Hi Everyone,
I would like to point out again that there is a very comparable, completely reliable on-line alternative for the Lionel Postwar Service Manual. Over a year ago, the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) purchased the entire suite of HSL Lionel Digital Archive products. One of the offerings is the HSL Lionel Postwar Service Manual. These offerings are one small piece of the many benefits of being an LCCA member. You can join today and begin using this online reference within the next few minutes. The electronic membership is only $25/year. I have not known the LCCA web-site to be down at all over the last several years (perhaps it has been a time or two for maintenance) and it is also continually backed up and hosted by a professional service.
It is true that Olsen’s also had some proprietary supplemental and prewar information on their site. It seems the main focus of the site was to help sell parts. Nevertheless, the LCCA offering will cover 99% of your Lionel postwar service manual needs. Whatever additional information that may not be included or different (i.e. unique to Olsen’s) will more than likely be provided by many of the expert repair folks who visit this forum. They are usually more than happy to provide information that may not be fully documented elsewhere.
If you are not already a member, I encourage you to join the LCCA (https://www.lionelcollectors.org/) today and take advantage of having access to the HSL Lionel Postwar Service Manual along with many other great benefits.
John Holtmann
OGR Digital Archive Product Author
