Sager Place

Sager Place is the street by the Lionel factory in Irvington, NJ. A 2626 Observation Car with that name was listed in Lionel's 1946 advance catalog but not produced. That number was missing from the Madison series: 2625, 2627, 2628.

Williams was the first to produce a Madison-series observation car (as well as a baggage car and a combination car) but Lionel was the only firm that made an obs with that name.

Lionel made the car for the 100th anniversary set that I purchased.  I kept the cars and dumped the locomotive.  The locomotive was very nasty.  Ran very bad.  I now use the cars behind my Vision Line Hudson.  That engine is the best Hudson Lionel has made.

I think you want the 6-27903 that was from the Conventional Classics.  Which will only drive the price higher unless there is a reissue.  The 6-19018 is a Sager Place but the paint is not a good match.  The Sager Place pictured above is an 18" car that is the size of other Heavyweight produced in the late 1990's so be sure you get a proper model.  All those cars are nice I have many, way too many.  The 27903 and 19018 and the Williams are traditional size. Looking at the cataloge Lionel is making the set you purchased as traditional size, the 50th was closer to scale at 18".  The giveaway to the 18" verses the traditional is the 2 tool boxes on the 18" as pictured above.  Where the traditional had a braking device or compressor of sometype (I can't think if the name) on the bottom in a floating position.

The only one I know of came with or was issued at the same time as the GG1 classic set. My engine ran just fine so I still have the set. Charlie as stated above different issues of the 15" cars have had mismatched colors as all were not made at the same time.

I won't know for sure what the paint will look like on the new set until they arrive.  So I guess I'll have to wait to see what would be a good paint match.

Thank you all for the information, very helpful.

That part is the air brake cylinder.

We can match your new cars with my Sager Place then you will know for sure.

K-Line also made a five car set of the "Madison" cars. This is set K4470B.

It included 2624 REA, 2625 Irvington, 2627 Madison, 2628 Manhattan and a 2626 Sager Place Observation Car.

Thanks Jim.