Dumpster Diving- Vintage Lionel Train Set MOTHERLOAD!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Derek "Deek" Diedricksen (HGTV's "Tiny House Builders", and author of "Microshelters") take a look at a recent dumpster diving score he found outside Boston, MA- A HUGE load of vintage Lionel Trains (O Gauge), tracks, buildings, controllers, and more!
the person who chucked this is probably the typical modern day person walking around complaining about being " Broke", complaining about the economy...and not even SEEING the money right in his hands. Sad generation we have today. That is why your videos always make me smile. Glad there are still smart people like you out there. Merry Christmas! :)
jklfds85 yeah mostly people think old things are broke and mostly young people throw them away because there young assholes sorry if your a teenager I’m not talking about you
jklfds85 , can’t blame people today, cause we live in a consumer society. There’s a new shiny thing just around the corner. But with age we can see the value in an older life that has been shined and buffed up.
Condition is everything, getting $700 for the whole group is what I'm guessing. The Flying Yankee streamliner might be around $200, the Virginian Caboose about $300, the rest of the cars and transformers another $200. The rusted track and switches are worthless.
you got that right...
Thank you for rescuing those treasures from the dumpster. Someone lovingly accumulated all those pieces & sadly they were dumped by possibly an heir. I also was into N & HO gauge trains as a kid (okay, as an adult too). Never liked Lionel that much because the scale was all over the place. I now see the beauty in their construction & durability. Not much plastic there. Good find, Deek!
What a FANTASTIC find! I find the coolest things, sometimes, dumpster diving. Sad the things people throw away because they are too lazy to find someone that wants it and they just dump it in a landfill. Great for the people that find it and save it! Loved this video!
That is so cool! Some one probably saw the box of trains and wanted to clean house. So they chunked the trains and did not even look at the trains inside them. That is a very REMARKABLE find!!!!
I'm jealous of your score there.
That bridge is the same as one missing from my Pop's train set I inherited. My sister had asked me if all the set was there and I had to reply the bridge was not. We got the set working and ran it under the Christmas tree this year, first time it had been run in over forty years.
Wow! What a fun find! I kept exclaiming every time you showed a new piece. They're so beautiful. I especially loved the bridge and building; I'd display them as art. The passenger car! Wow! Thanks for saving and sharing. I haven't dumpster-dived in a long time so it was a vicarious thrill to see this!
Y'know, Richard Kughn (former president of Lionel) found his first train set in a trash can. And that set him up for building more layouts, collecting trains, and eventually saving Lionel from bankruptcy. Even had a place for his entire company called Carail.
it blows me away when I see and hear about some of the things go that get thrown away. People just get lazy..... congrats on the awesome find!!
Awesome find! So glad someone like you found that and saved them. Can't imagine why someone would throw those out but at least someone else can enjoy them now and they won't be lost forever. 👍
I still have the Lionel train set that my dad bought for me when I was born. All the equipment is original, to include the transformer and all the other parts that go with it. You made a massive score!!!!!!!!
I found a similar box of Lionel train stuff in an old barn. i had the engine, a car and the engine which looks like the one you found, cleaned and mounted on a finished board and track for display. I love it!
Clean them up and get them to a train show...there are some nice pieces there and no matter what you are
told, some one is ALWAYS in the market for these vintage Lionel trains...face it they just don't make them
anymore and that increases their value...GOOD LUCK! Get this book..."Beginning Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operating"...it will tell you EVERYTHING you need about cleaning and possibly selling what you found. Author is
John Grams!!
It's definitely already been said, but the Flying Yankee (silver passenger train) is quite the find indeed!! Some day I wouldn't mind finding one of those myself, but my favorites don't come my way as often as if like, but hey, I just have to keep looking. I'm always on a tight-ish budget, so I've learned how to fix stuff myself, and now I'd never have it any other way, with al, the joy it brings me.
