Lionel Streamlined Passenger Cars
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Lionel No. 1673, 1674, 1675 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1701, 1702, 1703 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 617, 618, 619 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 637, 638 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 753, 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 782, 783, 784 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 792, 793, 794 Streamlined Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 753, 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 753 Streamlined Coach and No. 754 Streamlined Observation were introduced in 1934 and were issued through 1941. The Nos. 753 and 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars were included in high-end Lionel sets. The Nos. 753 and 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars were always paired with matching Lionel No. 752E/W Streamlined Locomotives and the cars were always issued as part of Lionel’s Union Pacific “City of Salina” sets. The sets were issued with either one or two No. 753 Passenger Coaches. These sets were scale proportioned and were Lionel’s first articulated trains.
The Nos. 753 and 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars vary in length. The No. 753 Streamlined Coach measures 13 1/2-inches in length and the No. 754 Streamlined Observation measures 15 1/2-inches in length. The interconnecting vestibules are not included in the measurements. The car numbers are rubber stamped on the sides of the cars. The cars are articulated and are connected by a vestibule mounted on a single truck. The vestibules also contain the light that illuminates the cars. The vestibules use a spring-loaded pin that connects the car bodies. In the photos below, the passenger cars are pictured with one or two vestibules attached to the ends of each car.
Variations of the Nos. 753 and No. 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars are limited to the color combination used for the cars. The color of the interconnecting vestibules match the colors of the cars in the set. The vestibules all came with slider pick-ups for the lights.
Lionel No. 753 and 754 Streamlined Passenger Cars
1. No. 753 Streamlined Coach with yellow sides and brown roof and belly.
2. No. 754 Streamlined Observation with yellow sides and brown roof and belly.
3. No. 753 Streamlined Coach all in aluminum.
4. No. 754 Streamlined Observation all in aluminum.
1. No. 753 Streamlined Coach with yellow sides and brown roof and belly.
2. No. 754 Streamlined Observation with yellow sides and brown roof and belly.
3. No. 753 Streamlined Coach all in aluminum.
4. No. 754 Streamlined Observation all in aluminum.
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