Lionel Trains 1950's Unboxing! Garage Find!

[@arnoldberk7686]

My dad was a Lionel dealer pre war. My older brother and I had sets his produced 1950. Mine 1955. As time passed my dad would buy us an extra car ,larger transformer ,394 beacon much like your red 494 ( yours needs the bulb and beacon top) In addition we had the 145 gateman shack. Joshua Lionel Cohen changed to Cowen. Built high quality products especially up until mid to late 50s.For the sake of your trains and engines in particular review the owners manual purchase lubricant and oil the required places takes a minute before running. Good luck With some proper cleaning and maintenance they will continue to last and run another 65 years. Lionel built good stuff.

[@billfusionenterprise]

at2:48 is part of set usually barrels which can load unload, came with a long ramp at 3;26 is a multi use accessory track, the center part is for uncoupling cars (magnet, look for pins under couplers), the 2 end rails are for cars triggers, it hooks up to a double button switch at 3;38, this would snap on to the track at 5:24 are the slimmer switches of lionel for O27 track use, be aware that insulating pins are needed for proper use, varies on models, at 5:41, just a snap uncoupling track. Also be aware certain locos will NOT work with these switches due to clearance at 7;33 the smoke pellets are for cetain locos with a special dented light bulb that slowly burns them at 8:57 the action would be trigger with track like at 3:26 at 9:05, allot of cheap caboose only had one coupler on one end at 9:28 the thicker axle is a magnet, called magnatraction, loco is also a one motor type at 9:45 is an ice box car, there is a ice loading ramp that drops ice into it at 10;32, the O27 mean O-gauge 27 in circle, it is slightly smaller yet same gauge as standard O-gauge, made for less expensive train sets, keep in mind it is restrictive for the bigger locos at 11:19, there is a tack accessory use to dump the car and bin for load at 13;35 is a transfer caboose, kinda rare in O-scale, use for short haul runs on RR

[@juanmuniz1259]

Great video and trains I always loved trains since I was born and I'm only 17 yrs old and I love classic stuff a lot I'm a classic person.

[@MrMarshall7491]

I got the exact same 44 ton error Christmas when I was about 10. I kept it but when I had it serviced to run the shop ruined it. But, he gave me another to replace it. I still have both. Never run though. Have modern stuff now. I’m 74 now.

[@crinkle2649]

If you haven't done anything with the set yet you might be able to just replace the wires. It didn't look like all the track was there plus he really didn't take good care of the set. You need to get all the cobwebs and dirt and dust of of them. There are some really cool peices there. When you found the smoke pellets I really got jealous, I always wanted one that smoked. I have "The Spirit of 76", it doesn't smoke, it wasn't the one I wanted but it is a train. Mine still have the original boxes.

[@haroldbrown1998]

NICE FIND.

