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LIONEL POSTWAR FREIGHT CARS: OPERATING CARS

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        Crane Cars          
2460 Super-Scarce GLOSSY GREY crane

1946 ONLY

LN+++ Sold

1850

INCREDIBLE PIECE

GLOSSY Grey Cab on 3-hyphen, thin lettering base

thick white string

8 4973
  2460 Bucyrus Erie Super-Scarce GLOSSY GREY crane

1946 ONLY

Exc-LN 850 Excellent except for two paint scrapes along catwalk on cab roof

GLOSSY Grey Cab on 1-hyphen, thin lettering diecast base

string replaced

  4385
2460 Bucyrus Erie Super-Scarce GLOSSY GREY crane

1946 ONLY

VG 350 Excellent except for two paint scrapes along catwalk on cab roof

GLOSSY Grey Cab on 1-hyphen, thin lettering diecast base

string replaced

  4385
  2460 Bucyrus Erie Black-cab Early crane

6-wheel trucks

Exc-LN 185 Nice car

BLACK painted cab

  4970
2460   Bucyrus Erie Black-cab Early crane

6-wheel trucks

Test-run Sold Nice car

BLACK painted cab

  4970
  2460   Bucyrus Erie Black-cab Early crane

6-wheel trucks

Exc Sold Nice car

BLACK painted cab

  4378
2460   Bucyrus Erie Black-cab Early crane

6-wheel trucks

LN Sold BEAUTIFUL example

BLACK painted cab on 1-hyphen, thin lettering base

thick white string

  4378
6460 -25 Bucyrus Erie RED-painted cab on Diecast Base Crane w/ 4-wheel trucks LN 350 SCARCE 1954-only Red cab on NO-hyphen diecast frame

Beautiful example - Collector-QUALITY piece

9p

repre liner

9384
6460 -25 Bucyrus Erie RED-painted cab on Diecast Base Crane w/ 4-wheel trucks Exc Sold SCARCE 1954-only Red cab on NO-hyphen diecast frame

Nice example - QUALITY piece

6t

+ liner

4384
6460 Bucyrus Erie BLACK Diecast Base Crane w/ 4-wheel trucks LN 115 SCARCE NO-hyphen frame

Beautiful example

  4377
6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie GREY Cab w/ 4-wheel trucks LN 165 BRIGHT, CRISP piece.  Beautiful & Scare  

4379

6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie GREY Cab w/ 4-wheel trucks Exc-LN Sold Beautiful & Scare  

 

6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie RED-painted cab on Diecast Base Crane w/ 4-wheel trucks LN 225   Red cab on black base

Nice example - QUALITY piece

9t

+ liner

4727
656025 Bucyrus Erie  SCARCE w/  656025 # on Frame

RED Cab

LN 235 SCARCE variation

Super NICE piece

7.5tr

repro liner

4382

6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie SCARCE w/ Perf-Panel Box

RED Cab

NEW 335 Brand New & Beautiful in tough box w/ orig. liner 7.5tr

Perf-Panel

4383

6560-25R.jpg (4434 bytes) 6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie RED Cab w/ 4-wheel trucks NEW Sold Beautiful 9

+liner

 

  6560 -25 Bucyrus Erie

RED Cab w/ 4-wheel trucks Like

New

115 Beautiful 8ps

repro liner

4384
6660 B.jpg (5858 bytes) 6660 Lionel  

Flat Car w/ Outriggers & Boom Assembly

 
Exc+ 235 Nice w/ tough box 9tr

BOLD

4381
6660   Lionel Flat Car w/ Outriggers & Boom Assembly LN++ Sold Top Collector Grade

 w/ 

tough box

9 BOLD

CLASSIC

 
6660   Lionel Flat Car w/ Outriggers & Boom Assembly LN Sold Nice w/ instructions &

tough box

9.5 BOLD

CLASSIC

4380
  6670 Lionel Flat Car w/ Boom Assembly - boxed

(Variation without Outriggers)

