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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my uncle gave me one several years ago, and IIRC I asked about it here. I believe it is HO.
I see yours is missing the plastic roof section. It's hard to tell by the pictures, but it looks like it might be HO, which would explain why it's not in my Greenberg's pocket guide. And if it is HO, the value would be much less than an 027 item.
yeah I had forgotten about the plastic roof. I think it fits well with O27.
Glad you have the roof. I actually haven't received this item yet, as I bought it through eBay. I still would like to know the value and year(s) of production if someone has any information.
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
mine doesn't have the roof, didn't know it was supposed to have it until sometime after I got my station.
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.
2018 SHOW DATES
October 14, 2018
November 11, 2018
December 9, 2018
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 FREE2018 SHOW DATES
October 14, 2018
November 11, 2018
December 9, 2018
Ahh! Correct. Monthly. It's a little far for me, so I don't go that often.
George
Great of you to mention the show. Lots to see and buy and sell. I dont get there regular either ( 3 hours away) but it was my one day a month (out with the guys) when we lived closer. Still go on occasion. still find treasure, still spend too much.
I have a "Girard" Marx station
I have that Girard station on my layout right now. I see yours is the illuminated one as is mine. I was going to replace it with the Wheaton station, but since it seems to be HO, I guess I'll be selling it. That Wheaton show is a bit too far to travel for this New Englander.
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".
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
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:... The Wheaton station uses a 12v type air whistle and was sold as H0. ...
correct-a-mundo... listed in Greenberg's Marx Vol II, Chapter VII, HO Trains and Accessories as catalog #6460.
The yellow station is Oak Park
Robert S. Butler posted:The yellow station is Oak Park...
also as a lighted version, though all the boxes showed the Girard Station sign...
Wow, that Oak Park Station (and box) looks like you just took it off the shelf! It's hard to find old Marx in that condition.
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.
trainman48 posted:Wow, that Oak Park Station (and box) looks like you just took it off the shelf! ....
when it is only for display purposes i have photoshopped some slightly to moderately damaged boxes. soft restoration gives you the best of both worlds.
cheers...gary
Did you build that time machine yourself? It's amazing what us model railroaders can put together from our spare parts box.
Getting back to the Wheaton station, I'll have to remember not to test it using my KW transformers :-)
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.
Good news. I assume you are keeping it...
George
Not sure. The whistle doesn't work properly, so I've got it apart to clean and oil the armature. Should work good after that. The person that owned it previously did some Mickey Mouse wiring on it, which I also intend on fixing.
It's a good looking and rare item, but I would hate to use it to replace my illuminated Girard station.
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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