The INFAMOUS Lady Lionel Train Set!
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025
- Let's take a trip through history and revisit the Lady Lionel, one of the most iconic Lionel sets ever made! We will be running the 1991 Remake of the original 1957 Post War Set.
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This week we are taking a look at a set that I have always wanted in my collection! Don’t forget to drop a comment about a train or set that you have always wanted! What do you want to add to your model Railroad collection?
Don’t forget about the conventional classes version from 2011
need to add an entire O gauge fleet and layout! currently have a lot of G scale. your channel and my friend eric’s (Eric’s Trains) are a huge inspiration for the forthcoming purchase 🙏🏼
Chris, can you please tell me if this engine uses magne-traction or traction tires? In all of the descriptions it says it has both but that doesn't make sense. Thanks, Glenn
The engine has traction tires. It does not seem to have magnatraction and if it does, it is much weaker than its Post War counterpart.
@@RBPTrains thanks for taking the time to let me know. I appreciate that.
I received the Lady Lionel as a Christmas gift back in 1957 and still have the complete set with all seven cars and the track; I do not have the boxes nor the transformer. We last ran it in 2009 and seeing your video really brought back memories! Thank you for posting.
I once met a girl who was very enthusiastic about railroading.
We had a New Year's party at her parents house: we filled their basement floor with LGB! (-Her Dad LOVED it!)
-strange how her enthusiasm began to fade after we got married...
I can remember when you couldn't give one of those away to my friends in the neighborhood who loved Lionel trains! haha
Lionel: how do we get girls into model railroading?
Employee: paint a o gauge freight train in their favorite colors?
Lionel: Sir, you are a GENIUS!
actually, i like this set alot. not for its sexist background ofc, but the unique color scheme is certainly a looker
@@yeoldeseawitch that’s cool….though idk why you used the s word lol their just colors, any gender can like them
@@yeoldeseawitch Actually the pink stereotype was largely the result of cultural fad in the 1950s started by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. She was a pink FANATIC, and from what I've read did everything from wearing pink dresses to state events to decorating whole White House rooms in the color. Women of the era LOVED it and it became a nationwide trend. Although some may have used it for sexist reasons, in reality that wasn't often what it was about (at least originally).
Honestly Chris this was a fantastic video! Not alot of love for this set here on RUclips and further more nobody's done a proper review on one of these sets till now! Well done!
Thanks Matt!
The enthusiasm this young man demonstrates for the hobby is refreshing and fun. Thank you Chris! Well done!
Thank you! These videos are a lot of fun to make!
I remember seeing a original set at the Iron Horse hobby shop back in the 80s undesired is now definitely desirable . I just bought a 1953 Hudson 2055 not rare but love the 50s magnatracktion and smoke and whistle
The 2055 is a great engine!
Big thanks for this video as the original set has a dear place in my heart. My grandfather gifted me one back in either 1958 or '59. That was so I had a Lionel to run and didn't mess with the heirloom standard gauge set he had set up at Christmas.
I cherished this set and in the summer I would take it with me when my parents shipped me off to my aunt's house. I kept it there for a couple of years, saving up the nickels & dimes to buy another piece of track. Always took great care of it and put it away when it was time to go back home and to school.
Until one summer and I got to my aunt's place and couldn't find the set where I put it. Searched around for a few days thinking maybe it got moved. After a while I asked about it and she told me she gave it away because someone liked it. I was never asked, nothing. To say I cried is an understatement. Sure wish I had it. The Toy Train Museum at Strasburg has an original set that's operational.
What a story! That must have been a rough day. I have no words! I hope the person it was given to appreciates it. Thank you for sharing.
What a fantastic set to have in your collection! A real talking point for sure!
This one was in the category of "what were they thinking?".
It's history parallels that of pinball machines that didn't sell well back in the day. They didn't sell well because they were not very good games. But today, they are highly sought after due to being rare.
You are so right Chris! Crazy how these have become so collectible over the years
I guess they thought it was a chance for boys to get their little sisters into railroading stuff (and like double their market). Unfortunately for them, a number of young girls back then just weren't into that sort of thing. It's a very clever idea, but unfortunately had a very slim chance of success. I saw this set in a documentary and a bunch of guys laughed when it came out. One fellow said he had almost never known a girl to even touch a train set back then.