I have that auto hauler in my collection. It's supposed to come with 4 cars, but when I bought it 2nd-hand from an antique shop, it only had 2. Otherwise, it was in good condition and a great find! Still, I can't believe somebody would actually junk a set of vintage Lionel trains. That's an awesome piece of Americana you've got there! Like they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure!
If only the trains could tell their story. At one time they were someone's pride and joy. They will repay you for rescuing them!! Good job!!
Glad you saved this. I can't imagine how much over the years has been tossed because it didn't hold any value to the person who was tossing it.
If you haven’t done anything with them yet, the transformer, autoloader, and streamlined train are probably the most valuable parts of that collection. Awesome find!!! Thanks for saving them
The silver streamlined train is the Flying Yankee which is a prewar model and could be worth a couple of bucks. But honestly despite many of the comments condition is everything and these are in pretty poor condition overall not worth that much. But still a great find. Thanks for sharing.
Good score. The Prewar 115 station and Flying Yankee streamliner, along with the Postwar Virginian N5C caboose, are probably the most interesting items. The 275W ZW might be worth a few bucks too if it's workable.
"Back in the day" it was common to see stuff like this on the curb all the time...simply old toys then, not collectors items.
Thanks for rescuing and recycling these old trains! They cost somebody A LOT of money when new and are worth fixing up - of not by you, somebody else!
Nice haul! I was recently given about $3-4,000 worth of train stuff from someone cleaning out their shed.
Omg your so lucky
I had that exact locomotive, several of the cars, bridge and trestles; received for Christmas around 1965. The freight cars and loco are actually in good shape, but you have your work cut out for you with the passenger set. The track, transformer and switches you probably want to discard, easily replaced with new stuff. That terminal is definitely worth restoring, as is the signals and other rare items. "O" gauge is a good way to go.
That zw transformer is worth a lot if it works awesome find man
A rebuilt transformer is worth around $200. I've been looking for an operating one.
Wonderful,,, WHAT A SCORE ! That Streamliner is the Cats Meow,,,, Congratulations
What a fantastic find. Thanks for rescuing them
so awesome! Ha,what keeps me moving forward,and excited,every day is Christmas!
Awesome save!! It is a shame someone didn't even think twice about throwing all of that away.
That silver streamlined train is a Lionel prewar Flying Yankee. Very rare and valuable. Even if it doesn't run the condition that it's in looks fairly good.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Awesome find
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Is this valuable? OF COURSE IT IS! This is old old school trains! Great find! I wish I was as lucky as you!
OMG That brings back memories. Thank you for taking us on that ride with you. That was fun. I would like to see a few vids on your dumpster diving adventures.
How does someone just throw that away??? Blows my mind. Glad you saved those little treasures
You could sell that as the "Abandoned passenger station". Authentic look and feel of abandonment :D
I collect vintage ho trains. I came across a box like this with old Hornby trains beyond salvage of repair.
I went to my local art store and bought a canvas frame. Then I set out an interesting loop using some old flex track that I glued to the canvas.
Next I glued the engine and a nice line of rolling stock behind it to the track.
Stuck it up on my wall near my main working layout as 3D art. It looks pretty cool and it gets positive comments from friends.
The background on the canvas is painted sky blue so the train looks like it's hanging out in the sky.
Terrific dumpster find 👍
Save them, sell them, gift them...But please don't DESTROY them ! Thank you Dean for seeing the good in these and saving them !
Amazing find! I love Lionel!
Great score! My Dad got a Lionel Santa Fe diesel freight set with all the tracks, the truss bridge, switches, and bubbling water tower for Christmas in around 1950. It was kept at my Grandmother's house and my brother and I played with it when we were kids. We got our own set with an orange DT&I switcher and a red, white and blue mail car similar to the one you have.
The tracks and bridge can be cleaned by soaking them in Evapo-Rust, and it won't hurt the paint. Actually, leave the bridges rusty, real railroad bridges always are. I wouldn't try repainting any of those; patina is good but definitely clean them carefully!
I envy you.
