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Steamers & Tenders
This Web Page Last Updated: September 25, 2023 |
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This page contains our current inventory
of Postwar Lionel steamers and tenders as well as tenders available for separate sale.
By the way, if you need help determining the proper tender for a steamer or which
steamers might have pulled a particular tender, we can help! Please review our
Postwar Lionel Reference Charts web page.
* * * Click on "Yes" in the Photo column to see a picture.
The Steam Locomotive (or "Iron Horse") was the invention
of an Englishman -- George Stephenson -- in the early 1800's. Americans initially copied his design but soon constructed more
appropriate locomotives to negotiate the steep inclines and severe curves of the early American
wilderness. This exciting era included the Civil War years and the steam locomotive demonstrated its
worth in helping the Union forces defeat the South.
Lionel made various styles of Steam Engines in the Postwar
era including the famous Hudson, the popular Berkshire, the sturdy Pennsylvania Turbine, the revered
Norfolk & Western 'J' and the odd-looking Dreyfuss. They also offered a variety of 0-4-0 Steam
Switchers and models of the Civil War General.
Available tenders included some that whistled, some with
prototypical roadnames and some with twelve wheels. Styles included the "coffin" tender, the streamlined
tender and the slope-back tender.
Revisit the romantic era of the Iron Horse and
put a Steam Engine on your layout.
* * * Click on "Grade" in the 3rd column heading for an explanation of grading.
Postwar Lionel Steamers & Tenders Catalog # Item Grade Photo Price Details 2035 Steam Engine
&
6466W Tender Loco:
E+
Tender:
E+++ Yes
$260
SOLD A K4 Pacific 2-6-4 diecast loco from 1951 with Magnetraction, smoke and headlight; includes the correct 6466W "LIONEL LINES" whistling tender.
Photo of the left side of the loco.
Has a black-painted smokestack, sintered-iron spoked drivers and a full complement of driving hardware. The 3-window cab has silver, rubber-stamped numbers.
Photo of the right side of the loco.
A few paint chips, some moisture spots in the paint plus a few of the side rods are tarnished -- all typical cosmetic flaws for this engine. It is clean overall with strong numbering and vibrant paint. Has the original boiler front and both the keystone decal and the marker lights are intact!
Photo of the front of the loco.
The engine lights, smokes and runs great!
Two "aerial" views of the locomotive.
Photo of the tender.
This early coal-style tender has white, heat-stamped lettering plus four-wheel, staple-end trucks with a magnetic coupler.
Photo of the right side of the tender.
The tender is completely intact and very, very clean with crisp lettering and a nice, rust-free frame plus the "6466W" stamping is clearly visible on the frame underside.
Photo of the back of the tender.
Has a nice sounding whistle.
An "aerial" view of the tender.
Both units were serviced by us and they are ready for your display shelf, layout or Christmas tree!
Over the years, most collectors looking for a steam engine have pursued the larger Hudsons, "Baby" Hudsons, Berkshires and Turbines with the mid-size K4s largely being overlooked and relegated to being used as runners. Now it is very, very difficult to find these engines in nice condition. It has been over 6 years since we had a good-looking 2035/6466W combination for sale!
2055 Steam Engine
&
6026W Tender Loco:
E+
Tender:
E+ Yes
$325
A large 4-6-4 steamer from 1955 with the correct original "LIONEL LINES" whistling "coffin" tender:
Photo of the left side of the loco.
Engine: Magnetraction, operating headlight & smoke plus a full complement of driving hardware. It is the version with white, heat-stamped numbering.
Photo of the right side of the loco.
Some paint chips on the boiler plus some paint loss on the steam chests. That's it for flaws! The engine is very, very clean with nice vibrant paint, crisp numbering, intact front steps and undamaged marker lights.
Photo of the front of the loco.
Lights, smokes and runs great!
Two "aerial" views of the loco.
Photo of the left side of the tender.
This 8-wheel "coffin-type" tender has bar-end metal trucks with a tab coupler and is the more desirable version with "6026W" heat stamped on the sides.
Photo of the right side of the tender.
A very small chip on the bottom of the right side and that's it for flaws! This all-original tender is sharp: very, very clean with crisp lettering and intact steps!
Photo of the back of the tender.
Has a nice sounding whistle.
An "aerial" view of the tender.
These low-mileage pieces were serviced and they are ready for your display shelf, layout or Christmas tree!
Click here to go to Our Archives Page to read about 2055 Steamers.
Lonesome Tenders Looking for Mates: Catalog # Item Grade Photo Price Details 746W
Norfolk & Western
Streamlined Tender See Notes
Yes
$160
A stray short-stripe N&W whistling ("scoop") tender from 1957-60: has metal, bar-end trucks with a tab coupler.
Photo of the other side.
Has a brand new repro shell and new repro water scoop. The shell is one of the best reproductions ever made as the colors are very close to the original!
Photo of the rear deck.
Chassis is very clean and rust free plus it is the correct frame (no numbers on the underside) and correct truck and coupler configuration for a 746W. (It is not a "2046W" masquerading as a 746W.)
An "aerial" view.
Serviced by us and it works great! It has a sweet sounding whistle and it is ready for your layout.
A 746W tender is not offered for sale separately very often. It is Lionel's most colorful tender from the postwar era and it is the correct match for the 746 Norfolk & Western "J" steam engine.
If you have a 746 missing its tender or if you just want a colorful non "Lionel Lines" tender to sit behind a large steamer, this one will do nicely.
2046W Streamlined Tender
See Notes
Yes
$ 75
A stray "LIONEL LINES" whistling "scoop" tender from 1951-53: has metal bar-end trucks with a magnetic coupler.
Photo of the other side.
Has a brand new repro shell and new repro water scoop.
Photo of the back of the tender.
Chassis is very clean and rust free with the "2046W" lettering clearly visible on the frame underside plus the unit was serviced and it does work!
An "aerial" view.
Correct tender for some Berkshires and some small Hudsons (depending on the year) and it is the proper-style tender for various other postwar steamers.
6026W Square Tender
See Notes
Yes
$ 75
A coffin-style, "LIONEL LINES" whistling tender from 1957-1959 with metal, bar-end trucks and a tab coupler.
Photo of the other side.
Has a brand new reproduction shell with "6026W" on the sides.
Photo of the back of the tender.
Some paint loss on the frame under one truck but the chassis is very clean overall.
An "aerial" view.
Serviced and it works great plus it has a nice sounding whistle.
Correct tender for some 665, 685, 2016, 2018, 2037, 2055 and 2065 steam engines (depending on year) and it is the proper-style tender for many other small engines from the '60s.
6466T Coal Tender
Ex.
Yes
$ 40
An early coal-style, "LIONEL LINES" non-whistling tender from late 1951 & 1952: has white, heat-stamped lettering.
Photo of the other side.
Black-painted version with hole in coal pile and bar-end trucks with magnetic coupler.
Photo of the bulkhead wall.
Some box rub in spots and that's about it for flaws! The unit is completely intact and very clean with crisp lettering!
Photo of the rear deck.
The chassis is equally as nice with the "6466T" lettering clearly visible underneath.
An "aerial" view.
First 6466T tender we have ever had available for separate sale as it is not that easy to find! The unusual 6466T only came with the 2026 steamer from 1951 & 1952! It is however, the proper-style tender for many other early postwar steamers.
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