Chris - You have a Great attitude, when you do these videos. Thanks for bringing us some positives in our life.
Thank you Steve!
I am very fascinated with the girls train right now. I recently went to a train display that was being held by a local train club in Ft Meyers Florida for a Christmas display. They had several postwar trains that they were selling for parts at $5.00 each . I figured I could make at least 1 good train to replace my broken MTH units I bought in 2002. I actually fixed all 5 of the trains and they all run perfectly!! One of those 5 had a pink underbelly and had chips out of the paint on top that revealed pink spots on the engine, tender as well. I have stripped the black paint away from the engine and it is an original pink girls train #2037. My Question to everyone is should I repaint it pink as some of the paint is chipped away or should I leave it alone?
Could easily be made into an Easter Special if lionel felt like it
I was thinking the exact same thing who cares if it's girl colors if a guy wants to run this train put some Easter bunnies around it and there you go 😂
You know lionel wouldn’t because the set is just to rare but they could make a new version and make
an Easter 🐣 special
@@Mowers_mud1 That’s what they ment
That sounds like a great idea. Then you could tie the evil Easter bunny to the tracks and...🐰🐰🐰
Wonka is probably the closest thing we'll get to an Easter set
That's a great looking set Chris it's great when they reissued it as a conventional running engine like it would have been in the 1957 👍👍
I was thinking the same thing! Glad they kept the mechanics simple on this set
Great video Chris! Telling the history of that infamous set was very informative. I too am looking for an original 1587S Lady Lionel set as well, but I’m also on the hunt for a 2274W Lionel Congressional Set from 1956, the 2296W Canadian Pacific set from 1957, and the 2555W Father snd Son Set from 1960. I already have 2190W Super Speedliner Set from 1952, with the twin 2343 locomotives, the Large Door 2530 Railway Express Agency baggage car, and a 2343C “B” Unit to complete the set. As with Lionel train collecting, there’s always room for more. LOL
There is always room for more! You are so right :)
I hear the Canadian Pacific F3 set with Passenger cars went for $6,000. I wouldn't pay 600 for it but somebody paid silly money
Ah, the "girls' train". "Hey little sis, wanna get into railroading?" A hilarious debacle.
I went to a train show in Lincoln Nebraska a couple of years ago and saw one. It ran around the layout like it was brand new. My granddaughter just adored it. Thanks for sharing your video. 👍👍
Another awesome set and another awesome video. This set is on my list but subway sets are still my favorites.
I started shopping for subway sets because of your videos! I just missed a MTH worlds fair set that someone was selling.
@@dagryffynhobby I have that subway car set and the two car add-on. I loved the old Redbird subway cars that ran on the F line on Jamaica Avenue in my part of Queens New York. Mike's train House made a subway car train covered in graffiti that probably will become a collector's item because a lot of people would not want a reminder of when New York was going down. I remember when a kid got electrocuted by the third rail when he was going to paint graffiti on the subway cars and everybody was going on about the poor kid and I said the little bastard got what he deserved. He was trespassing with criminal intent to damage city property the city would spend a fortune cleaning subway cars from graffiti. People don't have respect for anything at all anymore such a sorry state.
I remember seeing this set in one of Lionel's 2000s catalogs and thinking what in the world are they doing. Nice to hear the history of this set. Crazy how it went from no one wanting it to everyone wanting it!
What set am I after? Probably that Kinlet Hall you showed last time. I might even take the Albert or any other real Hall Class Lionel produced. I saw Kinlet in my local hobby shop recently, but couldn't afford it. :(
That Kinlet Hall set is great! I am sure you will add it one day!
I do have an original set. We played with it during the holidays growing up and I just recently inherited it from my father. It had been sitting in a box for 2 decades and I just set it up for Christmas because that’s what we used to do, and it fired right up.
Fantastic! I kind of want the blue caboose now. The set looks fantastic rolling next to the Lego.
