Well seeing it’s been 2 weeks since a new one, Thought I would do a new one.
I just got this 53 and #16 ballast car in. From what I can tell 1911 to 1922 for the engine and 1906 - 1926 for the Ballast car.
I’ll second that motion…
Just got back from the train show in Altoona, where I picked up this Lionel matched pair of Spirit of '76 U36B (6-1776) and Frisco caboose (6-7600), both in Like New condition, for $85. They are bracketing an original PW State of Maine 6464275 boxcar, that I bought for $35.
From what I’ve seen, it’s hard to find this diesel with the nose decals still intact. I was also happy it had the SEABOARD COAST LINE stamped on the frame.
At today’s Mt Pleasant (Michigan) show, I saw these two Lionel pre-war locos. I assumed the larger orange one was standard gauge (gauge 1 ?), but the seller said both this and the green one in front were both O Gauge.
I would say the orange engine with orange cars are all Standard Gauge, I can open your pic so I can expand it to see if I could make out the numbers on them. It appears the caboose ( green ) the boxcar and the gondola on front is all standard gauge also.
Wow! That was a great deal you got! And the condition’s great! Typically when I see the Spirit of '76 diesel and caboose combo they’re running about $100 to $125 in similar condition.
A can of Brasso in the background? Yeah, you’re an old Navy guy all right!
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Well seeing it’s been 2 weeks since a new one, Thought I would do a new one.
I just got this 53 and #16 ballast car in. From what I can tell 1911 to 1922 for the engine and 1906 - 1926 for the Ballast car.
A can of Brasso in the background? Yeah, you’re an old Navy guy all right! /quote]
Actually we used never-dul and I have that also LOL
Me too! Started with Brasso but switched to Never-Dull, “N-D” is a lot less messy than Brasso. Got a can of it out in the Chugger Barn. [;)]
That’s the twin motored 256. The biggest O gauge electric Lionel made. Many collectors believe Lionel was attempting to produce a locomotive design that could work for both O and Standard gauge. Early illustrations show the 256 using the same body as the standard gauge #8.
The caboose up front is an o gauge green 817. The boxcar and gon are also 800 series. The orange passenger cars are 700 series. Farther back on the table is a green passenger set closer in size to what most of us picture when thinking of prewar O gauge.
That loco looks good for 100 years old.