PREWAR LIONEL O GAUGE #289E/1688T..1701/02/03 #6502E

[murph-7]

 tough to find a satin black 289E let alone the box for the loco--I have never seen this loco box, you?  this set wasn`t played with much...1937..

 

 

 
 

 

 




   


 

[Terry]

NICE.

It's a shame when they don't get played with. It's like feeding a dog salad.

Those are painted aluminum cars. As far as I know the uncataloged sets were painted, and the cataloged ones were chrome. The 289e is uncataloged.

I had a boxed gray 289E freight set with all the boxes and the set box. I bought it on eBay in about 1998. One of my first ebay purchases. The woman didn't show the boxes in the pictures and ruined them with tape and scribbles. She shipped the set to me in the setbox with the lionel label hacked up so it was unreadable.  I could have cried when the mailman handed the box to me.

[starfire700]

I wonder why Madison had a supply of the 1703 head-cars. Lionel over-produced this car that was only used in uncataloged sets??
Also noticed that the AL on each of the 3 car boxes in your set is a different stamp. Helps to prove it was a factory "put-together" from on-hand stock.
Never had the 289E loco box. Have both black and gunmetal locos, but no boxes.
Great set.

[murph-7]

I wonder why Madison had a supply of the 1703 head-cars. Lionel over-produced this car that was only used in uncataloged sets??
Also noticed that the AL on each of the 3 car boxes in your set is a different stamp. Helps to prove it was a factory "put-together" from on-hand stock.
Never had the 289E loco box. Have both black and gunmetal locos, but no boxes.
Great set.

yep, all 3 car boxes have different  "AL" stampings. I know the 289E is tough, but I'm thinkin this box is a lot harder to find than the actual loco..