New 265 Top Collector-Grade Condition. Nice Piece 8 4702
6670   Lionel Flat Car w/ Boom Assembly

(without Outriggers)

LN - Test Run Sold     4516
        Maintenance of Way          
3357-Cop.jpg (5877 bytes) 3357 Lionel Lines Hydraulic Platform Maintenance LN 185 Beautiful unbroken Car w/ replmt. platform & metal crank handle    
6812 Overhead Maintenance Platform LN 235 Beautiful unbroken Car w/ Original platform & crank handle 7.5tr 4669
        Operating Boxcars          
  3424   Operating Brakeman - Type IIB, '56 Door EXC-LN 135 WHITE brakeman 6.5  
  3435   Operating Aquarium Car Exc Hold

390

Beautiful Example

Yellow Lettering

  4693
3435   Aquarium Operating Aquarium Car LN Sold

SCARCE 

GOLD

Lettering

9t

Bright w/

repro Perf

 
3435.jpg (7197 bytes) 3435   Aquarium Operating Aquarium Car LN+++ Sold GORGEOUS

NEW body on LN chassis

Yellow Lettering

8.5t

Bright w/

Perf intact

 
3454   Merchandise Car Exc+ Sold Dispenses merchandise cubes 8t 6008
  3854 Pennsylvania Merchandise Car

Scale-proportioned

Exc-LN 3250 Postwar carry-over of the scale Penna. box car.  Top Collector-Grade piece Bright paint & Graphics Boxed 8.5ref 6333
6448 Explosives Exploding Target Car LN+++ 255 WHITE/RED

[one interior tab repaired]

7t 9331
6470T001.jpg (5492 bytes) 6470 Explosives Exploding Target Car   Sold RED

[two interior tabs repaired]

8-

tape+

 
        Operating Searchlight Cars          
3520 Lionel Lines Rotating Searchlight Car LN 235 Incredible car with  BRIGHT ORANGE generator. Remote Control On-Off switch for searchlight 8.5 9118
  3620 Rotating SearchLight Car Exc-LN 85 Nice car w/ pale ORANGE generator    
3620   Lionel Lines Rotating SearchLight Car LN-Test Run Sold Incredible car with SCARCE BLACK searchlight base & BRIGHT ORANGE generator 8.5tr 9117
  3620 Lionel Lines Rotating SearchLight Car EXC 255 SCARCE BLACK searchlight base - pale ORANGE generator 8t 4725
6520 SearchLight Car Exc-LN 335 Nice car w/ scarce Maroon generator &

Hammertone Grey light

9ct 4765
        Operating Gondola Cars          
  3562-1 AT&SF Operating BLACK Barrel Car

w/ BLACK tray - Scarce

LN 750 Scarce Car with nice paint

Boxed with envelope & boxed barrels

7dt

liner(p)

4695
3562-25 Operating GREY Barrel Car w/  tray, track clip &  362-78 BOXED Barrels

Scarce Painted Yellow

Exc-LN 185 Collector-Grade Car w/ nice paint & clean, unchipped tray

Painted-face man with 362-78 Boxed Barrels

7 car

8d barrels

4534
  3562-50 AT&SF Operating YELLOW Barrel Car

Scarce Painted Yellow

Exc 385 Scarce Car with nice paint

Only minor rubs

Painted man with barrels

   
3444Mint.jpg (3381 bytes) 3444 Animated Gondola

[Cop chasing Hobo car]

NEW 350 As good as it gets w/ instructions & orig. box 8 4729
  3444 ERIE Animated Gondola

[Cop chasing Hobo car]

LN 180 NIce car complete w/ instructions & orig. box 7.7t 4730
6342  Culvert Gondola 

