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New Arrivals

This Web Page Last Updated: March 9, 2010 at 9:35 PM

This page contains a brief (and mostly incomplete) description of the postwar (and Modern-era) items that we recently purchased as part of a large collection. Some have original boxes but many do not and hence those items will be attractively priced! Most of the pieces are all original but some items were customized and they will also be attractively priced!

* * * We need your help! Our orders come first each day and afterwards, we will grade these pieces, test them where necessary, take photos, price them, describe them and post the information here and also to the appropriate page on this website. If you have any interest in any item listed below, please Contact Us and we will prioritize those items. In other words, we are asking you to direct our efforts so that we get those pieces up first! There is no obligation to purchase anything that you have expressed an interest in!

Catalog #ItemGradePhotoPriceDetails
New Arrivals of Postwar Tenders, Rolling Stock & Cabooses
3376 Operating Giraffe Car E+ Ask $ 25 Blue "BRONX ZOO" Stock Car with white lettering from 1960-66: has AAR trucks with two operating couplers. Car only (no telltales, instruction sheet or hardware); no box.

Sharp car: very clean with minimal flaws -- plus it has the original spotted giraffe with both horns intact!

A clever car that works well! Has a good-looking giraffe who ducks inside the car when approaching a bridge or tunnel and then reappears afterwards.
3424 Wabash Brakeman Car Ask Ask Ask Boxed with telltales.
3444 Erie
Operating Gondola
E+ Yes $ 75 Animated Cop & Hobo Car from 1957-59: red body with white lettering plus a tan load of simulated crates with black lettering. Has bar-end metal trucks with magnetic couplers.

Has repro figures but the car itself is very, very clean with strong lettering plus it is very quiet and it works great!

A sharp-looking freight car -- it's realistic, prototypical and always a great source of amusement on a layout! This clever "action car" is one of the most interesting pieces of rolling stock made by Lionel in the postwar era! This is the lowest-priced 3444 we have ever had for sale! If you need more photos to make a decision, just ask.
3484-25 A T & S F
Operating
Boxcar
E- Ask $ 75 Orange (type IIa) Santa Fe operating boxcar with white rubber-stamped lettering and single-block doors. Version from 1954 with bar-end metal trucks and magnetic couplers.

Some small paint chips on the roof; some box rub on the ladder rungs. Clean overall with nice lettering. Has the original man and the operating mechanism works perfectly! No box.
3494-1 NYC
Operating
Boxcar
E Ask $110 Red and gray boxcar with white lettering from 1955 only: Version with unpainted red body with gray-painted roof, ends and lower half of sides. Has rubber-stamped lettering.

Some paint chips but nothing severe. Clean overall with nice lettering. Has the original man and the operating mechanism works perfectly! No box.
3672 Bosco Car Ask Ask Ask The Corn Products operating "Bosco" car from 1959-60: has metal trucks with magnetic couplers. This large "O-gauge" reefer is dark yellow with brown heat-stamped lettering plus a brown roof and brown doors.

No stand or box but it has the correct, non-magnetized, yellow cans with "BOSCO" printed in red.
Our Archives Page: more information on 3672 Bosco Cars.
6315 Gulf Chemical
Tank Car
E+/OB Ask $195 A burnt-orange (with semi-gloss finish) tank car from 1957-58: has metal trucks with tab couplers.

A couple of paint chips on the tank and that's it for flaws! It is very, very clean with spectacular lettering and very sharp graphics.
File photo comparing the 6315 Tank Car with a flat finish to one with a semi-gloss finish.

Grade 7+ original box (tears; stains; puncture); a solid box that is complete with no tape or writing anywhere!

A stunning and prototypical-looking car in a very, very strong box!
Our Archives Page has more information on 6315 Tank Cars.
6411 Flatcar with Logs E+ Ask $ 50 Light-gray, die-cast flatcar from 1948-50: black, serif lettering on the frame plus staple-end trucks with magnetic couplers. Has the correct load of three original large, stained logs.

Very clean with nice crisp lettering! The frame corner steps are all original and intact! No box.

The 6411 is much harder to find than the earlier 2411 (with coil couplers). this car is realistic-looking, all original and very nice!
X6454 New York Central
Boxcar
VG+ --- $ 40 SOLD A brown-painted NYC boxcar with white letters from 1948 only: has frame steps, metal doors and staple-end trucks with magnetic couplers.

One small gouge mark on the roof hatch and some paint loss on the metal steps. Clean overall with strong lettering and all intact!
6456 Lehigh Valley Hopper E+/OB Ask $ 50 Maroon short hopper from 1952-55: has white lettering plus bar-end trucks with magnetic couplers.

Minimal flaws -- it is a very clean car with nice crisp lettering.

Grade 7 original box (tears; tape). It is the correct box (with "RED HOPPER CAR" on the end flaps) for the maroon-painted LV hopper -- only Lionel knows why.

A sharp, prototypical-looking freight car in a very presentable box!
6464-250 Western Pacific
Boxcar
E+ Ask $175 The orange-painted W.P. boxcar (type IV) with blue rubber-stamped feather and white rubber-stamped lettering from 1966 only.

Some box rub on the doors and that's about it for flaws. The car is very, very clean with crisp lettering and gorgeous graphics.

