Lionel Trains 1950's Unboxing! Garage Find!

I unbox some really cool vintage Lionel model trains and accessories from the 1950's.
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  • @arnoldberk7686
    @arnoldberk76863 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @juanmuniz1259
    @juanmuniz12596 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @marcaliventialiventi765
    @marcaliventialiventi7656 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Vert cool!

  • @carltorjusen558
    @carltorjusen5586 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ronzufelt1428
    @ronzufelt14286 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ThePwcj
    @ThePwcj6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TomzTrainzandAccessories
    @TomzTrainzandAccessories6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jamesscarborough8655

    @jamesscarborough8655

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @JDsHouseofHobbies
    @JDsHouseofHobbies6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @BigPete7407
    @BigPete74076 жыл бұрын

    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 KZread 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
    @MrBnsftrain6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cool, thanks for the info!

  • @crinkle2649
    @crinkle26494 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @rolandofarrington7795
    @rolandofarrington77956 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @HILLERYYARD
    @HILLERYYARD4 жыл бұрын

    wow a BN transfer caboose..very cool

  • @MrMarshall7491
    @MrMarshall74912 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @detailedguyman7020
    @detailedguyman70206 жыл бұрын

    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

    @mankmemes5978

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thebruh2777

    @thebruh2777

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @randysrockandrollrailroad8207
    @randysrockandrollrailroad82076 жыл бұрын

    To cool! Thanks for sharing

  • @haroldbrown1998
    @haroldbrown19982 жыл бұрын

    NICE FIND.

  • @larryarcher4502
    @larryarcher45023 жыл бұрын

    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 !!!

  • @espeemike3698
    @espeemike36986 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mike, I just might do that!

  • @XleeHS
    @XleeHS6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome find!

  • @kc9804
    @kc98046 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @N-Scale
    @N-Scale6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @GfwTrains
    @GfwTrains4 жыл бұрын

    Fun unboxing. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.

  • @kenc4240
    @kenc42406 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wow ok cool! thanks for watching!

  • @Toaster844
    @Toaster8444 жыл бұрын

    Sick find! Awesome

  • @jodysmith7934
    @jodysmith79346 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stevejoshua1995
    @stevejoshua19955 жыл бұрын

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

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheFRiNgEguitars
    @TheFRiNgEguitars6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @DjKillaKoala
    @DjKillaKoala4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertlindh1439
    @robertlindh14396 жыл бұрын

    u got some. nice train stuff.

  • @officialdieselstudios2251
    @officialdieselstudios22516 жыл бұрын

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

  • @billfusionenterprise
    @billfusionenterprise7 ай бұрын

    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

  • @Redshirt214
    @Redshirt2145 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Madisonvillehartfordandeastern
    @Madisonvillehartfordandeastern Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @grandpakevin3354
    @grandpakevin33546 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ok thanks!

  • @rogerlee3941
    @rogerlee39416 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @kpdvw
    @kpdvw6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cool thanks!

  • @albertripley4969
    @albertripley49696 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rickmalarky9878
    @rickmalarky98782 жыл бұрын

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

  • @goghfitness738
    @goghfitness7386 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @zorrothekillers
    @zorrothekillers6 жыл бұрын

    I love trains

  • @stevemurray3235
    @stevemurray32354 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @scottfirman
    @scottfirman6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thats great! Im sure he will love it!

  • @gysgt.k.r.daltonusmcmed.re5680
    @gysgt.k.r.daltonusmcmed.re56806 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    O ok cool, thanks for the info!

  • @bobbyslater1198

    @bobbyslater1198

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JERRYSAUTOS
    @JERRYSAUTOS4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Petemonster62
    @Petemonster626 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @lynwoodreed9032
    @lynwoodreed90326 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol ok cool thanks

  • @classicrestoration

    @classicrestoration

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thebruh2777
    @thebruh27774 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mankmemes5978

    @mankmemes5978

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anonymous Waffle123 me too

  • @KB5WQW
    @KB5WQW6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @arielfilmsinc1926
    @arielfilmsinc19266 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wow Thanks a lot for the info!

  • @timothystadel6484
    @timothystadel64844 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Vinyl_guy
    @Vinyl_guy2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rolandofarrington7795
    @rolandofarrington77956 жыл бұрын

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

  • @coleolson4984
    @coleolson49846 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @hastyone9048
    @hastyone90484 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jacko9759
    @jacko97596 жыл бұрын

    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

    @CONTAINERMAN68

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MrKenichi22
    @MrKenichi226 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MrKenichi22

    @MrKenichi22

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @brucekalapach5622

    @brucekalapach5622

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @MrKenichi22

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @skooby_doobie_doonkann3334
    @skooby_doobie_doonkann33346 жыл бұрын

    Lionel trains are the coolest toy ever made

  • @raymondsymonds6103
    @raymondsymonds61036 жыл бұрын

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

  • @KandRCustomModels
    @KandRCustomModels6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nieshaturner6656

    @nieshaturner6656

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dacuzzz
    @dacuzzz6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @bobbyslater1198

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JungleYT
    @JungleYT6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @johnsefko6481

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @d.od.3463
    @d.od.34634 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @stevenhoelderich9490
    @stevenhoelderich94904 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ustinman8446
    @ustinman84466 жыл бұрын

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

  • @grandpakevin3354
    @grandpakevin33546 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gotcha thanks!

