i am trying really hard to find out the prices on lionel models # 11460 7 unit steam freight with whislte and smoke and # 11440 5 unit diesel freight. my husband was given these as gifts when he was born. 1964 or so…if any one ccan help please i would appreciate it…chris in ohio
Are you looking for the original prices or the present value? I don’t know either; but those who might know here would need that information, as well as the condition if you’re looking for present value.
Hello tinki0208, I need more information like the number on the engine and cars, what color & did this set come with track & a transformer? To identify track from Lionel: 027 track has brown ties, O gauge track has black ties. Will need to know the condition of the locomotives and cars, example: dents, scratches, fading.
Lee F.
These were both O-27 sets catalogued in 1964. The value of the sets depends very much on their condition (including their completeness). The following are from Greenberg’s Guide to Lionel Trains 1945-1969, Vol. III Catalogued Sets. The guide lists the components of each set and also includes a brief discussion.
11440: Like new 325 Very good 125 Original list price: $17.95
11460: LN 500 VG 225 List: $34.95
David Doyle’s Standard catalogue of Lionel Trains 1945-1969 – which is a little more recent – has the following values:
11440: LN 350 Excellent 200
11460: LN 200 EX 125
These were pretty low-line sets, and the engines and cars mostly pretty commonplace, so the value lies in the complete outfit, and especially in the set box. There were no component boxes (for the individual items) – the outfit box had dividers creating sections to hold the loco, cars, transformer, track, etc.
BTW, according to Greenberg’s, a few of the 11460 sets included a Frisco boxcar with a coin slot in the roof; this is a scarce variation and would make the set a little more attractive to a collector. (Most just had an ordinary Frisco boxcar without the slot.) Also, Greenberg’s has a photograph of the 11440 Rio Grande outfit. And, finally, I have no idea why the two guides show such different values for the 11460 set.
Condition: “Like new” means just that – the trains appear to have just come from the factory. They have to be in really great condition. The items may show very slight signs of slight use and handling, but no more than that. Nothing can be broken and no parts missing. The set box must be included and it must be in extremely good condition – no markings, tears, tape, scrapes, crushed corners, etc. All the dividers that sep