A little late posting to this thread but better late than never. My first photo has my clockwork M10005 pacing a customized electrical Marx CV with a smoke unit. My second is a Clockwork Marx Sparkling CV. I'm not sure if the third qualifies as a streamliner but nevertheless here is an electrical Marx Nickel Plate Steamer circa 1949.
better late than never, great looking Marx!
Couple of mine
nice Moscabel station you have there also.
I was in one of the back rooms of the Virginia Museum of Transportation and I found this under a box.
Yes I had to run it and it ran great.
Scott Smith
Scott Smith
Scott Smith
Awesome video 
That's a great still shot of the train exiting the tunnel, and the video is very enjoyable. I've been to the museum, and any train would look good running on their layout! 
Here's an M10005 in green and cream that started life out as a windup but is now temporarily an electric:
Here's my other M10005 that has the small (single axle) motor on my modules at our club's layout over Thanksgiving weekend:
I hope to see a lot more on this thread!
J White
there was a silver and red one at a local antique shop gathering dust with the asking of $100. Poor train looked like some kid that hated toys had it.
When I bought my red and silver one,also on an auction site, it came with 4 cars and an engine with no box. It was sold as "untested" which on that site means "not working". When I received it I put it on the track to verify that if did not run, and it didn't. After I drained about a quart of grease and oil out of that small motor, and cleaned the brushes and everything else, it started to run. It runs great now! Sometimes I get lucky like that, and when I do, it's usually with broken Marx engines. If I remember right, I paid around $70 shipped, so I'd say you did good. Even if it doesn't work, repowering it with a more common steam engine motor is fairly simple.
I've since added a few more cars, since all of the ones that came with it were Omaha (except the Squaw Bonnet of course). I think the only one I am missing is the Mail car, which seems to bring big bucks. I may have mentioned it earlier in the thread, but that train looks great under a Christmas tree with the lights shining on the silver.
J White
they look neat "sleeking" around a layout but look kind of stupid on their own..if that makes sense. a couple weeks ago, I let go 3 nice looking vanderbuilts for $45. he wanted 50, but I made a best offer and someone came along within minutes and bought it. since then I've watched many float by in worse shape at $20 a pop. so when I saw this last night I didn't hesitate. i wasn't thinking on whether I'd keep it or not. hopefully, I will be able to get it running with absolutely zero talent, electrical skill, patience, ect.
After I drained about a quart of grease and oil out of that small motor, and cleaned the brushes and everything else, it started to run. It runs great now
well, if a little grease and oil is good...then a lot must be really good!
It was sold as "untested" which on that site means "not working".
Exactly right!
Sometimes you take a chance and it works out.
there was a silver and red one at a local antique shop gathering dust with the asking of $100. Poor train looked like some kid that hated toys had it.
Antique shop train prices can be almost comical, can't they? I watched a vastly overpriced Lionel 2056 with an incorrect modern tender languish on a shelf for two years or more. I haven't been to the shop lately - don't know if it's still gathering dust.
that looks great!
If anyone is looking for Marx streamliner parts, drop me a email.
Chuck
A real late one but I wanted to get another stream liner so here is mine. The mercury(which has a broken mainspring ) and my new 1937 to 1938 Reversing Commodore Vanderbilt ( both are windups).
A real late one but I wanted to get another stream liner so here is mine. The mercury(which has a broken mainspring ) and my new 1937 to 1938 Reversing Commodore Vanderbilt ( both are windups).
Awesome 
what is a marx streamliner? I thought it was the 10000 and 100005 passenger trains. I'm confused...could be the cold meds. jeff
there you go. I see those as "streamliners".
what is a marx streamliner? I thought it was the 10000 and 100005 passenger trains. I'm confused...could be the cold meds. jeff
If you look at the original box, Marx called a lot of their trains streamliners, including freight sets if the loco was streamlined. Even the CP styled locos were considered streamlined.
And there is always those from American Toy Sales Corporation of Abilene, KS as well. These were offered in both 4 axle and 8 axle 20-inch version with several paint schemes.
Those are floor toys aren't they? They don't look like they actually articulate around curves.
correct. The Marx and Ohio art articulate on wooden wheels. The 20-inchers are rigid floor trains.
A couple of CVs little different.
Colin Duthie
now I like that Colin!
Sorry I posted the photograph twice!
A couple of CVs little different.
Colin Duthie
As Artie Johnson used to say, "Very interesting."
That's a sharp looking Custom Commodore.
One of my custom Cvs: I may have posted this one before, but it seems right for this Streamliner thread. I have always admired the beautiful, yet simple lines of this model.
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