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To date marx train photos

** Post 1 Feb. 17,2009 by toptrain
box car, NYC, # 174853, Early Bird, box car red.
box car, B&M, #77000, blue with black door.
box car, GN, #11874, green.
box car, GN, #11874, brown.
box car, Santa Fe, #3281, yellow.
**Post 2 Feb. 17,2009 by toptrain
box car, Santa Fe Sears, # no, yellow with black door.
box car, Union pacific, # 104436,red.
flat car, NYC, #499898, box car red.
**Post 3 Feb. 17,2009 by toptrain
covered hopper, Huron Portland Cement # 47, red
covered hopper, Lehigh Portland Cement, # 109, blue.
open hopper, Lehigh Valley, #25000, black, with coal load.
open hopper, Western Maryland, #70018, red.
**post 4 Feb.17,2009 by toptrain
open gondola, Chesapeake & Ohio, #36000, black.
open gondola, Chesapeake & Ohio, #36000, red.
open gondola, Southern Pacific, #160149, gray.
open gondola, Western Maryland,# no, gray, Fast freight, with rock load.
open gondola, Western Maryland,# no,red with speed lettering. with sand load.
**post 5 Feb.17,2009 by toptrain
tank car. Air force, rocket fuel, #X415, white.
tank car, Sinclair, #3827, green.
tank car, Allstate motor oil, #no, blue.
**post 8 Feb.25,2009 by toptrain
flat car, depressed center (metal), Light car with generator, Westinghouse #128,black.
**post 13 July 12,2009 by" Adams "
open gondola, Southern Pacific #160149, gray, with Lionel crate load.
**post 15..Aug.27,2009 by toptrain
covered hopper, Lehigh Portland cement, #109, gray.
**post 17. Sept 24 09, by " Vintage HO "
1 40' flat with tractor load, IHCX 6130 RED
2 40' TWO LEVEL CAR CARRIER, ERIE 6028 red/silver
3 a second car carrier, same road and number
4 40' flat with a two car load ERIE 6028 red
5 40' flat with two green tanks, Cities service
6 40' depressed center flat, with generator, Westinghouse , WECX 128
7 NYC crane and crane tender NYC 499898
**post 19 Sept 24 09, by " sbenny ", 40' depressed center flat, ERIE 7210 with non marx load, and a red bay window caboose, Santa Fe, 2226
**post 24, Sept 25 09, by " Vintage HO "
1 work car with tank and cab, NH 645, red, tan tank.
2 40' depressed center flat with two cable reels, Eire 7210, black
3 same car in red
4 three Allstate Motor Oil tank cars, two green and one blue
5 40' flat with two white tanks, Gulf Gas Line 6225, blue and white tanks. by model power
**post 25, Sept 25 09, by " ChrisC ", Work car with tank, B&LE A78MW, Black flat with orange cab. BY Model Power
**post 27, Oct 09 09, by " Vintage HO ".
1 40' red flat with two white tanks, NYC water 6-43, by Model Power.
2 40' flat red, Main Casket Co. with two crates. by Model Power.
**post 29, Oct 19 09, Marx F3a Santa Fe.
**post 35, by " Burlington 77 ".
1 40' gondola Western Maryland red & black
2 40' tank car Allstate, green
