TMCC Pa Steamer for $250.00

How do you know it has TMCC?

Gunny

That may be a good deal or a great deal if it works. First step is ask if they have the box with the Lionel stock number. With that you can find out when it was made, what the original list price was and maybe what they have been selling for on eBay or other sites.

Pete

Without a pic its really a "crapshoot". Given the $250 price tag I'm inclined to think its a "semi scale" locomotive like one of the "baby berks". It probably lacks cruise and has a puffer style smoke unit as opposed to fan driven.

Again, these are just wild guesses, but thats typically what you get in a $250 TMCC steamer.

Rick O,

   I will try to get out there ASAP and get you some pictures to look at.

Gunny,

   There is a sign on the glass case saying it is, however when I go back out I will have them take the Lionel box out of the back of the glass case, so I can read & take pictures of it.  It looks like a well kept engine & tender.  Although I am just getting into the TMCC/Legacy I have been doing a lot of reading and seeing some of the problems the members have from time to time with their TMCC engines, I really do not want to purchase somebody elses problems, however if this is a good engine, at a good price, maybe I should consider purchasing it.

Pete,

   Thanks for the advise, I was planning on doing just that, if the board members thought it was something to look at, more closely.

If this was a MTH P2 engine, I would have purchased it already, being new to TMCC/Legacy I was unwilling to take a chance on it being worth the money being ask.  Everything I have ever purchased out of this particular antique place, has been perfect

including a Lionel ZW transformer, for about 1/2 what it was actually worth. 

PCRR/Dave

It would help a bunch to know what engine it was.  As others have said, it's either a ho-hum deal or a steal!

gunrunnerjohn,

    They are closed today will try to make it out their tomorrow and take some pictures so you guys can give me some advise on the engine.

PCRR/Dave

Sounds like a plan.

Maybe ask the guy who is selling it to let you have a look at it?  That would seem to be a logical step.

Dave, when you get the item number you can also go to lionel.com, under products, find Product Finder and type in the number. If it comes up it will tell you most of the info you are looking for. Sometimes it will say in the text if it has Odyssey but other times you have to download the owners manual to verify that. There should be a link to the manual on the same page as the item.

If the item doesn't show then likely its over 15 years old. Not all of the engines made before 2000 are listed.

Pete

Gentlemen,

   I appreciate all the input and advise, if the place is open tomorrow I will go out with my camera, take photos of both the engine and the ident on the Lionel box, and look inside the Lionel box, for the instructions to the Engine.

Will post pictures for all to review.

Again thanks everyone for the help.

PCRR/Dave

Gentlemen,

   Well this entire thing turned into a bust, the engine is not Lionel at all, MTH with 1st generations sound and whistle, way over priced, it is a P1 engine & tender. The guy was remaking the sign when I left there this morning.  Now he wants $290.00 for it.

I thank ever body who tried to help with this look see!  Ofcourse I passed on the P1 Engine.

PCRR/Dave

Did you get the model number, or the cab number?