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I've been collecting Marx trains for a few years now, and just purchased a whistling Wheaton station. I've searched the internet, and have found nothing related to this item. It's not even in my Greenberg's pocket price guide. What I would like to know is when it was produced, and what the current value is. I rate it to be in excellent condition. Any help would be greatly appreciated,.

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I searched completed sales on eBay. If yours is the most recent sale, it looks like you got a good deal. Some sold earlier this year for $43 and $51 (with a box). One listing clearly says it is HO. The Marx item number is 6460. Wheaton is a Chicago suburb by the way. It has a Metra commuter rail line that goes through it, and there is a big train show there every other month.

George

George S posted:

I Wheaton is a Chicago suburb by the way. It has a Metra commuter rail line that goes through it, and there is a big train show there every other month.

George

WHEATON ILLINOIS

The Great Midwest Train Show is the world's largest MONTHLY train show with an average of 180 exhibitors at each show featuring trains of all scales and gauges. 

Show Hours: 9am to 3pm 
Admission: $7 adults, Kids under 12 are FREE

2018 SHOW DATES       

October 14, 2018     

November 11, 2018   

December 9, 2018

2019 Show Dates

January 13, 2019
February 10, 2019
March 10, 2019
April 14, 2019
May 5, 2019
June 2, 2019
No show in July
August 11, 2019
September 8, 2019
October 13, 2019
November 10, 2019
December 8, 2019       

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justakid posted:
George S posted:

I Wheaton is a Chicago suburb by the way. It has a Metra commuter rail line that goes through it, and there is a big train show there every other month.

George

WHEATON ILLINOIS

The Great Midwest Train Show is the world's largest MONTHLY train show with an average of 180 exhibitors at each show featuring trains of all scales and gauges. 

Show Hours: 9am to 3pm 
Admission: $7 adults, Kids under 12 are FREE

2018 SHOW DATES       

October 14, 2018     

November 11, 2018   

December 9, 2018

2019 Show Dates

January 13, 2019
February 10, 2019
March 10, 2019
April 14, 2019
May 5, 2019
June 2, 2019
No show in July
August 11, 2019
September 8, 2019
October 13, 2019
November 10, 2019
December 8, 2019       

Ahh! Correct. Monthly. It's a little far for me, so I don't go that often.

George

colorado hirailer posted:

There is another Marx "O gauge" station, yellow with a "diesel" horn....went to model stations, so packed away and don't recall name, not "Wheaton" nor "Girard".

The yellow with the diesel horn is the Oak Park Station and usually sells for quite a bit more than the Girard stations. The Wheaton station uses a 12v type air whistle and was sold as H0. The plastic roof would have been part of it. Marx used the same sheet metal for a O Union Station that had a battery powered whistle. The Union Station came with a red plastic awning on some, and without on others. I stole this picture from ebay and you can see the square holes that would have held the red plastic awning.

Steve

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Last edited by Steve "Papa" Eastman

Well, truth to tell I just did.  I have this time machine with a limited range - it gets me back to about 1950 so I buy things in the '50's and bring them forward and sell them as antiques in 2018. For example, I bought most of the Lionel Girls Train output back in '57 which is why they're so hard to find today!   Seriously, it did take awhile to find that station in that condition.

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Just received the subject Wheaton Station in the mail. I know it's in the Marx HO catalog, but I did some measuring, and it's definitely O scale. The doors measure 1 5/8" high, and overall height is 4 1/4". That's only 1/4" shorter than my Girard whistling station. I know of some other Marx accessories that are also off scale. Their vintage street lamps are about 5 1/2" high. That would make them about 22 feet high in the real world. I had to use HO lamps on my street scene to make it look fairly real.

trainman48 posted:

... I did some measuring, and it's definitely O scale. The doors measure 1 5/8" high, and overall height is 4 1/4". ...

i generally use this rule of thumb... 1" doors = HO; 1.5" = S; 2" = O.  exterior doors are typically ~8' high.  many toy train accessories use S scale for people and structures.  i'll go with that.  Marx listing it as an HO accessory is merely an example of his born salesmanship.

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