This page contains our current inventory of catalogued (and uncatalogued) postwar Lionel passenger car sets, freight car sets and work train sets. Both boxed and un-boxed sets are included here.

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* * * Click on "Grade" in the 3rd Column heading for an explanation of grading.

Catalogued Freight Set Number 507 from 1955:
Note: this is a gorgeous 6-piece freight set with very strong boxes.
Cat #	Item	Grade	Photo	Price	Description
2055	Steam Engine & 6026W Tender	Loco: E++/OB Tender: E+++/OB	Yes	| | \ /	A large 4-6-4 Santa Fe style steam engine with the correct "LIONEL LINES" tender: Photo of the left side of the loco. Loco: Magnetraction, smoke, operating headlight, a full complement of driving hardware and white, heat-stamped numbering. Photo of the right side of the loco. Minimal flaws: nice side rods & clean, crisp white, heat-stamped numbering plus the marker lights on the boiler front & the steps on the pilot (cowcatcher) are intact! Photo of the front of the loco. The loco lights, smokes and runs great! An "aerial" view of the loco. Photo of the loco box. Grade 7+ original box (missing one end flap section; creases) -- a clean, sturdy box! Another view of the loco box. The box has the year ("1955") preprinted on it. Photo of the box showing manufacturer's data & year. Photo of the tender. Tender: whistling "coffin" (square) tender has white, heat-stamped lettering. Photo of the other side of the tender. Minimal flaws. It is sharp -- very, very clean with crisp lettering! Photo of the rear deck of the tender. The whistle mechanism works great! An "aerial" view of the tender. Photo of the tender box. Grade 8+ original box (tears; "aged look). Has the insert! Another view of the tender box. A solid box: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Photo of the tender box insert. Has the correct instruction sheet for the engine (#2035-13, dated 2/55), the original bottle of SP smoke pellets (looks 100% full), the original smoke tamper and the original tube of lubricant (looks about 75% full). Photo of the instruction sheet, bottle of smoke pellets, tube of lubricant & smoke tamper. A superb, low-mileage loco and tender combination!
6465	Sunoco Tank Car	E/OB	Yes	| | \ /	Silver, 2-dome tank car: more-desirable version with "6465" on the sides of the body. Photo of the other side. A little box rub, some black showing on the filler caps and moisture spots in the paint. Overall, it is a clean car with fairly bright silver paint, sharp lettering & nice graphics! The frame is rust free and close to like new. An "aerial" view of the car. Photo of the box. Grade 8+ original box (minor tears; "aged" look). The box is solid: complete, clean, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box.
3562-25	A. T. & S. F. Barrel Car	E++/OB	Yes	| | \ /	An operating gray-painted barrel car with blue letters: Photo of the other side. The man appears to be a reproduction figure and that's about it for flaws! It is a very clean car with gorgeous lettering, a rust-free trough -- and the car works perfectly! An "aerial" view of the car. Correct load of 6 original barrels in a grade 8 #362-78 component box (some tape), the #160 black Bakelite unloading bin & two unused (still coiled) connecting wires plus the complete set of hardware: 96C controller, OTC lockon, 2 track spacers, 2 auxiliary rail clips and the platform extension for use in operating this car with the 362 Barrel Loader. Photo of the envelope, instructions, unloading bin, barrels and hardware. Also has the original instruction sheet (#3562-54, dated 6/54), the original envelope (#3562-53) and the original inspection slip. The envelope is wrinkled and has tape on it. Photo of the box. Grade 8 original box (writing; erasure marks; small tears; "aged look). Another view of the box. Has the insert and this box is solid: complete, clean, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! It is one of the nicest 3562-25 boxes we have ever had. Photo of the box insert. Note: the gray barrel car is supposed to be the easiest color to find. However it rarely shows up these days in collector-quality condition as the lettering is usually crummy. This 3562-25 is the one of the nicest ones we have ever handled!
6436-1	Lehigh Valley Hopper	E+/OB	Yes	| | \ /	A sharp, black-painted LV open quad hopper with white lettering: Photo of the other side. A few rub marks and some tiny paint chips. That's it for flaws! It is very, very clean with nice crisp lettering. Has the original spreader brace. An "aerial" view. Photo of the box. Grade 8 original box (missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; "aged" look). The box is solid: clean, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box.
