בידספיריט | A Collection of Lionel and

A Collection of Lionel and Contemporary O Gauge Model Train Rolling Stock and Components - An assortment of post-war era model train cars and related parts. The collection includes a Lionel Lines No. 6460 crane car with a black die-cast body, bearing the printed markings ”LIONEL LINES”, ”BUCYRUS ERIE CLASS 250 RAILROAD CRANE”, and the number ”6460” on the frame. It features manual gear-driven wheels for operating the boom and hook. A Lionel Lines No. 6656 stock car is present, constructed of yellow plastic with a printed circled ”L” logo and ”LIONEL LINES CAPY 80000”. Also included is a black plastic New York Central No. 6462 gondola with the ”NYC” logo and ”NEW 2-49” mark; it features a hand-painted red inscription on the side reading ”MTN OF WAY USE ONLY”. A blue plastic Lionel No. 3410 flatcar is marked ”3410 LIONEL” and features a vertical brass-colored tube mounted to the center. The collection further contains three orange and black stamped tin passenger cars, consisting of an observation car with an open rear platform and railing, a combine car with a side door, and a standard coach. These cars feature silver-colored stamped metal window inserts. Also present is a die-cast metal caboose shell finished in bronze paint with a stylized ”SP” logo cast into the sides for the Southern Pacific railroad. The interior of the shell bears the incised mark ”B-1327”. A red plastic caboose body is included, lacking its original chassis and wheel sets. Additional components include a brass-colored cylindrical locomotive boiler shell attached to a black die-cast front end. , The collection is in poor to fair condition, characterized by heavy accumulations of dust, grime, and surface oxidation throughout (photo 1). The stamped tin passenger cars exhibit significant flaking and chipping of the orange paint, particularly on the ends (photo 37), and visible surface rust on the exposed metal and underframes (photo 41). The Lionel 6460 crane car shows overall surface wear and oxidation on the wheels and axles (photo 22). The Lionel 3410 flatcar is missing its original cargo and has an adhesive tape residue on the underside (photo 12). The red plastic caboose is missing its entire undercarriage assembly (photo 27) and has a small white paint loss or fragment on the roof edge (photo 23). The Southern Pacific caboose is a shell only, missing its frame, wheels, and interior components (photo 4). Mechanical components such as couplers and crane gears show resistance due to age and dust.