I have a bunch of American Flyer and Lionel trains in my mother’s basement. My grandpa was quite the collector. What I have is the leftovers from what he didn’t sell. He called my mom one day and told her that he had sold them. My mom was pissed. She knew I loved them. He had a train board that hung from the ceiling in the basement and a massive shelf that held engines and cars. When we went to visit, that was the first thing I would go to. Good times......
Great find! excited for you,,,,, your little Merry Christmas gift! good day to you... Sass
Oh my gosh how lucky you are that's great and what a shame that someone would put that in a dump how sad. Thanks for taking them and fixing them giving them a new life.
Excellent find. I think some of that is valuable. Either to collect and or for parts/history. You are right about the Locomotives, I feel bad that it’s Tender was either missing or was there but unseen.
I love that set of model trains!
I don't know how good you are at that kind of stuff, but I think it'd be cool if you tried restoring that stuff! That's a really nice collection right there, shame it was almost lost forever.
Probably the "creme de la creme" of your find was the rolling stock (cars). They looked in pretty good shape and with just a little spiffing up will look and operate fine on a layout.
That's a fantastic find, Deek!
Oh man...oh man oh man!!! THOSE ARE AWESOME AS HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have my dad's--that is an awesome hall!
That train set is so cool
A very nice Flying Yankee Set. Also a decent looking ZW transformer. Great find.
those stainless pieces look like a Flying Yankee set...that could be worth some $$
I'm not even familiar with "Flying Yankee"- I'll look 'em up.
relaxshacksDOTcom streamlined train built for the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads in the mid 30's...funky futuristic design for its day!
yeah- just saw a few online- and watched a couple videos of the real-deal it was modeled after- what a gorgeous train!
your right flying yankee that one is on my list to buy! They cost any where between $100.00 working condition to $300.00 C-9 that means perfect condition.
Nice haul there!! Most of that is pretty common but definitely not dumpster material!!
Lucky YOU!!! That kind of luck will probably NEVER happen to me!!! Kudos!!!
Cool find ... even broken pieces are worth something .... someone could build a old run down wrecking / salvage train yard or ghost town .... i had a neighbor that had a huge train collection in half their basement with different towns the trains would go through ... those broken bits could end up restoring or customizing someone's train collection .. thanks for sharing
God bless you for rescuing them.
Great find!! I found a huge H.o. slot car track, still packed up nicely with cars and all still in the orig box in a dumpster.. I checked it all out and it worked great.. I ran a few hot laps on it and packed it up and gave it to my friends son..He loves it!! Building scenery and decking it out nicely..
That is one lucky find, my friend! Lots of cool trains. I would advise you, if you are selling it, to do no more that clean off the obvious dirt and "skunge" and let the buyer fine-tune the pieces after they take possession. If you're going to keep it for the great fun you'll have, clean it up to your satisfaction, repair what you can repair, have an expert repair what you can't, and build yourself a neat train layout, either as a permanent layout in your basement or spare room, or as a temporary set to run under the Christmas tree. If you have the room, a more permanent layout can be a challenging hobby and only get more fascinating with the passage of time as you learn more and do more with your trains. Have fun no matter what you decide!
That's amazing I'm glad you found it and it didn't get thrown away
Great find! The Tender Car, (immediately behind Engine, with Coal or Wood, is sought after), & unusual Cars. Had 2 sets of 1930's 'G' or Garden guage. The Engines are quite heavy. Thanks for sharing; love your Channel.
Thank you for saving these historical trains #TrainsWillGoOn
That first train you found is worth about $175, I have that same locomotive in my train collection and it still runs, those are pretty rare.
That's a cool find Deek.
you know it’s crazy to think that those trains, especially the silver one, were made back when the steam engine was a regular sight. These toys outlived their full size counterparts.