6357	Lionel Caboose	E++/OB	Yes	| | \ /	Illuminated, Tuscan, SP-type caboose: version with one brakewheel, black die-cast smokestack plus white lettering and a white circled "L" on each side. Photo of the other side. A couple of small scratches and that's about it for flaws! It is a gorgeous caboose: very, very clean with beautiful lettering -- and it does light! An "aerial" view of the caboose. Photo of the box. Grade 8 original box (tears; "aged" look). The box is solid: complete, clean, square & sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box.
1033	Transformer	E++/OB	Yes	| | \ /	A 90-watts transformer with an original (and still pliable) line cord. Has direction and whistle controls. Very, very clean and the controls, circuit breaker and all circuits work perfectly! Photo of the instruction sheet, lockon and connecting wires. Has a gorgeous (grade 9) original box (minor stains; no insert), the original instruction sheet #1033-68, dated 11/54 (tears) plus the original CTC lockon and two unused (still coiled) connecting wires.
"027"	Track	VG	Yes	| | \ /	Includes 11 pieces of tarnished (but decent) "027" gauge track: 8 curves and 3 straights plus a 6019 Remote Control Track Section (with Controller) -- enough to form a circle or a rectangle. The remote control track set has the original box and the original instruction sheet. The wiring on the controller is brittle and would have to be replaced if needed for a layout.
1955	Instruction Manual	Grade 8	Yes	| | \ /	In addition to the instruction sheets for the engine, barrel car, remote control track section and transformer, this outfit has the 1955-56 instruction manual which was provided in all 1955 Lionel sets.
507	Set Box	Grade 8	Yes	| | \ /	A Star Corrugated Box Company, Inc. brown, corrugated box with blue printing: Another view of the set box. Flaws: tears, creases, price sticker residue, writing and stains. Photo of the bottom of the set box. Overall the box is very strong: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy -- plus there is no un-original tape anywhere!
===>	===>	===>	Set Photo	$995 SOLD	Price for the Freight Set described above.
This low-mileage set was taken care of very well for the last 54 years as all of the pieces are very clean and the overall appearance of the boxes is a sure sign that this set was carefully packed away after each use. Set #507 came in various ways: with a barrel car that was either gray, painted yellow or unpainted yellow and with a hopper that was either black or maroon. This set has a gray barrel car and a black hopper plus the rolling stock has bar-end trucks with a mixture of earlier magnetic couplers and later tab couplers which suggests mid-year production. We don't get that many complete sets in during the year and finding a complete and high-quality outfit like this is very, very unusual!
Outfit Number 2276W -- a Catalogued 3-piece Rail Diesel Passenger Car Set from 1957:
The kind of quality normally found only in dreams: this postwar prize is headed up by the highly-desirable motorized Budd mail-baggage Rail Diesel Car and has a consist of two hard-to-find Budd passenger cars. All three pieces are painted in silver and decorated with dark blue lettering and numbering. Additional features include ornamental horns, silhouetted window strips, operating couplers and three interior lamp fixtures which provide nice even illumination in each unit. Each car in this very prototypical-looking train measures 16 inches long (coupler to coupler). If you like high-quality and extremely RARE outfits, study this superb set:
Cat #	Item	Grade	Photo	Price	Description
404	============== Baltimore & Ohio RDC Budd Powered Mail-Baggage Car ==============	====== E++ Test run OB ======	Yes	| | \ /	A gorgeous motorized Rail Diesel Car (RDC-4) -- the Railway Post Office Budd car. Photo of the other side. Has Magnetraction and an operating horn. A close-up of one side showing the clean silver & crisp lettering. A few fingerprints from handling and that's about it for flaws -- it is very, very clean with bright silver and nice crisp lettering! An "aerial" view. Photo of the box. Grade 9+ original box (just a few minor tears from when it was originally opened). Another view of the box. Has the original Lionel wrapping paper that was provided by the company to help protect the piece. Close-up of the manufacturer's data & date. The St. Joe Paper Co. corrugated box is dated 1957 ("7"). Photo of the original wrapping paper and another view of the box. Has the insert and this box is gorgeous -- clean, complete, square, rather brick-like and there is no un-original tape anywhere! It has to be one of the nicest 404 boxes on the planet! Photo of the elaborate box insert. The 404 Mail-baggage Car is much harder to find than the 400 RDC Passenger Car.
