at that point. Look back at what happened when your parents were born, or the year they were married, or the year that your children were born. Write in those events that occurred in your city, in your state, and as you do, search for who you are and what makes you who you are. Look into the events and the world around you and take into account the toy trains before and after in your life. Discover a bit of what it is that makes this pastime so intriguing and wonderful. Add your pictures. See where your family and your trains fit into the timeline. As you learn, reach out and share. Discussion is always welcome.

Print version available upon request. Contact can be made to carol.mcginnis74@ verizon.net.

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The year recorded recognizes the date of public acknowledgment of production. As manufacturers added to their line these dates are included. Manufacturers are listed with the gauge or scale of eventual production. Each entry is listed by year, the name(s) of the primary founder(s), publisher(s), location, and some other additional information.

HISTORY The first tinplate toy Ludwig Lutz of J.L. Hess: ca. 1850 Bub (Karl Bub train was made in Ellwagen: tin trains pull gauge, Nuremburg): ca. 1838 (Ellwagen, Germany) (Nuremburg,Germany) 1, O gauge (Nuremburg, Ludwig & Franziska Matheus Hess Gemany) Karl Bub Lutz

The first US manufac- The Great tured toy electric train Exhibition of the (Boston, MA) Thomas Works of Industry of Hall - sold to a doctor All Nations: in Buffalo NY (London, ) typically listed as the "First World’s Fair"

.

YEAR 1838 1846 1850 1851

Model Train Genealogy

Family Jacob Thomas Redman born. (Lou Chronicle Redman’s Great Uncle) Went on to become a B&O Railroad Conductor, Train #108 4 | P a g e

George W. Brown and Issmayer: , Co: Clockwork mecha- (Nuremburg, nism introduced to Germany) Johann American toy trains Andreas Issmayer (Bristol, CT) George W. Brown U.S. Civil War starts

(Fort Sumter, SC) (Bristol Connecticut was

the center of the clock industry in the US)

1852 1856 1858 1861 1862

Joseph Nesmith Lindley Walter Redman John George Redman May Minerva Kilgore Redman born. born. (Lou Redman’s born. (Lou Redman’s born (Lou Redman’s (Lou Redman’s granduncle) Becomes a granduncle) Later works grandmother) grandfather) B&O Railroad Repairman at Wabash RR in , then B&O Railroad in Cumberland, MD

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Just after the end of the Civil War came the birth of the toy industry. This was due in part to industrialization, urbanization, and easier distribution of products. Following close on the heels of this phenomenon was the birth of mar- keting. This includes mail order catalogs, creation of discretionary income, the increase of public education, and the building of what was becoming “the good life.” HISTORY Trains: 1,O gauge Civil War ends Ives Mfg Co: O, Wide, Fallows: ca. 1870, floor (Nürnberg, Germany) ( Appomattox, VA) Standard, 1 gauge gauge (Philadelphia, PA) (Plymouth, CT) Ignaz & Adolf Bing James Fallows & sons, Edwin Ives Henry, Charles, and Abraham Lincoln shot David by John Wilkes Booth

Zenith, Georges Favre -Jacot, revolutionizes watch production, unites all watch making under one roof, and invents the concept of Manufacture.

YEAR 1863 1865 1868 1870

Model Train Genealogy

Family Chronicle

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Beggs Trains: Live Schöenner Trains: Centennial Exhibition: Weeden Train Mfg Brio Toy Company: Steam, 1 gauge O, 1, 2, floor gauges Philadelphia, PA Co: Live Steam, O founded (Boalt,Scania, (Patterson, NJ) (Nürnberg, Germany) First World’s Fair held in gauge Sweden) ( New Bedford, MA) Eugene Beggs & Jean Schöenner the U.S. Iver Bengtsson William Nye- Jehu Garlick (built Weeden as an educational Murray Bacon, toy) Novelty Electric patented the first Co: 1st electric electric toy train tinplate train, only produced 50 (Philadelphia, PA)

1871 1875 1876 1883 1884

A.C. Gilbert born. Bought in 1938.

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HISTORY Wilkins Toy Co: cast Märklin: Wide gauge iron, floor gauge (Goppinghen, Württem- (Keene, NH) berg, Germany) Theo- James Wilkins dor Friedrich Marklin

YEAR 1887 1888 1890 1891

Model Train Joshua Lionel Cowan born. Founder of Lionel Genealogy

Family George William Redman born. (Lou Chronicle Redman’s 2nd Cousin) Later worked in B&O Service, Baileys, Baltimore Division

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Carette Trains: 1, 2, Carlisle & Finch: 3, O gauge, 2 gauge (Cincinnati, (Nürnberg, Germany) OH) Robert Finch & Georges Carette Morton Carlisle

Jehu Garlick Trains: 1 7/8 gauge (Paterson, NJ) Jehu Garlick & Harry Hathaway

1893 1894 1895 1896 1897

Burton Logan born. (1st TCA President)

Roy Chester Althea Amelia Redman born. (Lou Zimmerman born. Redman’s father) (Lou Redman’s mother)

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HISTORY Bassett- Lowke Le jouet de Paris: Lionel Manufactur- : Trains: 0, 1, 2 O, 027, S, HO ing Co: 2, Standard, O, 00/HO gauge gauge gauge (Paris, 2 7/8 gauge (New (, )

(Northampton, France) York City, NY)

England) Wehman Joshua Lionel Joseph Bassett- Spanish American Cowen & Harry C.

