Maintenance of Way in the 21st Century--Ballast Tampers and Beyond ... continued
By Bob Mintz
BALLAST TAMPERS:
This group will include the Postwar variety; remakes; as well as more current and prototypical versions.
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54 Ballast tamper |
8578 NYC Ballast Tamper |
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18464 #54 Ballast Tamper Postwar celebration series |
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18483 C & O Ballast Tamper “48” |
18490 Union Pacific Ballast Tamper |
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| 18490 LCCA OVERSTAMP Union Pacific Ballast Tamper “Route of the Challenger” | |
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18483 LCCA OVERSTAMP C&O Ballast Tamper "48" |
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18491 M.O.W. Ballast Tamper “325” |
28403 Pennsylvania Ballast Tamper “18” |
BURRO CRANES:
This group has the original Postwar version as well as several remakes and one that was part of a set. This particular item could be used separately and was not dependent on another piece to operate.
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#3360 Lionel Lines Burro Crane |
18402 Lionel Lines Burro Crane |
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18405 Santa Fe Burro Crane |
18410 Pennsylvania Burro Crane |
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18477 Union Pacific Burro Crane Set #31706 |
28414 “#3360” Lionel Lines Burro Crane |
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28422 Pennsylvania Burro Crane |
28445 from AEC Burro Crane Set # 31774 |
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Bethlehem Steel Operating No. 20 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
U.S. Navy-Philadelphia PA Navy Yard Operating No. 25 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
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| U.S. Navy-Philadelphia PA Navy Yard Operating No. 28 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions
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U.S. Navy-Pearl Harbor HI Navy Yard Operating No. 41 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
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Jersey Central Lines Operating No. 80 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
Lehigh Valley Operating No. 620 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
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| Alaska Railroad Operating No. 414 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions | New Haven Operating No. 34 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
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| The Texas Special Operating No. 30 Burro Crane by RGS Limited Editions |
FIRE CARS:
This group contains the original Postwar version; remakes; one that was part of a set; another that could be considered a secondary set made up of separate sale items; as well as one never manufactured. The 1998 Service Station Set fire car could not function without the instruction/generator car. In the 1999 preview catalog, there was another firecar similar to the 1998 SSS, but in a different color scheme. This item also was dependent on the instruction/generator car to operate. In a bit of my own creativity, I purchased like separate sale identical items to make a second Lionelville Fire Company set to complement the first. #18412 Union Pacific fire fighter car as seen in the 1991 Book 1 but was not manufactured.
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52 Fire car |
8379 Pennsylvania motorized fire fighter |
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18411 Canadian Pacific fire fighter car |
18412 Union Pacific fire fighter car NOT MANUFACTURED |
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18470 #52 Fire Car Postwar celebration series |
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| 21753--1998 Service Station Fire Rescue Train Set: | |
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18444 NYC Firecar |
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19853 NYC Instruction Generator Car |
19442 Water supply flatcar/tank |
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19854 Lionelville Fire Company #1 searchlight car |
26961 Lionelville Fire Company flatcar/ladder |
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26505 Lionelville Fire Company work caboose |
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| 11988--NYC Firecar and Instruction Car Set: (includes 18445 & 19857 only) | |
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18445 NYC fire fighter car |
19857 NYC Instruction Generator Car |
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16390 Lionel Flatcar w/ black water tankcar |
19858 Lionelville Operational Searchlight Car "19584" |
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26991 Lionelville Ladder Firecar, Fire Dept #2 |
26513 NYC Fire Response Unit |
GANG CARS:
This group contains the original Postwar version and remakes. Possibly in a Cheshire cat (C&O) smile towards collectors, one of the remakes included the rare gray bumpers variation.
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50 Lionel gang car |
18417 Gang Car |
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18465 #50 Gang Car Postwar celebration series |
18485 New York Central Gang Car |
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28442 #50 Gang Car |
38241 Maintenance of Way Gang Car |
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38240 Elf Gang Car |
INSPECTION CARS:
This group contains the original Postwar version; a "Mintz-Modification" variation; a regular remake; a remake of an archive sample and a street hot rod version.
I noticed a similarity of an Eastwood Memorabilia product and made some modifications here and there and created my own homage to Postwar Lionel.
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68 Inspection car, DeSoto wagon |
68-modified Eastwood #303500 - Lionel 1955 Chevy Delivery Van/Bank with #68 chassis |
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18447 Executive Inspection Vehicle Postwar celebration series |
18454 Archive Collection #68 Blue Inspection Car |
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18463 Hot Rod Inspection Vehicle |
28440 Pennsylvania Inspection Car |
