THE FOLLOWING SETS WILL BE DOCUMENTED BELOW
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No. 463 W 1945
No. X566NA “027” UNCATALOGUED SET 1960
No. X628 1961
No. 1504 1955
No. 1563 W 1956
No. 1805 Land-Sea and Air Gift Pack 1960
No. 2140 WS 1948
No. 2148 WS 1950
No. 2169 WS 1951
No. 2175W Santa Fe freight set 1951
No. 2234 W 1954
No. 2254 W The Congressional Set 1955
No. 2289 WS
No. 2527
No. 2570 1961
No. 2572 1961
No. 9657 1962
No. 9680 W
No. 11321 1963
No. 11530 1965
No. 11560 freight set 1965 – 1966
No. 11600 1968
No. 11620 1968
No. 12800 1965
No. 12820 1965
No. 19514 Goodyear promotional freight set 1966
No. 19557 SR 9808 Sears promotional freight set 1966
THE No. 463 W 1945 CATALOGED “O” GAUGE SET
The 463 W was the only cataloged set produced in 1945
No. 224 STEAM ENGINE AND No. 2466 W TENDER
note white heat stamped lettering on tender
BOTTOM VIEW OF ENGINE
note straight back of cab and long drawbar
BOTTOM VIEW OF TENDER
note black fiber boards on flying shoe couplers note the absence of draw bar, the drawbar from the engine went directly into a hole in the frame of the tender
No. 224 STEAM ENGINE BOX
No. 2446 W TENDER BOX
No. X2758 PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOBILE BOXCAR
note black fiber boards on flying shoe couplers
No. 2755 SUNOCO TANK CAR
note black fiber boards on flying shoe couplers
No. 2452 PENNSYLVANIA GONDOLA
note four barrels that open in half
note black fiber boards on flying shoe couplers
No. 2457 PENNSYLVANIA CABOOSE
note black fiber boards on flying shoe couplers
No. X566NA “027” UNCATALOGUED SET 1960
SET0120
No. 244 – 50 steamer
No. 244 T tender
No. 3361X operating lumber car
No. 160 unloading bin
No. 3512 operating fireman and ladder car
No. 6361 log car
No. 6670 crane car
No. 6817 flat car with motor scraper load
No. 6119 – 100 work caboose
No. 464 operating lumber mill
No. 1022 pair manual switches
No. 6019 remote control track
No. 1053 60 watt transformer
No. 1013 curve track (10)
No. 1018 straight track (5)
No. 310 billboards (5)
top left NO. 464 – 57 dated 11 – 56
top middle NO. 3361 – 29 dated 2 – 56
top right NO. 3512 – 60 dated 9 – 59
middle left NO. 6361 – 16
middle right LIONEL SERVICE STATIONS 1960 – 1961
NO. 310 billboards (5)
set NO. X566NA was produced only for W.T. GRANT CO. who marketed them
No. X628 “027” UNCATALOGUED SET 1961
view of packed top layer
view of packed bottom layer
note the position of the yellow corrugated cardboard spacer
BOXES
note the yellow spacer No. 60 – 541 with the number stamped on the inside, and the over stamped caboose box No. 6017 – 200
CONTENTS
No. 224P ALCO POWERED A UNIT
No. 222C B UNIT
No. 3410 HELICOPTER LAUNCHING CAR
No. 3665 MINUTEMAN MISSILE LAUNCHING CAR
No. 3830 FLATCAR WITH OPERATING SUBMARINE
No. 6017 – 200 NAVY CABOOSE
3 No. 1018 – 30 STRAIGHT TRACK
12 No. 1013 – 70 CURVE TRACK
No. 1008 – 50 UNCOUPLING TRACK SECTION
No. 1020 90 DEGREE CROSSING
No. 1020 45 WATT TRANSFORMER
No. 310 1961 billboards (5)
No. 3330 – 107 dated 8 – 60 printed black on white paper
Inst No. 3410 – 5 dated 6 – 61 printed black on white paper
Inst No. 3665 -23 dated 6 – 61 printed black on white paper
Inst No. 1802 -B dated 6 – 59 printed black on white paper
Inst No. X602 – 10 dated 6 – 61 printed black on white paper
Inst No. 1123 – 20 dated 2 – 61 printed black on blue paper
1961 No. D – 61 ACCESSORY CATALOGED
Courtesy of “The Piazza Collection”
No. 1504 FREIGHT SET 1955
contents of No. 1504 freight set
Courtesy of “THE CAMPO COLLECTION”
No. 1563W FREIGHT SET 1956
