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1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
Black River Freight
No. 6-1963 -1979 Release

1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
Chesapeake Flyer
No. 6-1052 -1978 Release
 

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1980 Collector Series Train Sets
Cross Country Express
No. 6-1072 -1980 Release

1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
The James Gang
No. 6-1053 -1980 Release
 
Set included a red and maroon Santa Fe 4-4-0 Steam Engine with gold trim, Santa Fe green Cattle Car with animated outlaws, Flat Car with fenced pens and horses, Santa Fe Railway Express Baggage Car. 

1980 Collector Series Train Sets
Mid Atlantic Limited
No. 6-1071 -1980 Release

1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
Midnight Flyer
No. 6-1960 -1979 Release

1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
New Englander
No. 6-1050 -1980 Release

1980 Collector Series Train Sets
The Royal Limited
No. 6-1070 -1980 Release

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1980 Traditional Series Train Sets
Texas & Pacific Diesel
No.  -1980 Release
 
Lionel's 1980 catalog includes this Texas & Pacific set, however no stock number is listed.  The set is not known to have been produced by Lionel.

Lionel 1980 catalog

Lionel's 1980 catalog splits the company's offerings into two categories: Collector Series and Traditional Series. For 1980, the Collector Series line featured The Union Pacific Famous American Railroad, Texas Zephyr and Chessie Steam Special illustrated in set form, but sold as separate items. Three Lionel sets were featured in 1980's Collector Series section: The Royal Limited (No. 6-1070), Mid Atlantic Limited (No. 6-1071) and Cross Country Express (No. 6-1072). Traditional Series sets for 1980 included: The James Gang (No. 6-1053), Midnight Flyer (No. 6-1960), Black River Freight (No. 6-1963), Texas & Pacific Diesel, New Englander (No. 6-1050) and Chesapeake Flyer (No. 6-1052). The Texas & Pacific Diesel set has no stock number listed in the catalog and the set is not known to have been produced by Lionel in 1980.