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

Your garage find yourself s pretty cool. The Lionel #2034 locomotive was what Lionel called a Scout locomotive. It was made in 1952 only, modeled after a Lionel #1110 locomotive. It’s tender is a #6066T which should be stamped on the bottom of the tender. It did not have a smoke unit, but you did display a bottle of Lionel SP Smoke Pellets. Don’t throw those out. They’re hard to come buy, and expensive on Ebay. The yellow gondola is the #3562-50 Barrel Car. Very cool operating car. It came with 6 barrels that when the car was energized, the barrels would travel upward on the car from the vibrations it would make, and the little swing arm would help guide them into a #160 black tray, or it could lock in place, and the barrels couldn’t fall off. On top of that swing arm is a little nub where a blue man would stand guiding the barrels off. I noticed in your box of things a special add on piece to that car. It’s an little black metal adapter that would clip onto the car to be used in conjunction with the #362 barrel loader. Hard to find original piece. Don’t lose it. Also, the car came with a #97 push button controller for it. I saw that in the box along with the special OTC track clip attached to a bunch of old wires, and the two 1 inch spacers used in conjunction with the #362 barrel loader. Very hard to find pieces as well that was attached to and operating track that uncouples cars, or works with operating cars like the barrel car. Clip off the old wires and discard them and put all of those things together in a large zip loc bag to keep them all together and safe. You don’t want to lose any of those things. Hopefully you find the 6 barrels that came with it. I believe I saw the little blue man for that barrel car in that box as well after watching your video a 2nd time. If not, you can easily find those things on eBay either original or reproductions. I hunt for original things myself because it makes it complete. I noticed that you have a #3494-1 NY Central Pacemaker operating boxcar. It was made in 1955 only. Good piece to own. Quite collectible. It was missing the actuating plunger to make the car work where the little man would pop out. I saw that plunger piece in your box when you took out the operating barrel car. Dig it out and find out a way to reinstall it to make the boxcar work again. You also have a #3461 operating log dump car. It came with 5 logs. Again, if you don’t have them, they’re easily found. You also have the #6352 Pacific Fruit Express Operating Ice Car that would work only in conjunction with the #352 Icing Station. It was made in 1955 - 57. The icing station operates with a little man pushing 5 little cubes of ice by a paddle into the car opening up the door and the ice cubes would fall in. Cool operating accessory and car. You have the #628 GE 44 ton locomotive. It was made in 1956 - 57. Nice locomotive with 1 axle magnatraction and 1 operating headlight. Nice piece because it has it’s original ornamental bell and horn which is usually one or both missing or broken. Clean up the plastic shell gently with mild soap and water, and give the motor a good cleaning and oiling. She’ll be a good runner. Try to bend the yellow handrail nice and straight again. You also have the #3469 operating ore dump car. You’d put in #206 Lionel coal in the car, put it over one of the operating track, push the button, and it would lift up and dump the coal into a #160 black bin. Fun car. Made from 1949 - 55. You also had another #6424 Automobile Car that missing a wheel set truck. I believe that spare truck in the box attaches to that car. That car originally came with 2 automobiles. It could have been Red, White, Turquoise and Yellow cars. It would be great to have that with all of the pieces. Quite collectible. It was made in 1956 - 59. The Baby Ruth cars are nice cars to have as well. You have a very neat operating accessory called the #494 Rotary Beacon. Either you have the Beacon top somewhere in that box, or you’re missing it, but you need to get one in order for that to work. It looks great when it’s lit up and operating going around and around. The Beacon piece is model number is 494-17, and the lens housing is 494-20. The light bulb is a GE 363. These parts are readily available. You’ll need to rewire all of your switches and operating tracks, but they sell original replacement wires for ALL of these things. They’re called Lionel Flat Ribbon Wire with either 3, 4, 5, or 6 wires together depending what you’re rewiring items are. Clean up everything, oil up everything including the freight cars wheels and axles. You can purchase Lionel lubricant kits at a local hobby shop or online like eBay. Labelle 107 is an oil product that I personally use myself because they have a needle applicator that gets into tight spaces. I hope this helps you out in your quest to using these great trains from the past. Like you mentioned in your video, these things were made in the US of America, New York, NY. Made with quality. They’ll last you for another 60 years. They just need a little TLC. I hope this helps you out and gets you started on a fun project. Good luck, and do a follow up video with everything working. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thanks and Happy Railroading, Tom

[@NoFear2473651]

wow! Thank you for all that great info! Thank you for watching!

[@jamesscarborough8655]

Another hint, you can use a steam iron to iron the paperwork flat again. Test doing it on one of the worst to get the hang of it, don't soak the paper.I sometimes use a spray bottle for the water and apply just a mist in the air over the paper then iron it flat. be careful....If the Lionel train virus gets you you will be hooked on this stuff!...lol. Also...To clean the cars I use a toothbrush with dawn detergent and or a 2" paint brush to clean the bodies of the cars. When done and dried use orange glow sprayed on a dried 2" brush to add a shine. When the oil dries it gives the cars a like new sheen. Happy Rails to you! P.S Not too much detergent....be careful around stamped lettering.