Lowke War ends Grant Paya Trains: clock- Spanish American work, pull, O gauge War begins (Ibi, Spain) Don R. Payá & his

3 brothers Ives Mfg Co: fire destroys factory

(Plymouth, CT) Marklin scale adopted for model trains: 0, 1, 2, 3 scale YEAR 1898 1899 1900 1901

Model Train PreWar era of toy trains begins Genealogy

Family Chronicle

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Société Industrielle Volt amp Trains: Howard Electric W.F. Hafner Co: Edmonds-Metzel: de Ferblanterie (SIF): 2 gauge (Baltimore, Novelty Co: O clockwork gauge O gauge O, 027, S, HO gauges MD) Manes Fuld (Howard Miniature (Chicago, IL) (Chicago,IL) (Paris, France) Lamp Company): W.F. Hafner & Jay Edmonds & 2 gauge (Newark, Bill Crawford William Metzel Elektoy Trains: NJ) 3 partners Carlisle & Finch intro- ca. 1870, 1 gauge duce dry cell batteries (Harrison, NJ) Arnold Trains: O to run trains Father & Son Ives builds factory in gauge (Nürnberg, Hoops Brodgeport, CT. Germany) First built exclusively Karl Arnold Knapp Electric & for toy train produc-

Novelty Co: 2 gauge, tion. (, NY) Railroad Man’s David W. Knapp Magazine,

Vol 1 No 1, October 1906

1902 1903 1904 1905 1906

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HISTORY Edmonds-Metzel SIF and LjdeP merge Fandor: O, Wide Noch: Accessories Hardware Co: S, O, becoming JEP: O, gauge (Germany) (Saxony, Germany) O27, Wide gauge ~ 027, S, HO ( Paris, James Krauss, Robert Faust & produced American France) Milton & Julius K.L. Stauffer Flyer trains ~ Forcheimer (Chicago, IL) William F Hafner & Hoge Trains: office William O Coleman supplies (, American Flyer NY) Hampden Hoge Manufacturig Co:

(formerly known as American Minia- Edmonds-Metzel): ture Railway Co: O AC Gilbert: S, O, HO clockwork, S, O, 027, gauge, cast iron, gauges (Westville, CT) Wide gauge clockwork ~ split Albert Carlton Gilbert W. F. Hafner & from Ives William Coleman &

(Bridgeport, CT) H.E. Mack Mysto Magic Set by William Haberlin & Timothy Hayes A.C. Gilbert

YEAR 1907 1909 1910 1911

Model Train Genealogy

Family Chronicle

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Leeds Model Co: O, Erector Sets by Hafner Mfg Co: Lionel Manufacturing Electric power drill w/ wood gauge (Leeds, A.C. Gilbert clockwork O gauge Co: O gauge (New trigger switch patented England) (Chicago, IL) York City, NY) Baltimore, MD Rex Stedman William F. Hafner (Black & Decker) Alonzo Decker Schuco Trains: Archduke Franz scale gauge, Ferdinand assassi- Unique Art: O gauge monorail (Nürnberg, nated in Sarajevo. (Newark, NJ) Germany) Heinrich Sammy Bergman Müller & Heinrich August, Germans Schreyer invades Belgium enroute to Paris,

France

1912 1913 1914 1915 1916

Toy Manufacturers Association founded by A.C. Gilbert and Harry Ives

Roy Redman & Louis Joseph Althea Zimmerman Redman born. (both still in high June, 1 to Roy & school) meet at Althea Redman Pittsburgh 4th Street railroad station, ride

to Wellsburg, WV on the train, and get married

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HISTORY Radio tuner Armistice is signed Pop Up toaster Handheld household invented ending WWI. patented (Charles Hairdryer invented Strite, MI) Germany sinks the Bing: 00 gauge liner Housatonic Louis Marx & Co: (Nürnberg, Germany) and United States HO, (New Ignaz & Adolf Bing enters World War I York City, NY) Louis & David Marx Buddy L: ride-on gauge Congress passes (East Moline, IL) the Selective Fred Lundahl Service Act authorizing the draft : O, 00/HO gauge A.Schoenhut Co: (Liverpool, England) Accessories ~ Sky- Frank Hornby line buildings (Philadelphia, PA) Albert Schoenhut

YEAR 1917 1918 1919 1920

Model Train Genealogy

Family Roy Chester Redman, Jr., born. Chronicle (Lou Redman’s brother)

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July: 1st Miss America Boucher Self Winding watch Dynamic Loud- Electric can opener Pageant (Atlantic City, Manufacturing Co: mass produced speaker invented invented (Star Can NJ) 2 1/4 gauge (New (John Harwood, (Kellogg & Rice) Co. San Francisco,

York City, NY ) UK) CA) Horace E. Boucher Tomy: Plastic gauge Polygraph lie (Tokyo, Japan) detector invented Boucher acquires (Berkeley CA) Edward Exley, Ltd: Voltamp: changes Model Maker Maga- John Larson O, 00, 1 gauge to 2 1/8 gauge zine, Vol 1, No 1

(Yorkshire, England) January, publisher Edward Exley Watford Herts Doll et Cie: O gauge

(Nürnberg, Germany) Dorfan: O, Wide John Sondheim, Boucher acquires gauge (Newark, NJ) Peter Doll & Max Voltamp and Milton & Julius For- Bein changes to 2 1/8 cheimer gauge

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925

Louis Hertz born. Renowned toy train expert and historian

Josephine (Jody) Thomas born. (will become Lou Redman’s wife)

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HISTORY Tevelox robot Aerosol can patented Baird Television: 1st The Great Depression invented (Erik Rotheim, Oslo, trans-atlantic television begins with the stock (Westinghouse) Norway) broadcast (John L. Baird, market crash of Wall st 1 robot put to useful Scotland) Street, Black Tuesday, work October 29 Car radio first mass Mickey Mouse & Minnie produced Mouse (Walt Disney Productions) Mantu Metal Products: (Tyco) 00, Steamboat Willie (Ward Joy Line Trains: O motors (Woodbury Kimball, Walt Disney floor, clockwork gauge Heights, NJ) John ( PA) Productions) Tyler & family & Frank E. Wood JEP: O, 027, S, HO gauge James P. Thomas (Paris, France)

N gauge introduced Lionel Manufacturing & Marklin “halves” O ca. 1927 American Flyer gauge creating HO purchase Ives Manufac- gauge (half O) and turing creates 3 rail track