SCARCE 1960's variation 

Exc-LN 150 Nice car w/ low runtime AAR trucks

 Mate to SCARCE Manual CULVERT Unloader

  4490
        Log Dump Cars          

3361 X Lionel Log Dump Car

Serif Lettering - # left

Test Run Sold Serif   lettering

w/ Original log load

9  

3361 X Lionel Log Dump Car, logs & tray

Sans-Serif Ltrng - # Right

Exc-LN Sold Ratcheting Unloading

w/ repro log load

8.5ref  
  3451   Lionel Log Dump Car Exc 45 HS ltrng, Coil couplers    
3461logB.jpg (4480 bytes) 3461   Lionel Log Dump Car

diecast all-metal car

Exc-LN SOLD Exceptionally Clean w/ nice Bright paint, HS ltrng, Magnetic couplers

w/ 4 orig stained logs

   
3461 Lionel Log Dump Car

diecast all-metal car

Poor 35 All-metal car w/ rusty dump platform and missing some stakes.  Will clean up - worth the money.   4155
        Coal/Ore Dump Cars          
  3459 Lionel BLACK Ore Dump Car Exc-LN 335 Tough early all-metal quality in tough box. 8t 9334
3459g-01.jpg (5426 bytes) 3459   Lionel GREEN Ore Dump Car Exc+ Sold SCARCE color, 1948 only

BRIGHT Paint w/ some chipping on tray

   
  3469 Lionel BLACK Ore Dump Car Exc-LN 185 Display quality all-metal quality car - boxed. 8t 9642
3469 Lionel BLACK Ore Dump Car Good-

Very Good

55 Minor dent but functioning.  An operator-grade all-metal quality car.   C46
3469   Lionel BLACK Ore Dump Car Fair Sold Dented & problems.  Still an all-metal quality car worth the money.   4162
        Nautical Cars          
6501Mint.jpg (6287 bytes) 6501 Lionel Jet Motorboat NEW 635 Georgeous w/ instructions

propellant foil pack & box

9 rs
6501-LN.jpg (5442 bytes) 6501 Lionel Jet Motorboat LN Sold Georgeous w/ instructions

& box

8  
6801.jpg (5891 bytes) 6501 Lionel Boat Car LN 150 Nice boat w/ WHITE white and nice Blue color

& box

7  

Milk Cars

  3462   Lionel Milk Car w/ platform & orig. milk cans Exc Sold Early w/ Aluminum doors    
3472   Lionel Milk Car w/ platform & boxed

original milk cans

instructions,  & box w/ liner

Exc-LN Sold Exceptional

Nice White color on car

platform in orig. VG cond.

7  
  3472 Lionel Milk Car [only]

no platform or milk cans

Good 20 Lots of chips

Operator/parts car

  wc
3472 Lionel Milk Car

w/ platform & milk cans

Fair 40

Fixer-upper.   Doors replaced with repros.  Stand rough

  C46
  3472/82   Lionel '54 Milk Car w/ Two Different #s EXC-LN 285 Rare 2 number variation 7  
3662   Lionel  Near Scale-sized Milk Car w/ original Stand [replmt. platform] & non-magnetic milk cans [replmt. platform] & non-magnetic milk cans LN Sold Super-nice Car 

w/ nice box

9

repro liner

9219
3662  Near Scale-sized Milk Car w/ original Stand [replmt. platform] & non-magnetic milk cans LN 285 Super-nice Car 

w/ platform & cans

  9218
  3672

Scarce BOSCO Milk Car  

NEW 1550 Top Collector-Grade display piece- GREAT decals!!!

SCARCE w/ difficult box, original platform, instructions  &  Bosco milk cans in original envelope

8t&sfr

orig. liner

4480
3672 Bosco Scarce BOSCO Milk Car   LN 565  GREAT decals!!!

UnPainted Yellow Car 

w/ original Bosco Milk Cans

(repro platform)

 

4481
3672   Bosco Scarce BOSCO Milk Car   LN Sold   Painted Yellow Car 

w/ difficult box, original Bosco Cans, instructions, platform [repro] & original Bosco milk cans

5t

repro liner

 
3672   Bosco Scarce BOSCO Milk Car   LN+++ Sold w/ difficult box platform & original Bosco milk cans 6+

repro liner

 
        Cattle & Horse Cars          
3356  

 

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EXTREMELY RARE!!!

