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	Lionel, LLC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lionel, LLC is a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads, based in Chesterfield Township, Michigan and currently in bankruptcy.
		Although Lionel, LLC now owns all of the trademarks and most of the product rights associated with Lionel Corporation, the original producer of Lionel trains founded in 1900, there is no direct connection between the two companies.
		On November 15, 2004, Lionel, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing the $40 million-plus judgment in the MTH lawsuit as the primary factor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lionel,_LLC (1574 words)

	Lionel Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Depression hurt Lionel badly, and the company flirted with bankruptcy because the trains were considered a luxury item, and at the height of the Depression one of Lionel's more extravagant locomotives cost as much as a used Ford Model T.
		Lionel resumed production of toy trains in late 1945, replacing their product line with less-colorful but more realistic-looking trains and concentrating on O gauge exclusively.
		Lionel brought out a line of HO scale trains in 1957 and followed with a line of slot cars as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lionel_Corporation (2178 words)

	Lionel, LLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lionel LLC is a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads based in Chesterfield Michigan.
		Although Lionel LLC now owns all of trademarks and most of the product rights with Lionel Corporation the original producer of trains founded in 1900 there is no direct connection between two companies.
		Lionel LLC continues to manufacture and market and accessories in O and HO scales the Lionel brand and S gauge under the American Flyer brand.
	www.freeglossary.com /Lionel (1062 words)

	Lionel trains running out of steam with today's youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lionel's current troubles date back at least to 2000 when MTH Electric Trains, formerly known as Mike's Train House, sued what once was the world's largest toy maker.
		Lionel denies the accusations, and new Chief Executive Officer Jerry Calabrese says he is confident the court decision will be overturned or the award reduced on appeal.
		He said Lionel began to slip because it continued to put out the same old models while MTH was pioneering new technology and enhanced realism, with such high-tech features as sophisticated sound and digital remote control systems.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04358/431184.stm (962 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lionel, LLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Additionally, Lionel began selling reproductions of its designs that dated from the period before World War II.
		Korea is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north.
		Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lionel,-LLC (2429 words)

	Lionel, LLC - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On May 27, 2004, Union Pacific Railroad filed a lawsuit in Omaha, Nebraska against Lionel and Athearn for the unlicensed use of UP's logos and trademarks, as well as the names and logos of railroads that UP has acquired throughout its history, on their model railroad products.
		Lionel LLC continues to manufacture and market trains and accessories in O and HO scales under the Lionel brand and S gauge under the American Flyer brand.
		Lionel, LLC has licensed the Lionel name to numerous third parties, who have marketed various Lionel-branded products since 1995.
	en.freepedia.org /index.php?title=Lionel (856 words)

	Dave Farquhar's Silicon Underground - Lionel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lionel also started paying more attention to hobbyists, making diecast trains that were modeled after real trains, rather than hiring Italian designers to design elaborate, ornate, and some would say gaudy toys that looked like trains.
		Lionel opened a chain of toy stores on the east coast, and for a time was the second largest toy store chain in the United States, behind the behemoth Toys R Us.
		Lionel Cowen was a ruthless businessman and made a lot of enemies, but he had ethics and was proud of them.
	dfarq.homeip.net /article/20041117172201703 (1565 words)

	Lionel Names Jerry Calabrese Chief Executive Officer
		Lionel LLC is one of the world's leading marketers of model trains and accessories.
		Established in 1900, the Lionel name is the most widely recognized brand in the toy train industry and one of the most recognized brands in America.
		Lionel has been at the center of every major innovation in toy train manufacturing and marketing since its inception.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-07-2004/0002267764&EDATE= (360 words)

	Printable Version
		Despite the confidence of the Lionel's new management, reviving the company is no easy task in an era of video games and Wal-Mart-style retailing, in which all toy train makers are struggling to appeal to new generations of hobbyists.
		Lionel denies the accusations, and Calabrese says he is confident the court decision will be overturned or the award reduced on appeal.
		He said Lionel began to slip because it continued to put out the same old models while MTH was pioneering new technology and enhanced realism.
	www.the-leader.com /articles/2004/12/24/business/biz01.prt (1022 words)

