Hello all ... 1929 Ives was controlled by Lionel and Flyer .. Flyer was supplying the passenger car bodies ... Ives was scraping to provide electric type engines 3245 and a few 3243's ..the late 3243's were black ..with brass trim ..found with cast iron frame or the new lower sheet metal frame ( normally found on the short 3245)... Here you have the Ives Northern Limited cars .. 1929 being pulled by a black 3243 ( probably 1928) .
Northern Limited was normally sold with a black 3237 ... and a 3 car set ...
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Cheers Carey