Hey once agian! Today I have another model railroading questions[:-^] I attached a link to the photos of this lionel electric train, and I was wondering if anyone knew what the name of it is called? I am trying to find the instuctions for it to fix it…but first thing first…name? http://www.flickr.com/photos/19893717@N07/4399456657/in/photostream/ ← FLICKR
-Aaron F.
I thimk you will have better luck if you go to the Classic Toy Trains icon at the top of this page. They are more Lionel, O and S scale related. Most of the folks here are into HO and N.
Have a few vintage Lionels hiding in my closet, maybe someday they will have a shelf to run on.
Good luck,
I tried but I guess I need to be subscribed for it to work?
You could just repost over there or maybe one of the moderators will see this and move it. Your engine looks like it is definitely pre war though.
Mike
That’s a pre war Lionel model of a NYC electric locomotive. It’s old, so old that I never saw one as a child. It might have some collector value. The classic toy train folks will know more about it.
I don’t recall what year it was made, but there was a video on RFD-TV a couple years ago about the history of Lionel showing one of those – a pre-WW2 model for sure.
If you can find some markings on the bottom other than just the Lionel name; i.e., a model number, you could use Google or Yahoo to find out more about it.
EDIT: A quick Google search turned up one for sale —
http://www.trainz.com/p-169230-lionel-150-nyc-0-4-0-electric-locomotive.aspx?CAWELAID=465410601
But note in the description that it has had several parts replaced and is no longer a genuine Lionel product. If yours is unmodified and still runs, it is probably worth far more.
Thats a beautiful piece. My advice, don’t part with it. Make your own railroad museum at home [:)]
Aaron - Assuming that this is a Lionel Standard gauge locomotive (it should be about 8-inch long if it is), then it’s probably a #38, the model having been in production from around 1913 until 1924. It is supposed to represent a NYC class S-1 electric.
CNJ831
Actually it is a foot long. I dont really know the gauges that well ( i.e. Lionel, Garden scale… ) Sorry if that miss led anyone.
Lionel made different sized trains and track over the years. The first products, which is what your engine probably is, was called “Standard Gauge.” by Joshua Lionel Cowan, as a sales gimmick to make consumers think other brands were not “standard.” As one commentator once said, it should have been called “Odd Gauge” because of its size.
After World War 2 the size of track and models was reduced to what became known as O-27, or just O scale. These are still made today.
Lionel has also dabbled in HO scale from time to time.