As far as what I’m looking for, other than one of every single piece Lionel ever made, I’d really like to find a pristine prewar 226e passenger set.
Great video Chris 👍
LOL! "Every piece Lionel ever made". Excellent answer :)
Awesome Chris! what a great train set. I will be on the lookout for one of the remakes now.
I cannot wait to see vintage sets running on your layout Matt!
An interesting video and your history of the sets was spot on. Having been a kid in that mid fifties era I have my thoughts on the failure of the Girls Train Set. My sister wanted one for Christmas but our parents refused to buy it for her since girls played with dolls and boys with trains back then. Pastel colors were also very much in vogue in the mid-fifties especially on some of the more expensive cars of the era so I feel that Lionel may have been trying to become more mainstream with that set. My sister did purchase a K-Line version many years later. One difference between your 8014 engine and the 1957's original 2037 engine is the addition of the eccentric rod to the valve gear.
Amazing find, Chris! A failure that's become a winner at auctions! I was told of a man who, back in the day, couldn't find the conventional Lionel train set he wanted, but did find the 'Lady Lionel' set at a much reduced price. He didn't like the pastel colouring, so he set about repainting it to a more prototypical look. A few years before he past away, he found out the set in the original paint scheme had sold at auction for $15000 Cdn! I don't think that's what killed him, but it sure didn't help. Also, K-line marketed a girls pastel coloured train in the 90's. I remember watching a family trying to convince their young daughter to let them buy her this set, but she screamed out loud that she wanted one just like they had just gotten for her older brother! It seems it wasn't just the guys who rejected this new look!
Wow another beautiful train
Take me to the 50s so I can buy 2 of these
I knew it! That set is nice! My grandfather used to have that set.
Does your family still have it? The originals are very collectible and rare
@@Surfliner450 One of my cousins has it but only takes it out on Christmas time. So yes we do still have it!
That’s so cool that you have one still in the family! Make sure he doesn’t get rid of it!
@@dagryffynhobby 👍
I love this set. Thank you so much for sharing. Thumbs up.
I have the counter part boys freight set 1603WS you showed in the 1958 catalog. I also have a 1957 Diesel Alco set 1569. I got it from a woman who received it from her dad as a little girl in 1957. More proof the pink girls train didn’t work. Great job on this topic Chris!
Aha, so there WERE railroading gals back then! 😀
It fascinates me how a big reason why it failed was because girls that were into model trains wanted the same realistically-colored model trains marketed at boys. The girls wanted black steam locomotives, not pastel pink ones! And I'm not surprised it's now a sought-after collectors' item.
I own the undecorated Lionchief Lionel 0-8-0 #99 from the Personalization set. Will be having it customized for my Eeriee Railway along with a host of freight cars. I recommend you take a look at finding one of these engines as they are great.
Nice find. Excellent video. Set looks amazing. Take care.
Tim
Thanks Tim! Hope you are well!
Lionel could rebrand that, as the "Pepto Bismol set." Was one of those things in old days, 'toys for girls' had to be that pink color.
It's a very interesting set. I'm sure back in 1957 they never realized that one day it would be very valuable one day decades later.
The lady lionel set is such an interesting piece of Lionel's history it's a shame that it probably won't ever get re-released. To me that is just sad because I think it would be such a interesting and different set to have in a collection. I would have to seriously consider it for my collection.
they could re-release it with a diffrent name like the "Pastel freight" or something. Williams reproduced it by licence and even added a pink gg1 set too
I have most of my Dad’s set that is the regular ‘57 issue train of this engine with the Boston & Maine boxcar and the Baby Ruth Candy bar boxcar. 2 of the cars are missing, but it’s very special.
Infamous indeed! My wife's upper lip curls so much when she sees "The Girls Train" that it reaches her right eyebrow. "WHAT were they thinking!" she says, "A little girl that wants a train wants one that looks like the REAL THING, not this insult to women and girls!"
So it was back in the 50's, little girls that wanted a train wanted nothing to do with the "Lady Lionel!"
