Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Lionel and
A Collection of Lionel and American Flyer O-Gauge and S-Gauge Model Train Cars and Accessories - An assortment of vintage model train equipment consisting of various rolling stock and accessories. A gray plastic Lionel hopper car features red printed text Lehigh Valley, L.V. 25000, and a diamond logo containing LV. Side markings include New 1-48, Built 1-48 Lionel 6456, and Capy 100000 Ld Lmt 128300. The underside is embossed Made in the U.S. of America by the Lionel Corporation New York. A second hopper car in gray plastic is printed with white text American Flyer 640 on the sides; the underside is embossed American Flyer Mfg. By The A.C. Gilbert Co. New Haven, Conn. U.S.A. The collection includes a die-cast metal Lionel searchlight generator flatcar with an orange plastic generator component. The side is embossed 3620 Lionel Lines 3620 and the generator is marked General Motors. The underside bears the embossed text By The Lionel Corporation New York. A silver-colored plastic Sunoco tank car shell features a blue and yellow Sunoco logo, Built by Lionel, and Capacity 8000 Gals. A die-cast metal mainline crossing gate accessory has a black base embossed with Lionel and a circular L logo, supporting a cream-colored plastic arm with black stripes and two red lenses. A brown plastic handcar frame is embossed with Tool Box on the side and features a circular Lionel L logo on the underside. Also present is a black metal chassis with an underside embossed No. 6457 Lionel Corporation Made in U.S. of America, featuring a brown painted top surface and two sets of four-wheel trucks with metal brake wheels. , All items are in used, vintage condition with visible accumulations of surface dust and grime. The searchlight generator car (photo 12) is missing the searchlight housing and lens, with visible rust on the metal axles and wheels (photo 16). The Lehigh Valley hopper (photo 17) is missing its wheel trucks and shows significant paint flaking on one side (photo 20). The American Flyer hopper exhibits heavy oxidation and rust on the trucks and axles (photo 23). The Sunoco tank car is a body shell only, missing its entire chassis and wheel assembly, and has a rectangular section removed from the base (photo 28). The crossing gate accessory (photo 13) shows heavy surface rust on the metal counterweight components. The brown handcar frame (photo 8) and black flatcar chassis (photo 9) are incomplete shells/frames missing internal motor components or original superstructures. Couplers and axles across the lot show varying degrees of surface oxidation (photo 11, photo 15).