I have a Lionel Gateman and i was wondering if anyone can tell me exactly which one it is. It is a red and white metal building with a light. i has a white platic stop arm. When the arm goes down the door opens withthe gateman on it. I have looked on Ebay but i can’t find one just like it.
It would help if you could post a picture of it. Also, how do you know that it was made by Lionel?
Sounds like it could be a Lionel 45N Gateman. The forum software is not permitting me to post a direct link, but check item number 200052964282 on eBay for a picture.
I will try to get a pic of it tonight. I’m not 100% sure it is lionel but the train set was given to me by my fater in law and it was all lionel i think.
Mine is a bit different then the 45N. Mine has a working stop gate and the gateman is holding a stop sign. I thin kthe gateman is also just connected to the door, i don’t think he has a track that he moves in.
Sounds like the Marx version of the gateman. The man is attached to the door and not a separate track and there is a plastic gate.
That’s it, it is a Marx. I have a few towers and such that don’t have a Lionel ID tag on them. Did Marx make a lot of things like that which are similar to the lionel ?
No, not a great deal of things. The watchamn stands out as one. American Flyer also had a similar accessory called Semaphor Sam. Marx did offer a plastic signal tower somewhat like Lionel’s that was later carried by K-Line. Most of Marx’s tin items were stations. Of course, they did have the tin signal towers (in two different heights), two versions of their tin gantry crane then later a cheaper, plastic version. Their crossing signals were pretty good.
The Marx plastic buildings were very similar to Plasticville and most were also carried by K-Line. These are easy to find on Ebay.
Thanks for the info, as it turns out most of my accessories are Marx (i found the Id stamp). I have a rotary beacon and a 4 light tower, do you know if the bulbs and the rotarty head are the same as the lionel?
I’m not sure if the bulbs are the same. The head is different. For bulbs and most any parts for Marx trains, check out The Robert Grossman Co. http://www.trainpartsformarx.com