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1977 Train Sets
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited
No. 6-1663 -1976 Release
Set included an Alco A diesel, vista dome car, two Pullmans and an observation car.
1977 Train Sets
The Black River Freight
No. 6-1662 -1976 Release
1977 Train Sets
Cargo King
No. 6-1761 -1977 Release
1977 Train Sets
Chesapeake Flyer
No. 6-1586 -1975 Release
A C&O 4-4-2 and tender with sound pulled a Rio Grande Gondola with Canisters, N&W Auto
Carrier, Chessie Hopper, Santa Fe Bulkhead Flat Car with Stakes and C&O Caboose made up this set's engine and rolling
stock.
1977 Train Sets
The Heartland Express
No. 6-1764 -1977 Release
Set included a GM&O GP20, Northern Pacific stock car, L&N Searchlight Flat Car, Swift's
reefer, UP gondola and GM&O caboose.
1977 Train Sets
Rock Island Line
No. 6-1661 -1976 Release
1977 Train Sets
Rocky Mountain Special
No. 6-1765 -1977 Release
Set included a Great Northern U36B, Frisco Hi-Cube, ICG Flat with two trailers, Bessemer covered
hopper, Pickens box car, Gulf tank car and matching GN caboose.
1977 Train Sets
The Steel Hauler
No. 6-1760 -1977 Release
Lionel's 1977 catalog introduces the Trains n' Truckin' category with a pair of offerings.
The sets combined a train set with big trucks. The base offering was the Steel Hauler (No. 6-1760) and the next up set was
Cargo King (No. 6-1761). The other new set releases for 1977 included The Wabash Cannonball (No. 6-1762), The Heartland Express
(No. 6-1764) and the Rocky Mountain Special (No. 6-1765).
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