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Believe to be restored excellent condition.

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All Original State Brown Finish Lionel Prewar SG Brown # 61 Gooseneck. No breaks in filigree. Tough to find color not broke!

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LIONEL ORIGINAL PRE-WAR 600 ROOFS ONLY POSSIBLY 613 (COULD BE OTHER SERIES) IN BROWN/TERRA COTTA/TUSCAN – NOS – THESE ARE NEW AND WERE FOUND WRAPPED IN THIS PAPER ONE UPON ANOTHER – HAS CENTER CATWALK W/TWO ROOF RIBS – MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 6 1/4 X 2.

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4 unit UP streamliner has enameled metal articulated cars, 2 coaches and tail car, plus diecast power car and 3 connecting vestibules. Set is about 42 coupled together, is original UP yellow and brown, later reddish brown variation. It has Lionel Lines stamped on power car, lettering shows wear is partly readable. Set is clean, has moderate wear to edges and details, more wear on vestibules, as is typical of these sets. Car lights were not tested, may need some new bulbs. Power car has diecast whistle, not tested, as is. Whistle wire is not connected. All Items, including N. (new-old-stock), are graded and represented as vintage collectibles. Operational ability and characteristics or completeness of vintage motors, mechanisms, wiring, bulbs etc are not guaranteed. We do not guarantee coupler operation. We try to note any obvious missing parts, defects or restorations in the description. Results are from simple bench-testing to help determine if mechanism is intact. Digital photography may distort image. The item is straight unless noted otherwise in the listing. WHEN PURCHASING MULTIPLE ITEMS, PLEASE PLACE ALL ITEMS IN SHOPPING CART. Due to size, weight or shape, not all items can be combined. No one is perfect, so please communicate and allow us an attempt to resolve any issues within our policy prior to leaving feedback.

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Lionel Prewar Standard Tinplate 318E Tan & Brown Electric Engine Restored. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ENGINE HAS BEEN RESTORED. ENGINE RUNS FORWARD ONLY WITH HEADLIGHT. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR OVERALL CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS). Please see YouTube video link below for locomotive in action. SEE PHOTO FOR ITEM AND CONDITION. GREAT FOR THE AMERICAN FLYER AND LIONEL STANDARD SCALE TRAIN. ITEM DESCRIPTION: I do my best to accurately describe and picture each item. The pictures are part of the item description, so please view them…

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Bought it but had much work on the engine, wheels, Pick ups. Cab damage, wires repainted. Vintage/Antique Lionel 150 Prewar 0-4-0 Electric engine. See Video of it running. Color looks red in video must be the lights. The 150 Engines runs only in one direction forward and is shorter than the 152/153. You only run them one way anyway. I when over this engine and re-painted the shell and frame. After completed I put a coat of clear coat to protect the decals and prevent rust on hand rails. This one was in real bad condition but now back on the road again. Good wheels and pick ups, and Re wired. Runs slow to fast speed. See last pictures of it running. Lubed, Over 90 years old. I went over it and serviced it. Repaired and replaced what was needed to make it like it is. Original rails, New bell and light cleaned up. Runs, Serviced, Very nice runner, lubed, try to used most original parts and cleaned them up, Check out the pictures. See pictures for best description. Ead light that work. Look at the pictures and ask questions. This one is very sharp. Brown with gold trim windows & with Black frame. Thank you for looking READ MY FEEDBACK. See pictures for this is the best description. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Locomotives”. The seller is “civil-war-collector” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Color: Brown
• State of Assembly: Ready to Go/Pre-built
• Vehicle Type: Electric Engine
• Material: Tin
• Scale: O-Gauge
• Year Manufactured: 1917
• Vintage: Yes
• Gauge: O-Gauge
• Brand: Lionel
• Type: Electric engine
• Rail System: NYC
• Year: 1917-29
• Vintage (Y/N): Yes

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Vintage Prewar Lionel Brown Pullman Car (2) 529 And 530 Observation Car. All are in similar condition. Some of the window pieces are loose. Light rust on the wheels. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Other Railroads & Trains”. The seller is “afashionsource” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Lionel
• Color: Brown

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Vintage Prewar Lionel Brown Pullman Car (2) 529 And 530 Observation Car. All are in similar condition. Some of the window pieces are loose. Light rust on the wheels. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Other Railroads & Trains”. The seller is “afashionsource” and is located in this country: US.

• Brand: Lionel
• Color: Brown

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Lionel Prewar Standard Gauge Set 318E Brown 309 310 Baggage 312 Boxed. This train is almost 100 years old. Not perfect but nice. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING! This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Locomotives”. The seller is “ukescout” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

• Power Type: AC
• Assembly Status: Ready to Go/Pre-built
• Color: Brown
• Replica of: State Set
• Wheel Configuration: 0-4-0
• Material: Tin
• Scale: Standard
• MPN: Nope
• Year Manufactured: 1931
• Control System: Analog
• Vintage: Yes
• Gauge: Std Gauge
• Brand: Lionel Prewar
• Type: Passenger Set
• Rail System: Standard Gauge
• Corporate Roadname: Lionel Lines
• Features: Light Function, Painted
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Vintage (Y/N): Yes

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Vintage Prewar Lionel Brown Pullman Car (2) 529 And 530 Observation Car. All are in similar condition. Some of the window pieces are loose. Light rust on the wheels. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Other Railroads & Trains”. The seller is “retrostache” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Lionel
• Color: Brown

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