Hello everyone I am cleaning out my attic and I came across a train set I had as a child unsure exactly what year made sometime in early to mid 1970’s or posibly late 1960’s I was born in 1963. it is a Lionel Cannonball steam locomotive 027 gauge #07294 on top of box # 6-1381 on side of box inside locomotive is #8300-5 has all parts except black stakes for flat yellow car transformer is a 120v 60hz 7.5va. all cars and locomotive in excellent condition in original box. I have not found the track yet. Does anyone know the value of this both with and without the track. Thank you all very much for your help please contact me on this forum with any info and if you need more info. Thank you.
You may wish to know that this particular forum you have posted your note on is for REAL trains of the CLASSIC era. Not for toys or models, but REAL trains.
Suggest you check the Kalmbach forums offered and go to either the Model Railroader or Classic TOY Trains forums where you will get much more of a response than here.
It could be many different prices. With the track maybe $100, without the track $70. This is just an estimate so i am not really sure.
Softball Maniac
If it’s a “Wabash Cannonball” or “Cannonball” set from the 70’s (Lionel did both), it’s worth around 50 bucks complete with all cars, track, and set box.
It’s a 1973 cataloged set… your $50 price is just about right. Track is about 10 cents a piece, so it really does not affect the collector value.
Rob