In a way though, American Flyer came up with a girls train kind of by accident with their "Circus Train." It had a streamlined steam engine which girls liked, cars with animals which girls liked, and done in bold primary colors (not pastels) which girls liked. There's been a number of husband-and-wife teams featured in "Classic Toy Trains" magazine where the wife states she had the AF Circus Train as little girl.
By the way Chris, I noticed a ring on the third finger of your left hand. What does your wife think of the "Lady Lionel?"
$49.95 for a "Lady Lionel" back in the 50's? Just to put that in perspective that was when gasolene was going for 21 cents a gallon!
That’s a sweet set! They had the girls K-Line GG1 at Kenilworth Mall (Towson) a few years back for their Christmas layout.
I remember they had the reproduction of the girls set and other big postwar pieces, sad that they downsized
@@hmhobbies oh right! That’s when they had they layout almost going around the fountain. Last year we went it was a nightmare just trying to watch some trains. I definitely recommend White Marsh Fire and of course Wise Ave Fire
@@NixCrossing yeah I love the white marsh fire layout
@@hmhobbies I should have last years layout on my channel. It looked amazing last year given all the 2020 happenings lol
Beautiful set chris!
Ha! I have one, by accident or mishap. My sister in 1970 wanted a train like my Dad had... she kept asking for one... different time, he didn't figure she wouldn't play with it long, so the guy who he did buy trains from sold him one of these sets very slightly used for cheap, he thinks he paid like $10. Like others have commented, there was a time you couldn't give these sets away to collectors. He brought it home, she cried for three days because she wanted a black train, LOL! So he took her to the store and let her pick out her own train, the pink lady went back in her original box with all her cars, transformer and accessories. My parents then retired and moved in the late 90s... while helping them back, specially helping my Dad pack his extensive collection of Lionel, I opened a box and was mesmerized by all the pink beauty... he laughed and told me to take it, that before I was born my older sister had begged for a train but hated it. I gladly took it off his hands! I bet that train dealer wished they would have held onto it for awhile longer, because now it is highly sought after.
My mother and her coworkers did not use the pink locomotives during their careers on the NYC & LV. They used Alco and EMD engines to pull coal hoppers and Pacemaker boxcars through Niagara Falls. I'm sure they would appreciate the rolling stock in the set!
I am lucky enough to have my mom's original lady Lionel set, given to her by her grandmother. My mom passed in 2000 of breast cancer when I was 11.
As a child I remember it being brought out a Christmas, and only at Christmas. It's been well loved, so the paint on the engine isn't in perfect condition. The other cars could stand to be cleaned, but all the original cars and parts are still there. I still have the original box for everything, too. I think the original transformer has gotten a bit weak. But maybe the train needs some maintenance at this point.
I couldn't care what the value of this set is. My mom cherished this train set, and I do as well. I'll keep it forever, bring it out at Christmas when I can, and if I have kids, I'll pass it down to them.
Another amazing video Chris! Such an amazing set with a interesting history behind it. Lionel did make a Boys Train with a blue engine just to counter the Girls Train but only 4 of those exist. Hmmm if it's one set I would love to have in my collection, it is a big split between a 785 Hudson and Madison cars or a Prewar 226E with a freight or passenger set. Or the FARR 5 with the PRR Turbine. Just too many trains I would love to get!
All of those are great options to collect!
Thanks for reviewing the lady lionel set. I have always wanted an original postwar set. They had a complete one with boxes at york last month. It was five thousand dollars in the blue hall. Did you see it?
good find, even the re-issue. I bet your girls will love this one
This set has been a hit with them!
The American Flyer Silver Bullet set 100%! It’s always spoken to me since I first saw one when I was 7.
Enjoyed it very much. One to watch.
Hi if you get time Have a look at my channel. See what you think. Thanks for your support and time.
Another great video. Awesome as always
Thank you! Enjoy the weekend!
Yes, I DO have the 1991 "Girl's Set"!!!!! I used to buy my Marklin items from a little 'hole-in-the-wall' store called "Tony's Train Town" in Cedar Grove, NJ. Al's best sellers were Lionel & Marklin.
