Identifying a "toy" train

[zebra37]

I ran across a small metal toy train at an auction. It almost looks like those older metal cars(2"). The front and back wheels rotate off of a pin axle and the center wheels are cast in place. There is a small tender with it that has the number 221 on it. I was reading and searching online and this forum was suggested to try and find out what I have. Thank you for any feed back. I am debating whether to keep it or list it quite frankly-

[rtraincollector]

sounds like a vitage Marx but pics would help a lot.

now to do pics you need a host site like www.photobucket.com and up load the pics there then you can transfer them here by using the codes under the pics I normally use the direct code and then insert it in what looks like a window up above you click on that and another window oens and you put the code in there and click insert thats it.

[zebra37]

http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k613/zebrathirtyseven/?action=view¤t=P1070825.jpg:550:0]

 

http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k613/zebrathirtyseven/?action=view&current=P1070826.jpg

http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k613/zebrathirtyseven/?action=view&current=P1070827.jpg

Hopefully that works and that advice was too cool- thank you- Bob.

[Otis B. Drinkwater]

You have some sort of cast iron train, which may or may not be old as some of the cast iron trains have been reproduced.  I don't know anything about the item you have.

[zebra37]

Thank you Otis. There are NO discerning identifying marks. It is metal...but not one for tracks...more so a toy. I don't think it would be defined as a tin one though. I have no idea as to age, I can;t find it anywhere.