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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2008
Page
24
For more than a century model trains have excited holiday crowds. The story traces scale models to 1/87 size and explains early toy train development from German makers to Joshua Lionel Cowen who created the Electric Express and started the Lionel company.
A fragmented note mentions a $500 newspaper ad, public aid and critics, and an entertainment section exhibit featuring malian content. Details are unclear, with scattered phrases about patrons, optics, and traps. No identifiable persons or organizations are readable.
Early 1900s electric trains faced short battery life and DC limitations. Joshua Lionel Cowen improved train operation by introducing a transformer and a three rail AC system that eliminated gaps, allowing smoother, multi train runs at home displays. The New York Transit Museum at Grand Central New City hosts related holiday exhibits.
A compact history of Lionel model trains from 1907 replicas of real cars to 1939 World’s Fair displays, wartime paper trains, and postwar popularity. It notes electric locomotives, special cars, and later high speed trains, plus learning benefits and hobby growth. The Mini Page staff credits include Betty Debnam and Lisa Tarry.
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