In 1991, Al knew I had just had a baby girl. He asked me if I wanted a "Girl's Set" for her. I procrastinated for about 6 months, but finally gave in. I believe I paid $495.00 for it. The set came out at Christmas & was run for about 4 or 5 years under our tree. My daughter was intrigued & loved to watch it go around its oval of track. I did put in smoke fluid & my wife thought the Christmas tree was burning! Yeah, it really puffed!!
Around 6 years later, Al asked me if I wanted to sell the set. He was prepared to give me $1200.00 if the boxes & original outer box was still intact. (He told me a customer was giving him $1500.00 if he could find a set). I thought about it, then told him that my daughter would disown me if I sold it.
My daughter is now 30 years old. The set has remained packed away since the early 2000s. I asked her recently if she minded that I sold the set. I'm not going to mention what part of my anatomy she would hang me by if I ever brought up selling HER set again. Hence, the set remains in its box in my cellar with all the Marklin stuff!
Thanks for sharing your story and I am glad you are keeping the set!
It’s like your looking back in time with this thing
Your collection of vintage Lionel trains has me curious. Have you collected any of the old accessories Lionel and American Flyer made back in the day? Excellent video as always though. You quickly became my favourite train youtuber!
@We Were Machines, no accessories yet, except for the reissue of the operating milk car. Maybe one day! Not much room left on the layout for accessories but my dad has a Post War layout where we have started a small collection of accessories. Thank you for watching and for your support!
Thara a great video. I am looking for the maple leaf limited edition set, and some of the fallen flag sets. Maybe a few of the FARR sets. All great note worthy sets in Lionel history.
Great sets!
A few FARR sets would be nice, I recently picked up a couple of the engines, it would be cool to have the complete sets.
I need to find my old Lionel set because I’m pretty sure I’ve got a “regular” model of that exact train and tender. It was passed to me by my grandpa. I haven’t set it up in a hot minute because I don’t have a dedicated room. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not even remotely similar because of how long it’s been since I saw it, but still. I gotta open it all up again and reminisce
I always enjoy digging out old sets and checking them out. Nostalgic and fun at the same time!
Thanks for another rare and unusual train set funny how things that didn’t sell are worth so much
That is certainly a fun train! Thanx for that video. I think my next set is also a fun one: the Scooby Doo set LOL
I wish I could find Scooby! Been looking for that one too, lol!
@@RBPTrains ROH ROH! :-)
Great video Chris. I was wondering if the “girls” train was such a flop and had become a hot collectible. What about the fate of the “boys” train in the sky blue color for the loc, red hopper, yellow gondola, blue boxcar, and yellow caboose. Is it just as collectible? Would you consider adding it to your collection. I sure would. Be safe 👍🙂
To me, it looks like flamingo pink & I am reminded of Florida. The pastel blue & yellow remind me of Miami. A Flamingo Special may be an interesting concept for a custom train paint job.
Great video Chris. I had this set back in 1991 but got in a pinch and needed cash fast so I sold it. I never opened mine and have always wondered because it said it had both Magne-traction and traction tires. Can you clarify that for me please? I have a line on another one locally. Thanks, Glenn
Hey Chris, I didn’t realize how good the Lego sets look with O gauge Trains. I actually have the Lego Diner, Corner Garage, and the Book store I built. I have room on my layout and I’m going to try these for looks on my layout minus the mini figures. You always can get ideas from RUclips videos 😊👍🏻
Another great video ! Keep up the good work
Thanks Scott!
i bought the NYC set from this same catalog year, uses the same engine though in black. I believe it was my first new production O Gauge set. I was just a pup at the time
Chris can you tell me if this engine has Magnetraction or traction tires. The descriptions I have seen says it has both.
It appears K-line made three variations of this set, as well as a MP-15 diesel engine. Williams did as well and a GG1 passenger version.
The set was unusual(besides being pink and pastel) in that the engine and tender was medium priced while the cars are top of the line.
