{"id":39,"date":"2010-07-14T09:28:59","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T14:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dennischandler.afmadlib.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:49:47","slug":"lionel-trains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/index.php\/lionel-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"LIONEL Electric Toy Trains &#8211; A Lifetime of Collecting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6054\" src=\"http:\/\/dennischandler.afmadlib.com\/files\/2025\/07\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIZ-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTORS-PAINESVILLE-DEPOT--580x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/files\/2025\/07\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIZ-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTORS-PAINESVILLE-DEPOT--580x798.jpg 580w, https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/files\/2025\/07\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIZ-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTORS-PAINESVILLE-DEPOT--768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/files\/2025\/07\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIZ-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTORS-PAINESVILLE-DEPOT-.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Painesville Railroad Museum ... link https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4uSrQ1vd9o?t=199\">http:\/\/Painesville Railroad Museum &#8230; link https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4uSrQ1vd9o?t=199<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5789\" src=\"http:\/\/dennischandler.afmadlib.com\/files\/2024\/08\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTOR-AND-APPAISER-580x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/files\/2024\/08\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTOR-AND-APPAISER-580x428.jpg 580w, https:\/\/dennischandler.com\/files\/2024\/08\/DENNIS-CHANDLER-LIONEL-ELECTRIC-TOY-TRAIN-COLLECTOR-AND-APPAISER.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read about the tales told by these other LIONEL LOVERS &#8230; BB KING &amp; DALE HAWKINS. 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https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4uSrQ1vd9o?t=199<\/a><br class=\"html-br\">&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the time you have taken to read &#8230; about our LOVE for LIONEL TRAINS &#8230;&nbsp; and &#8230; about the people who share that love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay young at heart &#8230; in the hobby of whatever &#8230; and &#8230; in the company of whomever you chose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Liz Chandler aka Mrs. Dennis Chandler&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/Painesville Railroad Museum &#8230; link https:\/\/youtu.be\/S4uSrQ1vd9o?t=199 Read about the tales told by these other LIONEL LOVERS &#8230; BB KING &amp; DALE HAWKINS. 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