Lionel postwar freight set no. 1563W, circa 1956 in individual OBs and set box. The set contains; 2240P/2240C Wabash F3 AB diesel units, 6414 Evans auto loader with four autos, 3562-50 yellow operating barrel car with individual OB of 362-78 six barrels, 160 bin, and packet that has contents, 6467 miscellaneous car, 3620 rotating searchlight car, 6357 caboose, a 1033 90-watt transformer, 6019 remote control track set and a CTC lock-on. The 2240C and 3562 boxes have original cardboard inserts.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 1805 Land-Sea and Air Gift Pack
1960
Lionel postwar Land-Sea and Air Gift Pack freight set no. 1805, circa 1960 in set box with original yellow die-cut cardboard insert. The set contains; 45 U.S. Marine Corps missile launcher, 3249 U.S. Marine Corps flatcar with operating helicopter and instruction sheet, 6640 U.S. Marine Corps flatcar with IRBM launcher and instruction sheet, 3820 U.S. Marine Corps flatcar with operating submarine and instruction sheet, 6824 medical caboose with stretchers and oxygen tanks, sheet of uncut billboards, 1960 original color catalog, 44-55 and 44-80 packets complete with all contents.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
OUTFIT No. 2140WS 1948
Contents: 671 steam turbine locomotive, 2671W whistle tender, 2400 Maplewood Pullman,2402 Chatham Pullman, and 2401 Hillside observation. The 2671W tender was new to 1948 and the earliest version had back up lights like the one in this set. The passenger cars were also new to 1948 with their green and gray paint design.
Courtesy of “The Noday Collection”
OUTFIT No. 2148 WS 1950
Contents: 773 Hudson steam locomotive, 2426W whistle tender, 2625 Irvington Pullman, 2627 Madison Pullman, 2628 Manhattan Pullman. The $85 price was a considerable amount of money in 1950. This was the last year for the Madison cars and the only year that they had silhouetted window inserts. The set box had blue printing on an orange field for 1950. The set box with a paste on label was used in 1951 for left over inventory.
Courtesy of “The Noday Collection”
OUTFIT No. 2169 WS 1951
OUTFIT No. 2169 WS “O” GA. FREIGHT TRAIN WITH WHISTLE & SMOKE 1951 WITH APPLIED LABEL
ST. JOE KRAFT corrugated box # 2169 – 1 dated 1950
16″ X 161/2″ X 73/8″
Courtesy of “THE PIAZZA COLLECTION”.
component boxes
No. 773 Hudson with No. 2426 W Tender with Whistle
No. 3469 Automatic Dump Car with No. 207 bag of coal
No. 3656 Operating Cattle Car with corral
No. 6456 HOPPER
No. 6457 CABOOSE
No. 2175W Santa Fe freight set
1951
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
SET No. 2234W
1954
Set 2234W circa 1954 includes 2353P/2353T Santa Fe A-A F-3 units, 2530 Railway Express baggage car, 2531 Silver Dawn observation car, 2532 Silver Range Astra Dome car, 2533Silver Cloud Pullman. All passenger cars are extruded aluminum.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 2254W The Congressional Set
1955
The Congressional set 2254W 1955 outfit in original boxes. 2340 Pennsylvania Tuscan five stripe GG-1 electric locomotive, 2541 Alexander Hamilton observation, 2542 Silver Range vista-dome, 2543 William Penn Pullman, 2544 Molly Pitcher Pullman, Congressional passenger cars. Instruction booklet, service stations booklet, uncut billboards included. The passenger cars are extruded aluminum with an upper and lower flat channel. The upper channel contained the word PENNSYLVANIA and the lower channel the car names.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 2289 WS SUPER O OUTFIT
Set box with all individually boxed engine, cars and packets including instructions
Close-up of some boxes.