[@marcaliventialiventi765]

Memories of my grandma taking me and my brother to the Lionel train store on 50stand 6 Ave in midtown Manhattan in the late 60s early 70s at Christmas time getting us train sets every year for Christmas. Still have them

[@NoFear2473651]

Vert cool!

[@carltorjusen558]

$39.95 OUCH!! that was a lotta money back in the 50's ..many did not make that in a 40 hr work week...my 1st job in 1965 was 46$/week

[@Nashvillesteam42]

I have one of the original Lionel 773 Hudson freight set from 1950 it was a friend of mine and the train came with 10 cars magnatracton

[@BigPete7407]

It must have been a lot of fun. I've got a few sets of trains my dad collected. He had a small layout in what became my bedroom before I was born. Since then, I have collected trains for the the last 40 or so years. I am finally beginning my own layout that I've been dreaming of my whole life. It will start with an 8x12 table my wife built (yes built) for me, an expand from there! I am intending to make KZbin video of my progress. Anyway, great video really enjoyed it. Switches were 'O twenty-seven' the diameter of the curves and a brand of Lionel trains that were slightly less expensive. Steam engine was the same. The tracks were 027 'Operating' or 'Uncoupling' tracks, press the attached button with the correct car overhead and it operates or any car can open its coupler. Hope this helps...

[@MrBnsftrain]

3:29 I think that's to uncouple and activate speical cars like the yellow gondola! The cars at 8:49 and 13:22 were made after 1970! anything Lionel after 1969 is not considered part of the postwar era! 9:45 that car is for the operating icing station! That's quite a neat find! Too bad it's not a complete set!

[@NoFear2473651]

Cool, thanks for the info!

[@TheFRiNgEguitars]

That motor is an Erector set motor by Gilbert co, maker of American Flyer Trains. At 5:33 the straight track section with bulge is a remote uncoupler track.

[@ThePwcj]

I love digging through old musty boxes! Thank you and take care. Paul.

[@stevejoshua1995]

The house 13:55 is HO scale. My dad had them on his layout that combined O with HO.

[@ronzufelt1428]

Cool find. I still have my Lionel train set and Plasticvill buildings from the late 50's

[@kenc4240]

The Bud Car Is One Unit That I Have Not Seen Anyone Run Yet,I've Propably Watched Over a Hundred Train Videos This Winter, I Grew Up Beside The Tracks Living In Alberta Canada & The Dayliner (Bud Car )Went North In The Morning About 08:25hrs & South In The Evening About 19:25hrs 7 Days a Week. Was Taken Out Off Service In The Early 80's.

[@NoFear2473651]

Wow ok cool! thanks for watching!

[@kc9804]

Surprisingly I still have my grandfathers American flyer and even have a picture of him with it from 1959. It’s one of the few rare steam engines there were I’ll have to look at it and see what the number is and great video!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

That was a cool find. It's awesome that you still have all the old paperwork and stuff!

[@detailedguyman7020]

Amazing. I have always wanted an vintage lionel train stet. they where built so well, and looked amazind. But now are worth way to much to get one.

[@mankmemes5978]

My grandpa had lots of Lionel stuff and passed it down to me

[@thebruh2777]

actually, 40 dollars in 1950 is actually 470 dollars today, so they've remained around the same price.

[@grandpakevin3354]

The section of black track with the eye type looking piece in the middle is used to uncouple the cars. Electro magnit.

[@NoFear2473651]

Ok thanks!

[@rogerlee3941]

If you intend to operate your trains, you'll need a transformer. The most common in those days was the Lionel model 1033 which usually came with the smaller sets. Any transformer you use must produce ac power and be adjustable from 0 to 18 volts.

[@rolandofarrington7795]

I have one of those blue electric motors too, from an English Meccano set ( England's Erector set ) . It has a transmission connected to it, as I recall, a 3 speed forward with a reversing arm. It powers a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, what-have-you and is way cool, yours looks pretty New! Cheers!

