Lionel 6-11183 and 25631 O Gauge Lincoln Funeral Train Steam Train Set w/Add-ons
Lionel 6-11183 and 25631 O Gauge Lincoln Funeral Train Steam Train Set w/Add-ons
SOLD $1,750.00 Sold: Feb 20, 2025 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
Lionel 6-11183 and 25631 O Gauge Lincoln Funeral Train Steam Train Set w/Add-onsAfter 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 involving numerous elaborate ceremonies. On April 21, the remains of the president and his son Willie, who had died in 1863, were placed in the United States for a journey that roughly retraced the inaugural train trip four year earlier. Of the approximately 20 different locomotives that would carry the father and son home over 1600 miles of track, the Nashville, which pulled the funeral consist over the CC&C’s rails in Ohio, would become the most famous. With the assistance of Wayne Wesolowski, Retired Director of the Benedictine University Lincoln Train Project, Lionel now offers this important train with full mourning decoration in 1:48 scale as part of the Heritage Series of 19th century steam locomotives.Set Includes4-4-0 steam locomotive & tenderUnited States Presidential locomotive and tenderBrass and die-cast locomotive constructionSwitch controlled forward and reverse and fireman figures on mourning decoration including bunting, wreaths, and photos of the deceased figures and caskets in Presidential coachDie-cast metal trucks1:48 scale modelLimited track with nameplatePlease note, one shipper has a crease in it. As shown in picture. (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
Lionel 6-11183 and 25631 O Gauge Lincoln Funeral Train Steam Train Set w/Add-onsAfter 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 involving numerous elaborate ceremonies. On April 21, the remains of the president and his son Willie, who had died in 1863, were placed in the United States for a journey that roughly retraced the inaugural train trip four year earlier. Of the approximately 20 different locomotives that would carry the father and son home over 1600 miles of track, the Nashville, which pulled the funeral consist over the CC&C’s rails in Ohio, would become the most famous. With the assistance of Wayne Wesolowski, Retired Director of the Benedictine University Lincoln Train Project, Lionel now offers this important train with full mourning decoration in 1:48 scale as part of the Heritage Series of 19th century steam locomotives.Set Includes4-4-0 steam locomotive & tenderUnited States Presidential locomotive and tenderBrass and die-cast locomotive constructionSwitch controlled forward and reverse and fireman figures on mourning decoration including bunting, wreaths, and photos of the deceased figures and caskets in Presidential coachDie-cast metal trucks1:48 scale modelLimited track with nameplatePlease note, one shipper has a crease in it. As shown in picture. (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.