A very attractive-looking boxcar.
6464-275 State of Maine
Boxcar
E+/OB Ask $175 Unpainted royal-blue boxcar with white-painted center bands and red-painted lower side bands plus rubber stamped lettering. Version from 1955 with Type IIa body, bar-end metal trucks with magnetic couplers and multi-block, unpainted ivory doors with red and royal blue-painted stripes.

One small paint chip on one door plus some box rub on the doors. That's it for flaws. It is a sharp car: very, very clean with crisp, near-perfect lettering and nice vibrant paint!

Grade 7 original box (writing; the "-275" is partially blacked out on the sides & end flaps; tape; tears; minor stains; "aged" look). A very presentable box -- fairly clean, complete and square.

Nice colorful car; decent box.
6464-650 Rio Grande
Boxcar
E+/OB Ask $125 D & R G W (type IV) boxcar from 1966: yellow and silver with black lettering and a silver roof. Version with AAR trucks and incomplete built date.

Minimal flaws! It is a very clean car with nice silver and sharp lettering.

Comes with a generic Hillside-window box that was over labeled; it is a grade 6 (creases, tears, and the window is in pieces). Despite the flaws, this box is decent as it is clean & square and can be upgraded with some repairs.
6464 Boxcars Ask Ask Ask We also have the 6464-1 WP, 6464-225 SP, 6464-400 B&O (with original box) and the 6464-725 NH.
6562
(-1)
New York Central
Gondola
Load:
E+

Car:
E+
OB
Ask $ 95 A gray NYC long gondola from 1956-58: has maroon lettering and bar-end trucks with tab couplers. Comes with the correct original load: four red canisters with white lettering.

Minimal flaws! The car is very clean with strong lettering. The canisters are nice (nothing cracked or broken) with strong lettering.

Correct ("-1") original box -- grade 7+ (a solid box)

A nice, all-original, very photogenic car in a very strong box!
New Arrivals of Postwar Accessories
30 Water Tower E+/OB Ask $195 The operating Water Tower with light-amber, single-walled tank, dark gray base, brown trestle, and a light-gray painted roof from 1950:

Very clean and the spout action works nicely!

Has the correct, original 96C controller and the original instruction sheet #30-11 (dated 5/49). The instruction sheet and label style on the box help to date this accessory as a 1950 piece!

The tank measures 6 inches wide with an overall height of a little over 10 inches. This impressive and realistic-looking accessory is always a great addition to any layout or collection.
30 Water Tower VG Ask $ 75 Came from a working layout: has green paint on the base and mounting holes drilled into the base. Some box rub on roof; scratch on the tank. Works perfectly and all rungs on the trestle are intact. Great layout piece! No box.
151 Semaphore Signal E/OB Ask Ask Lights & works perfectly; grade 7+ box; no insert.
257 Freight Station
with Horn
E+/OB Ask $ 90 Freight Station with Diesel Horn from 1956-57.

Has original signs, roof and finials but is missing two of the posters and one poster is placed in the wrong position.

Has the correct, original 90C controller. Grade 7+ box (no inserts).
260 Two
Lighted
Bumpers
E+/OBs Ask $ 49 A pair of die-cast, illuminated bumpers with the original instruction sheets and in strong boxes: each bumper is very clean with minimal flaws -- and they do light!

Bumpers are a must for any layout with sidings. These bumpers can be used with "027" track, "O" gauge track or "Super O" track.
260 Two
Lighted
Bumpers
E/OBs Ask $ 35 A pair of die-cast, illuminated bumpers with the original instruction sheets and in decent boxes: each bumper has some paint chips but they are clean overall -- and they do light!

Bumpers are a must for any layout with sidings. These bumpers can be used with "027" track, "O" gauge track or "Super O" track.
410 Billboard Blinker E+/OB Ask Ask Works perfectly; grade 8+ original box.
445 Switch Tower E+/OB Ask $ 95 The illuminated, operating Switch Tower: white building, green roof, maroon base. The tower is 6 1/4 inches long, 5 1/2 inches wide and 7 inches high. A very clever accessory: when the unit is energized, the man on the balcony goes inside the building while the man on the side porch comes down the stairs!

Boxed with insert & the correct 145C contactor. It is all original, very clean and it lights and works perfectly! A great layout item that provides some action and it comes in a very, very nice 1954 box!
450 Overhead Signal Bridge Ask Ask Ask Boxed with insert & modern contactor; works perfectly.
New Arrivals of Postwar Transformers
LW 125-watts Transformer Ask Ask Ask New line cord; everything works perfectly!
New Arrivals of MODERN-ERA Items
2133 Passenger Station E+++ Ask $30 Illuminated passenger station from 1972-78 & 1980-84: white building, maroon base and green roof with a green simulated brick chimney. The large plastic station is very detailed and measures 6 1/2 inches high, 12 1/8 inches long and 8 1/4 inches wide.

This accessory is very, very clean and completely intact with no cracks. Has all original window inserts and original "LIONELVILLE" signs.

Looks just like the 133 postwar version. It lights and it is a great layout piece!
2140 Banjo Signal Ex. Ask $15 Made from 1970-84, it looks just like the 140 postwar version. It lights and works perfectly.
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