World Record $253,000 Toy Train Set on Display at 33rd Annual Cal-Stewart Meet.

Meet to Be Held on Nov. 17-19 at the Pasadena Convention Center 

PASADENA, Calif. -- An American made toy train which recently sold for a world record price of $253,000 at the Stout Auction in Pennsylvania on Oct. 30, 2006, will be on public display at the 33rd Annual Cal-Stewart Train Meet at the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday November 19th, 2006 beginning at 10am.

For the first time, this rare and unique piece of American history will be on public display! The rare train set is a Lionel 400E Twentieth Century Limited Passenger Train, catalog #433E. The set was a special order for Henry Bendixen of the Bendixen Tobacco Company of Syracuse, New York and was delivered in 1936. It is the only 4-car-set of its type known, and has all of the original boxes including the set box and shipping carton.

The set box has not been seen in 70 years, and may be the last surviving example! The train and its original boxes and packing are in near mint condition, which adds immeasurably to its value. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see something extraordinarily rare and absolutely unique. The train's new owner, one of only three in 70 years, is local train collector Dr. Martin A. Folb, who began collecting at the age of seven. He will be attending the Cal-Stewart Train Meet, the largest such meet West of the Mississippi. The show will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena from Nov. 17 - Nov. 19th. This unique and valuable train set and Dr. Folb will be available for a Media Preview on Friday, Nov. 17th, 2006 at 2pm. For additional information, contact Mr. Jerry Blaine at 626-484-7927.

Photo available upon request.