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I wanted to dedicate a thread to all things Gateman. I recently purchased my 1st and it was the Halloween Gateman (71-6841-250) and it seems the general consensus is that it's a fairly rare piece. Personally I did not purchase it for that, I just always wanted a Gateman and some Halloween themed pieces. How many other variations of this piece are there? Anyone else have the Halloween version?
Any info on the Gateman and any of it's variations would be much appreciated and I'd love to see pics of yours. Also, in the near future I will be looking for the Christmas/Nutcracker version.
This is the one I have. I found the cheapest price at Sears. I thought it was appropriate to buy the 75th Anniversary Gatemen from an iconic old Lionel dealer. That and MB Klein did not have any, they have been around longer then the Gatemen too.
Lionel 6-16897 75th Anniversary Gatemen. http://www.lionel.com/Products/Find...ords=75th&CategoryID=39&RailLineID=&CatalogId=
I've also seen a Frankenstein's monster one #2329200, a Toms The Tank Engine one #1929160. I thought I had seen a polar express elf one but cannot find any reference to it, but maybe it was a North Pole Central.
I've also seen a Frankenstein's monster one #2329200, a Toms The Tank Engine one #1929160. I thought I had seen a polar express elf one but cannot find any reference to it, but it was a North Pole Central.
I have the Polar Express conductor gatemen. It is sort of a conflict, but it is traditional scale Lionel and the Polar Express no less! There is usually some kind of conflict in traditional scale. But that doesn't spoil the fun for me.
We put the Polar Express Gateman under my wife's Christmas tree. My wife and I both love the Polar Express movie. I need to find a photo of our gatemen.
That makes sense. I read somewhere it is the longest running Lionel accessory.
The Original Gatemen was #45/#O45 later came the #45N. As I understand it the #45 came with a Standard Gauge section of track. The #045 came with an O-Gauge section of track. The #45N did not come with a section of track and could be used with either Standard Gauge or O-Gauge as it came with the #41 track activator. The #41 track activator was replaced in the post war era by the #153C contactor.
The #145 Gatemen first appeared in the 1950s according to Lionel's website.
A quick check of my inventory shows I have a 75th Anniversary Gatemen. God help me I forget what I have!
I've also seen a Frankenstein's monster one #2329200, a Toms The Tank Engine one #1929160. I thought I had seen a polar express elf one but cannot find any reference to it, but maybe it was a North Pole Central.
I have a couple that came in boxes I posted the oldest but never got them installed.
I thought it would be neat to line them up on a straight and have them activate in sequence.
I have a couple that came in boxes I posted the oldest but never got them installed.
I thought it would be neat to line them up on a straight and have them activate in sequence.