From: gotribe@cbnewse.cb.att.com (richard.g.barry)
Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad
Subject: MORE INFO on LIONEL TRAIN
Keywords: 30 years old; pretty good shape
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:13:39 GMT
Organization: AT&T

Here is a better description of the Lionel train set I had in my basement
for the last 30 years.  Any info on value would be appreciated!!

The box:  22" long and 14" wide and says LIONEL in black letters
          with a big white HO behind the LIONEL.  It is No. 15503
          and is called "Husky Freight with Headlight".  The box
          itself is orange and white with a picture of a train
          on the top 1/2 of the box.  The box top can be folded up
          to serve as a display (similar to folding the top of a
          box of baseball cards to display the packs).  There is one
	  tear on the top of the box along with some green streaks,
	  probably from some type of marker.
	
The engine:  White plastic on a metal base, with the following
                lettering on both sides:

                U.S. AIR FORCE
                  00 59

                Under the windows on both side, it says MINUTEMAN
                and has the Air Force emblem.

                The engine measures 3 1/2" long, 1 3/8" wide and
                runs on track that is 3/4" wide (HO track??)

                There are no numbers on the bottom of the engine.
                All it says is THE LIONEL CORPORATION
                                 NEW YORK
                                MADE IN U.S. OF AMERICA

                The engine is in NRMT condition.

The caboose:  White, all plastic.  On both sides it says:
                        0841  AEC  BLT BY LIONEL

                On the bottom, it says PART. NO. 0817.
                The rear wheels are not connected, but they are in
                the box; otherwise in NRMT condition.
                About 5" long.

Other cars:  Blue flatbed which says:  0813200 SEABOARD on both sides.
                Plastic top on a metal bottom.  There is no part number
                on the bottom - it just says LIONEL - made in US of America.
                NRMT condition.  A little over 5 1/2" long.

             Red Exploding BoxCar.  On the side it says:
                EXPOSIVES, Keep Fire Away Danger 0847 (part no. 0847-9)
                On the ends, the part numbers are 0847-18 and 0847-19.
                The bottom has no part number on it.  All the pieces
                are plastic except the inner part of the car which houses
                the metal contraption to "explode" the car.  One side
                is missing, one set of wheels is not connected, but
                they are in the box; otherwise in
                EX condition.    A little over 5 1/2" long.

             Missile Launcher.  Red Plastic base above metal bottom with
                Blue launcher and blue missile holder.  Both missiles are
                missing (I think there were two).
                This car has no writing on it, and no part numbers.
                A little over 5 1/2" long.

I have two other cars that were not part of the original set.
One is a dark brown flatbed with both wheels missing which looks
like it says HEISCHMANN (or FLEISCHMANN?) on the bottom
and MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY, and is 6" long.
The other is a tan box car with no top with same make as the above and
a little ove 7" long.

The track:  I have 6 pieces of curved track that when connected, makes
a nice little circle.  I also have two straight pieces of track that
did not come with the original set.

The transformer is black with a red knob that enables the train to go
forward or backward.  It has two yellow wires that connect to a
piece of the track.


Thanks for any info you can give me!

Rich Barry
barry@ihlpe.att.com