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I recently put together a 1978 SSS one car at a a time. This is the set led by the M&ST L GP9 with a variety of freight cars and a bay window caboose. Surprisingly,  I was able to get the loco and cars at really decent prices and the cumulative price was less than what I see these sets going for on the bay.

 

Best of all it was fun putting the set together a car at a time.

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OK, here's the list. 
> 1971: Illinois Central #1187
> 8030 IC GP-9 (w/ wire handrails), plus 9200, 9211, 9214, 9215, 9230,
> and 9160.
>
> 1972: New York Central #1250
> 8206 4-6-4, plus 9111, 9151, 9707, 9709, 9710, 9162 (8206 included
> MSOS and Whistle).
>
> 1973: Canadian Pacific #1350
> 8365/66 CP F-3 AA, plus, 9113, 9723, 9724, 9725, 9165.
>
> 1974: Rio Grande #1450
> 8464/65 Rio Grande F-3 AA, plus, 9177, 9144, 9739, 9863, 9166.
>
> 1975: Milwaukee Road #1579
> 8555/57 MR F-3 AA, plus, 9754, 9132, 9119, 9758, 9169.
>
> 1976: Northern Pacific #1672
> 8666 Northern Pacific GP-9, plus, 9869, 9267, 9775, 9776, 9177.
>
> 1977: Baltimore & Ohio #1766
> 8766 B & O RDC, plus, 8767, and 8768
>
> 1978: Minneapolis and St. Louis #1868
> 8866 M & StL GP-9, plus, 9408, 9138, 9726, 9213, 9271
>
>
> ***********************************************************************
> *
> ******
>
> 1986: Santa Fe Work Train #1632
> 8635 SF 0-4-0, plus, 6593, 6272, 5745, 5760, 6496
>
> 1987: Southern Freight Runner #11704
> 18802 Southern GP-9, plus, 16102, 16402, 16707, 16701, and 16504
>
> 1988: Dry Gulch Line #11706
> 8702, Va. and Truckee General, plus, 16010, 16011, and 16012
>
> 1989: Desert King #11758
> 18809 Rio Grande 2-6-4, plus, 16105, 16206, 16616, and 16509
>
> 1990: Great Lakes Express #11712
> 18611 Lionel Lines 2-6-4, plus, 16027, 16028, 16029, 16030
>
> 1991: Coastal Freight
> 18814 D & H RS-3, plus, 16109, 16335, 19324, 16407, 16525
>
> 1992: Feather River
> 18820, WP GP-9, plus, 16234, 16121, 19414, 16359, 16653, 16539
>
> 1993: Soo Line
> 18825 Soo GP-38, plus, 19416, 19536, 17006, 19604, 19720
>
>
Don

Mike,

 

Fair warning. I’m not an expert on the prices for these sets. Offhand, that sounds reasonable for a new set.

 

I can tell you the one I bought about a year ago (new, unused) was cheaper, but not by much. I’m thinking I paid  ~ $170.

 

Btw, I just looked at Grzyboski’s Train Site as they are one the few online dealers who still carries some of the older Lionel Service Station and Collector Sets. He wants $245 for the Coastal Freight.  A little perspective.

 

 

http://www.grzyboskitrains.com/category95.aspx

Originally Posted by johnstrains:

I recently put together a 1978 SSS one car at a a time. This is the set led by the M&ST L GP9 with a variety of freight cars and a bay window caboose. Surprisingly,  I was able to get the loco and cars at really decent prices and the cumulative price was less than what I see these sets going for on the bay.

 

Best of all it was fun putting the set together a car at a time.

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I have that set.  That is one set which has that PW look!

You guys were supposed to talk me OUT of buying one!!! Oh well, I have a Feather River set on the way now. My dad's uncle worked for the WP many years ago and somewhere in my parents house there's a picture of me at 2 or 3 sitting in the cab of a WP switcher. Can't wait for Christmas break so I can get started on my layout.

Originally Posted by Mike Niedzalkoski:

1996 6-11912 Lionel Steel Set Had TMCC Mining Switcher and two die cast ore cars

 

2000 6-21952 Service Station Set C420 with some old Lionel Tooling as a load 

 

The 1978 M& StL is One of My Favorites ran it under my tree last year.

And don't forget the add on ore car for that 96 set.  (I don't know for a fact that the add on was also only offered to Service Stations, but that would seem to make sense.)

 

-Dave

Originally Posted by glockr:

You guys were supposed to talk me OUT of buying one!!! Oh well, I have a Feather River set on the way now. My dad's uncle worked for the WP many years ago and somewhere in my parents house there's a picture of me at 2 or 3 sitting in the cab of a WP switcher. Can't wait for Christmas break so I can get started on my layout.

That Feather River is a nice set! 

 

And agree with the others. The Great Lakes Express is one of the ones that has escaped me. Always admired that one and may have to look around for one.

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