[@DjKillaKoala]

The original invoice alone with the set is worth money I hope you kept it all together!

[@timothystadel6484]

The motor is from a late 50s erector set had one as a kid

[@JungleYT]

Yeah, that piece of track with the red thing is a magnetic uncoupler to magnetically open up the couplers to separate the cars with special couplers... 3:24 Bottom of railroad car at 3:46

[@johnsefko6481]

Did you get some track and get them to run???

[@HILLERYYARD]

wow a BN transfer caboose..very cool

[@lynwoodreed9032]

The motor and gearbox are from a Gilbert erector set! I remember having one and every time you touched it you got a shock!

[@NoFear2473651]

lol ok cool thanks

[@classicrestoration]

Yep, I had one as well... it powered a crane.

[@jodysmith7934]

WOW this an awsome find I would be in heaven an I'm a Lionel guy all the way!!!!

[@albertripley4969]

The two "switches" in question are used to disconnect railcars on a siding.

[@rickmalarky9878]

Thats a motor from an old Erector set. I had one as a kid. Cool video!

[@larryarcher4502]

If you're going to keep these train stored make sure you wrap them individually to keep them from getting any further damage from each other ,that's one of the funnest operating scales on the market bar none !!!

[@Redshirt214]

Awesome find man, should make a great Christmas display or start of a permanent layout. Don't worry about the red caboose, it is not missing a coupler... a lot of the later, lower price Lionel sets from the 1950s & 60s did away with couplers on the rear end of the caboose to save money. Unfortunately by that point Lionel was starting to go bankrupt. Your green BN transfer caboose is one of the first items brought out by Lionel in the 1970s after they emerged from bankruptcy, when they were bought out by MPC (Model Power Corp) a subsidiary of General Mills. It's a perfect companion to the center cab diesel you have, both would be right at home working in a small yard, no doubt that's why your girlfriend's grandfather bought it! Northern Pacific was one of the predecessors to Burlington Northern, too, and in the early days many old NP units kept their paint in BN service. Lionel also sells replacement trucks for railcars, so repairing the one car that is missing trucks is a simple do it yourself job that takes only a couple minuets and a screw driver. If anything doesn't work, google Lionel service stations and local hobby shops... there are still a few old timers out there who know how to repair this stuff and they will thank you for the business and the chance to work on something as opposed to so many modern trains that have to be sent back to the factory for repairs thanks to the complex electronics.

[@espeemike3698]

Hi Kory, It would be way cool to rehab some of this equipment and set up a little oval around the Christmas tree! I'm sure your girlfriend would appreciate the tribute to her father's legacy. Mike

[@NoFear2473651]

Thanks Mike, I just might do that!

[@goghfitness738]

Its what you call a axw track it causes special train cars to move the flat car with the"weird baulk head " is used to carry rails. That's model number

[@hastyone9048]

That is a motor from a 1950’s erector set.

[@scottfirman]

I had a teacher give me a double trainset years ago. Its a Bicentennial Bachmann train set. Someone brought it to school for a project I guess and left it behind. The teacher stored it in her supply closet until she retired. Knowing I was involved with trains, she gave me the set, it turned out to be a double set! I will never sell it as I have a Grandson now. Grandpa will be setting it up someday for him when he gets older. I will give it to him in my will or before then,whichever come first.

[@NoFear2473651]

Thats great! Im sure he will love it!

[@kpdvw]

The track with the red diamond in the center is a de-coupler track, everything especially the catalogues are worth real $$ today!

[@NoFear2473651]

Cool thanks!

[@XleeHS]

Awesome find!

