the person who chucked this is probably the typical modern day person walking around complaining about being " Broke", complaining about the economy...and not even SEEING the money right in his hands. Sad generation we have today. That is why your videos always make me smile. Glad there are still smart people like you out there. Merry Christmas! :)

I'm jealous of your score there. That bridge is the same as one missing from my Pop's train set I inherited. My sister had asked me if all the set was there and I had to reply the bridge was not. We got the set working and ran it under the Christmas tree this year, first time it had been run in over forty years.

Thank you for rescuing those treasures from the dumpster. Someone lovingly accumulated all those pieces & sadly they were dumped by possibly an heir. I also was into N & HO gauge trains as a kid (okay, as an adult too). Never liked Lionel that much because the scale was all over the place. I now see the beauty in their construction & durability. Not much plastic there. Good find, Deek!

That is so cool! Some one probably saw the box of trains and wanted to clean house. So they chunked the trains and did not even look at the trains inside them. That is a very REMARKABLE find!!!!

What a FANTASTIC find! I find the coolest things, sometimes, dumpster diving. Sad the things people throw away because they are too lazy to find someone that wants it and they just dump it in a landfill. Great for the people that find it and save it! Loved this video!

Y'know, Richard Kughn (former president of Lionel) found his first train set in a trash can. And that set him up for building more layouts, collecting trains, and eventually saving Lionel from bankruptcy. Even had a place for his entire company called Carail.

Wow! What a fun find! I kept exclaiming every time you showed a new piece. They're so beautiful. I especially loved the bridge and building; I'd display them as art. The passenger car! Wow! Thanks for saving and sharing. I haven't dumpster-dived in a long time so it was a vicarious thrill to see this!

I found a similar box of Lionel train stuff in an old barn. i had the engine, a car and the engine which looks like the one you found, cleaned and mounted on a finished board and track for display. I love it!

it blows me away when I see and hear about some of the things go that get thrown away. People just get lazy..... congrats on the awesome find!!

Clean them up and get them to a train show...there are some nice pieces there and no matter what you are told, some one is ALWAYS in the market for these vintage Lionel trains...face it they just don't make them anymore and that increases their value...GOOD LUCK! Get this book..."Beginning Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operating"...it will tell you EVERYTHING you need about cleaning and possibly selling what you found. Author is John Grams!!

The silver streamlined train is the Flying Yankee which is a prewar model and could be worth a couple of bucks. But honestly despite many of the comments condition is everything and these are in pretty poor condition overall not worth that much. But still a great find. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome find! So glad someone like you found that and saved them. Can't imagine why someone would throw those out but at least someone else can enjoy them now and they won't be lost forever. 👍

Good score. The Prewar 115 station and Flying Yankee streamliner, along with the Postwar Virginian N5C caboose, are probably the most interesting items. The 275W ZW might be worth a few bucks too if it's workable. "Back in the day" it was common to see stuff like this on the curb all the time...simply old toys then, not collectors items.

I still have the Lionel train set that my dad bought for me when I was born. All the equipment is original, to include the transformer and all the other parts that go with it. You made a massive score!!!!!!!!

Nice haul! I was recently given about $3-4,000 worth of train stuff from someone cleaning out their shed.

I have that auto hauler in my collection. It's supposed to come with 4 cars, but when I bought it 2nd-hand from an antique shop, it only had 2. Otherwise, it was in good condition and a great find! Still, I can't believe somebody would actually junk a set of vintage Lionel trains. That's an awesome piece of Americana you've got there! Like they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure!

Glad you saved this. I can't imagine how much over the years has been tossed because it didn't hold any value to the person who was tossing it.

That zw transformer is worth a lot if it works awesome find man

It's definitely already been said, but the Flying Yankee (silver passenger train) is quite the find indeed!! Some day I wouldn't mind finding one of those myself, but my favorites don't come my way as often as if like, but hey, I just have to keep looking. I'm always on a tight-ish budget, so I've learned how to fix stuff myself, and now I'd never have it any other way, with al, the joy it brings me.

Save them, sell them, gift them...But please don't DESTROY them ! Thank you Dean for seeing the good in these and saving them !

OMG That brings back memories. Thank you for taking us on that ride with you. That was fun. I would like to see a few vids on your dumpster diving adventures.

