CIRCUS TIME: K-Line by Lionel 6-21609 Elephants & Graffes (2008)

By 2007 Lionel had acquired K-Line brought about as a settlement of a lawsuit by Lionel against K-Line. I don't know all the specifics so we'll just leave it at that. The first 'K-Line by Lionel' catalogs I've noticed were in 2007 but if there were any before then, I'd sure like to know. While Lionel did carry on the accessory line once produced by K-Line, gone was the innovation. The K-Line buildings were packed in header bags vs. being boxed and there were no more attempts at animated buildings and such from what I've seen. Lionel did continue to produce circus stuff like this Elephants and Giraffes set from 2008, but really their hearts were into locos and rolling stock. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

It should be noted that this was not the full array of elephants and giraffes once produced by Marx for their Super Circus playset.