NOTE: 6430 stamped “JX”
Set box side
Close- up of cars & small items
Engine Carton close-up
Instruction sheet & packet
Instruction sheets, packet & small items
Additional items
Packet for the No. 39 Uncoupler, No. 61 Ground Lockon, No. 62 Power Lockon, No. 37 Uncoupler & No. 90 Controllers
Courtesy of “The Wachter Collection”
No. 2527 Super O Outfit
Set contents
Cars & Operating Packet
Engine & some cars
Cars & Instruction Sheets
No. 3419 helicopter Car, light blue, large winder
Missile car, First Aid Caboose & control & packet
Set Packet No. 39-25
Courtesy of “The Wachter Collection”
No. 2570 Super O Outfit
1961
Lionel 1961 postwar freight set no. 2570, circa 1961 in individual OBs and set box. The set contains; 616 Santa Fe NW2 diesel switcher with original cardboard insert, 6828 flatcar with Harnischfeger crane, instruction sheet and packet, 6736 Detroit & Mackinac hopper, 6822 searchlight car, 6812 track maintenance car with instruction sheet, 6130 Santa Fe work caboose, twelve curve track sections, two straight track sections and instruction booklet.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 2572 Super O Outfit
1961
Postwar Lionel O gauge Super O Outfit No. 2572 B&M diesel freight set circa 1961 in original box with 2359 Boston and Maine GP-9 diesel road switcher locomotive with 3830 flatcar with submarine, 6448 exploding target range car, 3535 AEC security car with rotating searchlight, 3519 automatic satellite launching car, and 6544 missile firing trail car.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 9657 “027” UNCATALOGUED SET 1962
SET BOX 13-1/4″ X 14″ X 6-3/8″
CONTENTS
No. 637 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WITH SMOKE
No. 234W TENDER WITH WHISTLE
No. 6445 Ft. KNOX GOLD BULLION TRANSPORT CAR
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
No. 6473 RODEO CAR
No. 3376 – 100 OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
No. 6361 LOG CAR
No. 6017 CABO0OSE
No. 1063 75 WATT TRANSFORMER
8 No. 10 – 13 CURVE TRACK
3 No. 10 – 30 STRAIGHT TRACK
No. 6029 UNCOUPLING TRACK SECTION
No. 310 1961 BILLBOARDS
No. 3370 INST FOR SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR # 3370 -17 DATED 6 – 61 PRINTED BLACK ON WHITE PAPER
No. 637 INST FOR 637 LOCOMOTIVE # 2037 – 16 DATED 3 – 59 PRINTED BLACK ON WHITE PAPER
INST # 1123 – 40 DATED 2 – 40 PRINTED BLACK ON BLUE PAPER
OUTFIT INST # 1650 – 10 DATED 4 – 61 PRINTED BLACK ON WHITE PAPER
No. 6361 FOR LOG CAR INST # 6361 – 16 PRINTED BLACK ON WHITE PAPER
PACKET No. 90 – 30 , # 90 – 31
view of packed box top layer
view of packed box bottom layer
courtesy of “The Piazza Collection”
No. 9680 W SUPER O SET
Set box with all individually boxed engine, cars and packets including instructions
Side of Set Box
NOTE: Printed No. 824 and No. 9680 in grease pen
Box shown open
Close-up of tag on side showing Sears, No. 9680, and price
Close-up of top with pencil marking
Bottom of set box
Cars with individual boxes and small items
Additional photo of individual cars
Engine Carton
Packet & Instructions
Instructions & small items
Packet with No. 61 Ground Lockon, No. 62 Power Lockon, No. 36-2 Blades, No. 37 Uncoupler & No. 90 Controlls
Courtesy of the Wachter Collection
SET No. 11321 CATALOGED “027” 1963
22″ X 11 1/2″ X 3 1/4″
CONTENTS
No. 221P Denver and Rio Grande Diesel
No. 3309 Turbo Missile Launching Car
No.6076 -75 Lehigh Valley Hopper Car
No. 6042 – 75 Gondola with Cable Reels
No. 60167 – 50 Caboose to match loco
