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1978 Blue Comet
1978 Southern Crescent
1978 Historic General
1979 Southern Pacific Limited
1979 Famous American Railroad -Santa Fe
1980 Famous American Railroad -Union Pacific
1980 Texas Zephyr
1980 Chessie Steam Special
1980 Collector Series Box Cars
1980 Big League Cars
1980 Cross Country Express
1980 Mid Atlantic Limited
1980 Royal Limited
1981 Famous American Railroad -Great Northern
1981 Favorite Foods Freight
1981 Maple Leaf Limited
1981 Great Lakes Limited
1981 Chicago & Alton
1981 Powhatan Arrow
1981 Rock Island & Peoria
1982 The Continental Limited
1982 Joshua Lionel Cowen Commemoratives
1983 Famous American Railroad -Southern
1983 Twentieth Century Limited
1983 Gold Coast Limited
1984 Famous American Railroad - Pennsylvania
1984 The Overland Route
1984 Erie-Lackawanna Limited
1985 Illinois Central City of New Orleans
1985 Burlington Northern Limited
1986 Jersey Central Commemorative

Lionel Famous American Railroad
                           Series

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe 4-6-4 Steam Engine and Tender
No. 6-8900 -1979 Release

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe Box Car
No. 6-7712 -1979 Release

Lionel Famous American Railroad
                           Series

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe Reefer
No. 6-9880 -1979 Release

Lionel Famous American Railroad
                           Series

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe Single Dome Tank Car
No. 6-9321 -1979 Release

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe Covered Hopper
No. 6-9322 -1979 Release

Famous American Railroad Series 1
Santa Fe Illuminated Bay Window Caboose
No. 6-9323 -1979 Release

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Santa Fe is selected by Lionel as the first Famous American Railroad Series release in 1979. Lionel's Command Performance Spring 1979 flyer presents this collection, but the naming is different. In the flyer, the Santa Fe set is listed as the first Great American Railroad Series release, rather than Famous as became the final moniker for the five sets issued between 1979 and 1985.