YEAR 1926 1927 1928 1929

Model Train Genealogy

Family Chronicle

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Turbojet engine pat- Teasmade tea maker Electric razor Goofy (Walt Disney Model Railroader ent (UK) Air Commo- invented (Jacob Productions) became practical (UK) Magazine, Vol 1 No 1, dore Sir Frank Whittle, designed to have a Schick, retired US Summer 1934 RAF Army) cup of tea at your (Kalmbach Publishing, Fleischmann Toys: Fisher Price: plastic bedside Waukesha, WI) bought Bing tooling gauge (East Aurora, Zippo lighter invented Hoge Trains: O gauge and machining, Jean NY) Herman Fisher (George G. Blaisdell, (New York, NY) Henry Fleischmann Donald Duck & Irving Price Austria) Katz contracted with (Walt Disney Produc- The Lionel Maga- Mattatuck Manufactur- The Model Crafts- tions) zine, Vol 1 No 1, Wm. K. Walthers Inc: man, Vol 1, No 1, ing Co (Waterbury, (New York, NY) pub- CT) HO, O gauge March, Emanuele lisher Lionel Corpora- (Milwaukee, WI) Bill Steieri Lionel stops produc- Walthers tion of Ives trains, tion Scale-Craft Trains: except for track clips Edobaud Trains: O O, 00 gauge gauge (Oyannax, (Chicago, IL) Elliott France) Edouard Donnelley Baud Mettoy Playcraft Ltd: Lionel buys American Wind-up Flyer shares of Ives (Northampton, England) Phillip Ullman 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

Lou Redman Lou Redman goes to graduates in February Pitt University, and from Dormont High works as a bank School, Pittsburgh, messenger for Union PA Trust Co, Pittsburgh,

PA

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HISTORY Aristo Craft Trains: 1st Voice Recogni- Mamod Trains: Live Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers) G gauge (Jersey City, tion machine Steam (Birmingham,

NJ) Lewis Polk (Voder) (AT&T Bell England) Geoffrey Labs) Malins American Flyer* AC Gilbert: S, O gauge (New Haven, CT) Radar (Radio Detec- Varney Scale Mod- Tyco/Mantua: Alfred C Gilbert tion And Ranging) els: HO gauge HO gauge (Woodbury patented (Robert (Chicago, IL) Gordon Heights, NJ) Athearn Trains: HO, Watson-Watt, UK) Varney John Tyler & family & O scale (Champaign, James P. Thomas IL) Irv Athearn

Hornby Railways: Skaneateles Porky Pig 00 gauge (Liverpool, Handicrafters: Wood Lionel Model Builder (Warner Brothers) England) Frank gauge (Skaneateles, Magazine, Vol 1, No1 Hornby NY) Marshal (New York, NY) Lionel Larrabee Corporation Meccano Trains: 00 Trix (Minitrix): N gauge (Liverpool, gauge (Germany) England) Stephan Bing Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs (Walt Disney Productions, dwarfs drawn by Ward Kim- ball)

YEAR 1935 1936 1937 1938

Model Train National Model National Tinplate Model Railway Genealogy Railroad Associa- tion (NMRA) founded Association, founded by Lou Hertz (dissolved after a few years)

Family Lou Redman works at Allis Chalmers. Chronicle Also spends 3 years as trolley operator Pittsburgh Railways Co (Pittsburgh, PA)

18 | P a g e Helicopter (VS-300) Tom and Jerry Pearl Harbor attack Tweety Bird & flew (Stratford, CT) cartoon (MGM, Hanna (December 7, 1941) Sylvester (Warner

Lone Star Toys: N, & Barbera) and US enters Brothers) 000 gauge (London, World War II England) Daisy Duck (Walt Paint Sprayer, 1st pro- Fleischmann: N, HO Disney Productions) grammable mechanism scale (Nuremburg, designed (DeVilbiss Co)

Germany) Willard Pollard & Jean Fleischmann Jiminy Crickett (Ward Harold Roselund Kimball, Walt Disney The Great Depression Productions) ends due in part to the mobilization of man- power following the outbreak of World War I ending unemployment.

Red Ball Ltd: HO scale model railroading kits ( , CA ) M. Dale Newton

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

PreWar era of toy trains ends

Lou Redman is drafted, Lou shipped overseas but chose to enlist US by boat . Lands in Army Air Corp, Pitts- Biserti, Italy. Staff burgh, PA. Assigned to Sergeant, USAACorps training at Sacramento in charge of supplies. AFB and became me- Earns Legion of Merit. chanic for Air Force C- 47s.

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HISTORY D-Day, June 6, 1944 Rivarossi: 00, HO scale Eletren Trains: O gauge Penn Line Mfg: HO gauge (Boyertown, PA) (Como, Italy) Alessandro (Milan, Italy) Armando Albert Mercer HAG: O, HO gauge Rossi & Mr. Riva Ravasini Rokal Trains: TT scale (Gallen, ) Mattel: plastic O gauge (Cologne, Germany) Hugo & Alwin Gahler (El Segundo, CA) Harold Thomas Industries: ca.: Robert K Lobberich M. Matson O gauge (Wenonah, NJ) Plasticville: Accesso- Jouef Trains (JF): James P. Thomas 00 gauge (Dijon, France) Bub (Karl Bub Nurem- ries: Bachmann Indus- burg): S gauge tries (Philadelphia, PA) George Huard (Nuremburg, Germany) American Flyer: S gauge Bachmann Industries: Karl Bub Along the Tinplate (New Haven, CT) HO, O scale, S, G gauge (Philadelphia, Tracks, September, 1st Germany surrenders to A.C. Gilbert PA) Henry Carlisle & edition, Louis H. Hertz the Western Allies and the Henry Bachmann Soviet Union, May 8, V-E Day Atlas Model Trains: N, HO scale, O gauge,

track (Hillside, NJ) Japan surrenders aboard Stephan Schaffan Jr the USS Missouri, Liliput Manufacturers: September 2, V-J Day HO, 00, clockwork (Germany) PostWar Era of toy trains begins

YEAR 1944 1945 1946 1947

National Tinplate His- Postwar Era of toy trains Standard Gauge Association (SGA) Model Train torical Society formed, begins Burton Logan & Lou founded (dissolved Genealogy Hertz after a few years)

V-E Day, Lou Redman, Family Lou Redman meets assigned to Trinidad Josephine (Jody) Chronicle servicing planes headed Thomas working in to the Far East. Sent secretarial pool of Allis home October 1945, 90 Chalmers days after Hiroshima. Works at Allis-Chalmers, tests transformer power.

