A RARITY FROM 2000
You are looking at a unique Lionel set, one you do not often see for sale.
This was a MAXI STACK set issued back in 2000 with this SD-70 diesel.
The engine is conventional with horn and bell. It IS Command UPGRADEABLE. That is how the set was issued. Back in 2000, you could buy the boards for TMCC and Railsounds to add to the engine if you wanted it. Because the set is so big and cool, some sellers assume the set was was TMCC, etc., without understanding what "ready" means, but this is how it came.
The set includes:
- SD-70 diesel locomotive,
- Two PAIR of Maxi-Stack well cars
- With eight removable Maersk containers
FEATURES:
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SD-70 diesel locomotive
- Command and RailSounds upgradeable
- powered by dual vertical can motors,
- Die-cast trucks, pilots and fuel tank,
- Stamped metal frame and handrails,
- Detailed molded body,
- Traction tires,
- Fan-driven smoke unit,
- Detailed cab interior with engineer,
- SignalSounds with bell and diesel horn
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Maxi-Stack cars feature
- die-cast trucks and operating couplers,
- Metal brake wheels,
- Detailed molded bodies,
- Two removable molded containers per car,
- End car has flashing EOT light
- Gauge: O
- Min Curve: O-31
- Dimensions: Length: Approx. 72”
PICTURES SHOW IT ALL!
CONDITION: C-8++. Has been run, but not much at all. The only cosmetic signs keeping it from C-9 are: a very small roof scuff on engine and one rivet has a paint rub. The Box is P-6+ with some rubs and indentions. The SHIPPER is here as well and has normal shipper wear.
SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE.
Some History
Maersk, a multi-national corporation founded in 1904 and based in Copenhagen, is a world leader in shipping, oil and gas production, aviation and shipbuilding. With over 150 vessels worldwide, its shipping capabilities are extensive, and its tractor-trailers can be seen traversing the highways and byways of America each and every day.
The Santa Fe Railroad, whose unit trains hauled countless Maxi-Stack wells filled with Maersk containers, collaborated with Maersk to paint a diesel locomotive in Maersk colors for a one-day publicity photo shoot. The results were stunning! That event inspired Lionel's impressive Maersk set.