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Lionel JUNIOR ELECTRIC/Full set 4-Car Streamliner Train – Prewar”O” Set TESTED… Engine ran fine forward age and eing in attic for 50 + years.

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This item has been graded per TCA standards C-6: Very Good based on visual appearance. There are nicks and spots of paint loss throughout the bodies of these items. There is wear on the wheels & pickups from previous use. The axles show a bit of rust. The overall appearance of these items may be improved with a gentle and thorough cleaning. The instruction manual is not included. The original box is not included. Please check the photos for a detailed look at this item. Overall condition is Very Good. Trainz Product Id: 12664744. Lionel 253 Vintage O Prewar Electric Locomotive 4-Car Passenger Set #607/#608. Here is a Lionel 253 Tinplate Electric Locomotive 4-Car Passenger Set. Cars include # 253 Electric Locomotive, (3) #607 Pullman Passenger Cars and #608 Observation Car. Features include tinplate construction, operating lights, metal couplers, motor, metal gears, and metal wheels. Minor scratches and paint nicks, minor surface rust, no dents. Standards for all toy train related accessory items apply to the visual appearance of the item and do not consider the operating functionality of the equipment. Condition and Grading Standards are subjective, at best, and are intended to act as a guide. The Trainz SKU for this item is 5388145. Please note, after seven days our systems may automatically re-list unpaid items. Learn more by reviewing our policies. Explain why the item does not meet your expectations and how you would like us to handle the issue. If your item has been damaged try to include a photograph of the actual damages. We’ll do our absolute best to make you happy. Make sure to include your contact and order information when you return your items. Contacting Trainz provides us a chance to resolve your issue while allowing you to keep the item. O Scale 2 Rail.

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Set includes the 259E Steam Engine, 261T Tender, 809 Dump car, 831 Lumber car with load, and 804 Tanker, or “Oil” car as it’s called on the box. The whole set looks like it has been exposed to moisture at one time, because the boxes have water stains and the glue seams are mostly apart. Some units fared better than others. The tanker and lumber cars fared best, and they are in good shape. The dump car has some rust as shown and the caboose has rust, mostly on one side. All of the individual boxes are there, but most are missing flaps. The engine box is worst, with no attached flaps and one detached flap. Not a mint set, but a good prewar set for restoration. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Lionel Prewar 259E 4-Car Steam Freight Set with Boxes” is in sale since Thursday, March 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\O Scale\Other O Scale”. The seller is “old-fezziwig” and is located in Winnsboro, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Lionel
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• UPC: Does not apply

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January – February 10%. March – April 15%. May – June 20%. July – August 25%. The set is composed of the following six items. 227 0-6-0 semi-scale die-cast switcher locomotive (early rubber stamped version w/ bell tender). Bell-ringing die-cast slope-back tender w/ rear light. X2954 semi-scale die-cast tuscan Pennsylvania boxcar. 2955 semi-scale die-cast black Shell tank car. 2956 semi-scale die-cast black Baltimore & Ohio 4-bay hopper car. 2957 semi-scale die-cast tuscan New York Central Caboose. They all have tinplate trucks with blackened journal covers, and have no defects. The catwalks on the boxcar and caboose are NOT warped, which is very hard to find. They are in collector quality condition, which I will Grade as EX+. They will be most difficult to upgrade. I grade the loco and tender as EX. The Loco is very nice looking (it has no marker lights, but appears to never had them). The wires are there from the tender to the switcher, but do not have the plug-in socket tips on them, so was not able to verify further, except to say, when we doubled up the wire ends and inserted them into the sockets in the back of the switcher, the light in the rear of the tender stayed lit, as the switcher ran around the track. The light on the front of the seni-scale 0-6-0 switcher also worked. At age 81, it is time to sell all of my trains. This is a nice looking 1939 semi-scale, die-cast switcher with a nice looking “PENNSYLVANIA” 2227B bell-ringing, rear light. Slope-back, 8-WHEEL, die-cast tender with a bell inside, and a light inside, showing thru a lens, in the rear of the tender body. There are no marker lights, but not sure if there are supposed to be. 8976 is rubber stamped, in silver numbers, on each side of the switcher, underneath the cab window. 227 is molded into the front of the boiler, directly under the headlight, as found on the first and second version models of this 1939 switcher, with the deluxe bell-ringing tender, with a bright rear light. The switcher has a very attractive appearance, with its nickel trimmed Baldwin disc wheels, and elaborate semi-scale design. The slope-back, die-cast tender has an equally attractive appearance with its slope-back semi-scale Design, and silver rubber-stamped “PENNSYLVANIA” on each side of its body. 2227B is clearly rubber stamped on the bottom of the tender. The wires are there from the tender to the switcher, but do not have the plug-in socket tips on them, so was not able to verify further, except to say, when we doubled up the wire ends and inserted them into the sockets, in the back of the switcher, the light in the rear of the tender stayed lit, as the switcher ran around the track. The light on the front of the switcher also worked. I believe with only a minor tuneup, and new socket ends on the tender wires, to connect with the switcher, this will be a great set. If you only want to display the set, then you need to do nothing more. The item “79 YEAR OLD LIONEL PREWAR ALL DIECAST SEMI-SCALE 4-CAR FREIGHT SET With LOCO WOW” is in sale since Sunday, April 14, 2019. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\O Scale\Other O Scale”. The seller is “38zebra” and is located in Ontonagon, Michigan. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Vintage (Y/N): Yes
• Material: DIE-CAST ENGINE/TENDER & 4 CARS
• Model: LIONEL PREWAR TOY TRAINS
• Non-Domestic Product: No
• Type: SEMI-SCALE 4-CAR FREIGHT SET
• Year: 1940
• Color: BLACK & TUSCAN
• Gauge: O-GAUGE
• Brand: LIONEL PREWAR SEMI-SCALE 4-CAR FREIGHT SET
• Grading: EX

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