They say don't fix antiques because most are worth more money when not fixed, but I can't argue about trying to fix it up. I have picked up numerous amounts of old Lionel and marks trains from the 50's, 60's and 90's. I got an old marks engine to run, I bought a 1990's Lionel Santa Fe steam freight for 30 dollars at a flea market in perfect condition with the original box I put it on the track and it ran perfectly
I love what you do. The silver tin streamliner and 2 cars are known as The Flying Yankee and was made in the late 30's..there should be 2 smaller things with 4 wheel that go between the cars called vestibules. The big transformer is a ZW and is worth from 75 and up depending on condition. The bridges are 10 dollars each, the station is a good one but needs to be restored - you might get 50 bucks for it. A really great find so keep on diving. rjs.
Wow! Nice haul there! I believe that transformer box is worth a pretty lil penny!
I have a very similar train set in great condition with all working parts and original box.....years ago Contacted a hobby store and they were only going to give $50.00. I declined and just run it under my Christmas tree every year..
Worth far more than $50- hobby shop was banking on you just wanting to get rid of them so they could flip them for a profit....
Cool...it was a good day, didn't have to use my AK....
yes,those were the type closer to my pop Ken Straub's era,talking like 1952
I would like to see a video of it.
Mark Cinque I have a pre war train set
I got so excited when I saw this
That's a really awesome find hopefully all that stuff gets refurbished and reused I'm not a huge train Enthusiast but I do have a really awesome Polar Express train display in one of my rooms for Christmas👍👍 although I am getting into the hobby a little bit more I would love to collect a few more steam trains and vintage pieces
Good find I'm jellous😃👍
AWESOME! I know a museum here in San Diego that would love all of that!
My dad bought a complete set if these big trains in the 60’s not the ho scale the big ones !! What a dream
You have 2 sets there! passinger too. Awesome. Lots of track.Figure how big the circle could be.any mirrors for water? bridges have to go over something! You must have been a good boy! If u do not keep,a homeless shelter with children is an idea, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Sweet!! Just got one today from the 1920's good looking
Nice find, even though the condition of some is poor, toss nothing. The Yankee was one of the first departures from extremely toyish trains, and more realism. That and the ZW transformer are worth your time and effort. There is a lot of fun there. To help you out in depth for repair to parts ID, try O gauge Railroad Forum, or Model Train Forum, they are likely the two largest, freindliest, and most knowledgeable (and free! (Very Important)).
The best thing you can do is have some fun with them, that's priceless.
Avoid solvents, alcohol, and cleaners till you research each. Oil (automotive!) them before you play. Lots of videos on that here. Diluted Dawn, fast drying and fresh oil. (still be careful, Dawn can mess up lettering paints & ink too)
Building a micro house with an RR theme would be cool. Re-bending some track into a micro layout, fitting. That Scout could handle 17-19” diameter curves, nearly half of the dia. of the stock track. A bender can be made from wood, L brackets & washers. Despite being bigger, by not focusing on being to scale, O gauge can often fit in a smaller area than most N or HO, and with huge wheel flanges, won't derail if you sneeze. (There are scale O offerings too)
Thanks for sharing D, I'm jealous.
HOW could someone just chuck that awesome collection? I guess that could be installed under a plexiglass floor in a micro house , with removable panels for the occasional derailment or reconfiguration!!! ; )
Anthony Sinclair that would be AWESOME!!!!
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Pretty sure it's O-27 for those Lionel items.
Some train collector would love to get his hands on some of those models!
Thanks for saving an awesome save... can't believe people just throw Lionel Trains away... I'm an HP guy with a couple Lionel under the Christmas tree trains...that is the Elephants Grave Yard of unwanted trains...clean em up and have fun..or sell them you'll be happy either way!!
Bryant Ford,Yeah ,many years I passed up some Lionel trains at a thrift store.Since that time I've become a collector of toy trains,it took a change of mind.Toy trains cannot compete with scale trains,after all they are toys meant for kids.
I'm into old stuff that you can buy anymore. And you found a pile of it.
Take your time and restore one thing s week. Before you know it you will have an awesome treasure. See Linsterville
that controller is called a ZW and is worth about 75 bucks
lionel flying yankee "the silver one" is worth about 300 bucks!
