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He ran toy train manufacturer Lionel for about a decade, breathing life into the company and helping introduce a new generation of kids to the hobby he fell in love with as a boy. Kughn, 89, of...
Jun 19, 2019 · West Bloomfield - Richard P. Kughn passed on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He was 89 years old. Richard was a husband to Linda who pre-deceased him in 2015.
In 1986, Detroit-based real estate developer (and railroad enthusiast) Richard Kughn bought the brand and established Lionel Trains, Inc. In 1989, Lionel, LLC made the switch from the MPC Sound of Steam to the new and improved Railsounds 1.0, heralding a new era of high-tech audio realism.
Jun 8, 2019 · The list of things that Richard P. Kughn did in his life is long and varied, but perhaps none were as memorable worldwide than revamping and breathing life back into Lionel Trains Inc. for...
Jun 17, 2019 · Kughn, a Detroit area real estate developer who also rescued the beloved but off-the-rails model train and railroad making company in the 1980s and 1990s, died at a nursing facility in West...
Jun 13, 2019 · The list of things that Richard P. Kughn did in his life is long and varied, but perhaps none were as memorable worldwide than revamping and breathing life back into Lionel Trains Inc. for the...
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The Team at Lionel was saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Kughn. As the former owner and CEO of Lionel from 1986 – 1995, Mr. Kughn is credited with shepherding in some of the biggest advancements in technology that Lionel and the model train industry had ever seen.
