Description
This is Lionel 6-38349 12885-500 Chesapeake & Ohio GP-7. 1285-500 C&O GP7 freight promotional st (conv. LOCO 2347). An unConventional Classic. Throughout the postwar era Lionel sold a wide assortment of products to leading national retailers, including Sears who alone catalogued over 60 Lionel outfits. Many of the items sold to retailers were unique and never catalogued by Lionel, making some of them quite rare and collectible today. One of the most highly prized promotion outfits ever made is the 12885-500, available from Sears in 1965. Led by a GP-7 in C&O colors, the 2347 engine was produced exclusively for this Sears outfit and never catalogued by Lionel. This coveted set also included a long consist of six freight cars including an operating milk car, auto carrier, and culvert car. The culvert car operated in conjunction with the culvert unloader that was also included in the original Sears outfit (available separately) Lionel is proud to offer this set as part of its Conventional Classics.
Its key features are:
Locomotive features:
Transformer controlled forward, neutral, and reverse operation
Pullmor motor
Headlights on both ends
Electronic diesel horn and bell
Diecast metal trucks, pilot, and fuel tank
Metal frame
Operating couplers
Magne-Traction
Traction tires
Illuminated cab interior
Rolling stock features:
Diecast metal AAR-style trucks
Operating couplers
Metal handrails and ladders on tank car
Four red autos in auto carrier
Seven culvert pipes in operating gondola
Operating gondola works in conjunction with the 342 Culvert Loader (6-37951) and 345 Culvert Unloader (6-37952)
Opening doors on boxcar
FasTrack metal platform and seven metal cans included with milk car
Figure in milk car unloads cans onto the platform at a touch of a button
Interior illumination in caboose
Each car in set individually boxed
Postwar inspired packaging
Road Number: 2347
Dimensions: Set Length: Approx. 74”
RailLine: Chesapeake & Ohio
Minimum Curve: O-27
Set includes:
2347 C&O GP-7
6414 Evans Auto Loader
6464-735 New Haven Boxcar
6415 Sunoco 3-Dome Tank Car
6342 Culvert Car
3662 Operating Milk Car
6437 Lionel Lines Porthole Caboose
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: Lionel
Model Number: 6-38349
Road Name: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
MSRP: $599.99
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11626647.
Trainz Product Id: 11626647
