O Gauge Railroading at Lionel Open House, August 18, 2012

Hey Ed maybe someday MTH will have an open house that you folks will be invited to.  That way some of us DelMarVa folks can go.

Not sure whether to wear my OGR or Lionel shirt for this event.

For those of you who can not attend I will be taking photos throughout the day at the open house. I will post the photos on my web site and provide a link to them on this forum. I work for Lionel-Ohio part-time (parts department) and asked Mike not to assign me a job at the open house so that I can take photos.

Will Mike Regan be holding a Golf Clinic? :-)

Sadly, last years open house was the last time I sat with Owen.

Marty,

Thank you for putting up your photo with Owen.

Hopefully, we will see your mug for many years to come.

Ed Boyle

PS

Forgot about that wonderful prize you won last year.  Let's see if I can find a bigger piece of j..er..wonderful goodie for this year's Open House.  It is going to be tough to top last year's prize, but I have been cleaning out my garage, so there is hope.

Bill,

What a great idea to have you do photography on the 18th. Please save some of your photos as hi-res , so we can use them in the magazine. 

Also, please remember that my left side is the best side for images

Ed

It is great that OGR is partnering with Lionel for this event, and that it will be consolidated into one location this year.  Last year, OGR graciously opened the infamous OGR World Headquarters for an afternoon open house to coincide with the Lionel event.  Marty even won the grand prize:

So, Marty, did you find a place of honor for your prize?

Andy

Folks,

I am already being bugged "urged' to bring more FREE copies of, "It comes from Within" to the Open house. that's what I like about us 3-railers, we love anything if the price is right.

If you become a new subscriber to OGR at the Open house, we have a great deal for you that we can only do since we are so close to our "International World Headquarters" in neighboring Poland, Ohio.  Come visit our table for a great OGR deal!

Ed Boyle

Ed,

I planned on taking all of them in hi-res. Either Allan or I can do a short article about the open house.

Bill, great idea!

Ed

and I was debating whether to wear my Right of Way jacket or my Train America Studios polo shirt

Lou N

I'm having a hard time deciding between my Williams shirt and my MTH shirt.

I'm having a hard time deciding between my Williams shirt and my MTH shirt.

Just make sure your wear a shirt this time Allan!

Not a chance (the Good Lord willing)! 

All right. Let's stop pussy footing around and wear our Harley Davidson shirts.

You really trendy people can reach WAY BACK in your closets and wear your Hard Rock Cafe colors

Ed Boyle

 lol

the really trendy people can reach way way back and pull out a USAF fatigue shirt (whether it fits or not) - right Bill P?

Lou N

Hey Lou,

Go easy on the military fatigue stuff. I just found some of my old fatigues in the garage, and some skinny midget must have used them... couldn't have been me.

Ed Boyle

Folks,

Just found out from Mike Reagan that Al Kolis, and a couple of other shady LCCA characters, will have the Lionel Collector's Club of America table next to ours.

Well there goes the neighborhood for sure..we tried so hard at OGR too.

Ed Boyle

OH No Ed, should I call security?

Ed, I wouldn't talk if i was you, I saw what you did in Norfolk. You must have been bad.

I thought I would try to resurrect this topic.

WHO ALL IS GOING TO THE LIONEL SERVICE OPEN HOUSE THIS COMING SATURDAY ??

Good idea Roger, My wife and I will be there.  It's only a little over an hour drive for us.

Kevin

Please see good photo of Ed in Norfolk above.

Al K.

Open House

Lionel Customer Service

6655 Seville Dr.

Canfield, OH 44406

.        I will be there.

Folks,

Let's not forget that the LCCA guys will have a table at the Open House as well.  They have some good stuff to show too!

Ed Boyle

A team from the the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) will be there in the tent  close to OGR and Mike Reagan.  We will be there supporting Lionel and OGR.  We are looking forward to seeing our fellow LCCA members there and meeting new people.  Spread the word.  This event will be a lot of fun!

Al K. 

Al,

Looking forward to seeing you, Lou and Dennis join OGR at our tables.  This should be a good time for everyone who attends, and for us as well.

Ed Boyle

I hope we don't have too much fun, otherwise we will need to bring bail money.  Lol. I am looking toward to this weekend!

Al

I'll be there this Saturday. I'll have something special for Mike!  Dennis M.

I will be there, but not working for Lionel or OGR. I will be taking photos to post on the forum for those of you who cannot attend.

Only a 2.5 mile drive for me.

Is OGR planning on having an "Open House" too?

Is there a schedule of activities at the Lionel Open House or are the tours, etc. running all day?

Folks,

All of us who are involved with the Lionel Open house will be at Canfield on August 18th.  As a result, no one will be home at  OGR "International World Headquarters" that day.  No problem.  You can talk with us at Canfield. We are the same wonderful guys either at home or at Lionel

Ed Boyle

Come on, Ed.  You know people behave differently in public than "at home".

No we don't, which is why there are several places in the area where we are not welcomed with as much enthusiasm as other customers.  Oh well.

Ed Boyle

Check out this LCCA video from last year's event.

LCCA at Lionel's Customer Service Center Open House Special Event (August 2011)

In August of 2011,  Lionel hosted an open house event at their customer service center in Canfield, Ohio.  Lionel's customer Service Manager Mike  Reagan along with Tom Nuzzo opened their operation up to the general public and to fellow Lionel Collectors Club of America's  members.

Visit this link below to view a video taken during the 2011 Event.  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JoAiiPX90Xo

LCCA  members and guests had a behind the scenes view of Lionel Customer  service and repair operations. Lionel has hundreds of thousands of service parts including shells from their more recent products.  Members had an opportunity to view Lionel's operating test track where all of the engine repairs are fully tested before being sent back to their customers.

Ed Boyle and Allan Miller of OGR Magazine were also there- alongside  Al Kolis and Lou Caponi from the LCCA.  A great time was had by all of those who attended this Lionel/LCCA Special  Event.

Thank you to Mike Reagan, Tom Nuzzo and  Lionel for hosting this special open house event.  Most of all, thank you to our fellow LCCA members for participating in this Special Event.

For the 2012 Lionel Open House information go to www.lionelcollectors.org or Lionel's website.

Dotty and I are at the airport now.  It will be great to say hello to all the great people on this forum at the Lionel open house.

We will be in Canfield later today.  Does anyone know of any layouts that will be open tonight to visit?  If any are available, please hit my email.

thank you.