Just purchased the above via an auction. Don’t have any reference material to give me more information. If anyone knows more about this unit please let me Know what you know.
Thank you in advance.
Grown Up Kid
Grown Up Kid,
I don’t know why everyone seems to be ignoring your post, but a bit more information might help.
Are there any other identifying numbers on the loco or tender? Is the number 5400 on the loco or the tender? Is there a number on the bottom of the tender? O-gauge? Are you sure it is three-rail? Did you get a box with a Lionel product number on it? Was the auction online, and if so, are the seller’s specifications still up? Is this loco a steam engine? What is the wheel arrangement – 4-4-2 perhaps? What is the railroad name, if any? Is the locomotive made of die-cast metal or plastic? Does it have any switches inside the cab or on the bottom? Are you sure it’s a Lionel and not an MTH or other manufacturer? What did the seller say about smoke and or whistle/bell? Can you re-contact the seller for more info? Is it relatively new or obviously used? (Check the pickup rollers – or sliders – for grooves or other wear.) Can you post a picture?
And welcome – whatever turns out next.
[#welcome] Grown Up Kid,
I need more information about your locomotive. The number 5400 is NOT a good Lionel number that I can locate using the Greenberg Pocket Price guide.
If it has the letters WRL(Williams Reproduction Line) on the underside it is a Williams locomotive. If it has the word MarX it is a Marx locomotive. If it has MTH it is Mikes Train House. Finally there were some cheap Japanise knockoffs made a few years back to look like Lionel engines and have similar number schemes.
Hope this helps you!
Lee F.
I’ll take a WAG & say it’s a PRR K4 cab #5400?
Pennvalley,
You may well be right, but could you provide the new member a stock number or a catalog reference or something that could be back-traced to open a door or two?
Grown Up
Go to the Lionel customer service section on their site and check these owner’s manuals.
| 72-8025-250 | 6-28025 | Pennsylvania K-4 Steam Locomotive - 3/00 |
|---|---|---|
| 72-8095-250 | 6-28095 6-38089 |
Pennsylvania K-4 Steam Locomotive - 4/01 |
| 73-8089-250 | 6-38089 | Penn K-4 |
Check to see if these are what you have.
Perhaps it is this MTH locomotive:
http://www.mth-railking.com/detail.asp?item=20-3018-1
| 
| | | 20-3018-1
Pennsylvania
Premier
Original MSRP $899
AI -Summer 1996 - PRR K-4s- |
| - | - | - | - |
Cab No. 5400 Features: Constant Voltage Headlight, Detailed Cab Interior w/Figure, Lited Marker Lamps, Fire Box Glow, Pittman Motor w/Flywheel, 2 Cab Numbers, Smoke, Proto Sounds and Coupler.