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After suspending production during WWII to make compasses for the Navy, Lionel came back with a vengeance in 1946. They unveiled trains with real puffing smoke—achieved through a tablet that often dissolved into a hot, corrosive liquid, a challenge the engineers quickly fixed. Their best-seller, the Santa Fe F3, became an icon in 1948. History of Lionel Trains

On a cold December evening, he finally ran the first train around a small circle of brass track. It didn't look like a toy; it looked like an . lolionkel

By the 1920s, Lionel trains were the standard of the world. But the Great Depression hit, and the luxurious, expensive trains became hard to sell. After suspending production during WWII to make compasses

That winter, while walking past a bustling department store, he saw it: a stationary push-train in a toy display. Kids were walking by it. Joshua stopped. His mind raced, seeing electricity—not human hands—powering that train. History of Lionel Trains On a cold December

He sent the prototype to a local shop to be a display window magnet. But when customers started asking to buy the display, a legend was born.

It was this philosophy that led to bold, colorful trains, including the pastel-colored "Lady Lionel" train set of the 1950s—an attempt to bring color and diversity to the hobby.