SEPARATE-SALE Horse Car

NEW 2350 NIce Boxed [one repl. end flap] Santa Fe reefer that is NEW & UNRUN 9r  
3356 Santa Fe Operating Horse Car w/ Corral NEW 1275 Complete w/ unrun Santa Fe reefer, boxed orig. horses, corral w/ unbroken fence, Contents envelope, track clip and instruction sheet 9w  
  3356 Santa Fe Operating Horse Car w/ Corral LN 475 Complete w/ boxed orig. horses 7.5 4834
  3356 Santa Fe Operating Horse Car w/ Corral EXC 385 Complete w/ 7 orig. horses 6.5r 4833
3356   Santa Fe Operating Horse Car w/ Corral LN Sold Top Collector-Grade Set Complete w boxed horses, controller & track clip 8.5td  
3356   Santa Fe Operating Horse Car w/ Corral VG Sold Complete w/ corral (repaired) & repro. horses    
3366 CIRCUS

CIRCUS

Operating Circus Car w/ Corral LN Sold Complete w/ Circus Fe reefer, boxed orig. horses, corral w/ unbroken fence, Contents include track clip controller, coiled wires and instruction sheet 7refst  
  3656   Armour Cattle Car w/ Corral Exc-LN 225 Complete w/ boxed orig. cattle 7.5  
3656   Armour Cattle Car w/ Corral Exc-LN SOLD Complete w/ boxed orig. cattle 7.5  
3656   Cattle Car [only] Exc SOLD w/ Armour decal - no cattle   3989
  3656   Armour Cattle Car w/ Corral Exc SOLD Complete w/ orig. cattle    
3656 Armour Cattle Car w/ Corral Fair 85 Complete w/  cattle   C46
3656 Armour Cattle Car w/ Corral Good 100 Complete w/ corral & orig. cattle.  Some rust on corral but will clean up.  Nice operator piece 6 4141
        General Set Cars          
  3370 W&A RR General Set Car - Sheriff & Outlaw New 265 Top Collector-Grade

Display Piece 

8t 4690
3370 W&A RR General Set Car - Sheriff & Outlaw EXC-LN 165 NICE Display Piece  7 4159
  3370 W&A RR General Set Car - Sheriff & Outlaw VG-EXC 115 good for operation and display   4788
  3376 Giraffe Car - RARE+++

Blue car w/ Yellow Lettering

Exc 350 Super Rare 1969-only Yellow-lettering.  Nice graphics -  Never boxed by Lionel 4691
3376 Bronx Zoo Giraffe Car - RARE+++

Blue car w/ Yellow Lettering

VG-Exc 335 Super Rare 1969-only Yellow-lettering.  Good graphics - Bargain priced

(hairline on one catwalk)

Never boxed by Lionel 4785
3376Mint.jpg (4046 bytes) 3376   Bronx Zoo General Set Car - Giraffe Car NEW 415 orig. evelope w/ instrn.

sheet , tell-tale & controllers

9  
  3376   Bronx Zoo General Set Car - Giraffe Car LN+++ 265 orig. evelope w/ tell-tale & controllers 8  
  3376 Bronx Zoo General Set Car - Giraffe Car Exc-LN 65 Common version Blue car w/ White lettering.  Spotted giraffe w/ good antlers! Missing orig. evelope  & controller but still a great value 7 4142
  6445   Fort Knox Car General Set Car - Savings Bank Ln-MINT SOLD w/ GOLD Bullion load 7  
  6445   Fort Knox Car General Set Car - Savings Bank EXC-LN 185 w/ GOLD Bullion load    
6445 Fort Knox Car General Set Car - Savings Bank Fair 100 w/ GOLD Bullion load.

Nice car but body shell cracked

5 4160

 

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