[@stevemurray3235]

the NH loco in the trains book was my 1st enging bought for me in 1957, I was 5 yrs old and my dad started my collection in 57.. was quite large by 1967 .thats the year my heart was broken by some pos thief broke in stole everything.. had to be a collector just took all lionel things, still broken hearted

[@JERRYSAUTOS]

The piece that you didn't known what it was, is the power to the track. You have 2 of the same set with accessories. The wires were hard wired to the track, then you had to screw the open end of the wire to the control. I don't recall if they had speed adjustment or if it was just on and off

[@gysgt.k.r.daltonusmcmed.re5680]

The Red Structor is a Beacon for an Air Field. "027" is the Rail Gauge, of the Rails. I just saw BN Transfer Caboose! The house is HO Scale. I hope that I was able to shed some Light on your Questions, By the way, The Piece of track with the Red dot in the Middle is an UNCOUPLER. Bring the car over it in the Middle of the track, Push the Button the Magnet pulls the PIn to the Coupler. Have a fun with your Railroad. Semper Fidelis, The Gunny

[@NoFear2473651]

O ok cool, thanks for the info!

[@bobbyslater1198]

The uncoupler track is also used for animated cars like the gondola car.

[@N-Scale]

Oh , it is always fun to look at old stuff. Especially if you are an old guy like me. Mike

[@thebruh2777]

9:13 I have a running, almost perfectly functioning one of those. I like it a lot.

[@mankmemes5978]

Anonymous Waffle123 me too

[@GfwTrains]

Fun unboxing. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.

[@IMRROcom]

We played with the Red LV 627 on our lionel train set.

[@ustinman8446]

5:36 uncouples the cars or it operates different cars.

[@officialdieselstudios2251]

Some of those trains are worth a good bit of money!

[@jacko9759]

Hi, the motor is too an erector construction set and the track with the Red Dot on the center was used to activate different cars you the Penn Central the guy moved back and forth The Dump Car with dump pipe out of it and I forget what they are Pacific Express would do, hope that helps

[@CONTAINERMAN68]

Jack O I assuming the Pacific Express car added ice blocks through the top hatch? I'm just guessing, because I'm not that old! Cool stuff Kory! Roy

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

You have two sets there The steam loco set is from 1952 1953 it came with the 6035 Gondola The Orange Baby Ruth and the 6037 caboose The Northern Pacific 44 tonner came with the black flat car that had two model automobiles the red Bay Ruth tank car and 6257 caboose. That is from 1956 The Pacific Fruit Express is a refrigerator car from 1955 it came with and ice station that loaded ice cubes into the roof hatch That was number 352 The switches are 027 track The Pacemaker needs a plunger on the bottom so the figure pops out , that and the refrigerator car are worth some money The Green caboose maybe a newer item OR something the owner may have built some people did some weird things with their trains at times Strangest thing I ever found in a box of trains was a gem stone (birthstone) and a 44 caliber bullet unused

[@NoFear2473651]

Wow Thanks a lot for the info!

[@MrKenichi22]

They were O27 Gauge. The idea was that they were big enough for O Gauge track but small enough to navigate tight corners and conserve space. It was created to compete with Gilbert-American Flyer S Gauge.

[@NoFear2473651]

O ok cool! I am learning lol thanks for the info!

[@MrKenichi22]

KRPmodels You’re welcome, It is a great honor to speak with the creator of this video. Glad to tell you, Yep as early as the late 1910’s and early 1920’s when Lionel went National they were strong rivals between them, American Flyer (who was independent pre 1938, that was when Gilbert bought them yet they kept the name AF for familiarity. the fruits from the purchase wouldn’t come till 1946), Marx and Ives. It is ironic in a way looking back as both nearly ran out of business at the same time, Today Lionel and American Flyer are close friend/competitors though they are both owned by the same company Lionel mostly makes trains in O Gauge still to this day while American Flyer is S Gauge exclusive.

[@bruviskapaluchi5622]

Correct. O27 refers to a 27" radius if you were to put together a "circle" of track. Longer engines cannot negotiate tighter turns. Some have to have a "larger circle" such as O72. O27 track has rails that are not as tall as the rails for O gauge. I still have my O gauge set that I got for Christmas in 1962. It is a set from 1952 though. Dad got it used but it showed no wear. Keep all the paperwork. O27 track has "brown" cross-ties (metal) and O gauge has black ones. Fun to watch. Get it all lubed and running!

