Help to date, describe and size model trains from a big collection

I recently brought home six examples from a large collection of model trains, and having ruled one set out (The Classic Rail by Echo) have photographed the others to show here. The first, I think, is an oil tank car. It measures 10 1/2" long (from coupling to coupling) and weighs a little over a pound. Between the wheels measures 1 1/8" exactly.

The second Yeungling car is a boxcar. Almost 8" long, and pretty light in weight.

Next are two marked Lionel Lines. First is a caboose, I think. 7 1/2" long. Between wheels measures 1".

And second, a coal car. (This is PA's coal region, after all.) It's 8 3/4" long and weighs more than the previous two: over 10 ounces.

Finally, a caboose-looking car marked SEABOARD, but also LIONEL. It's 7 1/2" and also light in weight.

These also look so new to me, that I wonder if they have value. All the boxes were saved, and I know that's good. But in years past I sold a pre-war Lionel set, and a post-war American flyer. So initially, I must say that I feel underwhelmed.

As always, many thanks for help!

 

Nice!
LOVE THEM!
Look like .027s to me. Have any 3 rail track that came with them?
The Tender has a seal and 1997 on it as does the 6357 caboose..

 

I think it's rail size that determines model train gage, and the measurement is across the centers of the the rails (or from the outside of one to the inside of the other). I'm sure there are tables available online. Just search "model train gage" (or guage)

 

I only brought a few cars home with me. I left so much behind, rails, accessories etc. because I didn't want to haul too much here before I had a sense of value. Just matching the cars with the proper boxes will be one all-day job, I suspect.

 

It all looks newish to me too, and probably O or O27. That beer name wasn't on any of the old cars, unless the were special order. My dad had the pre-war stuff, but these aren't the 50s plastics either.

 

Thank you for weighing in.

I'm waiting for someone to say either it's too much work to bother with the newness of it, or the opposite: It will be worth the trouble. I wouldn't expect a lot, but still...

 

They're choochoos, so of course they're worth the trouble! Worth the money is another problem altogether. All you need are a couple of beer lovers into Yuengling, and they do have a rabid fan base, and you're golden. Just not Molsen....

 

I love that: "chooschoos!" And now that I got started with showing them here, I've looked at "Yeungling model train car" on eBay, and they do pretty well, especially those that started low (12.95 -- which seems odd -- and as low as .99; I like to start at 9.99). So I guess I'll head to Pottsville at my first chance (holidays!) and bring the rest of these home.

 

But I can't find a single Yeungling model truck (see my first thread) on eBay. I wonder what's that about?

 

The Yuengling drinkers are hoarding them in case of another Prohibition?

 

HI, are those HO size? I forget how to class them.
Worth it? That's your choice. Free to start with?

You missed about 100 Yuengling trucks on eBay because you spelled it wrong. Try it with the Yue, not Yeu.

 

N guage is bitty, HOs look about to scale next to Matchbox cars. I think the only difference bewteen O and O27 is a bit of track width. That's the next size up. No one makes Standard any more as far as I know; I wouldn't dare pick up some of the Standard steam engines at the moment; they weigh in the neighborhood of an unabridged dictionary.

 

An inch between the wheels is most likely HO.

 

Thanks, evelyb. Math was never my best subject and without objects in my hands it is hard to imagine differences less than 6 inches or so.

He did say 8 inches on that tanker which puts it in what you said is O.
As far as "is it worth it?" I don't think anyone here can attempt to answer. I've very often eBayed items valued quite low simply because I feel good when someone is happy to find them. Those included maybe 100 pieces of N Gauge trains, buildings, tracks, and other accessories that were all set up many years ago for my now deceased son. And I enjoyed the simple wrapping and putting in a padded envelope or small Priority box compared to shipping a pound or pounds of glass.

I do know what you mean by the new overweight engines. What the heck is in there different from the 30s/40s Lionels?

 

BTW, North, all three of your bright red cars are cabooses. Sorry, keep forgetting to tell you.

 

Thank you all so very much! I'm going to be on the run and out of town starting tomorrow through Sunday. So this will be hold through then...