Lionel Trains......

Did you know that Lionel Trains,  made engines that

came in the colors of pink, yellow, orange? That was

the owner's way of trying to get girls involved with trains

as well as boys.

This happen when people started traveling a lot and

boys were turning to cars to play with. Plus the owner

was very fond of his granddaughter and thought girls

should be able to have their own trains.

In the 1950's Lionel Train was loosing traction.

No pun intended.  His son took over the company,

and the owner sold his shares to a nephew who turn

out to be the Cohen who help Senator McCarthy in the

communism hunts thru the Senate investigations. 

He then in the 1960's sold out to another person who

was helped by Neil Young the singer.. who ended up

owning the whole company. 

Obliviously I was reading a magazine article about

Lionel trains..   My interest about the trains was due

to the fact at the age of 4, I owned one.. At least that

is the story.. I think it was closer to the fact my father

wanted one, so he bought one for his only child.. a girl.

Me.   I say that because the following year they had

a boy.. who all of sudden was the owner of the said

train.  But again, you got to remember what I said.

I think my father wanted the train and we were just

the vessel to fund that train.  As when my brother

got the ripe age of 8 or 10, he challenged Dad to

the ownership. As he was always told it was his

train...BUT... Dad would never let him run it with

out my father hovering over him.  But when

challenged, he had to admit it was my brother's

and he could run it... Which my brother had the

control for about 10 minutes, if that.. and ran it

at full speed.. much to my father's horror, as

he ran from the kitchen to the living room where the

Christmas tree and train where.. I said where as the

train was derailed big time... After 3 times, my

brother was banned from running the train until

"He grew up enough to know how to run a train

properly."

I don't know what ever happen to the train.. it sat

under the Christmas tree for years.. and my brother

was diverted to Erector sets and such..