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Charlie Brown (Charles Richard Wrenn Arthur Lines brothers Fleischmann Schulz) Railroad Model Crafts- American Model Toys/ man Magazine, Model Wilesco Trains: Live Toy Trains: (Silver The Headlite: news- Auburn Model Trains Craftsman Publishing Steam (Lüdenscheid, Spring, Maryland) letter Vol 1, No 1, (AMT): O gauge Co Germany) Penn Publications August 1952, AMT (Auburn, IN) Jack Ferris

Bowser Manufacturing: Fleischmann: Thomas Industries: N, HO gauge (CA) 027 gauge (Wenonah, O scale (Nuremburg, Bill Bowser Germany) NJ) James P. Thomas

Kader Industrial Co Ltd: Jean Fleischmann 00 gauge (Hong Kong & China) Ting Hsiung

Paya Trains: S, 00, HO gauge (Ibi, Spain) Don R. Payá & his 3 brothers

Lima (Lavorazione Italiana Metallie e Affini): N, 00, O gauge (Vincenza, Italy) 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

1951 attic layout

Lou and Jody Ruth born. (Lou and Ruth in 1952 married in February Jody’s 1st daughter) 21 | P a g e

HISTORY Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Kusan-Auburn Model US troops enter the Life -Like Products Boom (Ward Kimball, Trains (KMT): O gauge Vietnam War LLC: ca., accessories, Walt Disney Productions) (Franklin, TN) Bill model railroad products McClain & Eric Horton (Baltimore, MD)

YEAR 1953 1954 1955 1956

Founding of Western January, First issue 2nd TCA Convention TCA Division published of Train held at Alexander’s Collectors Quarterly, Barn in Yardley, PA Genealogy Ed Alexander & Bill Vol 1, No 1 Krames hold 1st

Annual “Toy Train Get st Together” Alexander’s 1 TCA Convention barn Yardley, PA. held at Alexander’s 21 in attendance Barn in Yardley, PA

Founding of Eastern Division

TCA has 68 June 1955 – June 1956 – Charter Members TCA members 75 TCA members 125

Family Carol born. (Lou & Jody Lou, Jr born. (Lou and Chronicle Redman’s daughter) Jody’s son) Lou graduates from Pitt Lou Redman, Sr. Charter Member(CM)-3, is elected Secretary- Treasurer of TCA

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Cat in the Hat books Brio : floor gauge: Lionel Manufactur- David O. King: O Bowser Mfg Co: (Dr. Seuss) (Osby, Sweden) 3 ing sold to gauge(, NY) N, HO gauge brothers, Iver David King (Montoursville, PA) Kato Precision RR transferred to Lewis Bengtsson’s sons Family Circus (Bill Models: H, HO gauge English Family at Osby Keane) (Japan)

McCoy Manufacturing Flintstones cartoon

Co: Standard, G gauge (Hanna-Barbera)

(Kent, WA) Bob Sr & Margaret McCoy Roco Trains: H, HO, HO narrow gauge Soviet Union launches (Salzburg, Austria) Sputnik I 1958 O gauge 1959 visit to Horse- Heinz Rössler Christmas layout shoe Curve 1961 Christmas layout 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

Articles of Incorpora- Formation of Pacific 5th TCA Convention Formation of Formation of Midwest Division tion issued for TCA Northwest Division held at Knotts Berry Metropolitan Division th Farm, Buena Park, 6 TCA Convention (METCA) November, 1957 Formation of New CA (Western Divi- held at Community Formation of England Division sion) Hall, Yardley, PA TCA publishes its first NorCal Division (NETCA) set of grading standards

rd 3 TCA Convention 4th TCA Convention 7th TCA Convention held at Edaville Rail- held at Alexander’s held at Daniel’s Farm, road Museum, S. Train Museum, Yard- Pittsburgh, PA(Eastern Carver, MA ley, PA Division)

June 1957 – June 1958 – June 1959 – June 1960 – June 1961 – TCA members 199 TCA members 288 TCA members 333 TCA members 417 TCA members 508

Peg born. (Lou & Jody Lou Redman works Lou Redman works as Redman’s daughter ) as expediter in Devel- Manufacturers Rep. opment Dept, Allis for Cyril Scott, Chalmers Company. National Church Supply, & Church Budget Envelope 1957 Peg’s baptism 1961 Trolley Trip Company. 23 | P a g e

HISTORY Arnold Trains: Petticoat Junction airs Pink Panther Cartoon Joshua Lionel Cowen passes away at the age N gauge (Nürnberg, (TV Show) (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises & MGM of 88. Germany) Karl Arnold Animation) Arnold introduced John F Kennedy Quality Craft Models

modern commercially assassinated (aka Weaver): N, O gauge produced N gauge (, TX) (Northumberland, PA)

Bob & Shirley Weaver

Thorley Hoople Toy Co: Standard gauge

(Palo Alto, CA)

1964 East BroadTop

YEAR 1962 1963 1964 1965

TCA 8th TCA Convention 9th TCA Convention 10th Anniversary of First TCA Convention held at Randell Museum held at Motel 128, TCA. Car produced, a blue O Genealogy Hall of Science, San Dedham, MA gauge Lionel boxcar, Francisco, CA Pittsburgh Convention (NETCA Division) 10th TCA Convention (Nor-Cal Division) held at Midway House 11th TCA Convention Motel, Chicago, IL (Mid- Formation of Sacra- West Division) held at Hotel Webster mento-Sierra Chapter, Hall, Pittsburgh, PA (Eastern Division) PNW Division (ca. 1962) Formation of WB&A

Chaoter, Eastern Divi- sion

June 1963 – June 1964 – June 1965 – June 1962 – TCA members 770 TCA members 902 TCA members 1062 TCA members 620 Family Chronicle

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& Art Varney Classic Model Corp/ Black & Decker Wm. K. Walthers Inc: Lehman Gross Bahn Classic Model Trains: (Baltimore, MD) N gauge (Milwaukee, (LGB): G gauge Alonzo Decker Standard gauge (Laurel, WI) Bill Walthers (Nürnberg, Germany) MD) Fred Mills & Jerry

Lehman Gross Bahn Williams Lionel Collectors O Gauge Railroading Club of America Kris Model Trains Magazine: Vol 1 No 1 (LCCA): (KMT): O gauge (Poland, OH) (Des Moines, IA) Jim Gates (Endicott, NY) Andy OGR Publishing Kriswalus PostWar Era of toy trains Modern Era of toy ends trains begins

