Hard to find this set much newer than this!!
You are looking at a stunning four car Heavyweight passenger set known as the The Blue Comet. This was a very detailed and more prototypical version of the collector Holy Grail Blue Comet set from the old days. Over 70 years later, Lionel offered a prototypical O-Gauge example of the "Seashore's Finest Train." This one is a beautiful two tone blue with cream detail.
You can run it with your Blue Comet steam engine or any big engine.
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Set includes
- Four Heavyweight passenger cars, scale 1/48:
- 6-25657 ENCKE Combination car
- 6-25658 D'Arrest Coach
- 6-25659 Devico Coach
- 6-25660 Brorsen Observation
Set features
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Passenger Cars:
- Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers
- Hidden uncoupling tabs
- Flexible diaphragms between cars
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Opening doors
- Detailed interiors with passenger figures
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Overhead interior lighting with On/Off switch
- Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers
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Operates on 54" radius
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18" car series
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76" long!
- Standard O scale 1/48 compatible with MTH Premier, Atlas O
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Produced in 2013
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CONDITION: C-8+. Cars appear C-9, still SEALED WITH TAPE. Listing as C-8+ however due to the people being loose inside the cars. You will want to seat them properly. Pictures show it all. Box is nice, P-7 with some light shelfwear such as rubs and creases. With original shipper showing normal wear such as corner rubs, holes, and creases.. Pictures are part of the description. We will ship it in ANOTHER box to protect your original shipper.
SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION.
Some interesting background
Sometimes seen racing airplanes en route along the edge of the ocean, the New Jersey Central Blue Comet holds a near mythical status among railfans and railroaders. The train only ran from 1929 to 1941, when relentless competition from the Pennsylvania Railroad and massive proliferation of the automobile brought a premature end to the "Symphony in Blue." Lionel's founder, Joshua Lionel Cowen, frequently rode the Blue Comet between Jersey City and Atlantic City. The stylish train with cars named for the swiftest of comets struck him so deeply that Lionel offered a Standard Gauge model of the train in 1930.
Lionel's research staff poured over photographs and historical documents. Passenger cars feature full interiors inspired by actual New Jersey Central floor plans. Lionel custom mixed paint to match the Blue Comet's shades of dark royal blue, Jersey cream, and medium Packard blue. They found accurate lettering styles and other details—right down to the correct serial number on the locomotive builder's plate. Even the distinctive whistle, often described as a cross between a steamboat signal and a cathedral organ, was captured in this fantastic model. Imagine a time when the most luxurious train on the planet pulled into the glamorous "Playground of the World."
CONDITION: C-8+. Cars appear C-9, still SEALED WITH TAPE. Listing as C-8+ however due to the people being loose inside the cars. You will want to seat them properly. Pictures show it all. Box is nice, P-7 with some light shelfwear such as rubs and creases. With original shipper showing normal wear such as corner rubs, holes, and creases.. Pictures are part of the description. We will ship it in ANOTHER box to protect your original shipper.
SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION.
Some interesting background
Sometimes seen racing airplanes en route along the edge of the ocean, the New Jersey Central Blue Comet holds a near mythical status among railfans and railroaders. The train only ran from 1929 to 1941, when relentless competition from the Pennsylvania Railroad and massive proliferation of the automobile brought a premature end to the "Symphony in Blue." Lionel's founder, Joshua Lionel Cowen, frequently rode the Blue Comet between Jersey City and Atlantic City. The stylish train with cars named for the swiftest of comets struck him so deeply that Lionel offered a Standard Gauge model of the train in 1930.
Lionel's research staff poured over photographs and historical documents. Passenger cars feature full interiors inspired by actual New Jersey Central floor plans. Lionel custom mixed paint to match the Blue Comet's shades of dark royal blue, Jersey cream, and medium Packard blue. They found accurate lettering styles and other details—right down to the correct serial number on the locomotive builder's plate. Even the distinctive whistle, often described as a cross between a steamboat signal and a cathedral organ, was captured in this fantastic model. Imagine a time when the most luxurious train on the planet pulled into the glamorous "Playground of the World."