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 Posted - September 29 2013 : 08:31:23 AM
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Dumping this one on an unsuspecting Forum, I got this LIonel dumping car yesterday out of the train shop's Sell stash. In nice shape with nothing apparently broken. No stationary accessory to go with it however. But a nice car.
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Posted - September 29 2013 : 3:17:39 PM
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What road name is it? I think, I have a few of those, myself!
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Posted - September 29 2013 : 4:04:26 PM
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Well to add in, my COTW:
These came from a trade, and were in pretty good shape, they will be custom painted to go to either/any of the B&O passenger trains, I'm continuing to model.....
~John
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 Posted - September 29 2013 : 7:04:48 PM
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Here are 2 Fire Fox cars from a member in here & yes I did forget who  
This is from a AHM set of the same name
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Posted - September 29 2013 : 7:24:41 PM
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I got this at a show today. It's a Marx Santa Fe boxcar, but it also has a "SEARS" logo. That's what caught my eye. I like cars with advertising.
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 12:26:32 AM
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How many of those cars had Sears on them?
Got this one, Helm? hehe
old pic from my old cam
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 01:31:10 AM
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I like the green Sears box car a bit more, but both are interesting none the less, wonder the same thing Ben!
I'm not sure of the Marx tho....Yours is an actual "Sear & Roebuck" store car, where the other just has "Sears" on it, with Santa Fe......Not sure if they are one and the same!
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 08:19:21 AM
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Sears almost in every set made for sale in their stores had a different designed box then the standard Marx set box of the time. The sears name can be found on the box. Also inside marx had either a sears box car or the Allstate tank car. Sears had ties to the Allstate insurance name.
Marx Sears set 9940
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 12:47:55 PM
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quote:...& yes I did forget who ...
Originally posted by microbusss - September 29 2013 : 7:04:48 PM
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That be me, Buss!
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 3:13:37 PM
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| That Lionel dumping car is a PRR. I just sold one of those on ebay. Didn't go for much - $2.25.
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 8:07:38 PM
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quote:That Lionel dumping car is a PRR. I just sold one of those on ebay. Didn't go for much - $2.25.
Originally posted by davefromMDÂ -Â September 30 2013Â :Â 3:13:37 PM
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That is surprising. The two Lionel cars I recently sold went for good prices. Hard to tell about eBay though.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - September 30 2013 : 9:59:45 PM
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| Hey Jerry, That dumping gondola brought back a good memory. When I was a young kid, my Dad had a Lionel standard gauge and a dumping car with that. I remember it was interesting to me to see how the linkage worked and the sides closed. Unfortunately, he ended up selling that set.
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Posted - October 02 2013 : 11:11:58 AM
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new arrivals 2 more cars in gn ken
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Posted - October 02 2013 : 11:29:48 AM
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I can see that a great number of Great Northern freight cars are flooding the Catford section of London. The PGW will need new yards to hold all these cars.
frank
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tooo much Ginnis.
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Posted - October 04 2013 : 5:06:01 PM
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My COTW:
A Red Ball PRR container car.
Sean
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Posted - October 04 2013 : 6:13:23 PM
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COTW
1985 Pacific Coast Railway Daylight Convention car
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Posted - October 04 2013 : 6:52:51 PM
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Sean,
\That's different! NICE find1 All metal? It sure looks it!
~John
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Posted - October 05 2013 : 07:30:50 AM
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Sean; I never seen the Red Ball container car before. Is it all die cast metal, or just painted gray. Quite a piece of railroad train car history. Thanks for posting the photo .
Frank
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Posted - October 05 2013 : 08:37:40 AM
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quote:Sean,
\That's different! NICE find1 All metal? It sure looks it!
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â October 04 2013Â :Â 6:52:51 PM
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John, Frank!
It has a wood base and ends. The sides and ends are laminated in thick cast metal. The containers are also made of wood with two sides being laminated in metal.
It is a pretty cool and rare car. I've only ever seen 3 or 4. I bought 2 of them. The others sold for $36-40+. I wasn't willing to pay that much. Less than $20 and I'm ok.
Sean
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Posted - October 05 2013 : 10:19:53 AM
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Sean; If I remember right those Red Ball cars also came with decal sets, and painting info to get the right look. Even some photos.
frank
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Edited by - toptrain on October 05 2013 10:21:13 AM
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Posted - October 05 2013 : 11:35:08 AM
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nice find sean,bet its a heavy car,ken
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