Lionel Catalog 1978 MPC Disney Mickey Mouse Santa Fe Southern CP Rail Amtrak Diesels Williams MTH

The Lionel MPC years... beloved by many but certainly not by all. Join me on a journey back in time and let these colorful images, mystical words and lyrical tones win over your heart. At the end, you may come to an understanding of just how magical Lionel really was in 1978. Or not.

[@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901]

I always enjoy MPC related items. Great presentation.

[@bobsworkshop5181]

Thanks Steve!

[@jamesmelchin2873]

Love the MPC era...and I wish I was just beginning my teen years back then. 😂

[@bobsworkshop5181]

I’m in good company then.

[@Cbtrainnut]

I bought most of my Lionel stuff back in the MPC days. Still like it today. It reminds me of my younger years. Then I sold most of it to buy More S Scale which I love the most. As an adult I have bought back some MPC that I sold of and a little prewar things. So now my wife runs more 3 rail than me on her Halloween Village. My S Scale on a Christmas village layout.
I just heard you say something about the Disney MPC. I have the 50 year anniversary MPC set if you need pictures of the real thing. Glad to share it with you. Cbtrainnut, Chris

[@bobsworkshop5181]

Thanks Chris. 😀

[@trainman5603]

I have recently acquired a Southern Crescent set and Blue Comet set. I had a Santa Fe 8900fkr a while. They are all great. As my wife and I had children I picked up most of the Disney HiCube cars. All great pieces!

[@bobsworkshop5181]

Sounds good

[@paulbervid1610]

Thanks for posting this. Mpc is a great period. I have the Conrail rectifier and the lifesaver tank car from both lionel and the recent Menards one.

[@bobsworkshop5181]

I think that there is a connection between Lionel and Menards. 🤔

[@paulbervid1610]

@@bobsworkshop5181 menards just announced a Pennsy engine and line today

[@davevan8864]

The Milwaukee RR SD-20 is cool. I have one in CSX paint and is pretty much scale. Thanks

[@bobsworkshop5181]

That’s a nice unit! (That’s what she said).

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

An interesting look back Bob!
Certainly there's a lot of Lionel snobs (for lack of a better term) who look down on the MPC era but in my opinion if General Mills hadn't seen value in the Lionel name and bought the company (which became GM/MPC/Lionel) the Lionel brand would have been dead. And we can imagine what the O Gauge world would have become without it.
At any rate there's plenty of MPC out there, and the prices are pretty good too. MPC's still a great entry point for the hobby!
Thanks for posting!

[@bobsworkshop5181]

I agree with all of that!

[@huntercoleman460]

I got that catalog Bob. I also have the UP stock car which you can see in some of my videos.

[@bobsworkshop5181]

I know we are both fans of Lionel’s MPC era. 👍🏻