	The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Lionel Trains
		Cowen married Cecelia Liberman, the Lionel workshop was moved nine blocks to the north, and Cowen hired an Italian Immigrant, Mario Caruso.
		Lionel under Cohn made so many acquisitions that they couldn't all be managed properly and the company had lost $13.3 million by the time he resigned in 1963.
		Lionel had hoped to save money with the Mexicans working in the this new factory for 55 cents an hour, but the planning was bad, the work was shoddy, and the move turned into a fiasco...
	www.spikesys.com /Modelrr/lionel.html (3507 words)

	Problems could derail Lionel \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		The ruling against Lionel, once the world's biggest toy maker, has exacerbated the company's existing problems in an industry where there is intense competition for a small and demanding group of customers.
		Despite the confidence of Lionel's new management, reviving the company is no easy task in an era of video games in which all toy train makers are struggling to appeal to new hobbyist generations.
		Lionel's troubles date back at least to 2000 when MTH Electric Trains sued Lionel.
	www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/printSN/54043.php (333 words)

	ABC News: Lionel Files for Bankruptcy Protection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lionel LLC, a leading model train manufacturer, announced that is has filed a voluntary petition in the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern district of New York Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
		Lionel chief executive Jerry Calabrese said the only reason for the filing is the legal case.
		Lionel is based in Chesterfield Township, north of Detroit.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=255362 (291 words)

	Lionel agrees to loans
		Lionel LLC, a maker of model trains since 1900, reached agreements to obtain almost $60 million in loans to allow it to remain in business and pay down debt as it tries to reorganize under bankruptcy protection.
		Chesterfield Township-based Lionel filed for bankruptcy protection after a Detroit jury in June ordered the company and its subcontractors to pay $40.8 million for obtaining drawings and plans for a toy train that was designed by closely held M.T.H. Electric Trains.
		Lionel "has been pursuing sources of financing for several months and has determined to accept financing proposals from Congress and Guggenheim," Adam Harris, the company's lawyer, said in court papers.
	www.freep.com /money/business/lionel14e_20041214.htm (406 words)

	LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS HORIZONTAL RULES INTRODUCTION
		All of these toy train images are encoded in Adobe Photoshop and copyrighted by Tandem Associates LLC ©1996-2005 and are not to be used in any graphic or picture collection.
		LIONEL is the registered trademark of LIONEL LLC, CHESTERFIELD, MICHIGAN.
		Use of their trademark symbols have been approved by Lionel LLC and are used with their permission.
	www.tandem-associates.com /lionel.htm (310 words)

	UTU: News
		NEW YORK CITY -- Christmas is turning into a real train wreck for Lionel LLC, the 104-year-old model train maker that filed for federal bankruptcy court protection last week, according to this Wall Street Journal report by Joseph Pereira and Ethan Smith published by the Kansas City Star.
		Lionel said it filed because it couldn't pay a $40.8 million court judgment against it after a court found it misused a rival's train blueprints.
		The bankruptcy filing followed the dismissal in September of Lionel's two top executives, who were replaced as part of a broader management shake-up in which 18 midlevel managers also lost their jobs.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=17913 (745 words)

	Lansing State Journal: Lionel's path obstructed
		A federal jury issued a $40.8 million judgment in favor of Lionel rival MTH Electric Trains, which accused Lionel and a South Korean supplier of piracy.
		Lionel declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is appealing.
		Calabrese said Lionel has made more than its share of innovations, but he agreed that MTH and other competitors have forced it to become a better company.
	www.lansingstatejournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2004412240321 (1197 words)

	Lionel Operating Train Society
		The members of LOTS, united by their love of these trains and all the skills and enjoyment which results from setting up and running them on model layouts.
		Lionel has posted their 2005 Volume 2 catalog.
		Be sure to mention you are with the Lionel Operating Train Society when making your reservation.
	www.lots-trains.org (412 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Lionel struggling to stay on track
		CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — After chugging along for more than a century, Lionel LLC, the venerable maker of model trains, is struggling to stay on track following a nearly $41 million judgment that pushed it into bankruptcy.
		Lionel Trains founder Joshua Lionel Cowen is honored with a display at company headquarters in Michigan.
		George Hoffer, an economist and toy train enthusiast who has studied the industry and testified on behalf of MTH at the trial, said Lionel is to blame for the market glut because it produced trains similar to MTH's from stolen designs.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600099714,00.html (1072 words)