**post 37, by " Alco Fan " a F3 Western Pacific.
**post 41, Box car ribed side Northern Pacific " fast freight "
**post 43, Crane car, Monon CIL 320
**post 44, NYC #999 freight set, battery powered.
**post 48, LV flat car 10049 green
**post 49, by " Vintage HO ", NH, operating box car # 40397
**post 52, Monon GP7
**post 53, Western Pacific bay window caboose, green.
**post 55, NYC bay window caboose, red # 20298
**post 56, NH 3 window caboose. # no
**post 57, BY " shaygetz ",
* * 1 NYC bay window caboose. # 20298.
* * 2 Rock Island 3 window caboose #1961.
* * 3 Santa Fe box car, # SFRD 3281.
* post 58, By " microbuss" , M RI 0-4-0 set.
* post 60, Rock Island, diesel, hussler, 1962.
* post 61, NYC F7a #4000.
* post 62, by " nickelplate759 ", RI caboose 1961 3 window.
* post 68, 2 Hudsons at coal tower.
* post 69, F7a remake PRR by JRG1951.
* post 71, compare Mark and MP F7a.
* post 77, mark sand tower.
* post 78, RI F7a.
* post 79, RI F7 a and b, by " Ray Marinaccio ".
* post 80, NYC box car pacemaker, white letters.
* post 82, 0-4-0t AT&SF, #20. by " caboose1 ".
* post 85, NYC box car pacemaker, black letters.
* post 86, Generator flat, Westinghouse.
* post 87, My Marx Beer car.
* post 88, NYC caboose, 3 window w antenna.
* post 89, NH caboose, bay window C-630.
* post 90, operating log car, WFLX 6194.
* post 91, 0-4-0 switcher, AT&SF w tender.
* post 92, 0-4-0t NYC, sq. herald.
* post 93, 0-4-0t NH, black w orange letters.
* post 94, flat car, IHCX 6130, missing load.
* post 95, Marx NH set, F7a w car carrier.
* post 97, Marx-Sears set 9940, w boat car.
* post 98, rocket fuel tank cars, by " the Buss ".
* post 99, Sears set 9940 on layout.
* post 101, water tower.
* post 102, sand tower.
* post 103, box cars 9760561 and B760563, with flat car 207, by " sdwinter ".
* post 108, rocket fuel tank red & yellow.
* post 109, by " metalsmith1 ", his Marx stuff.
* post 111, NH diesel switcher, black w orange letters.
* post 112, NYC caboose, bay window, green, 20198
* post 114, by " The Buss "
" " , Lv flat car 10049 black with orange lettering.
" " , Western Maryland red 2 bay hopper 70018
" " , Sears-Santa-Fe box car no number
" " , Wells Fargo box car WF 1852.
* post 115 ATSF GP7 enters Turn Table.
* post 117 Hudson enters Turn Table.
* post 118 Hudson on coal track.
* post 119 beat up search light tower.
* post 120 by "chops 124", NH Hustler, and O Scale set box cover.
* post 123, Erie flat 6026 with boat.
* post 124, Water tower, and Searchlight towers in boxes.
* post 126, Santa Fe passenger set. F3a, passenger car, Observation car.
* post 127, IHCX 6130 flat car with 2 bull dozers.
* post 128, Cities Service flat car.
* post 129, Rock Island, work car, # RI 90798.
* post 130, Marx set # 17840. NYC 0-4-0t with UP brown box, WM red hopper, and green NYC bay window caboose.
* post 131, A look at my motive power on 12-22-2016 .
* post 133, by "time warp" Valley Express caboose.
* post 139, Western Pacific 0-4-0t.
* Post 140, Western Pacific F3A. updated 2-26-2017. My second one. this one is missing 4 of 6 steps. WP lettering on right side no good.