[@MrKenichi22]

Bruce Kalapach Very true. I remember reading that Lionel chose a different color rail tie to differentiate the traditional O Gauge vs O27 Gauge. Ah yes! Keep the Paperwork and she should look beautiful once oiled, cleaned and such.

[@coleolson4984]

that track that u didn't know what it was, is a track that has a magnet on it with is that red thing and it triggers a cart that opens up.

[@robertlindh1439]

u got some. nice train stuff.

[@KB5WQW]

I had a Lionel set with many accessories an Plasticville buildings which I have in boxes with no place to display/run them. It would've been about the same era as these trains. I have a picture of me playing with them. (Heap many moons ago. Probably late 50's early 60's) Too bad I can't post pics, here.

[@NoFear2473651]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing that. Thanks for watching. Yeah it is to bad you cant post pics on youtube comments!

[@zorrothekillers]

I love trains

[@Petemonster62]

The center-cab diesel switch engine weighed 44 tons for a reason. The railroad Union rules said that a locomotive weighing 45 tons or more must have a two-man crew. Some Lionel 027 gauge track made in the 1960s has silver ties.

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

To cool! Thanks for sharing

[@raymondsymonds6103]

Thw piece of track with wires attached n red in the middle is an uncoupler !

[@rolandofarrington7795]

Hey, be nice to that stuff, it's a time capsule and worth some bucks, even the paperwork!

[@gopernoperstrains3160]

What song did you use for the outdo? Spotify just gives me that song with some ridiculous mumbling dubbed over it.

[@NoFear2473651]

Its called Pride Before The Fall

[@gopernoperstrains3160]

THANK YOU. I've been trying to find it forever.

[@gopernoperstrains3160]

Wait, what artist is it? All I can find is a Rock song, not the Jazz piece you used at the end.

[@NoFear2473651]

Forgive me I thought you were asking about a different video it is: Jolly Old St Nicholas (instrumental) by: E's Jammy Jams

[@bhomas_real]

I have the catalog seen at 4:42. A very nice man gave it to me for free in almost perfect condition. Now it just sits next to my locomotives but every once in a while I'll go through the whole catalog. I also have the colored one from either 1951 or 1952.

[@NoFear2473651]

very cool!

[@d.od.3463]

I'm 77 and it looks to me like you found a bunch of old Lionel postwar 'stuff'...The most momentous part of your find is the Lionel Scout Locomotive #2034, released in 1952 which Greenberg's Price Guide lists as being worth $26 for 'Good' condition and $58 for 'Excellent' condition; I'd guess yours as 'Good'. That Locomotive plus all of the remaining cars added all together and all from the same time frame may bring you a grand total of $100. or so in Excellent condition. A person will never become rich collecting Lionel trains; they made literally millions of them.

[@aja1804]

at 3:03 is an Erector set motor

[@NoFear2473651]

Got it thanks!

[@edwardjackowski2701]

Yellow car is a barrel unloader

[@Vinyl_guy]

i also have one of those center cab diesels, my first lionel actualy

[@KandRCustomModels]

I can tell you are a novice with lionel trains but a nice find! The first item was a vibrating barrel car, the second was as log unloader car keep the paper work and catalogs its all got value even if a little tatered

[@NoFear2473651]

With Lionel yes, little b4 my time but still love them. Ok cool, thanks for the info, will do.

[@nieshaturner6656]

Richard Oehrig and she came and she said that she came a wife of woman and she was just as

[@Toaster844]

Sick find! Awesome

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

Lionel trains are the coolest toy ever made

[@angelecheverria7562]

Question how do you know what year Is a train ??? Can someone help thanks

[@mr.mangaming6713]

My grandpa has a set just like this, but he can’t use the smoke anymore because he ran out of pellets and they don’t sell pellets anymore instead they sell the fluid now. Anyone have any ideas on how to get more pellets?

