HELP! - Classic Lionel Train - 1940-ish - Give or take a decade ..

[Anonymous]

I am definitely not a regular toy train kinda person, but my neighbor's late husband was. He got this set when he was just over 10 years old (not sure how old he was when he passed just this year, but his wife is about 60, herself .. so just .. yeah .. it's an old *ahem* classic .. set), and now, it needs to be passed on. Only problem is .. in order to get it to someone new .. we need to find out how much this set is worth. And I can't find any information or pricing lists for old Lionel sets.

To start .. let me show you what we've got :

Tracks - The actual section set up is made up of four curves, and four straight (just to give you an idea of size). Each extra set is put into fives. There are approximately 45 straight rails, and approximately 30 curves, not counting miscellaneous parts that are in the picture as well.

Consoles - These are the consoles that I've found in the set. And I'm pretty sure that "thing" in the center is the 1948 ZW Transformer. See? I've done SOME research. =D

Bridge - This is the bridge and the pieces I have for it. Biiiiiiig bridge .. if I'm guessing correctly. If I knew how to set it up, I'd do it. cause I'm sure this whole thing would be gorgeous completly set up. But .. I don't know how. So .. I arranged it all pretty-like for you. You can see how many piece I have for this monster of a train set.

Train - I'm sorry I couldn't get a better picture of the train(s). My camera's battery was dieing and this was all I could get before it just said that it'd had enough. But these are all of the in tact cars I have. I'll try and list the ones I've got until I can get individual pictures of them. Here goes :
- 1682
Caboose, red, pre-war, 0 gauge, tinplate
- 1680
Shell tank car, pre-war, 0 gauge, 1933-42(?), yellow, tinplate
- 624
Chesapeke & Ohio NW2 switcher, blue, 1951-54(?)
- 2466
Whistle (coal) tender
- 2440 (2)
Pullman car, green, post-war, tinplate
- 027
Part of wabash cannonball set loco motor(?), engine
- 671
Turbine Engine 1948
- 654
Sundco Tank car(?)
- 3461
Log dump car (4 rail posts & logs missing)
- 6457
SP Caboose(?)
- 6465
Sunoco Tank capacity 8000
- 2441
Green observation car
- 2025
Tender whistle(?)
- 6460
Buchyrus Erie class 250 RR Crane 1952-54
- 6462
Red/Black
- 6560
Crane - in pieces
- 6257
Shell, caboose, red, in pieces
Shell, buch erie, gray crane shell

This is all the information I was given on them. My neighbor categorized them by a newer book from an antiquing friend of her's, so we're not sure if this information is 100% correct. If anyone could give me some more info on this, or any of these trains, I would be greatly appreciative. Heck .. if any of you wanted to purchase these trains .. I'd be happy to take offers. Once good prices have been set .. they'll be going on to ebay, or some site where a train lover (such as yourself) can take on a truly classic set. I just hope you guys will be kind enough to help out a newbie.

Thank you all! And I hope I've posted in the right space. =D

- Shane

[egmurphy]

Welcome to the forums.  But you'll get a better response if you post the question over on the "Classic Toy Trains" forum.  I know it's a bit confusing that Trains has two forums with similar names, but this one is for real trains.

You can get to that forum using the 'forums' button at the top of the page or try:
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/95/ShowForum.aspx

Good luck,

Ed