Share your favorites on Show & Tell

A few Lionel locomotives

In Model Trains > Athearn Model Trains > Show & Tell and Model Trains > Lionel Model Trains > Show & Tell.
RVolskay's items19 of 27Globe (Athearn)/Carnation promotion setNMRA Silver Anniversary Boxcar
10
Love it
0
Like it

blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
Drake47Drake47 loves this.
vcalvcal loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
BenBen loves this.
dav2no1dav2no1 loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
NewfldNewfld loves this.
BHIFOSBHIFOS loves this.
ReiseReise loves this.
See 8 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 2 years ago

    RVolskay
    (27 items)

    A few years after Athearn began prodiucing plastic models, Lionel approached Irv Athearn, asking if he'd manufacture HO scale trains, for them, their agreement with Rivarossi having gone sour. The agreement lasted only a couple of years, and, for the most part, the Lionel.items were simply stock Athearn products, with the addition of a small Lionel logo. But what a difference that logo makes! The Wabash loco in this picture will cost you 100 dollars more than an equivalent Athearn loco, in the same scheme, and condition. This is the primary reason I have a very few Lionel pieces. The Virginian locomotive is also an Athearn produced item, coming from molds owned by Lionel that were designed to fit the Athearn GP9 chassis. After the agreement ended, Lionel never repeated the Virginian scheme, instead using the NH scheme, shown, and a Pennsy scheme, in tuscan (these were on a redesigned chassis, made by Lionel). During the production run, Athearn was allowed to sell his own copies of the Virginian loco, without the Lionel logo, so you can find these in Athearn boxes, and train sets, as well, again, at a significant price difference.

    logo
    Athearn Model Trains
    See all
    Athearn HO Parts Lot of 24 Drive Bands Rubber Bands for Hi-F Locomotives Hustler
    Athearn HO Parts Lot of 24 Drive Ba...
    $3
    Walthers 933-822 Diesel Dress-Up Kit Fits Athearn F7/F9 A/B HO Scale Train
    Walthers 933-822 Diesel Dress-Up Ki...
    $10
    HO Drive Belt Rubber Band 25 Black! Hi-F Hustler RDC Plow F3 F7 GP9 ATH90101
    HO Drive Belt Rubber Band 25 Black!...
    $3
    Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Horn-Hook Train Couplers (X-2F Style) 12-Pack
    Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Horn-...
    $4
    logo
    Athearn HO Parts Lot of 24 Drive Bands Rubber Bands for Hi-F Locomotives Hustler
    Athearn HO Parts Lot of 24 Drive Ba...
    $3
    See all

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.