Two 6464 boxcars, a full sized gondola, a full sized hopper, and an N5C porthole caboose
Could you get the k - line Florida east coast pacific #147? It was in a set called the "Florida Limited"
And also a Williams(bachmann) o gauge semi scale pacific for o-31 curves
Were there different pastel colored gondola and hopper cars? I was only aware there was this one set of cars in colors as you show, though I'm no expert in this set by any means.
Train moves very smooth.
Did you change it’s motor?
It drive like it is produced yesterday
I’ve been chasing the Century Club Berkshire for years now. It’s been within reach a few times but always manages to slip away
It looks as if Lionel took chewed bubble gum, and spat them in a mold.
LOL
I think I Love Toy Trains described this set perfectly:
"Turns out, if a girl wanted a train, she wanted a train that looked like a real train. Not some silly looking train painted in easter egg colors"
Not sure why that stuck with me after so many years, but im glad to see it running again
As for what I'm looking for, that would be an HO Broadway Limited RF-16 Sharknose. Apparently i missed that mark by a few years and I cannot find one anywhere, except for very pricey on Ebay
Nice job Chris!
Thanks Chris!!
Whaaaaaaaat??? This channel makes me wish I had grown up with trains…:-)
Great show, Chris! Love Lionel trains! Had them myself when growing up. Now I'm doing On30. But we want to know -- What do the initials, RBP, stand for?
The classic locomotive I am searching for is the 1950 #773 Hudson. I have a 1937 (casting detail reveals the year) #700E, a 1937 gunmetal 763E and a 1941 black #763E. If I ever get lucky enough, I'd like to find the prewar gunmetal 763E with the coal tender. As you probably already know, this is the rarest of all Hudson locomotives.
I love those Hudsons! The 1950 773 is on my list too! I have the 1964 version with the 1950 tender but really want to pair it up with the 1950 model. Epic that you have a 700E!
@@RBPTrains Have to share this with you. Yesterday, when I wrote this to you, I found a 1950's 773 on ebay, just posted for $965.00. I made an offer of $940.00 and went out to mow my yard. When I got back, it had sold for $965.00. I would have given up to $1,200 for it because it was in such great shape. AAAAGGGHHHH!!!!! Dumb ole' yard!!
Lol! Dang! Well, the lawn is important too I suppose!
I have been wondering what the purpose of that middle rail is for a while. Is it there to allow one to run On30 trains as well? If so, that would be a great feature. I have a fondness for narrow gauge and am building an HOn30/OO9 set myself. Would you ever run On30 trains on your layout if it is possible?
Narrow gauge layouts are a ton of fun. Some of the coolest layouts I have seen have been On30. My trains are all standard O-Gauge and will not run on On30 track. The center rail delivers power to the engines. I do not believe you can run On30 equipment on standard 3-rail O-gauge track. Thanks for watching!
I've got my Gramps' old 1429WS set from 1948. It's got the 2026 with the 6466WX, 6454 Boxcar, 2465 tank car, 3451 Log dump car, and the 2357 Caboose. I'm trying to get into more of the action cars of the Post War era. The lumber mill, log dump cars, searchlight cars, coal dump cars, coal loaders, are for certain the ones I enjoy. I think a few of the 60s action cars like the Minuteman boxcar, radar car, helicopter flatcar, target cars, and turbo missile cars look fun indeed. But they aren't on the top of the list.
Awesome ❤❤❤❤❤🙂💙💙💙
Really nice looking train..👍
it is so different then the rest that you have. if i had only that locomotive, i would say it's ugly with the color. but in a collection it stands out and it looks nice. crazy how different that is. how's the top 5 going that i suggested a while back?
@dutchtanky69, still working on the Top 5! Thinking about doing that video if I am lucky enough to reach 10k subs!
@@RBPTrains i'm pretty sure you'll reach it. Good luck picking the trains
Question - why did the lady set not come with the whistle tender?
Not a set I am after but easily my pride and joy as far as I'm aware I have a complete Alaska Rail Road set.
Great video as always! But man, do I need one of those Katy shirts🔥 The one Lionel engine that I want to own more than anything one day is the Legacy BSA #2010 ES44AC. I earned my Eagle Scout back in 2016 and since then the #2010 has been at the top of my list (along with the BSA cars of course). I know they're exteeeeemely hard to come by and when one does pop up for sale they're extremely expensive😥 Hopefully one day!