PopsProductions124 that's for a complete mint condition set
yeah but that one looks pretty good
Those are nice!
Excellent Find ! Yes these items need to be cleaned up, but you do have some good items.
At 2:15 I see a couple of curved sections that look like vintage wide radius O-72 track. ( a circle would be 6 feet across) The engine unfortunately is a bottom of the line 0-27 item.
Would the 072 wide radius track be for the Flying Yankee? I recall reading in Classic Toy Trains that the Lionel Union Pacific M10000 required 072 track.
Beautiful find. To me, the ZW transformer is the prize.
awesome find deek i love model trains wish i had one of the old Lionel train sets though
Glancing through what you have I will say that with some cleanup you do have some decent pieces in there. I'm with two model railroad clubs in the area I live in and we have been donated items that look similar in terms of dirt and conditions. Careful cleaning with some gentle dish soap and warm water and they were in beautiful shape. Great job on finding the Flying Yankee model. Also looking at your find, that solid blue Virginian caboose seems to be a scarce find that would be worth giving a little extra attention to. If you ask around some of the hobby shops around your area you could probably find someone that can rebuild that ZW transformer. Again what you found is something that I go nuts over, the diamonds in the rough that just need a little TLC.
Whooohoooooo Great score!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awesome!!!
Some of those pieces will clean up nicely. As for value, condition is everything.
You found one of those alluminum zephar? That's with a crap ton!
to find all that Lionel train stuff is cool. It seems to be all post-war (1946-1969) with the exception of that tin-plate train station (which is 1930s-1940s). The most valuable thing is the zw transformer which could be 75$ to 125$. Next is the Pioneer Zephyr train which is about 90$. then the truss bridge at 25$ to 50$. After that I'd say it's all cool, but the only people buying this stuff is the collectors. Collectors almost always want stuff mint condition in the box. Most of the time even they don't need parts and other cosmetic parts. The collectors want mint condition and all original stuff. The track is sadly worthless unless you are starting at the hobby (Same goes for the trains). My recommendation is to give it to some one starting because it all sells for about 5$ and under and if selling it on the internet it's just going to take time and shipping costs aren't worth it. you might ask that there are higher listings on ebay for stuff just like it, yet the thing is it stays there for sometimes years at a time. If so, you could sell it to a hobby shop or train store but, you'll make only about 20$. Over all great haul, I'd be psyched to find all of that because I run them and if you do, you cont want to run and absolute mint condition train with the thought it could get damaged. Over all great haul and it's cooler to find and remember than to sell.
that is just out n out cool! nice save! 🐧
I have a big collection of postwar Lionel from my grandpa and i know some of these are worth a lot
A Lionel train set! I don't know what it is worth but if you have the patience to clean it and rewire the electric pieces, it might be worth something. I would probably place the set in the late 1940s or early 50s. I got a set on my first Christmas in 1948 and the engine is very similar to the one you have. I still have all of the rolling stock and the track. This is worth a little of "mad" money or the beginning of a new hobby.
In that pile there’s a flying yankee pre war. That is an amazing find for dumpster diving! Every thing is o gauge
What a find.I had $5,000 worth of Lionel as a kid .I gave them away 😔I see state of Main box car,one of my favorites.
Thanks for saving this piece of history. If you hadn't pick it up it would have gone to a landfill.
animalrescuegeek yeah would’ve been with the ET games
A fella' passes away and his family doesn't Know or CARE what he so painstakingly amassed . . . Unfortunately , that's the way it goes 🚂
Just seen this Deek, I am a Train guy but live in the Maritimes in Canada. I know you are in the Boston area. The end of January there is a huge train show not far from you in Springfield. There are many vendors there that deal with used stuff. For the life of me I can't remember off the top of my head who it is but there is a fellow down there who is a Licensed Lionel restoration expert. If I can find out who the guy is in a few days I'll get back to you.
Sweet score!