My Grandfather's old Prewar Lionel Locomotive and cars
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Welcome to the forum! And I see a Marx tower and switches there, too. 
Originally Posted by TrainsRMe:
Welcome to the forum! And I see a Marx tower and switches there, too.
Yep the switches and Marx tower were with my grandfather's set, so l pulled them out. Don't not want to spend a ton of money on new Lionel switches
welcome! love to see more of the 229, never seen one in person.
Originally Posted by Steamer:
welcome! love to see more of the 229, never seen one in person.
I'll post more photos of the locomotive 
Your grandfather has a nice train set. The 229 was a classy engine for its time.
Originally Posted by 1688torpedo:
Your grandfather has a nice train set. The 229 was a classy engine for its time.
Thanks
Now that's nice. I love old trains. No doubt that one graced more than a couple of Christmas trees (or was around at Chanukah.)
Most of the time, the old ones run right out of the box (or bag.) Of course, our having an in-house mechanic doesn't hurt
Originally Posted by Becky, Tom & Gabe Morgan:
Now that's nice. I love old trains. No doubt that one graced more than a couple of Christmas trees (or was around at Chanukah.)
Most of the time, the old ones run right out of the box (or bag.) Of course, our having an in-house mechanic doesn't hurt
My grandfather only ran it at Christmas I think
It does look like your grandfather ran the 229 only at Christmas as it still is in decent shape after 74 years. Most old trains of this vintage are very well used & beat up. Have fun.
Originally Posted by 1688torpedo:
It does look like your grandfather ran the 229 only at Christmas as it still is in decent shape after 74 years. Most old trains of this vintage are very well used & beat up. Have fun.
Thanks