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Here some Marx HO box cars.
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Here are the other Marx HO Box cars, and a flat that I have.
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Here are other marx HO cars. frank

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Here are some Marx HO cars. frank

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Here are some 40' marx HO tank cars.
Rocket Fuel

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40' tank car Sinalair green 3827


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40' tank car Allstate motor oil blue


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I've picked up a handful of Marx cars in the past year or so...

- a white Lehigh Portland cement
- blue C&O gondola
- Western Maryland gondola, molded in black with painted red sides. Beautiful car that I plan to weather and use.

I've also seen the NYC and NH boxcars at the haunt, and the NH may be some sort of "unloading" version, but I haven't picked these up. There are also several plain gray WM gons there, and two NYC bay window cabeese.

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tony ; yep the NH Mc Ginnis box came standard and as a unloader. The C&O gondola was made in different colors. I also have it in blue. need to do a photo to fit this site. The rocket fuel car also in different colors.
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The Marx generator light car.


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What keeps happening to your picturs toptrain?
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hi DJdeTrainman,i asked frank and he has removed some ken
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I also have one of those generator flatcars but without the light, and it has non-metal wheels
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OK guys post some photos of your Marx cars. I still have a couple of others cars and a few cabooses. I don't have photos of them nor do I know where they are.
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Marx gondola and load that came with it (advertising Lionel).
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I've missed this posting entirely. I love the Marx cars and have a small collection cause no one seemed to care about them when I was buying 20 years ago. Nice examples. They are still made by some one using the same molds.
I think Marx cars are heavy and stay on track well.

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Marx freight cars. post 15

Lehigh Portland cenent covered hopper. gray

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C&O #36000 40' gondola , blue.

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Here are some more cars to add to Frank's pictures. Was too tired to put info for each. Have now added info. Will be adding more soon, Carl


Marx catalog #6130 hard to find with correct Buldozers


Marx Catalog #6185 Marx 4 car autoloader. Marx only made two cars the Ford Wagon and the Cadillac. Colors were Ford: Black with wood trim and solid white blk roof. Cadillacs were Black, Red, and White.




Marx Catalog #6129 Flatcar with two cars


Marx Catalog #6143 The tanks were glued on at the factory. Hard to find them loose. Model Power sells the tanks separately and with the flatcar in other road names.


Marx Generator Car came in a few variations #128 Flatcar with generator. #128 Flatcar with generator and one flood light. #6181 Flatcar with generator and two floodlights



Marx No # NYC is the only crane Marx made. The work caboose is found in few colors and road names, and was the bases for a few different cars.


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Wow, Carl those are fantastic pics... Are those the original loads for those cars, or can they be bought now?

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Ok, here are my only two Marx HO cars. Nothing special, but I don't recall seeing them above.

If you need the numbers, the caboose is 2226, and the flat is 7210.
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Hi Scott; Bolth cars are in nice shape. The Eire metal flat and the Santa Fe bay window caboose. I have seen that flat with a large cable reel load. Model power remade these cars with the original reels. The boose came in a lot of sets with ATSF locos. In size it is alot like the Varney Bay window caboose. Your flat load came from a Athearn gondola, but a load is a load when it comes to a railroad moving it. What ever is aviable, and works safely is used.
Hey Carl; Do you notice the Marx used anything to make other cars. The Erie flat or the NYC flat shows up under a few different cars. What do you think of the auto carries unloading ramp.
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Hey suppose you found JUST the loads that goes on these cars Are they worth anything?
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not much.

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Yeah, the flat car load was with the car when I picked it up at a yard sale, though I knew it wasn't original, nor even Marx. I just have left it there as is, and forgot about that when I took the picture.

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Hi Scott; Bolth cars are in nice shape. The Eire metal flat and the Santa Fe bay window caboose. I have seen that flat with a large cable reel load. Model power remade these cars with the original reels. The boose came in a lot of sets with ATSF locos. In size it is alot like the Varney Bay window caboose. Your flat load came from a Athearn gondola, but a load is a load when it comes to a railroad moving it. What ever is aviable, and works safely is used.
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Hi Frank. Marx was not a company to make too many different Car numbers. Very few items had there own number. Anything on a flatcar or depress center had just about the same number, and came in black or maroon. They did make a lot of different loads. With Model Power having the molds, they have made some interesting cars. When looking for Marx you have to be careful. Some people try to pass off Model Power remakes as Marx Variations. Almost all Marx cars have the Marx Logo some where on the car Mostly on the bottom. The tank cars are hard to see, as the logo is on the frame facing the tank body. The frame has to be removed to see the logo. Marx cars were made in USA and Hong Kong. Model Power is made in China.
Have added the car info on my earlier post. Here are a few more cars. Carl





Marx #645 Work caboose with water tank




Marx #7210 Reel Car Blk and marron.




Model Power version of the Cities Service Car. Model Power made other cars based on this type of car

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With Model Power having the molds, they have made some interesting cars.