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

Formation of Great Formation of April. Eastern Division Formation of Lakes & Formation of South- Lakes Division Ozark Division holds the first official Pines Division eastern Division York Train Meet th 15 TCA Convention held Formation of Formation of Atlantic 13th TCA Convention at Jack Tar Hotel, Clear- Southern Division th Division held at Lord Balti- 14 TCA Convention water, FL (Southern Divi-

more Hotel, Balti- held at Sheraton Cleve- sion) 12th TCA Convention land Hotel, Cleveland, 16th TCA Convention held at Hotel Mirimar, more, MD (WB&A Hornby Railway Collec- Chapter, Eastern Di- OH (Lake Erie Chapter, tors Association (HRCA) held at O’Hare Inn, Santa Monica, CA Great Lakes Division) Des Plaines, IL vision) Australia, Peter Randall (Western Division) (Mid-West Division)

June 1966 – June 1967 – June 1968 – June 1969 – June 1970 – TCA members 1312 TCA members 1552 TCA members 1985 TCA members 2309 TCA members 2763 1968 Lou’s 1968 Lou does TCA 1968 family in 1970 East Strasburg basement office work in his basement Philadelphia, PA Railroad, Strasburg, PA

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HISTORY Playmobil: Accessories Marklin Trains: US withdraws from Lion Lines: ca. 1974, (Zimdorf, Germany) N, Z gauge (Germany) Vietnam Standard gauge (San Francisco, CA) Hans Beck Ibretren: N, HO gauge

(Barcelona, Spain) JAD Railways: Standard Williams Electric gauge (Pasadena, CA) Trains/Williams Repro- Lionel folds into General John A Daniels

ductions Ltd: Mills subsidiary Standard, O gauge Fundimensions Roberts Lines: Standard (Columbia, MD) Newbraugh Brothers gauge (E. Rochester, NY) Jerry Williams Toys (NBT): custom Robert Thon repaint (Berkley Springs, WV) John & Dan Newbraugh YEAR 1971 1972 1973 1974

TCA Formation of Desert TCA Convention 19th TCA Convention 20th TCA Convention held Division Committee releases held at Dearborn Youth at Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Genealogy Center, Dearborn, MI Formation of Rocky TCA Special #1 train WA (Pacific NorthWest set, (Detroit~Toledo Chap- Division) Mountain Division ter, Great Lakes

Division) th 17 TCA Convention 18th TCA Convention Formation of the North held at Disneyland held at Chatham Texas Chapter, Lone Hotel, Anaheim, CA Center, Pittsburgh, PA Star Division (WesternDivision) (Eastern Division) Formation of Central Indiana Chapter, MidWest Division

Formation of Gulf 1974 O gauge oil derrick Coast Chapter, Lone Christmas layout Star Division

June 1971 – June 1972 – June 1973 – June 1974 – TCA members 3236 TCA members 3661 TCA members 4478 TCA members 5330

Family 1971 Lou Redman at Chronicle Eastern Division York Meet

26 | P a g e Maury D. Klein Inc The Greater Tinplater Greenberg’s Price Classic Model Trains American Flyer* (MDK): (aka K-Line) Vol 1, No 1: October Guide to Lionel Trains, (CMT): Standard Lionel: S, O gauge (Mt. 027,O gauge (Chapel 1976 (Greenberg Pub- 2nd Printing (Greenberg gauge (Warren, OH) Clemens, MI) Hill, NC) Maury D. lishing, Columbia, MD) Publishing, Columbia, Charlie Wood K-Line: S, O, G gauge (Chapel Hill, NC) Klein Greenberg’s Guide to MD) Maury D. & Mark Klein Lionel Train Values: Glenn Toys: Standard Liberty Lines: st Lionel Operating Train Forney 1 publication 2 1/8 gauge (Albany, NY) Standard gauge Society (LOTS) (Greenberg Publishing, Glen Gerhard Works: Standard (Seattle, WA) founded (Cincinnati, Columbia, MD) gauge (Carlisle, PA) Harlen Creswell OH) Larry Keller

Willard L. Forney Pride Lines Trains: O Korber Models: acces- gauge (Lindenhurst, sories (Milford, OH) Lee Lines: Standard NY) John Davanzo gauge (Miami, FL) Lionel RailRoaders Dana Lee Barlow Club (LRRC): founded

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

st 21 TCA Convention TCA Convention Com- Formation of Fort Pitt Formation of Keystone 25th TCA Convention held at Sheraton mittee releases Division Division held at Disneyland

Towers, Orlando, FL Special Set #2, Hotel, Anaheim, CA (Southern Division) Bicentennial Set April, Grand Opening of (Western Division) th 24 TCA Convention Toy Train Museum & Formation of Louisi- Lionel: Standard of Toy Train Library held held at NorthEast ana Chapter, Lone the World is published in Strasburg, PA Trade Center, Woburn, George Sirus, of Rich- MA Art, presents TCA with Star Division by TCA a Silver Anniversary 23rd TCA Convention (NETCA Division) nd President’s Special, and 22 TCA Convention held at Shamrock held at Sheraton Hotel, Hilton, Houston, TX it is auctioned at the th Philadelphia, PA (Lone Star Division) 25 banquet

(Atlantic Division)

June 1975 – June 1976 – June 1977 – June 1978 – June 1979 – TCA members 7000 TCA members 8316 TCA members 9972 TCA members 10,205 TCA members 11,032 1976 BiCentennial Robert born. (Lou and Train, Lou Redman Jody Redman’s 1st with a young friend. grandson)

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HISTORY Pocher Model Kits: Charles Ro Supply Dapol Ltd: N, 00 gauge Accessories, cars Company: G gauge (Chirk, Wales) David & (Trento, Italy) (Everett, MA) Charles Pauline Boyle Arnaldo Pocher Ro Sr & Charles Ro Jr Mike’s Train House (MTH): O, Standard gauge (Columbia, MD) Mike Wolf

YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983

TCA 26th TCA Convention 27th TCA Convention 28th TCA Convention April TCA officials held at Holiday Inn Mart held at Sheraton held at Best Western dedicate National Toy Genealogy Plaza Expo Center, Cervantes Center, St. Motel at the Mart, Train Museum and Chicago, IL Louis, MO Denver, CO (Rocky Toy Train Reference (Mid-West Division) (Ozark Division) Mountain Division) Library annex which doubles their size.

