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@TwistedMacGyversTrains I can understand why you trashed them! They do make great paper weights or door stops.

@@richardsobieck9660 Thanks! It was enjoyable researching what I could find out about these old transformers.

Yes indeed!

@Brayden4472 I love toy trains was a great series of videos. Tom McComas, the founder of TM videos, just passed away a few days ago.

@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 oh really!!? I had not heard that!! That’s awful!!! May he rest in peace

He was very knowledgeable about toy trains, and he was a great guy. He really helped grow the toy train hobby.​ @Brayden4472

This is the set that got me into me into collecting vintage Lionel. I swapped a couple hunting rifles for it 25 or 26 years ago.

@@northpennvalleysteamrailroad Thank you!

@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thank you! This is the set that got me hooked on vintage Lionel back in 1998. I traded a couple hunting rifles for it and we both thought we got the better end of the deal. Lionel prices were at the peak levels back then.

@@IndianaNorthWestern Me too!

@@johnfroio4910 This is the set that got me started collecting vintage Lionel trains. I swapped a couple of hunting rifles for the boxed set with some additional freight cars. The best part is that we were both happy with the outcome of the transaction.

@@ronalddevine9587 I love these old classics as well. This was Lionel's top of the line O-Gauge steam engine in 1930.

@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 And still runs like new. The modern junk won't make it.

@@colestrains1 Awesome! They were definitely very well made back in the day.

@@jrmeindl Thanks! I'm sure you enjoy your 3 variations of NYC F3s. They are great engines.

@@johnfroio4910 Thanks!

@@paulbervid1610 Thanks!

@@johnfroio4910 Thanks! It is an interesting original set with a near scale B6 switcher and non-scale tinplate cars.

Thanks! It was great to get both of these from the original owner back in 2018.

@@Sojourning_ I have more than 25 years of collecting and working on postwar and Prewar Lionel, so it is fairly easy for me to recognize many. But I still use my references to help me out. The truck types do help in narrowing down dates. In general: Staple end metal trucks with coil couplers were early postwar 1945-1947/48, then staple end with magnetic couplers1948-1951, Bar end metal trucks from 1951/52 - 1957, then plastic AAR trucks 1957/58 - 1969.

@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Nastalgia at its best! Hard to believe it is 84 years old.

@@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Thanks! It was well made and has the unique ability to remotely uncouple anywhere on the layout by using the whistle controller. Both the engine front coupler and tender coupler will uncouple at the push of a button.

@@jrmeindl For me it is connecting to a past that I did not have, but always wanted as a kid.

@@ronalddevine9587 I find the bell to be charming for short periods of time. Lol However, there is an off switch for the bell when it gets too much for the parents, or spouse....

@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 Thankfully

@@MattKonsol Thanks!

@@robertcriss3957 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@@jrmeindl It looks and runs great! But unfortunately no boxes. It makes me wonder what direction Lionel would have gone if WWII never happened.

@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 Yes, it is unfortunate that many pieces no longer have the original boxes. I wound up getting reproduction ones for the ones I had without boxes. Almost everything I have is post war. I often wonder what Lionel would have been like if they didn't continuously try to make things cheaper or lower quality.

@@jrmeindl Interesting thoughts come to mind for me about the cheapening and lower quality during the postwar period. First was Lionel continuing with realism right after WWII with the advent of the knuckle couplers. My first thoughts are with the coil couplers changing to the magnetic starting in 1948. They achieved the same operation of the couplers while lowering their production costs by not having a coil in every coupler and placing that into the UCS. It lowered the cost while not really taking away from the quality. 1950 was a pinnacle year with the introduction of Magnatraction and celebrating their 50th anniversary with the 773 Hudson and the Yellow FAs. I think the cheapening began as Lionel became the largest toy manufacturer and Joshua slowly handing over the operations of the company to his son. I think 1952 to 1953 was where we begin to see cheapening to keep up with production when the famous F3s started losing details such as the screen mesh ventilators and losing hand applied grab irons to lower the cost of production. The F3s lost the port hole lenses in 1955 and then went to plastic trucks on most rolling stock by 1957/58. The 746 engine was kind of the last real new premium engine and things quickly went downhill from there as trains began losing popularity.

@@johnfroio4910 Thanks! It was a nice find that I could not pass on. I really like the Lionel late prewar era.

@@georgebenson6036 I agree! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@@johnfroio4910 Thanks! It was a great find and needed a little TLC.

@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thanks! It's always fun for me to run these vintage trains. Especially passenger sets.

Modern Lionels should run that well at 90 years old.

Agreed!

@@user-pg8fv5mw3xThanks! I have not met a postwar Lionel Hudson I didn't like.

@@ronalddevine9587Thanks! It runs great and is still presentable for being 90 years old.

@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 I hope I'm doing as good when I turn 90!

@@ronalddevine9587 Me too!

Thanks! One of my favorites.

@@johnfroio4910 I've had this set for about 9 years now. One of my favorites for sure.

@@susanthiem8992 Thank you!

@@ronalddevine9587 Thanks! It is one of my favorites...

@@NormanAllen-ps9ju I try to collect nice examples of what I like, and try to shy away from the beat up stuff.

I agree!

@@NormanAllen-ps9ju Thank you! Something I enjoy doing.

@@joeystrains.9316 Thanks! I thought they would look great together.

@@dodgerbaseballchronicles695 I agree!

@@RABSTRAINS Me too!

@@raysrails2164 Thanks!

Thanks!