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LOT of 2 Lionel Junior STREAMLINE Coach Passenger Cars MARKED “LIONEL” PRE-WAR manufactured around 1937. In excellent condition little sings of wea with slight loss of orange paint. I have taken shots of all sides and bottoms. The Lionel 1701 streamline passenger coach’s are prewar Lionel Junior train cars that often features a red or orange and silver color scheme. Details about the Lionel 1701 streamline passenger coach. Material: The bodies were made of stamped metal, often finished in a combination of chrome/silver and painted liveries, such as the orange color seen on the ends of these coach cars. Color Variation: The cars is typically part of a set featuring “Hiawatha Orange” (or red and silver/chrome) colors. Set Composition: It usually comes in a 3-car or 4-car set, including a 1700E power car (locomotive), one or more 1701 coaches, and a 1702 observation car. Onstruction: The cars have a stamped steel body and chassis with die-cast 4-wheel trucks. Features: They were designed for O gauge track systems and often featured operating interior lights. Condition and Availability: These are vintage, collectible items, and availability varies, often found through auctions or specialist dealers. Condition can range from significant play wear to high grade. These cares are in excellent condition for their age. History of Streamline Trains. The Union Pacific Railroad’s first streamlined diesel train in 1934, a lightweight aluminum “streamliner” that sparked a revolution in passenger rail, known for its futuristic look, high speeds (up to 110 mph), and groundbreaking publicity tour, leading to several similar UP M-series trains like the M-10001 and M-10003-6 for famous services like the “City of Portland” and “City of San Francisco” before being retired and scrapped for WWII. Key Features & Innovations. Lightweight & Streamlined: Built from aluminum alloy (Duralumin) for speed and efficiency, with an aerodynamic, Art Deco design. Diesel-Powered: Used distillate fuel, offering long ranges between refueling, a big advantage over steam. Articulated Design: Cars were permanently coupled, sharing trucks for smoother riding. M-10000: The original prototype, toured extensively as “The Streamliner, ” nicknamed “Little Zip, ” and later named the “City of Salina”. M-10001: A longer, 6-car diesel-electric version, known as the “Canary Bolt, ” set a record coast-to-coast run and became the “City of Portland”. M-10003-6: Four identical 2-car sets for services like the “City of San Francisco” and “City of Denver, ” eventually converted into booster units. These trains were symbols of future travel during the Great Depression, boosting morale. While revolutionary, they were ultimately replaced by more powerful locomotives and scrapped, with their aluminum recycled for the war effort. They inspired countless toy models, like those from Marx, preserving their iconic look.

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Not tested as pictured motor there might be missing some parts.

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You are looking at Lionel Pre War O Scale Union Pacific Streamline Set in Original Boxes. Please See Pictures As They Are The Biggest Part Of The Description.

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Vintage Lionel Pre War Streamline 1689E Steam Engine & Tender with Rolling Stock. Welcome to Grand and Glorious Purpose Retailers! Displays used to showcase products in photographs are not included. If you have read the description, checked out all of the pictures and still have questions please feel free to send us a message. If they fit in the same box we’ll send your items together. Please request a combined invoice. There is nothing we can do if the Post Office is already in possession of your package. We clean and test all used items to the best of our ability. We have made every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects.

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You are looking at Lionel Pre War O Scale Union Pacific Streamline Set in Original Boxes. Please See Pictures As They Are The Biggest Part Of The Description.

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Lionel Prewar Flying Yankee Streamline Passenger Set 616, 617, 617, 617, and 618 – O Gauge. For sale is the famous Lionel Flying Yankee. Set, along with several written pieces of information on the set. Runs Well, See Video. This Prewar Set sale includes. 616W Engine, with working whistle. Three 617 Pulman Coaches. Estibules plus the light in the 618. Offered by Lionel from 1935 to 1941. The set has a few paint dings and some scratches. Top of the engine shows wear. The engine has a bent front fender, as shown in the pictures. Not so noticeable when on the track. Runs and reverses well. Whistle sounds as can be heard in the video. From my reading on these trains, The low center of gravity made the Flying Yankee a high-speed kid pleaser. American Flyer Burlington Zephyr’s were known to be top heavy and unstable. The 616 set in this sale can run really fast. It has the reverse e-Unit. Whistle in the engine unit works. Lights in all vestibules light up as can be seen in the video. One pick-up on one vestibule is the roller type vs. The spring type on all the others. Metal wheels, trucks and axles. The window celluloid inserts on the engine and all cars looks to original. Information is included as pictured, which I have collected on these sets over several years. Please refer to pictures. Some pictures show shadows. We try to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.

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ALL ORIGINAL “RARE” PREWAR LIONEL FLYING YANKEE STREAMLINE 3 CAR PASSENGER SET 617, 617. AND 618, WITH VESTIBULES MADE ONLY FROM 1935 TO 1941 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT WOULD RATE HIGHER EXCEPT THE WHEELS AND TRUCKS NEED CLEANING AND THERE IS LIGHT CORROSION (SEE PICS). Our other Quality “Boxed Postwar” Prewar, Standard Gauge items and all kinds of Vintage Collectibles and Toys. Our expertise is in Pre World War II Model Trains. WE WILL BE ADDING HUNDREDS OF “VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE” ITEMS INCLUDING BOXED POSTWAR/PREWAR LIONEL AND STANDARD GAUGE TRAINS, AND THOSE OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND MANY TYPES OF VINTAGE TOYS AND COLLECTIBLES. WE RECEIVE MANY VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES Thank you for looking!

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GOOD RUNNING CONDITION FOR OVER 87 YEARS OLD TRAIN, TESTED WORKING GOOD, COMPLETE WITH LIGHT. BUT LIGHT NEED’S TO BE CONNECTED.

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LIONEL PRE-WAR 752E UNION PACIFIC 3 PIECE STREAMLINE SET- FAIR- HH1. You be added automatically to receive it. Please pay timely for your order. Unpaid reminders are done automatically after 5 days. Thank you for shopping with us. Please give us a chance to make it right for you – We want to keep you as a customer – Thank you. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Other Railroads & Trains”. The seller is “closeouttrains1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide., New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

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