my dad found this train set in the attic. We were wondering how much this train set would cost. Lionel Train set with tracks and transformer. I could not find a year on the box.
train set# 9657 transformer# 1063
cars listed with orginal boxes too. Boxes are in poor condition.
2037 locomotive…very lil rust
6017 caboose
3370 animatied sheriff and outlaw
6361 log car with logs
3376-160 operating giraffe car
6473 rodeo car
6445 fort knox gold car
234w coal car
The Lionel 2037 is the same loco as the 2018, but with Magnetraction. I saw one on Ebay this morning that was up to $137. Click here to view.
The 2037 is a very common engine unless it is pink, pink is the girl’s set and it brings some big money. The 6017 is a standard set caboose unless it has other numbers after the 7 and not worth much. 3370 is not as common and brings a few dollars more, up to$75, must be rust free in excellant condition, NO scratches anywhere. The 6361 can bring up to $80.00. The 3376-160 is not listed just the 3376, 1) blue with white lettering up to $55.00, 2) blue with yellow lettering up to $290.00, 3) green with yellow lettering up to $100.00. The 6473 can bring up to $27.00. The 6445 can bring up to $135.00. No 234w listed in Greenberg’s Price guide.
All prices I quoted were taken from Greenberg’s Pocket price guide for Lionel Trains 2008. Don’t know where to find info on sets, only seperate pieces.
Lee F.
Lee’s got it right. The postwar 2037 2x6x4 Prarie steam loco was manufactured from 1953 to 1963, arguably the longest single model run Lionel ever made?
Jack
You have an unusual set. I checked the Greenburg set guide and set 9657 does not show up. It may be an uncatologed set and with the set box, it is worth quite a bit more than cataloged sets. Lionel switched to 5 digit set numbers starting in 62. All of the cars except the rodeo car (1962) were made in 1961. Some were first made in 61 so my guess is it’s a 1961 set. As others say, 2037’s are pretty common. They usually fetch around $75 in decent condition. The Fort Knox car is pretty desirable and can fetch around $100 in decent condition. The rest of the cars are fairly common. My guess is the set is worth around $200. A set box adds a premium. If you do in fact have an uncataloged set and you have the set box, it could be worth $300 to $400 complete depending on condition.
If you know that a “prairie” is a 2-6-2, you might think that your 2-6-4 locomotive is not the one that Jack mentioned. Lionel incorrectly called both wheel arrangements “prairies”, although the 2-6-4 is actually an “Adriatic”.
Catalog #154. Became the (6-)2154 in 1970, through ~1987. 42 years. And then it continues with a minor revamp to the 12888 #154 into current production. 63 years! And you can add in the 1940-1941-1942 version too, for 66 years cataloged.
Only track was made longer.
Rob
Here is some of the information on your set from Authoritative Guide to Lionel’s Promotional Outfits 1960-1969. The no. 9657 was Sears’ high-end O27 steam-powered offering for 1962. This exciting, western-oriented outfit included three operating cars… The contents are as you described. C-6 $600 to C-8 $1,350 for boxed sets, Rarity R5. There were 3,200 of these sets made.