Lionel Heritage Col. Lincoln Funeral Train with Add on Cars 6-11183 & 6-25631
Lionel Heritage Col. Lincoln Funeral Train with Add on Cars 6-11183 & 6-25631
SOLD $1,464.99 Sold: Dec 15, 2023 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
eBay The Lincoln funeral train with the two add on cars is up for bid. This is a beautiful train based on Lincoln's last journey to his final resting place in Illinois in 1865. This set was test run only last year around Christmas. The estimated value based on Greenberg 2023 list the combined value in 2023 at $1440. You are seeing a good value starting bidOn Dec-07-23 at 06:51:30 PST, seller added the following Series Lincoln Funeral TrainBy April 1865, the Union had prevailed over the Confederacy, and the Iron Horse connected towns and cities across the nation and its territories. The Nashville, a 4-4-0 American-type locomotive built by the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company during the 1850s, was a stalwart on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. Back in Virginia, the United States was being built by the US Military Railroad as the first presidential car. Ordered in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln was famously scheduled to ride in the car for the first time on April 15, 1865. But the tragedy of April 14 kept Lincoln from that appointment and forever changed American history.After Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton took charge of arranging Lincoln’s funeral, and for the body to be transported back to Springfield, Illinois. Though Mary Todd Lincoln, the president’s widow, was insisting on a simple and direct burial, Stanton’s plan evolved into a national journey was a national involving numerous elaborate ceremonies and visits numerous cities in the north. (Condition: Brand New)
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Lionel Train collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
eBay The Lincoln funeral train with the two add on cars is up for bid. This is a beautiful train based on Lincoln's last journey to his final resting place in Illinois in 1865. This set was test run only last year around Christmas. The estimated value based on Greenberg 2023 list the combined value in 2023 at $1440. You are seeing a good value starting bidOn Dec-07-23 at 06:51:30 PST, seller added the following Series Lincoln Funeral TrainBy April 1865, the Union had prevailed over the Confederacy, and the Iron Horse connected towns and cities across the nation and its territories. The Nashville, a 4-4-0 American-type locomotive built by the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company during the 1850s, was a stalwart on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. Back in Virginia, the United States was being built by the US Military Railroad as the first presidential car. Ordered in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln was famously scheduled to ride in the car for the first time on April 15, 1865. But the tragedy of April 14 kept Lincoln from that appointment and forever changed American history.After Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton took charge of arranging Lincoln’s funeral, and for the body to be transported back to Springfield, Illinois. Though Mary Todd Lincoln, the president’s widow, was insisting on a simple and direct burial, Stanton’s plan evolved into a national journey was a national involving numerous elaborate ceremonies and visits numerous cities in the north. (Condition: Brand New)
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Lionel Train collectors and appraisers.