Product Details

• Actors: Tom Snyder
• Directors: Tom McComas, Joseph Stachler
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: TM Books & Video
• DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005YDDN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,216 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It'll Bring Back your Childhood Memories!, January 4, 2006

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Paul I. (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains (DVD)

This Video is an anniversary of the first 100 years of America's Favorite Model Train. Lionel! Tom Snyder hosts this special and this video shows the history of Lionel, some of the Classic Lionel Trains before World War II. This is actually containing two videos and in the second video, it shows the guy who brought back Lionel Trains, Richard Kughn. President of Lionel and it's Marketing. Also it shows some of Lionels biggest accessories too such as, the most favorite Milk Car, Water Tank, Cattle Car w/ loader to load cows. And also shows some old ads and what caught on the interest for Lionel trains. I got an old tin poster that my helping teacher gave me in 3rd Grade. It is the one from 1955 with a boy with his hands up and 6 trains below a bridge. I'm not much of a Lionel lover because I model with HO Scale trains and accessories. I used to be interested in Lionel though when I got my first Lionel set in December, 2001 as a birthday present. Then later on, I bought a Pipe Car which is a flatcar and I asked my cousin for a Milk Car on Christmas, it was the same thing only it was a Cola Car. But it did exactly what the Milk Car did, throwing cans out onto the platform. But later on in July, 2002, I started to go onto HO but I still like Lionel though and this video is for any Lionel lover out there. And it will bring back your childhood memories as well. Especially if you were a Lionel fan then.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun History Lesson, December 8, 2010

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Railrodder - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains (DVD)

This is the most comprehensive video on the history of Lionel. It is a full 2 hours covering the evolution of Lionel from a tiny company in NY to the largest toy company in the world. With great video of the trains and accessories. Also has Lionel TV commercials from the 60s and 70s that are great fun to see. I have watched it over 20 times and really enjoy the intelligent yet fun commentary while hearing the story and seeing the Lionel products. The video was filmed in 2000 while Lionel still had their factory in Michigan. So, This video allows you to enjoy the story of the Great American Toy Train Company as it was.....AMERICAN!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great look at Lionel Trains and accessories!, September 28, 2010

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Tech N. Cal "Compute Till I Die" (Somewhere in USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Century of Legendary Lionel Trains (DVD)

Really liked looking at all the trains and accessories from the past. Good overview of history of Lionel. Enjoyed the narration from Tom Snyder. All in all a fun video to watch....even with your kids!