[@NoFear2473651]

I am not sure on that one

[@mr.mangaming6713]

KRP models That’s ok I’ll figure something out

[@joecool9124]

you can use the liquid smoke in your old train but I would not put more than 3 or 4 drops, I use it in mine all the time. You can get a replacement heater that is made for liquid smoke also. It is not good to run them without something in the smokestack for smoke as it gets heated and can burn the heating element out.

[@grandpakevin3354]

The motor goes to erector set toy also from the 50's.

[@NoFear2473651]

Gotcha thanks!

[@robertlindh1439]

decoupling or car actuating track

[@robertnielsen2461]

That catalog is from 1955/56.Prices

[@mylennyuym]

The motor is from an A C Gilbert Erector set same company also made American Flyer trains.

[@stevenhoelderich9490]

I've never seen, anything like that, but I wish I had it.

[@rail-ryder7135]

Lionel is coming out with a GS class northern with whistle steam and cylinder steam.

[@lesliefrank3805]

Lionel cabooses had only 1 coupler on them not 2 why idk but only had 1

[@MrKenichi22]

I have a Lionel Thomas but there wasn’t allot to collect Lionel wise there. I will say as a Kid I would have a train garden my dad would build. But I just got a N Scale train set.

[@NoFear2473651]

Cool! I always got a HO LifeLike Set when I was a kid! Thought it was the coolest. Didint even know there was any other scale when I was young lol

[@MrKenichi22]

KRPmodels :) Ah HO Trains. One day I’d like to have a new HO set and Layout. For now though I will enjoy my N scale Trains.

[@NoFear2473651]

I Agree, have you checked out any of my other videos? I am a huge N Scale fan!

[@MrKenichi22]

KRPmodels Yes, I realize that too. Scales can be as big as G, or as small as Z... Though the Japanese made an even smaller Gauges, ZZ and the smallest T scale. In america the smallest you will see is N at your average Train shop.

[@MrKenichi22]

KRPmodels Ah yes, I saw the new layout video. wish you luck on that :) Looks really cool

[@leyland9999]

Hi, you wondered what that part with the wires might be. Well, it is a piece of track used for connecting the track to the transformer. Perhaps there is another box somewhere stored with the remaining track. Must be as it would be strange why the track is the only thing missing while the rest seems to be there. This collection is what is usually found at peoples homes. A well used (or sometimes abused) starter set with only a few extra items bought seperately. But after a while the trains end up in their boxes to be forgotten forever. Most of the times these sets were given to kids as a present but it never came to be a real model railway set up. Trains use a lot of space, the seperate parts were (and are) expensive and times have changed dramatically, leaving model railroading in a very difficult position as for competing with computer gaming and the like. So a nice find but nothing special really. Nonetheless, if you can manage to get it going again and you can demonstrate it and sell it, the items may get a new home where they are treasured and cared for. Worst case scenario would be to discard the items and/or slaughtered for parts. That is usually the case with model train finds like this that have no particular value due to the fact the track is obsolete, the trains are in a rough condition, missing parts and so on. I live in Holland and I restore HO-scale Trix Express trains. Lionel never made it to Europe. Greetings from Holland! Willem.

[@NoFear2473651]

Thanks for the info. I did end up finding a box of track, qite a bit actually

[@timothystadel6484]

027 is the guage

[@djmpvae27091978]

Where did u find it?

[@NoFear2473651]

Garage!

[@jyemcmahon4497]

did you know how collectable price thay are

[@NoFear2473651]

Not raelly!

[@sharkyfish3492]

It is a nice find, might be helpful in your future videos to do a bit of research on the items you uncover. Like the vintage erector set motor, and the lionel rolling stock.

[@richardgordon8110]

My folks gpt me an Amerocam Flyet steam set in 1952. Not exactly a Lionel but close.

