Super Cool Lionel Trains 970 Ticket Office

[@paulbervid1610]

That is really interesting. I had a Lionel record player.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Awesome, Lionel did make a number of NON-train items back in the day to diversify their offerings and company. There is a strong following of collectors that seek out the oddball stuff like that. Neat stuff. Thanks for the note. Brian

[@Ed-ICE-Berg]

That is a very cool accessory and the shelf can be used to display other collectables.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Agree, and once put together adds some interesting display space for more stuff!! Great idea! Thanks. Brian

[@williamloeber6253]

I really enjoyed your video! Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@BriansTrainRoom]

My pleasure and thanks for the support. Having a blast doing them as well!! Thanks. Brian

[@stevenmiller5696]

Great job! Thanks!

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Thanks for the support. These have been really fun to do and so much postwar stuff to share with everyone! Brian

[@garygreene578]

Thanks Brian. Another great job of bringing a unique, vintage piece of railroad modeling history to the channel!

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Thanks, always wanted to put one together! Actually a pretty cool piece and looks good in a train room. B

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

That was interesting. Thanks for showing us.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

My pleasure, cool oddball accessory. Always wanted to put one together. Thanks, Brian

[@joshuacampbell9990]

That was a neat piece! Since we’re on a paper kick, so when are you going to assemble the paper train? Lol!!!

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Seems to be a common request these days. Have plans to do the paper train. I am looking for a few more pieces of the puzzle before I do it, but it is in the works. Got some cool stuff to show you guys with it as well!. Putting one together would be a beast! Keep an eye out! Thanks. Brian

[@joshuacampbell9990]

I most certainly will! I can’t get over how much even the reproduction from the 90s goes for these days, which is what I believe I would assemble were I to submit myself to such torture lol. While I’m not a collector myself of paper items (boxes for that matter) I do have an appreciation for it all!!

[@GlennFresch]

I’m pretty sure most kids would rather get more track, freight cars accessories etc. than a cardboard box! I doubt these sold well at $40. I also suspect they got destroyed pretty quickly. lol. All the same, not everything has to be a winner! Thanks for another great presentation of toy train history.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

My pleasure. NO doubt, if I was a kid would have wanted another piece of rolling stock or a trackside accessory. So, I do feel these were not big sellers. They were probably shown in the 1960 Catalog to move remaining unsold stock. Thanks for the support. Brian

[@tomshannon7513]

Ah, Lionville is a wonderful place. Thanks for another cool accessory.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Yes, I would love to live there, sounds great! My pleasure, thanks for the support. Brian

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

That is just one great piece of Lionel history. That would be so cool to have in my train room as a display. Great stuff Brian! Tom

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Agree, it would fit in most train rooms, very colorful and you can find them. Good hunting. Brian

[@DavidLevine]

So awesome to see a new one put together like it would have been 65 years ago. Step 6 with the clock on top - instructions look like the sides would fold back.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Yeah, I thought so too, but they slip over the top of the station and it lays back just a bit because of it. I will look at it again, but it does not have any score marks for bends. B

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Now that's a cool Lionel accessory I had NO idea ever existed! See, it's a wasted day if you don't learn something new! In an odd way it reminds me of a toy I had around 1961 when I was eight years old. It was a cardboard Mercury space capsule that a kid could fit inside when it was assembled. Man, I had a LOT of fun with that thing! There was a cardboard space helmet that came with it, VERY uncomfortable to wear but that didn't matter, I used my Steve Canyon jet fighter pilot helmet! It disappeared over the years, no matter, I couldn't fit in it now anyway! Thanks for posting! (I haven't thought about that space capsule in years!)

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Glad to bring back some memories for you!. Yeah, cardboard from the late 50's is hard to find, most got thrown away over the years or destroyed. Really great accessory and looks good in any collection. Thanks for the note!, Brian

[@huntercoleman460]

Had no idea this thing existed. Great find Brian.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Glad to show this one to you. These were a little oddball, but display well in any collection. Now you something else to look for! Good hunting! Brian

[@GlennFresch]

I never heard of this before.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Glad to have show this to you then. There are so many cool postwar items out there to explore and discover for sure!. Appreciate the comment. Brian

[@jrmeindl]

Thanks again for sharing, Brian. This really was something that is very unique. It is always surprising to see that some of these actually survived, since it probably was not big seller based on the moisture damage.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Yeah, these are a really neat accessory. They were expensive for being a cardboard structure and once opened would not have been saved for long once played with. They are not really rare, so keep an eye out and add one to your collection for the fun of it! Thanks. Brian

[@THEWEIM]

had this as a kid

[@BriansTrainRoom]

That is awesome, any photos!!! Hope you had fun with it! Brian

[@THEWEIM]

@@BriansTrainRoom LOL , im 68 . and never had a desire to have it again . shit i wouldn't fit . got most of the stuff that i had and more

[@derekthomas2611]

I've heard a few times that there may have been a large quantity of these stored at Madison Hardware in one of the "warehouses" It may be that the water damage came from the fire in the 1980s. While the fire was not in one of the Madison storage areas, the water that was used to put out the fire cascaded down and damaged a fair amount of stored inventory.

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Hey Derek, I suspected that, but did not want to speculate in this episode. It does make alot of sense and would explain the number of Mint sealed boxes with one sided water damage. Still looking for one of those master cartons!! Thanks, Brian

[@JonBrooks105]

For his next trick, Brian will assemble the whole Paper Train!

[@BriansTrainRoom]

Love the idea, looking for a few pieces of the puzzle before I do an episode on the Paper train. I have one put together already, Im not that crazy to do a whole train. Plus that would be a 12 hour video!. No thanks!. But I do have one in the works!!! Keep tuned in. Brian

[@joeokelly6404]

Something for the little brother to do while the older brother hogs the controls. Also something for the older brother to play with when dad comes down and hogs the trains...lol

[@BriansTrainRoom]

So true, at least something fun for the little brother to play with! Thanks. Brian