In loving memory of Richard Kughn who passed away today (6/8/19)

Sad to hear, thanks for posting. He truly did 'save' Lionel when the company was floundering and on the ropes. He had the passion and the vision to bring it back and helped preserve it. Some complained that he ruined the hobby for small business that had used the Lionel name over the years, but in retrospect, he actually brought the company back to a cohesive operation that enabled it to flourish and prosper. He had the ability to make it work again and by forming a business partnership with Mike Wolf, they brought Lionel into the modern age of train manufacturing and brought in newer prototypes as ell as reviving the 'Lionel Classics' in standard gauge.

Rest in peace Richard.

In my opinion he was the best thing for Lionel in my era.

Rest in peace Mr.Kughn....and enjoy running your trains in heaven.

HOLLY COW!!! Thanks for letting us know. He will be in the history books forever. Mr. Kughn thanks for bringing back the 700e and keeping a tradition still alive even when the decision to take over the company that could have ruined him. Tell Neil I said hello. 

Very sad news; sincere condolences to the entire Kughn family.  He was a grace to the hobby and will be terribly missed.

Sad to hear of his passing, condolences to the Kughn family,  rest in peace Mr. Kughn, you will be missed.

Sad news! I highly regard Mr. Kughn.  It was his Lionel era trains that brought me out of HO and into O.  The NS Dash-8,  was my first loco. I still have it.

I had the privilege of meeting him several times. A fine gentleman and always gracious. Spending an evening with him at his Carail facility was a unique and memorable pleasure. Rest in peace, sir.

I was not prepared for this, but to say I'm sad would be an understatement.

I'm very disappointed I never got to meet and thank Richard for everything he did for Lionel during his ownership. It was part of my childhood, and Lionel probably would not become the success that it was throughout the 90's without him. So many great trains like the new scale Hudson were built and so many great innovations like TMCC and RailSounds were born.

I'm incredibly grateful to Richard Kughn and his team at Lionel Trains, Inc. for all their hard work and just being an icon and inspiration to everyone in the hobby.

R.I.P. Mr Kughn, and my condolences to the entire family. 

Dave

Mr. Kughn, a class act from start to finish.

Steve

a great addition to anybodys collection,clear tracks ahead,rip 

My condolences to the Kughn family

I am truly grateful for all that Mr. Kughn did for Lionel trains and the hobby as a whole.

 Rest in peace Mr. Kughn.

My condolences to him and his family. 
Imet him at the 2000 LCCA/LOTS convention in Detroit. I tooured his CARrail and had him sign many lionel items I won throught the convention. HE was a great and pleasant man to meet and talk to.

Thank you Mr. Kughn

Condolences and prayers for the Kughn family......a sad day for us all....

Peter

Very sad news indeed.

Mr.Kughn done so much for Lionel and the hobby in general.

Prayers go out to his family ,close friends and all those that appreciated his contributions to our hobby.

I too was at the Detroit convention,  and respected his effort to preserve, perhaps not only Lionel, but the three rail hobby, and initiate the boom of new  products we lived through.  I especially respected him, as one of us who were train and vintage car fans, and appreciated touring his collections.  The good guys don't live long enough