8 No. 1013 Curve Track
2 No. 1018 Straight Track
No. 1026 25 – Watt Transformer
CTC Lockon Wires and Instruction Sheet
starting with the 1963 ACCESSORY CATALOG and proceeding clockwise,
No. 2870 dated 6/63 MAKE YOUR LIONEL RAILROAD GROW!!!,
LIONEL ACCESSORY ORDER FORM dated 1 – 62,
Instruction # 11321 – 10 dated 4/63,
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS # 1123 – 40 dated 2 – 62,
INSTRUCTIONS LIONEL No. 3309 TURBO – MISSILE CAR # 3309 – 5 dated 7 – 62,
ASSEM. No. 1103 – 20 packet # 1103 – 21
SET No. 11530 CATALOGED “027” 1965
W 23-1/2″ X D 11-5/8″ X H 3-1/4″
No. 634 SF switcher
with weight
with yellow safety stripes on cab sides
No. 6014 Frisco boxcar
No. 6142 green gondola
with two unstamped white canisters
No. 6402 flatcar
with two empty orange cable reels
No. 6130 SF work caboose
No. 1010 35 W transformer
No. 6149 uncoupling section
8 curve track
1 straight track
form #3063 D-74 dated 4/65
form #11530 – 10 dated 6/65 (outfit Inst.)
form 1-165 (1 year warranty card)
form 926-69 (1965 – 1966 service station list)
SET No. 11530 CATALOGED “027”
W 11-3/8″ X D 13-1/4″ X H 6-1/8″
COMPARISON OF THE ABOVE BOX ON BOTTOM AND THE FOLLOWING BOX ON TOP
SET No. 11530 CATALOGED “027” 1965
CONTENTS
No. 634 SF switcher
without weight,
without yellow safety stripes on cab sides
No. 6014 Frisco boxcar
with 2 operating early AAR trucks
No. 6142 blue gondola
with two unstamped red canisters
with 1 operating & 1 non operating late AAR trucks
No. 6402 flatcar
with two empty orange cable reels
with 1 operating & 1 non operating late AAR trucks
No. 6130 SF work caboose
with 1 operating early & 1 non operating late AAR trucks
No. 1010 35 W transformer
No. 6149 uncoupling section
8 curve track
1 straight track
W 9-5/8″ X D 11-1/4″ X H 6-1/4″
form #3063 D-74 dated 4/65
form #11530 – 10 dated 6/65 (outfit Inst.)
form 1-165 (1 year warranty card)
form 926-69 (1965 – 1966 service station list)
Courtesy of “The CATAPANO Collection”
No. 11560 freight set
1965 – 1966
Lionel postwar freight set no. 11560, circa 1965-66 in set box with original cardboard dividers. The set contains; 211P/211T Texas Special Alco AA diesel units, 6142 green gondola with two white canisters, 6076 black Lehigh Valley hopper, 6465 orange Lionel Lines two dome tank car, 6473 horse transport car, 6059 red M&St.L caboose, eight curve track sections, three straight track sections, 6149 remote control track section, 1025 45-watt transformer, 1130-40 packet complete with all contents, order form, warranty card, service station pamphlet and Lionel pamphlet.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
THE No. 11600 CATALOGED “027” SET 1968
THE No. 11600 SET IS THE ONLY CATALOGED SET PRODUCED IN 1968
CONTENTS
No. 2029 steam engine
No. 234W LL with whistle tender
No. 6014 white FRISCO boxcar
No. 6476 yellow LV hopper
No. 6315 LL chemical tank car
No. 6560 crane car
No. 6130 SF work caboose
No. 1122 remote control LH switch in Hagerstown box
No. 260 black bumper in Hagerstown box
No. 1020 90 crossing in Hagerstown box
12 curve track
6 straight track
No. 6149 uncoupling section
No. 1044 90W transformer
No. 2029 steam engine partially produced in Japan
note “JAPAN” stamped into the bottom of the trailing truck
INSTRUCTIONS & PACKETS from left
form # 3063, D-74, dated 10/68
form 1044-59 dated 6/66 (transformer Inst.)
form 2029-5 dated 5/65 (engine Inst.)
packet #1103-41 (ASSEMBLY No. 1103-40)
form #6149-17 dated 3/65 (operating track Inst.)
