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Lionel Outfit 348E 1926-28

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Terry:
Lionel standard gauge outfit 348E was made from 1926 through 1928. The same outfit without the electric reverse was sold in 1926 and'27. The set contains a 380 or 380E loco and 428 Pullman 429 Combine, and 430 Observation. The cars in this set have maroon windows. 

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These 428,429,and 430 cars are heavy and the so the loco has two large cast iron weights in it. I had a photo, but cannot find it now.

In 1929, Lionel replaced the loco with the 9 and changed the car windows to orange from the maroon seen above. There were other changes in the set too. For a comparison of this set with the 1929 9 set see:

1929 Lionel Standard Gauge Outfit 349

starfire700:
This set and the same dark green cars with a 9 boxcab are great looking sets in dark green.
As Terry noted they changed the window color from maroon to orange to identify the correct cars with the correct loco. If I was heavy into Standard gauge I would have both sets.
 I have had the set with 380, but have never had the 9 set. I believe the set with dark green 9U Bild-a-Loco is uncataloged, as the 1929 catalog shows set 349 and 349E in orange, also 1930.

Terry:
I like these bigger cars too. I have a 4 car Mohave 402 set with 6-wheel truck 418/419/431/490 cars tahyt you can see on the layout against the wall, and a 5 car 402 set with 10 series trucks.

I sold the orange 428 cars and the pea green 418 cars when I thinned out the collection. The orange cars had repainted roofs, and the green cars had IVES decals. If I found either set in the wilds and got a good deal on it I'd keep it. That's where the dark green 9 set came from.

I think both of the dark green sets deserve a place on the layout. They satisfy my need to have variations.

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