Commodor Vanderbuilt

laz_57 · January 10, 2006, 11:29am

Does anyone know what type of passenger cars the Commodor Vanderbuilt pulled? Were they streamliners or heaveyweights?
laz57

spankybird · January 10, 2006, 12:14pm

Laz - I don’t know if it right or not, but I run heavy weights behind mine.

1688torpedo · January 10, 2006, 4:50pm

Hello Laz! The Vanderbuilts pulled the Heavyweights and they used to run through Willoughby on their way from New York to Cleveland & Chicago.

tmcc_man · January 10, 2006, 5:18pm

Yes, they were heavyweights I believe. I would almost say that the Commodore Vanderbuilt and the Reading Crusader look very much alike. I know the Crusade pulled streamliners.

Anonymous · January 10, 2006, 6:48pm

First streamlined version of the 20th Century was the 1938 Dreyfuss. CV pulled earlier edition with heavyweight cars, ref Karl Zimmermann, “20th Centry Limited”, MBI publishing

laz_57 · January 10, 2006, 8:40pm

Thanks GIZ,
I am thinking of bidding on a Lionel Vandy from about 1997 its on E bay and is opening at $275. What do ya think?

Tom how do you like yours?
Is that a MTH or Lionel?
laz

spankybird · January 10, 2006, 8:47pm

Laz - I like mine. It’s an MTH PS1. I have had it for some time.

1688torpedo · January 11, 2006, 9:14am

Laz- Lionel also made heavyweights to go behind the Vanderbuilts. My Brother has the 1998 version from Lionel and it is a very nice Engine. It will pull the Passenger Cars with no problem and has excellent Railsounds. This is the Dark version he has and it looks sharp. He has six of the Heavyweights to go with it. Good Luck.

tmcc_man · January 11, 2006, 9:18am

Bid for it laz, because the original price was like $500 or so. If it is TMCC, that is what you want to go with, and if you can find the passenger cars at a good price get them too.

1688torpedo · January 11, 2006, 9:27am

The Original Price on these Engines was around $1250.00-$1300.00 and My brother got his for $ 800.00 in 1999 which was a very good price indeed. He got it at the Lakeland Trainshow in Kirtland,OH & asked me what the original price was for these Engines & I told him & he said “This is a good buy for the Money” The Passenger Cars were also on sale and he got six for $ 300.00 at the show as well. This is when the Prices started to decline in 1999.

laz_57 · January 11, 2006, 10:11am

I think I am going to wait on this to see what happens to K-line.
Might get some good deals there.
laz57

pbjwilson · January 11, 2006, 11:31am

This looks like a good deal -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lionel-Commodore-Vanderbilt-Hudson_W0QQitemZ6028447290QQcategoryZ4148QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

laz_57 · January 11, 2006, 11:36am

PBJ this one…
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lionel-NYC-Scale-Hudson-18045_W0QQitemZ6027702330QQcategoryZ4148QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
laz57

pbjwilson · January 11, 2006, 9:05pm

Wow. No bids yet. That could be a steal.

pbjwilson · January 13, 2006, 8:30pm

Someone got a good deal. I saw one today at Chicagoland Hobby for $599.00. They are beauties, and big. If anyones interested in a South Shore Electroliner, Chicagolands got one. Really nice looking set.

laz_57 · January 13, 2006, 11:05pm

Final price on the one I was watching.
Somebody got a good one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6027702330&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

laz57

1688torpedo · January 14, 2006, 7:21pm

Wow! $381.99 That is a super price. That’s almost One-Third of the Original MSRP!

laz_57 · January 14, 2006, 9:29pm

Yea KEITH go figure.
Is this going to hold true for the rest of the year?
Price wise that is? Are prices going to start falling?
Who knows?
laz57