th 29 TCA Convention held at Executive Inn East, Louisville, KY (Great Lakes Division)

June 1980 – June 1981 – June 1982 – June 1983 – TCA members 12,345 TCA members 12,691 TCA members 13,570 TCA members 15,233 Family Daniel and Matthew Erin born. (Lou and born. (Lou and Jody Jody Redman’s grand- Chronicle Redman’s grandsons) daughter)

1981 Rob and Matthew 1983 Matthew and his

at Grandpa Lou’s train

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Lionel absorbed by Classic Toy Trains Garden Railways Kenner-Parker Magazine, Vol 1 No 1,

Magazine,(Kalmbach Marx Train Lines: O Fall 1987, (Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, gauge (Elmhurst, IL) Publishing, Waukesha, WI) Jim & Debbie Flynn WI)

1988 Rick at the Thomas the Tank Emsworth Dam,

Engine & Friends Pittsburgh, PA cartoon: (ITV Network,

Britian)

1985 Pittsburgh Sum- 1986 Dan at Emsworth

mer Dam, Pittsburgh, PA 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

30th TCA Convention 31st TCA Convention 6/86 Convention Car 33rd TCA Convention Formation of Dixie held at Marriott Hotel, held at Red Lion Inn, Committee releases held at Radisson Plaza Division Monroeville, PA Belleview, WA (Pacific the Founder’s set Hotel, Raleigh, NC (Ft. Pitt Division) NorthWest Division) (Southeastern Division) Formation of Cottonbelt Division nd 32 TCA Convention held at Hyatt Regency 34th TCA Convention Hotel, New Orleans, held at Hyatt Regency, LA (Lone Star Divi- Oakland, CA sion) (Nor-Cal Division)

1984 Lou named Mr. TCA June 1984 – June 1985 – June 1986 – June 1987 – June 1988 – TCA members 16,208 TCA members 16,939 TCA members 17,918 TCA members 19,016 TCA members 20,281 Lou Redman, Sr., Patrick and Leigh Robin born. (Lou and Roger born. (Lou and named “Mr. TCA” by born. (Lou and Jody Jody Redman’s Jody Redman’s grand- the TCA Board of Redman’s grandson granddaughter) son) Directors, June, 1984 and granddaughter) 1987 O gauge Christmas layout

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HISTORY Shining Time Station Smith Locomotive Rivarossi acquires Lima airs (TV show starring Works: ca., Standard Ringo Starr) gauge (early 1990’s)

1990 O gauge Christmas Layout

YEAR 1989 1990 1991 1992

TCA 35th TCA Convention 36th TCA Convention 37th TCA Convention 38th TCA Convention held at Sheraton held at Westin Peach- held at Holiday Inn, held at Stouffer Genealogy Valley Forge, Valley tree Plaza, Atlanta, GA Rosemont, IL Concourse Hotel, Forge, PA (Dixie Division) (Mid-West Division) St. Louis, MO (Atlantic Division) (Ozark Division)

June 1989 – June 1990 – June 1991 – June 1992 – TCA members 21,825 TCA members 22,944 TCA members 24,031 TCA members 25,388

Family 1989 Lou Redman Lou Redman admiring new MTH celebrates his 75th Chronicle Founder’s Set, #3 birthday with friends won at auction by and family Jody Redman

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eBay founded by Larry Page & Sergey Pierre Omidyar Brin

JLM Trains, LLC: O, Standard gauge, custom

repaint ( Freehold, NJ)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

39th TCA Convention 40th TCA Convention 41st TCA Convention 42nd TCA Convention 43rd TCA Convention held at Radisson Hotel, held at York Fair- held at Red Lion Inn held at Hyatt Regency held at Hyatt Regency, St. Paul, MN (Lakes & grounds, York, PA SEATAC, Seattle, WA at Reunion, Dallas, TX Phoenix, AZ Pines Division) (Eastern Division) (Pacific NorthWest (Lone Star Division) (Desert Division) Division)

1995 Lou Redman & Ward Kimball visit 1997 O gauge

1993 Lou at St. Paul Christmas Layout

Convention

June 1993 – June 1994 – June 1995 – June 1996 – June 1997 – TCA members 26,565 TCA members 27,178 TCA members 28,026 TCA members 28,572 TCA members 29,323

1996 Andy Anderson and Christmas Layout

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HISTORY McCoy Trains: SpongeBob Classic Trains Maga- September 11, planes Standard gauge SquarePants cartoon zine, Vol 1 No 1, crash into World Trade

(Otis Orchards, WA) ( ) Spring 2000 Centers in New York Bob McCoy, Jr (Waukesha, WI) Kalm- City, Pentagon in Wash- bach Publishing ington DC, and a field in Choo Choo Track & The Crossing Gate: Shanksville, PA. 1st edition, (Columbia, Toy Co: wood trains MD) MTH Rail Road- (Pacific, MO) ers Club Terry Herbek YEAR 1998 1999 2000 2001

TCA 44th TCA Convention 45th TCA Convention Formation of 47th TCA Convention held at Rhode Island held at Hyatt Regency TCA Kid’s Club held at Marriott Chatta- Genealogy Convention Center, Hotel, San Francisco, nooga CC, Chattanooga, Providence, RI CA (Nor-Cal Division) TN (Cottonbelt &/Dixie & (NETCA Division) August, Completion of SouthEastern Division) expansion of new ad- dition to National Headquarters building, including new space for Toy Train Refer- ence Library and atrium

46th TCA Convention held at Amway Grand

Plaza, Grand Rapids, 1999 Lou Redman at 1999 Lou Redman at MI (Great Lakes Divi- Chattanooga convention 1998 Christmas San Francisco sion) convention Trolley Layout

1999 Christmas Lay-

out toys June 1998 – June 2000 – June 2001 – June 1999 – TCA members 30,187 TCA members 31,441 TCA members 31,586 TCA members 30,981 Family Chronicle 2000 Christmas layout Standard Gauge

