Rail fans and collectors alike will enjoy this photo-by-photo comparison of the prototype and its model. Find out how Lionel mirrored the actual train with O-gauge models during its heyday during the 1940s and 50s. Rail fans will especially enjoy the many vintage color views of steam, diesel and electric locomotives as well as the boxcars and other rolling stock that would end up as Lionel models.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pp., 8.5 x 11 in., all color photographs with captions.