Lionel Ives Transition Passenger Cars
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Lionel No. 1690, No. 1691 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1692, No. 1693 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1695, No. 1696, No. 1697 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1685, No. 1686, No. 1687 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 610, No. 612 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1690, No. 1691 Passenger Cars
General Information
The No. 1690 Pullman and No. 1691 Observation Passenger Cars were initially offered by Lionel in the 1931 and 1932 Ives Catalogs. When initially introduced in 1931, the cars were marked as “Ives R.R. Lines”. In 1933, the markings were changed to “Lionel Lines”. The Lionel version of the passenger cars were available from 1933 through 1942. The No. 1690, 1691 Passenger Cars always had latch couplers. The No. 1690, 1691 Passenger Cars measure 7 1/2-inches in length. The passenger cars have lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof and frame. The frame was painted a color similar to the color of the litho body. These passenger cars were not illuminated.
Variations of the No. 1690, 1691 Passenger Cars include changes to the lithography design and color; changes to the roof, frame and floor pan (often referred to as a “fish belly”) color; with or without floor pans; open and closed clerestory windows; brass or nickel handrails; brass or nickel observation railing; and copper, nickel or black journals.
Lionel No. 1690, No. 1691 Passenger Cars
railing, and copper journals. The rear end of the observation car is maroon/cream litho. The cars have latch couplers.
1. No. 1690, No. 1691 Ives Passenger Cars in yellow/orange litho with dark blue roof (1931). The cars have black floor pans, open clerestory windows, brass handrails, brass observation railing, and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
2. No. 1690, No. 1691 Ives Passenger Cars in dark red/cream litho with dark brown roof (1932). The cars have black floor pans, open clerestory windows, brass handrails, brass observation railing, and copper journals. The rear end of the observation car is yellow/orange litho. The cars have latch couplers.
3. No. 1690, No. 1691 Ives Passenger Cars in dark red/cream litho with glossy brown glossy roof (1932). The cars have black floor pans, open clerestory windows, brass handrails, brass observation railing, and copper journals. The rear end of the observation car is maroon/cream litho. The cars have latch couplers.
4. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in dark red/cream litho with dark brown roof (1933-34). The cars have black floor pans, open clerestory windows, brass handrails, brass observation railing, and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
5. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in dark red/cream litho with dark brown roof (1934). The cars have black floor pans, closed clerestory windows with blue mottled litho, nickel handrails, brass observation railing, and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
6. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in dark red/cream litho with dark brown roof (1935). The cars have black floor pans, closed clerestory windows with blue mottled litho, nickel handrails, brass observation railing, and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
7. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in medium red/cream litho with medium red roof (1936-39). The cars have red floor pans, closed clerestory windows with red mottled litho, nickel handrails, brass observation railing, and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
8. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in medium red/cream litho with medium red roof (1936-39). The cars have no floor pans, closed clerestory windows with red mottled litho, no handrails, brass observation railing, and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
9. No. 1690, No. 1691 Lionel Passenger Cars in medium red/cream litho with medium red roof (1939-42). The cars have no floor pans, closed clerestory windows with red mottled litho, no handrails, brass observation railing, and black journals. The cars have latch coupler
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