[@charlesgamble7767]

wish you shown more respect for history you are holding

[@thefutureofyesterday8136]

I would safely say that only the privileged had these type train sets some 65 years ago. $250 plus was a lot of money then so to have a item such as these for leisure had to be wealthy families. I have that same switcher engine that I bought at a estate sale many years ago. It was also with some 50’s Lionel cars and engine such as you have here. However, I wonder if I still have that stuff.... I never had a way to test them or run them at the time of purchase and years later. I can now but I had forgotten all about those items until I ran up on your video here. If I recall correctly I think mine are O scale 2 rail. It will bug me to death now to locate those things! Were you able to test the engines? If so did they run?

[@NoFear2473651]

I was not able to test them yet although I did find the track and it has 3 rails.

[@thefutureofyesterday8136]

KRPmodels I found mine and yes they are 3 rail. I oiled it up and greased the gears a bit. It was totally locked up from years of storage. I can hand turn the geared wheels on with lots of effort. However when on the track the light comes on and it hums almost rattles a bit. The connection wheels have build up that I have not cleaned yet. This estate find from years back has 3 lionel engines and cars. All of them run great really except the switcher like you have in this video. I may get it going one day but not today it seems. I have hundreds of train engines and fleets of cars and all the trimmings for H O scale. A decent amount of O scale and even some N scale but HO is my choice since I was a kid. I just thought I would leave a update to the ole switcher.

[@IsleOfYouToob]

Use CRC to clean the gunk and carbon out of the motor, wheels, track and things. Then, using a good quality oil, lubricate all the places where moving metal parts touch (include where axles contact wheels). Do not lubricate the wheels or track because it will negatively impact your traction.

[@dacuzzz]

hi Kory.. what an awesome find... the 027 loco is the gauge.. like HO or O ... i think the Lionel stuff made in the USA in the fifties is worth some money... thanks for sharing this awesome un-boxing.. vinny

[@bobbyslater1198]

Mine from 1956 are is excellent condition, but no boxes.

[@jackdurbin4324]

Hey I got a train is 25 years old Jack and 👽👽

[@marcaliventialiventi765]

Even harder to find is the old American flyer train

[@bobbyslater1198]

027 is the gauge, not the model number.

[@NoFear2473651]

Cool! Thanks for watching!

[@andrewwilson5631]

Are you sure that the 44 toner isn't made by Williams? I have an identical one (Rock Island paint scheme) by Williams.

[@NoFear2473651]

I will have to check on that, thanks for watching!

[@andrewwilson5631]

KRPmodels Mine actually says “Williams Electric Trains TM” on the bottom in between the two trucks.

[@sudriansignalman9387]

it's Lionel

[@andrewwilson5631]

Gaming blue engine productions Interesting.

[@atomicflash1753]

Yeah right you're going to treat them well, you're going through that catalog ripping all the pages ,thats old paper you got to be a little more delicate and firstly you got to know your business before you do this you don't know anything about what you got there ,mostly it's a lot of junk

[@brianturner8477]

I can see you are mainly an “n” scale guy. From your video, you don’t seem to have had much exposure to vintage Lionel trains. This video is a couple of years old, so maybe that has changed. I suggest contacting Train Collectors Association in Strasburg, PA and see if there is someone in your area to help you figure out what all that stuff is.

[@earlscaanlon4353]

Nice Hemingray 42 in gree. 20 dollars easy

[@thesierrastandard7281]

I could help you tune of those old things if you would like! It would be a pleasure. Tell me if you do I'd love to help you.

[@NoFear2473651]

Ok thanks, I will definitely let you know if I decide to get them going

[@thesierrastandard7281]

Alrighty!

[@scottpool4777]

Yes those cars are quite valuable $1000 for one car.

[@peterhanton9528]

You're like an archeologist using dynamite on afine excavation.

[@scottfirman]

That red motor is for an Erector set,not train set.

[@NoFear2473651]

Gotcha, thanks!

[@haydenridesdirtbikes7568]

That motor was for an erector set

[@NoFear2473651]

Got it thanks!