2559	============== Baltimore & Ohio Budd "Dummy" Passenger Car (1 of 2) ==============	====== E+++ Test run OB ======	Yes	| | \ /	A very, very sharp RDC-9 Budd Commuter non-powered passenger unit that looks like it was hardly used! Photo of the other side. Very, very clean with minimal flaws! A close-up of one side showing the clean silver & crisp lettering. Has nice bright silver and crisp lettering! An "aerial" view. Photo of the box. Grade 9+ original box (tears; some minor dirt). This box is solid -- square, complete, rather brick-like and there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box. Has the original Lionel wrapping paper that was provided by the company to help protect the piece. Photo of the original wrapping paper and another view of the box. Spectacular car in a spectacular box!
2559	============== Baltimore & Ohio Budd "Dummy" Passenger Car (2 of 2) ==============	====== E++ Test run OB ======	Yes	| | \ /	A very sharp RDC-9 Budd Commuter non-powered passenger unit that looks like it was hardly used! Photo of the other side. One light scratch on the roof and that's about it for flaws -- it is very, very clean overall! A close-up of one side showing the clean silver & crisp lettering. Has nice bright silver and crisp lettering! An "aerial" view. Photo of the box. Grade 8 original box (punctures; minor tears; minor creases; some minor dirt). This box is solid -- square, complete, rather brick-like and there is no tape anywhere! Another view of the box. Has the original Lionel wrapping paper that was provided by the company to help protect the piece. Photo of the original wrapping paper and another view of the box. Spectacular car in a spectacular box!
"O" Gauge	Track	E++	Yes	| | \ /	Has ALL 16 pieces of the original "O" gauge track: 8 curves, 7 straights and 1 "UCS" Remote Control straight section (with controller and component box) -- enough to form a circle or a rectangle. The track is very, very clean and the curves still have the original wire bands which holds the bundle together!
1957	Papers	Grade 8+	Yes	| | \ /	The set comes with these original documents: the original instruction manual and the original instruction sheet for the engine (#404-8, dated 5/57). Note that the set manual is copyrighted 1956 as this is a mid-1957 set and it includes the 1956 - 1957 list of "approved Lionel Service Stations." Photo of the billboards. Has the original set of five #310 billboards which Lionel included in all 1957 sets. The billboards are clean but are separating from the edge. Photo of the front cover of the 1957 Consumer Catalog. The set includes the 1957 Consumer Catalog which shows six locomotives on the cover. Photo of the back cover of the 1957 Consumer Catalog. Excerpt of Lionel's description of this set: "A baggage-and-mail combination followed by the Baltimore and Ohio passenger cars. Cars carry exciting colors and markings of the B & O and real Budd company insignia. Interior illumination shows passengers looking out of the windows." Click here to see Set #2276W as it appears on page 19 in the 1957 Consumer Catalog. Page 18 of the catalogue introduces the new "O" gauge sets and the new 404 Budd Car. Close-up of Lionel's introduction of the 404 as it appears on page 18 in the catalog. This catalogue is one of the nicest 1957 consumer catalogues we have ever seen! It is close to like new!
2276W	Set Box	Grade 8	Yes	| | \ /	An Express Container Corp. (basket-weave), corrugated box with blue printing. Has the Lion logo on the two long sides and on the top. Photo of the numbered end of the box. The set box has a few tears, creases, stains plus a small amount of writing and a few pieces of un-original tape; in addition, one top flap is separating in one corner. Another view of the box. Overall, the box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square -- and strong! It is one of the nicest set boxes we have had! Photo of the bottom of the box. The box is dated July, 1957 ("7-57"). Close-up of the manufacturer's data & date. A very, very hard box to find in any condition.
===>	===>	===>	Set Photo	$4,950 SOLD	Price for the RDC Passenger Car Set described above
The 404 and 2559 cars were only available for two years (1957 & 1958) and they are rather uncommon today. However, the COMPLETE SET is a very, very unusual, one-year-only outfit that few collectors will ever have a chance to own. I doubt that we will ever have another one like it!

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