I will need to start selling the Katy shirts! That ES44AC is a sweet engine!
@@RBPTrains If you ever do sell the Katy shirts, I'll gladly buy one or two! Keep up the great work!
Could you possibly do a video on how you maintain the layout
Great suggestion!
What an awesome train. I really need one in my collection. Greats video Chris!
I showed a photo of that train to my mom and she liked it
I Remember where I saw this: In the Intro to I Love Toy Trains 4.
I have a cobbled together version of the "girls train" that has a custom painted (poorly by me) blue 2055 locomotive, pale purple 3562 barrel loader (modern add-on car), pale green 6356 NYC livestock car (add-on car), 6464-510 NYC boxcar (from 6464 reproduction set), 6464-515 MKT boxcar (from 6464 reproduction set), green 6446 N&W hopper, yellow 6462 NYC gondola, and pink 6417 PRR caboose.
The 6446 hopper, 6462 gondola, and 6417 caboose came as a set of three that Lionel gave the number 6-27792.
I chose the 2055 because it's a bigger engine than the 2037 and the cars in the set are all large freight cars and i painted it light blue because the original set had a pink locomotive and a blue caboose and the one that I put together had a pink caboose so the engine needed to be blue.
The set was a marketing failure for Lionel when it first came out, but it's a very cool piece of history now. There certainly weren't any feminists working in the Lionel marketing department at the time.
Not really after sets, but the following locomotives are my most sought after. I could easily get em, but money and adult responsibilities keep getting in the way.
783 MPC Hudson
784 B&A Hudson
2367 Wabash F3
2245 Texas Special F3
746 N&W Class J
2348 M&St.L GP9
Girls and trains do as a matter of fact mix ; )
Absolutely! My daughters have loved building the layout with me. Thanks for watching!
I would love to have the Lionel 1950s southern pacific FM prototype
I would like to see the 1958 new haven merchants limited (original) I have the 209FA set(no passenger cars) and would like to see the original set on your layout
The original loco for that set was as you know a 2037. Good engines but they only had side and main rods. This one has the whole compliment of driving hardware. Looks great but still no whistle. :-)
So $50 in 1957 is about $500 today or $485.77!
I managed to get a Lionel 671 RR turbine for $100 that was rebuilt w a 671W tender on eBay. It’s my favorite engine partly since it’s my most reliable, & best puller or well most of my steamers are pretty good pullers... 2035, 2025 w Baldwin drivers, & 2037.
My 2037 is kinda weird before it’s warm it needs help getting going, but once it’s warm it’ll haul ass. I’ve cleaned the armature a few times, & think it’s the E-unit.
I might check to see if my 2037 is a repaint of the Pink engine. I don’t think it is, but I’ll check.
Is the Katy your favorite Road name? That Pink girls set looks cute and silly. I think Lionel also made the Girls set again in 2009 right?
Yes it is! And yes, Lionel made the Girls Set again in 2010. I failed to mention that in the video but that one does exist as well. :)
Great set for sure.
Got the Great Lakes Service Staion set with the gun metal gray loco and the green 2400 series passenger cars, new in box for 125 yea could not pass that one up.
I found a MISB 1991 reissue at a hobby shop in Connecticut last year for $500 and I absolutely kick myself for not buying it. We had just started a fairly expensive addition on our house and my ever practical wife talked me out of buying it. 😢
I am looking for an all original 1950/51 736 Berkshire in high condition (C7 or higher) with boxes, inserts, instructions, inspection stickers, and master cartons if possible. This would be to display and not run. I have a 1957 Berkshire which is really nice except for the reproduction boiler plate which I will replace as soon as I find a nice original.
I just registered for York and I am hoping I will find one there.
Right now I am looking for the 1995 Boston and Albany Hudson as well as trying to scrape together money to get a Lionchief Plus 2.0 K4 pacific.
Both great trains!
Is that a heisler in the background?
I think k my dad got this set for my mom and I'm pretty sure I still have it. Have to check