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

48th TCA Convention 49th TCA Convention Golden Express train 51st TCA Convention 52nd TCA Convention held at Pheasant Run held at Double Tree set is released held at Doubletree held at Crowne Plaza Resort, St Charles, IL Hotel, Ontario, CA Hotel, Ontario, CA Hotel, San Antonio, TX (Mid-West Division) (Western Division) (Western Division) (Lone Star Division) October. Highest attendance reached for York Meet at Formation of Rio 16,000 Grande Chapter, Desert Division

th 50 TCA Convention held at Radisson Standard Gauge Hotel, Monroeville, PA Module Association (Ft. Pitt Division) (SGMA) founded

June 2006 – June 2004 – June 2002 – June 2003 – June 2005 – TCA members 30,424 TCA members 31,064 TCA members 31,152 TCA members 31,125 TCA members 30,858 Lou Redman, Sr., Emma born. (Lou & passes away on Jody Redman’s great February 1, granddaughter) at 85 years old. Daniel Jr born in July. (Lou & Jody Redman’s 1st great grandson)

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HISTORY American Recession Extreme Trains begins in December television show Television Show with the burst of the 8 (History Channel) (, Jim Henson Company) trillion dollar housing bubble. American Recession ends in June as real GDP and industrial Bachmann acquires production resume growth & strengthen Williams Trains and promotes the name as Williams by Bachmann

YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010

TCA October: National Toy 54th TCA Convention 55th TCA Convention 56th TCA Convention Train Museum’s 20th held at Sheraton held at JW Marriott held at Sheraton Genealogy Anniversary Burlington Hotel, Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Hotel, Baltimore, MD Burlington, VT AZ (Desert Division) (WB&A Chapter, (NETCA Division) 53rd TCA Convention Eastern Division) held at Westin Formation of Heart of Westminster Hotel, America Chapter, Westminster, CO Ozark Division

(Rocky Mountain Division)

June 2007 – June 2008 – June 2009 – June 2010 – TCA members 29,598 TCA members 29,946 TCA members 29,315 TCA members 28,881

Family Andrew born. (Lou and Lou Redman posthu- Jody Redman’s great mously bestowed the Chronicle grandson) NRMA Pioneer Award at the 2009 NMRA Jody Thomas national convention in Redman passes away Hartford, CT at the age of 84 34 | P a g e Menards Trains: Choo Choo Bob O gauge (Eau Claire, Television Show (Qubo, WI) John Menard Jr. Ion Media Networks)

LCCA merges with

LRRC

Tree Town Trains: O gauge repaints (Ann

Arbor, MI) Steve Ramsburgh

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

57th TCA Convention 58th TCA Convention 59th TCA Convention 60th TCA Convention 61st TCA Convention held at Hyatt Regency held at Renaissance held at Millennium held at Crowne Plaza held at Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, Hotel, St Louis, MO Philadelphia, Cherry Executive Center, CA (Nor-Cal Division) GA (Dixie Division) (Ozark Division) Hill, NJ Somerset, NJ (Atlantic Division) (METCA Division) Formation of Up State New York Chapter, Eastern Division

June 2011 – June 2012 – June 2013 – June 2014 – June 2015 – TCA members 28,286 TCA members 28,141 TCA members 27,931 TCA members 25,657 TCA members 24,599 Charlotte born. (Lou & Simon born. (Lou & Jody Redman’s great Jody Redman’s great granddaughter) grandson)

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HISTORY

YEAR 2016 2017 2018 2019

TCA 62nd TCA Convention 63rd TCA Convention 64th TCA Convention 65th TCA Convention Hyatt Regency, Wyndam Grand Genealogy Houston, TX Pittsburgh Hotel, (Lone Star Division) Pittsburgh, PA (Ft. Pitt Division)

June 2016 – June 2017 – June 2018 – June 2019 – TCA members _____ TCA members _____ TCA members _____ TCA members _____ Family Lou Redman’s 100th Birthday Celebration Chronicle June 1, 2016

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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

66th 67th 68th 69th 70th

June 2020 – June 2021 – June 2022 – June 2023 – June 2024 – TCA members ____ TCA members ____ TCA members ____ TCA members _____ TCA members _____

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Difference between GAUGE and SCALE: Gauge is the distance between the two rails, and Scale implies that the item (the locomotive and/or car) is a “scaled down” version of the real thing. [http://www.nmra.org/beginner/scales] Depending on the manufacturer, article, refer- ence, or other resource you will see either gauge, gage, or scale used. See page 39 for more descriptors.

Additional gauge information:

Clockwork A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring

Floor gauge These trains have a range of rail widths, however they all run on a smooth floor

G gauge 1:22.5 used to model European trains that run on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)

Live Steam Track gauges for large ride on trains range from 2 1⁄2 in (64 mm) to 15 in (381 mm)

N gauge Worldwide following, popularity is second only to that of HO. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_scale]

Plastic gauge These trains are built to run on track specifically designed by the manufacturer

Standard gauge Term trademarked by Lionel Manufacturing, 2 1⁄8 in (53.975 mm)

00 gauge scale of 4 mm = 1 foot (1:76) running on HO scale 1:87 (3.5 mm = 1 foot) track (16.5 mm/0.650")

T gauge 1:450 scale

TT Scale Defined by Brio as Table Top

Wide gauge 2 1⁄8 in (53.975 mm), what Lionel's competitors called their similar offerings.

Wood gauge Track grooves are typically 3 mm deep, 5 mm wide & have 20 mm between [Wikipedia], however each wood gauge manufacturer has a track patent making compatibility an issue.

Z gauge 1:220; Z, built in 1972, is a very small scale with a of 6.5 mm/0.256 in.

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Gauge (Gage) Descriptors: compiled 3/4/68 by John C. Felber, TCA 67-1949.

