The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #7. Final recap from the Lionel Collectors Club of America 43rd Annual Convention. Today we get a state of the LCCA address from club President Dennis DeVito and Al Kolis. Great information in this show for LCCA members or those who are thinking about joining the LCCA. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #6. Friday's recap from the Lionel Collectors Club of America 43rd Annual Convention. This episode feature Lionel's Howard Hitchcock Senior Vice President and General Manager for Lionel Trains. We have spent the past few days getting an up close view at Lionel. Howard will discuss the broader mission of Lionel and how his team is learning more about the toy train market. Howard also discusses how the Lionel team is developing the same kind of passion for toy trains that is shared throughout the hobby. We also have a special call from a new LCCA memeber and Al Kolis recaps the days events. This is a must listen to episode! 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #4. Mid week recap from the Lionel Collectors Club of America 43rd Annual Convention. Tonight we talk with the Lionel marketing and product development teams including Mike Phillips and Matt Ashba. We'll hear how Lionel plans to reach a new generation and about an exciting new app coming to the Ipad soon called "Battle Trains". We'll also talk with Al Kolis from the LCCA about a brand new product just released completely produced in the USA. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #4. Mid week recap from the Lionel Collectors Club of America 43rd Annual Convention. Tonight we have special guests from Lionel including J. Don Reece from the special events department and Mike Reagan. Mike gives us an exclusive information about his new role at Lionel and we get an in depth look at the new Lion Chief remote system and how that will impact the future of the O gauge hobby. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #3. Roger Farkash from TW TrainWorx returns to the show to tell us what's going on down at their Dallas headquarters, share with us about the new sections they've added to the LCCA modular layout, and give us a few hints to building a better city on our layouts. We also recap the Tuesday events from the LCCA 43rd annual national convention. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #2. It's night two of the 43rd Annual Lionel Collectors Club of America annual convention. We'll recap the Mondays events with Al Kolis, hear a special announcement from the LCCA board of directors, and hear from Dr. Richard Banz from the Southern Museum. Dr. Banz is an expert in the Civil War and Great Locomotive Chase. He's also a collector of Lionel Trains. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Special Edition #1. It's the first night of the 43rd Annual Lionel Collectors Club of America annual convention. We'll look at the week ahead at the convention and catch up with Ed Boyle from O Gauge Railroading Magazine. Ed will discuss the Postwar Lionel 50th Anniversary Union Pacific passenger set and the resurgance of S Gauge Lionel trains. 

The Notch 6 Podcast Episode #5. Our featured guest is Scott Mann, president of 3rd Rail. We discuss growing up in the business of model trains, the challenges faced by overseas manufacturing,  the process by which 3rd Rail models are designed and built, and much more. News desk items include a HUGE announcement about the upcoming LCCA convention and the Notch 6 podcast. Plus I explain why I've been searching for a lapel button for ten years. 

Here it is July and you'd thought your friends over at Notch 6 had forgotten about you. Not true! Have a listen to our update and find out about what's going on in the world of O gauge podcasting.