Lionel was just on NBC news!

[laz 57]

I too watched NBC and was pumped up on the segment they did.

WAY TO GO NBC!!!!!!

laz57

[MartyE]

Yep.  Thank God I didn't have to go through Denver!

[ChiefEagles]

Marty is right.  Said Lionel was leading manufacturer.  Lucked out and called Apitz.  Mary had told him.  So I switched channels 5 minutes before it came on.  [Marty, you home for the Chirstmas season now?] 

[MartyE]

Even though other trains were shown Lionel was the big winner here.  Shown and spoken about by name... and right before the holidays.

[okiechoochoo]

Wonderful segment to endorse our hobby.  Way to go and a good shot in the arm for Lionel sales.  Brought back memories when I saw the 1950s Lionel TV ads.  It is good to see this after several years of decline in interest.  No, trains will never be the big seller they were in the 1950s, but they are apparently enjoying a revival.

[wrmcclellan]

I lucked out and just happened to be watching. There were shots of the Lionel 8' x 8' display in Macy's and then some shots of the Lionel layout in Grand Central Terminal. Jerry Calabrese was standing in front of the Macy's 8' x 8' layout for his segment. Nice shots of the NYC Botanical Gardens G gauge display. The short scale segment was good also. Way to go Lionel!

[Anonymous]

Although Lionel and Calabrese got good coverage in the feature, other scales were also amply represented, including Large Scale and HO.  The overall theme was about the renewed popularity of toy and model trains in general after more than 50 years have elapsed since the heyday of these toys , and the entire hobby benefits from this kind of exposure.

[thor]

Yay!  Now I KNOW its Christmas. A pretty decent plug too, with Jerry and Target and Macy's mentioned plus some decent shots of the layouts.  That should help sales a bit.