Lionel Train set

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18 years ago

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Sante Fe-Sstyle Hudson Steam Engine (2055) w/ 6026W Whistling tender, Automatic Dumping hopper, caboose, Leigh Vally & NYC hopers. 2 remote track switches, 1 gate, 6 Straight & 12 Curved tracks.

Category Other

Medium 027 Gauge

Condition Fair

Date Period 1953-55

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Lionel Train Set

<p>I have a train set which was my father-in-law's when he was a boy. It is a Lionel train, and I am interested in getting an idea of its value. The pieces I have are all in excellent condition in the original boxes, and everything runs perfectly. I have:</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Remote control switch<span> </span>1590</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Marx bell crossing signal 418</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">90 watt multicontroller transformer 1033</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Whistle tender 6466W</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Water tower 065</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Tank car 6465</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Lionel smoke pellets (bottle) label</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Caboose 6257</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Electric switch set 610</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Remote control track set 6019</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Hopper car 3456</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Locomotive with smoke chamber 2026</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Gondola car 6462</font></p><p> </p>

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Re: Lionel Train Set

Well, let's see here. Presuming it's all in near-mint... The switch is probably worth about $25, the crossing signal around $20, and the transformer about $90. The water tower is worth about $25 (twice that if it's yellow and green), the smoke pellets are negligible, and the caboose is worth about $10. The switch set is probably worth about $30 (but more to an operator like me!), the track set about $20, the hopper car about $65, the engine about $100 (twice that if the lettering is white and not silver), and the gondola about $20 (again, twice that if it's green). So, putting the whole lot for auction, it'd probably be worth about $400, give or take fifty depending on how badly the bidders want it.

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Re: Lionel Train set

Judging by what you've said here, this sounds like a fairly typical middle-of-the-row postwar Lionel train set. I could make further judgment if you provided the numbers of the cars, but judging by the value of the engine in C-5, the whole set is probably worth $200-300.

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