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About Vintage Model Steam Trains and Locomotives

Steam locomotives were the backbone of railroading until the early 1950s, and electric model steam trains made by Lionel, Marx and others have always been popular with collectors. Like the real thing, model steam locomotives are usually categorized by their wheel configuration (e.g. 2-6-6-6) in addition to the railroad name.

Another type of model steam train is called live steam. This refers to larger gauge steam-powered model engines which are generally run outside (aka garden railroading), and can sometimes even be ridden on. Live steam, however, requires a lot more money and space than smaller electric models!


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Accucraft C-19 Live Steam #al-87-134 Green Boiler$1,500 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 27 watchers
40" Vintage Live Steam Roller Model H.w. Steffani$1,276 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 106 watchers
Brass Ho Chesapeake & Ohio (c&o) H-8, 2-6-6-6 Steam$1,026 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 29 watchers
Mth 20-3090-1 Union Pacitic Up Steam Engine 4-6-6-4 $945.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 7 watchers
Lgb 23872 Mikado Steam Loco, Sound - Mint$890.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 53 watchers
Lionel Pennsylvania Y-3 Articulated Steam Locomotive$809.00 Ends in 1 hour 1 bid 11 watchers
Lionel 28011 C&o 2-6-6-6 Allegheny Steam #1601 Buy it Now$705.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 10 watchers
Marklin Gauge 1 Live Steam Locomotive$676.00 Ends in 5 mins 8 bids 45 watchers
Brass Ho Cb&q (burlington) Class O-5a, 4-8-4 Steam$660.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 40 watchers
Brass Ho Norfolk & Western (n&w) A Class, 2-6-6-4 Steam$650.05 Ends Monday 13 bids 31 watchers
Lionel 38094 Milwaukee Road Hiawatha 4-4-2 Steam Loco$601.01 Ends Sunday 11 bids 63 watchers
Lionel 38031 Sp Ac-9 2-8-8-4 Articulated Steam Loco Ln$570.02 Ends Sunday 10 bids 29 watchers
Mth Dmir 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone Steam Engine 20-3030-1$535.00 Ends in 23 hours 24 bids 44 watchers
3rd Rail 6100 Pennsylvania Prr S-1 Brass Steam Engine$511.00 Ends Wednesday 7 bids 31 watchers
Live Steam Locomotive Engine$500.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 58 watchers
Vtg American Flyer Standard Steam Engine 4694 & Tender$482.00 Ends Monday 11 bids 56 watchers
Brass Ho Dm&ir Class A, 4-6-2 Steam By Division Point$474.99 Ends Tuesday 15 bids 22 watchers
Lionel 28084 Nyc Dreyfuss 4-6-4 Hudson Steam Loco Ln+$466.23 Ends Sunday 8 bids 33 watchers
Antique Boat Large Live Steam Stationary Motor Engine$444.13 Ends in 23 hours 24 bids 186 watchers
Lionel 31754 Pwc #2545ws N&w Space-frt Steam Set Ln/bo$425.00 Ends in 23 hours 12 bids 22 watchers
Hon3 Brass Pfm United Dsp&p Mason Bogie 2-6-6t Steam$410.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 35 watchers
K-line Boston & Albany 4-6-6-tank Steam W/tmcc$400.00 Ends in 1 hour 2 bids 9 watchers
Mamod Live Steam Train Set$400.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 5 watchers
Lionel 38012 Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-6-6-2 Steam Loco M$400.00 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 17 watchers
Mth Trains Union Pacific Big Boy Imperial Steam Engine $384.00 Ends Thursday 12 bids 49 watchers
Z Marklin 88035 2-6-0 Steam Loco, Rio Grande (d&rgw)$377.77 Ends in 20 hours 23 bids 35 watchers
Key Timkin #1111 484 Brass Steam Locomotive$350.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 8 watchers
Mth Premier Prr 4-6-2 K4 Pacific Steam Engine$338.99 Ends in 23 hours 5 bids 31 watchers
Mamod Newly Released Live Oscillating Steam Locomotive$330.00 Ends in 2 hours 10 bids 36 watchers
Lionel 38032 2-8-8-2 Virginian Steam Locomotive Mt/box$316.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 29 watchers
Lionel 28066 B&o 4-6-2 President Polk Steam Loco Ln+$315.00 Ends Monday 9 bids 22 watchers
Ho Daiyoung Gn 2-10-2 Q1 Korean Brass Steam Engine 0130$314.00 Ends in 21 hours 8 bids 27 watchers
Lionel Prewar 203 Steam Engine Set With 2758 2755 2757$305.01 Ends Monday 2 bids 23 watchers
Lionel 8406 Nyc 783 Hudson W Metal Tender Steam Eng Nib$305.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 30 watchers
Lionel 390-e Standard Gauge Steam Locomotive & Tender $281.51 Ends Sunday 11 bids 47 watchers
Lgb 22182 2-6-0 Steam Loco W/sound $280.79 Ends in 16 hours 23 bids 65 watchers
Lgb C&s Steam Mogul W/sound & Dcc Kadee 23196$265.11 Ends in 15 hours 7 bids 59 watchers
Lionel 773 O Silver Grey Steam Engine & Coal New York C$260.00 Ends in 22 hours 11 bids 40 watchers
Mth W.v.p.&p Shay Steam Engine Mint$260.00 Ends Thursday 6 bids 21 watchers
Aristo-craft Pennsylvania 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Loco$259.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Lionel Prewar #259e Steam Loco W/1689t Tender & Set Wow$250.00 Ends Wednesday 12 bids 13 watchers
O Scale/on3/on30 Durango Press Marion Steam Shovel Kit$249.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Ho Brass Pfm Tenshodo Gn S-1 4-8-4 Steam Engine$248.00 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
Lionel 31754 Pwc #2545ws N&w Space-frt Steam Set Ex+$247.50 Ends Tuesday 18 bids 23 watchers
Mason Bogie Hon3 Scale 2-6-6 Steam Engine. Rare! Buy it Now$238.07 Ends Thursday 4 bids 28 watchers
Rail King Prr S-2 Steam Turbine Locomotive, Proto 2$230.00 Ends in 18 hours 4 bids 12 watchers
Lionel 8309 Southern Mikado Steam Locomotive And Tende$227.50 Ends Sunday 12 bids 9 watchers
Lionel Train Steam Engine 226e & 2226w Tender Set W/ Ob$224.50 Ends in 23 hours 11 bids 38 watchers
German Live Steam-steam Engine Used For Marklin Trains$213.50 Ends in 22 hours 22 bids 110 watchers
Lionel 28038 Up 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Loco Ln+/box$207.49 Ends Monday 11 bids 26 watchers
Lionel Postwar #665 Hudson Steam Engine W/ob Unrun$202.50 Ends Monday 12 bids 20 watchers
Lionel 671 Prr Turbine Steam Loco W/671w Tender~nice!$201.99 Ends Monday 15 bids 11 watchers
Proto 2000 D&rgw #3509 Usra 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive$199.99 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
R/c G Scale Steam Locomotive Train Set - New In Box$199.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid 8 watchers
Lionel Norfolk & Western Steam Engine And Tender $187.51 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 7 watchers
Lionel#681 Steam Turbine W 2046w-50 Tnd & Orgi Boxesln $179.50 Ends Saturday 1 bid 1 watcher
United Ho Scale Brass Steam Engine 2-8-0 Phila Reading$178.50 Ends Monday 8 bids 25 watchers
Brass Ho Overland Milwaukee Rd.s-3 4-8-4 Steam Engine$177.55 Ends Thursday 7 bids 21 watchers

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