	Lionel's return trip to bankruptcy track - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Lionel LLC, a 104-year-old maker of model trains that is part-owned by rock musician Neil Young, filed for bankruptcy protection after a jury found the company used designs for toy locomotives stolen from a rival.
		Joshua Lionel Cowen designed his first model train, the Electric Express, in 1900 for use as a display item in toy stores, according to the company's Web site.
		The case is In re Lionel LLC; No. 04-17324, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/kqvradio/s_273250.html (457 words)

	Lionel LLC Files for Chapter 11 Protection
		CHESTERFIELD, Mich., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionel LLC, the nation's number one model train manufacturer, today announced that it has filed a voluntary petition in the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern district of New York for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (1).
		Lionel's day-to-day operations will continue as usual, including meeting all merchandise shipping obligations customary for the holiday selling period and rolling out new products on schedule.
		Lionel is a sound company that enjoys healthy sales, growing demand for our products and the best brand and reputation in the business.
	www.tinyurl.com /5y26o (664 words)

	Schedule Board - New Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This car was developed by the club and is manufactured by Lionel, LLC.
		These cars, built in 1911 and in service into the 1950's, could be seen as headend cars on passenger trains as well as on fast freights carrying milk to processing plants.
		Manufactured by Lionel LLC, the is the club's third North American game fish aquarium car and will carry trout, salmon, walleye, and perch.
	my.execpc.com /~jruss/newrelease.html (529 words)

	Model-train maker files for bankruptcy - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Lionel LLC's 100th anniversary gold 700E J-1E Hudson engine is displayed at company headquarters in Chesterfield Township, Mich. Lionel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday.
		The jury found that Lionel, along with its supplier, Korea Brass Co. Ltd., and an individual, Yoo Chan Yang, earned millions of dollars by misusing designs that belonged to the Mike's Train House.
		"Lionel is a sound company that enjoys healthy sales, growing demand for our products and the best brand and reputation in the business," Calabrese said in a news release.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Nov/16/bz/bz12p.html (250 words)

	Lionel LLC - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		The nation's #1 model train manufacturer, Lionel LLC makes more than 300 lines of trains, steam locomotives, and accessories.
		Lionel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2004 after losing a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets.
		Founded in 1900 by Joshua Lionel Cowen, today Lionel is majority owned (80%) by Wellspring Capital Management.
	www.hoovers.com /lionel/--ID__136315--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (291 words)

	LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL? Bankrupt Lionel faces big challenges
		The ruling against Chesterfield Township-based Lionel, once the world's biggest toy maker, has exacerbated the company's problems in an industry where there is intense competition for a small and demanding group of customers.
		So intense is the world of toy trains that Lionel Chief Executive Jerry Calabrese held an online chat three days after the company filed for bankruptcy to assuage fears that Lionel might go under.
		Calabrese says Lionel has made more than its share of innovations, but he agreed that MTH and other competitors have forced it to become better.
	www.freep.com /money/business/lionel23e_20041223.htm (1001 words)

	Official Lionel® Licensed Videos Produced by TM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Since 1987, TM has produced over 70 titles, including such favorites as A Lionel Christmas, The Magic of Lionel, and Great Toy Train Layouts of America (part 2 was among People Magazine's top ten videos of the year).
		Everyone knows about Lionel Standard and O gauges, but few have seen their products for the smaller OO and HO gauges.
		Since the prewar era, Lionel has had impressive layouts at their headquarters to display their many different trains and accessories.
	www.tmbooks-video.com /lionel.htm (489 words)

	Model Train Maker Lionel LLC Selects PNC Business Credit and PNC Bank, N.A., for Corporate Banking Services
		NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionel LLC, the internationally recognized model train manufacturer, has selected PNC Business Credit and PNC Bank, N.A., members of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), for a comprehensive package of corporate banking services.
		The Lionel arrangement with PNC Business Credit includes a $35 million combined revolving line of credit and term loan, replacing an already established loan.
		Lionel LLC, headquartered in Chesterfield, Mich., has been at the center of every major innovation in toy train manufacturing and marketing since its inception.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-10-2003/0001979720&EDATE= (431 words)

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