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Index

Manufacturer page(s) Manufacturer page(s)

A.C. Gilbert 7, 12 Edmonds-Metzel 11 American Flyer 12, 16, 20, 27 Elettren 20 American Miniature Railway 12 Elektoy 11 AMT/Auburn 21 Exley 15 Aristo-Craft 18 Fallows 6 Arnold 11, 24 Fandor 12 Athearn 18 Fisher Price 17 Atlas 20 Fleischmann 17, 19, 21 Bachmann 20, 25, 34 Forney Locomotive Works 27 Bassett-Lowke 10 Garlick, Jehu 9 Beggs 7 Glenn Toys 27 Bing 6, 14 Hafner, W.F. 11, 13 Boucher 15 HAG 20 Bowser 21, 23 Hess 4 Bub 4, 20 Hoge 12, 17 Brio 6, 23 Hornby 10, 18 Buddy L 14 Howard 11 Carette 9 Ibretren 26 Carlisle & Finch 9, 11 Issmayer 5 Charles Ro Supply Company Ives 6, 10, 16 Choo Choo Track & Toy 32 Howard 11 Classic Model Corp 25 Ibretren 26 Classic Model Trains (CMT) 27 Issmayer 5 Dapol 28 Ives 6, 7, 10, 16 David O. King 23 JAD Railways 26 Dorfan 15 JEP 16 Doll et Cie. 15 Jouef 20 Edobaud 16 JLM Trains, LLC 31

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Manufacturer page(s) Manufacturer page(s) Joy Line 16 Mattel 20 K-Line (MDK) 25, 27 McCoy Manufacturing 23, 24 Kader 21 McCoy Trains 32 Kato 23 Meccano 18 Knapp Electric 11 Menards Trains 35 Korber Models 27 Mettoy 17 Kris Model Trains 25 Meccano 14 Kusan-Auburn 22 MTH (Mike’s Train House) 28 LGB 25 Noch 12 Lee Lines 27 Novelty Electric Company 7 Leeds Model Co 13 Payá 10, 21 LEGO 21 Penn Line 20 Le jouet de Paris 10 Plasticville (Bachmann) 20 Liberty Lines 27 Playmobil 26 Life Like 25 Pocher 28 Liliput 20 Pride Lines 27 Lima 21, 30 Quality Craft Models 24 Lionel page 10, 13 16, 23, 25, 31 Red Ball Ltd 19 Lionel Corp 25 Rich-Art 25 Lionel Mfg Co 10, 13, 16, 23 Rivarossi 20, 30 Lionel LLC 31 Roberts Lines 26 Lion Lines 26 Rokal 20 Lone Star Toys 19 Roco 23 Ludwig Lutz of Ellwagen 4 Scale-Craft 17 Mamod 18 Skaneateles Handicrafters 18 Maple Landmark 29 Smith Locomotive Works 30 Märklin 8, 16, 26 Société Industrielle de Ferblanterie (SIF) 11 Marx 14 Schöenner 7 Maury D Klein (MDK) 27 Schuco 13 Thomas Industries 20 41 | P a g e

Index Manufacturer page(s) Inventions page(s)

Thorley Hoople Toy Co 24 Aerosol Can patent 16 Tomy 15 Black & Decker 25 Transportation Milestones 29 Car Radio 16 Tri-ang 21 Clockwork Mechanism 5 Tree Town Trains 35 Electric Can Opener 15 Trix/Trix Express 18 Electric Power Drill 13 Tyco/Mantua 16, 18 Electric Razor 17 Unique Arts 13 Handheld Hairdryer 14 USA Trains 29 Helicopter 19 Varney 18 Loudspeaker 15 Voltamp 11, 15 Modern Era 25 Walthers 17, 25 Mysto Magic Set 12 Weaver 24 Paint Sprayer 19 7 Weeden Polygraph Lie Detector 15 Whittle ShortLine 31 Pop-Up toaster 14 Wilesco 21 PostWar Era 20, 25 Wilkins 8 Power Drill (electric) 13 Williams 26, 34 PreWar Era 10 ,19 Wrenn, G R 21 R.A.D.A.R. 18 Radio Tuner 14 Self-Winding Watch 15 TeasMade Tea Maker 17 Televox Robot 16 Trans-Atlantic television 16 TurboJet Engine 17 Voice Recognition 18 Zenith 6 Zippo Lighter 17

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Bugs Bunny 18 Abraham Lincoln shot 6 Cat In the Hat 23 American Recession 34 Charlie Brown 21 Apollo 11 lands on moon 25 Choo Choo Bob 35 Archduke Ferdinand 13 Donald Duck 17 Burton Logan 9 Daisy Duck 19 Centennial Exhibition 7 Dinosaur Train 34 Civil War starts/ends 5, 6 Extreme Trains 34 D-Day 20 Family Circus 23 eBay 31 Flintstones 23 Google 31 Goofy 17 Great Depression 16, 19 Jiminy Crickett 19 Great Exhibition of Nations 4 Mickey Mouse 16 Hornby Railway Collectors Assn 25 Minnie Mouse 16 John F Kennedy 24 Petticoat Junction 24 Joshua Lionel Cowen 8, 24 Porky Pig 18 Lionel Collectors Club of America 25, 35 Pink Panther 24 Lionel Operating Train Society 27 Road Runner 21 Lionel RailRoaders Club 27, 35 Scooby Doo 25 Miss America Pageant (1st) 15 Shining Time Station 30 National Model Railroad Assn 18 Snow White & the 7 dwarfs 19 NMRA Pioneer Award 34 Sponge Bob 32 National Tinplate Historical Society 20 National Tinplate Model Railway Assn 18 Steamboat Willie 16 Pearl Harbor 19 Sylvester 19 Selective Service Act 14 Thomas & Friends 33 September 11, 2001 32 Thomas the Tank Engine 29 Spanish American War 10 Tom and Jerry 19 Sputnik I 23 Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom 22 Standard Gauge Association 20 Tweety Bird 19 Standard Gauge Module Association 33 Wylie Coyote 21 Toy Manufacturers Association 13 Vietnam War, US enters 22, 26 43 | P a g e WW II, V-E Day, V-J Day 20 WW1 starts/ends 14 Index

Magazines page(s) Along the Tinplate Tracks 20 Classic Trains 32 Classic Toy Trains 29 Garden Railways 29 Greenberg’s Guide(s) 27 Lionel Model Builder 18 The Lionel Magazine 17 Model Craftsman 17 Model Maker 15 Model Railroader 17 O Gauge Railroading 25 Railroad Man’s Magazine 11 21 The Greater Tinplater 27 Train Collectors Quarterly 22 Toy Trains Magazine 21

Articles: 1 Classic Toy Trains: Vol 1, No 4, July/August 1991, “Hoge Trains”, pg.40 2 Classic Toy Trains: Vol , No , November 1995

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