That answers alot. They do have a ton of variations on the basic flat car. This was a undecorated model when I got it (its been seen on here before I just never knew where it came from).

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LIST UPDATE TO COME!

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Here are two Model Power Cars based on the marx molds.



THis one is based on the Cities Service car.



THis one uses the Marx Flatcar.

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Index is moved to first post.

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Here is a Marx F3a in Santa Fe " Warbonnet "colors.


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Here is a Marx F3a in Santa Fe " Warbonnet "colors.



Originally posted by toptrain-October 19 2009: 3:28:31 PM

I have one of these engines too. It is a dummy unit, and it has Kadee knckle couplers on it. got it with the Hudson locomotive that I own.
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lots of interest by contributers and viewers. we are making somrthing good !
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Anyone know where I could get a Westinghouse flatcar with floodlight & generator?

AWESOME photos, btw, toptrain!

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I've been meaning to post the green All State tanker since summer, but now I see VintageHO beat me to it. I got a couple of these in a box of Bachmann junk at an antique store. Great quality, but tricky coupler replacement. Here's my two:





I've also got a Model Power searchlight car. Based on the posts above me, I guess it is based on a Marx mold?
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" TYCO Nut. The only way to find them is look for them. Train shows are the best. Flea markets, Antique shops sometimes. E-Bay and other online sites.

" B77 ", What Marx had done with there coupling system was nothing less than cancelling out the problums of operating HO train cars that have talgo truck systems. The bar that surrounds the coupler, limits the side to side motion of the coupler, and truck. Even tho the Marx coupler seams to be a talgo type, it is not. It shows what it takes to straightin out the talgo problum. If you work at it, replaceing Marx couplers gets easier.
If you take a tyco talgo coupled car, and install a bent piece of brass or steel rod that limits the motion of the truck to a allowable amount equal to what Marx has done. You will elimate almost all problums associated with running this talgo trucked car in reverse.
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This one seems to be hard to find according to another Marx collector.



TopTrain you have a neat Marx collection. I have never seen the SF F3 before.

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If you look back you see the Erie 7210 depressed center metal flat car in dark red and again in black. Here I have one in yellow.

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At the shows around me the santa Fe is the most common F3.
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I just bought a Lehigh Portland cenent covered hopper at my LHS for $4.50.
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A very hard to find one of a kind, The only box car with ribed sides, and seprate ladders. This car came only in a battery powered set.

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Nice find Frank...

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Here is the Marx car I got at the Allentown train show last saturday.

Monon Crane Car, CIL 320

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Marx NYC loco 999, battery powered train set.

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Does anyone have the Green Giant train set, and can put a photo here.
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nope only have the Tyco 86' boxcar is all But did see that N.Y. Water tankers at train show tho Didn't buy them
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Any body have the New Haven operating box car to post.

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LV Flat car # 10049 green.

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Here is the 40397 Marx Operating Boxcar that Frank Toptrain requested on post 47. This car is very hard to find complete. Usually the the man with hand truck is missing. This post was moved from another post to this one so as to continue the thread. Carl





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Hi Frank. Was wondering what the Green 10049 LV Flatcar looked like...
I think there is a Black with Orange Lettering version of that same car. I think it came with side rails. Have you seen that one..?? A friend of mine has the Greenberg's guide to Marx Trains. I scanned the section on the Marx HO. There are some items and variations that are not mentioned in the Price Guide list. Carl

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Post 51 Carl ; did you ever see the New Haven F3 set that has the Rocker launch car in it. That has to be the hardest to find car that marx made. I have a photo I found on line. I use for referance. It shows the set with the rocket car and another car is missing. The missing car has a strange shape to it. It is the metal flat car with the single light centered on the car. Marx sets had plastic inserts that matched the shape of the car.
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The Monon GP7 by Marx


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Here is a Marx Bay window caoose In Western Pacific. In post 37 by ALCO Fan a Marx Western Pacific F3a can be seen.



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I likes this thread Will be on the lookout for these at next train show
The only thing I has in Marx is a O scale & I don't want it

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