  • @rail-ryder7135
    @rail-ryder71354 жыл бұрын

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

  • @gopernoperstrains3160
    @gopernoperstrains31606 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Its called Pride Before The Fall

  • @gopernoperstrains3160

    @gopernoperstrains3160

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @gopernoperstrains3160

    @gopernoperstrains3160

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @angelecheverria7562
    @angelecheverria75626 жыл бұрын

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

  • @richardgordon8110
    @richardgordon81106 жыл бұрын

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

  • @leyland9999
    @leyland99996 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @marcaliventialiventi765
    @marcaliventialiventi7656 жыл бұрын

    Even harder to find is the old American flyer train

  • @robertnielsen2461
    @robertnielsen24614 жыл бұрын

    That catalog is from 1955/56.Prices

  • @edwardjackowski2701
    @edwardjackowski27012 жыл бұрын

    Yellow car is a barrel unloader

  • @scottpool4777
    @scottpool47774 жыл бұрын

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

  • @earlscaanlon4353
    @earlscaanlon43536 жыл бұрын

    Nice Hemingray 42 in gree. 20 dollars easy

  • @robertlindh1439
    @robertlindh14396 жыл бұрын

    decoupling or car actuating track

  • @thesierrastandard7281
    @thesierrastandard72816 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thesierrastandard7281

    @thesierrastandard7281

    6 жыл бұрын

    Alrighty!

  • @thefutureofyesterday8136
    @thefutureofyesterday81366 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thefutureofyesterday8136

    @thefutureofyesterday8136

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @IsleOfYouToob

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @lesliefrank3805
    @lesliefrank38052 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MrKenichi22
    @MrKenichi226 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @MrKenichi22

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MrKenichi22

    @MrKenichi22

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @MrKenichi22

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @djmpvae27091978
    @djmpvae270919786 жыл бұрын

    Where did u find it?

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Garage!

  • @brianturner8477
    @brianturner84774 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mr.mangaming6713
    @mr.mangaming67135 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    5 жыл бұрын

    I am not sure on that one

  • @mr.mangaming6713

    @mr.mangaming6713

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @joecool9124

    @joecool9124

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @aja1804
    @aja18046 жыл бұрын

    at 3:03 is an Erector set motor

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Got it thanks!

  • @lllehn
    @lllehn6 жыл бұрын

    OMG 😮 I got one Lionel train o sum you

  • @timothystadel6484
    @timothystadel64844 жыл бұрын

    027 is the guage

  • @sharkyfish3492
    @sharkyfish34926 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @peterhanton9528
    @peterhanton95286 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jackdurbin4324
    @jackdurbin43244 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bhomas_real
    @bhomas_real5 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NoFear2473651

    5 жыл бұрын

    very cool!

  • @orsonjarrett
    @orsonjarrett6 жыл бұрын

    That uncouples train cars.

  • @jyemcmahon4497
    @jyemcmahon44976 жыл бұрын

    did you know how collectable price thay are

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not raelly!

  • @charlesgamble7767
    @charlesgamble77676 жыл бұрын

    wish you shown more respect for history you are holding

  • @johnrettig1880
    @johnrettig18804 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by " Old Trains " ??? They were brand new when I saw them . Oh and as for the $ 34.95 . That was back when Money was Real . Now a days all you can get for that price is crap . No where as good compared to the older quality . Those insulators that you're holding or not just glass they are lead glass ( lead as in old bullets ) .

  • @haydenridesdirtbikes7568
    @haydenridesdirtbikes75686 жыл бұрын

    That motor was for an erector set

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

    Got it thanks!

  • @abbiestriplin71
    @abbiestriplin716 жыл бұрын

    Some of those cars and trains are rare take them out of the garage and run them

  • @andrewwilson5631
    @andrewwilson56316 жыл бұрын

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

  • @NoFear2473651

    @NoFear2473651

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @andrewwilson5631

    @andrewwilson5631

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sudriansignalman9387

    @sudriansignalman9387

    6 жыл бұрын

    it's Lionel

  • @andrewwilson5631

    @andrewwilson5631

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gaming blue engine productions Interesting.