Product Overview
Condition: 7+ Original Box: Var Year: 1959 / 1960
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Now available is an extremely clean, all-original four car Santa Fe passenger set with original boxes. This set consists of a # 3428 operating mail box car, two # 2412 vista domes, a 2416 observation car and original perforated panel boxes for each train.
All three passenger cars as well as the mail box car are clean, complete and free of nicks, chips and damage. Additionally, the interior lights work fine and the trucks are free of rust and oxidation. The exterior silver is clean and vibrant, the blue stripes are complete and the side lettering is crisp and clean. Even the box car has vibrant exterior colors and graphics.
Finally, the original boxes are in decent condition, but many of the front perforated panel are pushed in and detached. Additionally, several of the interior flaps are missing and some are held on with tape. Overall grade of the passenger car boxes are in the area of a 6 to a 7. Lastly, the 3428 is the nicest box of the lot and graded an 8 to 8+.
Finally, this set of passenger cars and mail box car were offered by Lionel in the following two sets:
- 1959: Outfit # 1629 consisting of; 208 Santa Fe Alco AA diesels, 3428 US Mail box car, two 2412 Santa Fe vista dome's and a 2416 Santa Fe observation car.
- 1960: Outfit 1640 consisting of; 218P / 218T Santa Fe Alco AA diesels, 3428 US Mail box car, two 2412 Santa Fe vista dome's and a 2416 Santa Fe observation car.
