What little O-Gauge rolling stock remained in factory inventory was relegated to the back cover of that year's catalog -- just five 6464 boxcars and a tanker were pictured along with a few pieces of O-Gauge track. That's it -- just one page!
Everything David wrote is true. The sets were all 027. And the best locomotive they offered was a 2029. On the other hand, according to the catalog, those six cars all came with "Die cast trucks". Sometimes I wonder what they meant. Three of the cars are shown with metal trucks, and three are shown with plastic trucks. How did they actually come?
In 1968 there were only two 6464 boxcars. The Berkshire that was cataloged for separate sale only was probably left over stock.
So, one could say that the 1969 catalog was expanded over the 1968 catalog. Could the train line have been starting to rebound?
Regardless, 1969 more or less marked the beginning of my involvement with Lionel trains. Even the trains in the 1969 catalog seemed out of reach. Fortunately for me in my area there were plenty of used trains available, and lots of new, old stock trains still sitting on store shelves at discounted prices.
Somehow, I did manage to get a brand new 2041 Rock Island AA sometime around then.