1 year warranty card (partial)
INSTRUCTIONS & PACKETS from left
LIONEL TRAIN OUTFIT SPECIAL LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS
Inst. # 68 – 275 outfit No. 11600
dated 2/68 printed in black on white paper, 4 pages
form #6560-26 dated 6/66 ( 6560 crane car Inst.)
packet #1122-255 (ASSEM. No. 1122 – 255)
contents 1 – 1122 – 300 controller
1 – 1122 – 177 lantern
1 – 1122 – 259 instructions
dated 3/65, printed in black on white paper, 4 pages
SET No. 11620 UNCATALOGUED “027” 1968
THE No. 11600 SET IS THE UNCATALOGUED SET PRODUCED IN 1968
containing No. 2029 steamer partially made in JAPAN
W 9-5/8″ X D 11-1/4″ X H 6-1/4″
No. 2029 steam engine
No. 234W LL without whistle tender
No. 6402 gray flat car with orange cable reels
No. 6476 yellow LV hopper
No. 6062 black gondola
No. 6130 SF work caboose
8 curve track
3 straight track
No. 6149 uncoupling section
No. 1025 45 W transformer
bottle of smoke tablets
smoke stack tamper
lockon
No. 2029 steam engine partially produced in Japan
note “JAPAN” stamped into the bottom of the trailing truck
SET No. 12800
1965
Postwar set 12800 circa 1965 includes 2346 Boston & Maine GP-9, 6464-475 Boston & Maine boxcar, 8436 Lehigh Valley hopper, 6415 Sunoco triple-dome tank car, 6017-100 Boston & Maine SP-type caboose.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
SET No. 12820
1965
Lionel postwar freight set no. 12820, circa 1965 in individual OBs and set box. The set contains; 2322 Virginian FM Train Master with instruction sheet, 6464-725 New Haven type IV boxcar, 6436-110 red Lehigh Valley quad hopper, 3662 operating milk car with platform, Warranty card and packet with all contents, 6822 searchlight car, 6361 timber transport, 6315 orange Lionel Lines tank car, 6437 Pennsylvania porthole caboose, eight wire-banded curve track sections, five wire-banded straight track sections, UCS remote control track set, type LW 125-watts transformer, 1103-40 packet, catalog, uncut sheet of billboards, Warranty card and service station pamphlet. The loco and milk car have original cardboard inserts.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 19514 Goodyear promotional freight set
1966
Lionel postwar Goodyear promotional freight set no. 19514, circa 1966 in set box with original cardboard inserts. The set contains the following; 237 black Scout steam loco, 242T LL tender, 6465 orange LL tank car, 6401 gray flatcar with three plastic pipes, 6050-100 Swift Savings bank boxcar, 6059 M&StL caboose, twelve curve track sections, three straight track sections, 6149 remote control track sections, 1020 90-degree crossing, 1025 45-watts transformer, wires, tubes of lubricant, OTC lockon, button, instruction sheet, warranty card, order form and service station pamphlet.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
No. 19557 SR 9808 Sears promotional freight set
1966
Lionel postwar Sears promotional freight set no. 19557 SR 9808,circa 1966 in set box. The set contains the following; 1062 Scout steam loco, 1062T LL slope-back tender, 6142 green gondola with two white plastic canisters, 6176 black Lehigh Valley hopper, 6167 red caboose, 1407 watchman shanty in scarce sealed plastic bag, 309 yard set in scarce sealed plastic bag, ten curve track sections, eight straight track sections, 1022 pair of manual switches with packet in OB, 1008 uncoupling unit, 1025 45-watts transformer, 1103-20 packet with contents, instruction sheet, warranty card, order form and service station pamphlet.
Courtesy of “The Peterson Collection”
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