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LCCA Announces a Pair of Doodlebugs for the Holidays

The LCCA Alaska Doodlebug (SKU 2401760) comes in the beautiful blue and yellow colors of Alaska Railroad. And yes, the Alaska railroad did use doodlebugs.

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SP Black Widow Set

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The LCCA announces its Southern Pacific Black Widow Passenger Set

The LCCA is proud to introduce its next Lionel Train Set offering. This new set is an SP Black Widow FT Diesel with three passenger cars all painted in the Black Widow livery paint scheme. The Black Widow design has been celebrated as one of the best yet it lasted only for a few years,

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A look at The LCCA Train Ride Cars

The story of the LCCA Train Ride Cars starts in July 2002 during the LCCA Pittsburg Annual Convention. It was at the convention that the first Train Ride car was given to all members who took the Carnegie Science Center tour. Years later another four Train Ride cars were offered between 2012 and 2016. This is their story.

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2025 Convention Registration Gift

Here is another unique piece of rolling stock for your train collection brought to you by the LCCA. This Lionel made gondola comes with 2 removeable coil covers and is finished in Delaware and Hudson livery.

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2024 LCCA Omaha Registration Gift BNSF Gondola with Coil Covers 2401240

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2024 Registration Gift

Designed specifically for the 2024 Annual Convention held in Omaha, Nebraska, the LCCA presents a BNSF Gondola with Coil Covers.

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2023 LCCA Concord Convention Onsite AC&W Unibody Single Dome Tank Car 2301250

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2023 On-Site Convention Car #2

This standard O tank car is painted in the Aberdeen Carolina & Western livery to commemorate our train ride from the 2023 Convention in Concord, North Carolina.

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2023 LCCA Concord Convention Onsite Racing Aquarium Car 2301130

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2023 On-Site Convention Car #1

The LCCA and Lionel have teamed up to create another very unique limited production and collectible car to commemorate our 2023 Convention in Concord, North Carolina, right in the heart of NASCAR country!

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2022 LCCA Nashville Convention Music City Mint Car - 2201210

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2022 Convention Car - TN RR Mint Car

The LCCA is proud to offer a new Mint Car from the 2022 Annual Convention in Nashville, TN. It is finished in Tennessee Central Livery with a simulated gold load and gold records on the windows in a musical theme.

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2023  Texas Pete Tank Car

To help commemorate our Concord, NC Convention, the LCCA asked Lionel to produce a “Texas Pete Fleet of Heat“ including a tank car and a MUSA boxcar.

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2023 Texas Pete Boxcar

To help commemorate our Concord, NC Convention, the LCCA asked Lionel to produce a “Texas Pete Fleet of Heat” including a tank car and a MUSA boxcar.

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2024 LCCA Omaha Convention Onsite Omaha Steaks Boxcar 2401400

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2024 On-Site Convention Car #1

The LCCA selected Omaha Nebraska as the city to host its 2024 Annual Convention. Omaha Steaks is arguably one of the most nationally known things in Omaha, so what better thing to decorate a Lionel,

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2024 SP Gondola w/ Coil Covers

Here is another unique piece of rolling stock for your train collection brought to you by the LCCA. This Lionel made gondola comes with 2 removeable coil covers and is finished in the Southern Pacific Black Widow livery.

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2024 On-Site Convention Car #2

The LCCA 2024 Annual Convention was held in Omaha, Nebraska. One of our exciting tour stops was in nearby Ashland, NE at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum.

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Krispy Kreme Car

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2024 Krispy Kreme Boxcar

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world! Its iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience.

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LCCA Christmas Cars Series

The story of the annual LCCA Christmas cars starts in July 2014 during the LCCA Indianapolis convention. It was at the convention that final agreement was reached on the joining of the Lionel Railroad Club (LRRC) to the LCCA. The LCCA has continued the year end cars that were initially started with the LRRC.

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2023 LCCA Concord Convention SR/NS Heritage Tank Cars - 2301121 and 2301122

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LCCA introduces the 2023 Concord Convention Cars – a 2-Car SET!

The LCCA has announced the 2023 Concord Convention Cars! Keeping with the LCCA policy of providing convention cars that depict and/or represent railroads or events having a current or historical connection to the convention city/state. For 2023 they are a two-pack of Std O (Standard O) tank cars packaged together in a specially designed LCCA box. One car is a Southern tank car in heritage paint scheme and the other is a Norfolk Southern tank car in an early heritage scheme.

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Tx Special Walking Breakman

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LCCA Announces a Special Edition Texas Special Walking Brakeman Car!

LCCA Announces a Special Edition Texas Special Walking Brakeman Car! It is the first operating car in the series. This Walking brakeman has been assigned Lionel part number 2101540. Shipping February 1.

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2024 Convention Car

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LCCA Announces 2024 Convention Car - A UP Boat Loader

LCCA Announces 2024 Convention Car celebrating its 54th Anniversary Convention in Omaha this July. The car, a boat carrier, comes with 4 multicolored boats and is another in the LCCA UP series of cars. The LCCA will be offering several other UP cars before and after the convention. This yellow and red car has silver sprung trucks, has the UP full herald and proudly carries the American Flag.

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