Ives experts, info please.

[tjsprague]

There doesn't seem to be too much documentation out there on Ives sets so I'll toss a question out to the Ives tinplaters.

I recently got a bunch of Ives freight cars. Some cleaned up nicely and will be part of the collection, so now I need an engine to match. The freight cars are #s 63, 65, 67 and a NYNH boxcar 64386. According to the the guide I have they're all dated to about 1926-28 and have the 4-wheel trucks. Any ideas of what kind of locomotive would be pulling this "set"? Would they just be elecrics? I like to display and run something which had a reasonable possibility of existing on some kid's pike some 80 years ago.

Any ideas would be helpful in my search for motive power.

Thanks,

Tim

[lionelsoni]

I'm not an Ives expert; but I do have a suggestion: Lionel made some Ives locomotives after they (and American Flyer) bought Ives around 1930. In 1933, they made the 4-wheel electric 1651E and the 2-4-0 steam locomotive 1661E as Lionel-Ives. There may have been others that I don't know about. Including these in your search might improve your chances of finding something suitable.

[mersenne6]

The Ives catalog for 1926 lists one freight set in O gauge - headed by a #3251 Electric.

For 1928 we have two freight sets with cars of that type one headed by electric #3260 and the other with electric #3254.

The only O gauge freight in 1928 headed by a steam engine was the #445 set with a #1120. The freights, however, are the 9 inch cars.

[1688torpedo]

Hello Tim! There is a Ives Train Society that should be able to help you out. Type in their name on your computer address bar & you should be able to get their information. Good Luck.