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This section of the HO-scale Trains
Resource is devoted to the Lionel-HO product catalogs of the 1970s. It is intended for use by the mildly curious
to serious collector. Information presented is taken from catalogs published by Lionel for the HO-scale model railroad
market.
Lionel returns to the HO-scale train market in 1974 and continued to produce an annual product catalog for
this product line through 1977.
It's November 1974 and Lionel is announcing its second
venture into 1/87th HO-scale model trains. The above two page ad ran in Model Railroader and Railroad Model Craftsman
magazine's November '74 editions. You may click on the above images to see a larger version for better viewing.
Voyaguer Press has recently published a new hardcover book, "The Lionel Legend" by Robert Schleicher.
 The book does include reference
to Lionel's HO-scale attempts, however it should be pointed out that there is an error in the 1970s coverage. The book states
that Lionel returned to HO-scale beginning with its 1976 catalog and line that included among other locos an "FB-2." Both
the date and the Alco booster unit are incorrect. Lionel's first HO-scale catalog dates from 1974 and may viewed here on
this site. That year, 1974, was when Lionel came back in the HO-scale market.
The '70s Lionel loco roster first featured the GP9 and FA locos. Later, the U18B and GP30 joined the roster and the big GS-4
4-8-4 Northern steam engine were in the Lionel-HO 1970s line. The '70s never saw the Alco FB-2 companion to the FA, as the
book asserts.
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