If you haven’t done anything with them yet, the transformer, autoloader, and streamlined train are probably the most valuable parts of that collection. Awesome find!!! Thanks for saving them

I had that exact locomotive, several of the cars, bridge and trestles; received for Christmas around 1965. The freight cars and loco are actually in good shape, but you have your work cut out for you with the passenger set. The track, transformer and switches you probably want to discard, easily replaced with new stuff. That terminal is definitely worth restoring, as is the signals and other rare items. "O" gauge is a good way to go.

Thanks for rescuing and recycling these old trains! They cost somebody A LOT of money when new and are worth fixing up - of not by you, somebody else!

What a fantastic find. Thanks for rescuing them

How does someone just throw that away??? Blows my mind. Glad you saved those little treasures

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Is this valuable? OF COURSE IT IS! This is old old school trains! Great find! I wish I was as lucky as you!

Great score! My Dad got a Lionel Santa Fe diesel freight set with all the tracks, the truss bridge, switches, and bubbling water tower for Christmas in around 1950. It was kept at my Grandmother's house and my brother and I played with it when we were kids. We got our own set with an orange DT&I switcher and a red, white and blue mail car similar to the one you have. The tracks and bridge can be cleaned by soaking them in Evapo-Rust, and it won't hurt the paint. Actually, leave the bridges rusty, real railroad bridges always are. I wouldn't try repainting any of those; patina is good but definitely clean them carefully! I envy you.

You could sell that as the "Abandoned passenger station". Authentic look and feel of abandonment :D

Amazing find! I love Lionel!

Awesome save!! It is a shame someone didn't even think twice about throwing all of that away.

That silver streamlined train is a Lionel prewar Flying Yankee. Very rare and valuable. Even if it doesn't run the condition that it's in looks fairly good.

Great find! excited for you,,,,, your little Merry Christmas gift! good day to you... Sass

so awesome! Ha,what keeps me moving forward,and excited,every day is Christmas!

If only the trains could tell their story. At one time they were someone's pride and joy. They will repay you for rescuing them!! Good job!!

That is one lucky find, my friend! Lots of cool trains. I would advise you, if you are selling it, to do no more that clean off the obvious dirt and "skunge" and let the buyer fine-tune the pieces after they take possession. If you're going to keep it for the great fun you'll have, clean it up to your satisfaction, repair what you can repair, have an expert repair what you can't, and build yourself a neat train layout, either as a permanent layout in your basement or spare room, or as a temporary set to run under the Christmas tree. If you have the room, a more permanent layout can be a challenging hobby and only get more fascinating with the passage of time as you learn more and do more with your trains. Have fun no matter what you decide!

Great find!! I found a huge H.o. slot car track, still packed up nicely with cars and all still in the orig box in a dumpster.. I checked it all out and it worked great.. I ran a few hot laps on it and packed it up and gave it to my friends son..He loves it!! Building scenery and decking it out nicely..

Oh my gosh how lucky you are that's great and what a shame that someone would put that in a dump how sad. Thanks for taking them and fixing them giving them a new life.

those stainless pieces look like a Flying Yankee set...that could be worth some $$

Probably the "creme de la creme" of your find was the rolling stock (cars). They looked in pretty good shape and with just a little spiffing up will look and operate fine on a layout.

Reminds me off the time i did dumpsterdiving and found a old foto album with pictures from WW1.

I collect vintage ho trains. I came across a box like this with old Hornby trains beyond salvage of repair. I went to my local art store and bought a canvas frame. Then I set out an interesting loop using some old flex track that I glued to the canvas. Next I glued the engine and a nice line of rolling stock behind it to the track. Stuck it up on my wall near my main working layout as 3D art. It looks pretty cool and it gets positive comments from friends. The background on the canvas is painted sky blue so the train looks like it's hanging out in the sky. Terrific dumpster find 👍

That's a fantastic find, Deek!

Oh man...oh man oh man!!! THOSE ARE AWESOME AS HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a bunch of American Flyer and Lionel trains in my mother’s basement. My grandpa was quite the collector. What I have is the leftovers from what he didn’t sell. He called my mom one day and told her that he had sold them. My mom was pissed. She knew I loved them. He had a train board that hung from the ceiling in the basement and a massive shelf that held engines and cars. When we went to visit, that was the first thing I would go to. Good times......

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Awesome find

Whooohoooooo Great score!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

That's a cool find Deek.

Excellent find. I think some of that is valuable. Either to collect and or for parts/history. You are right about the Locomotives, I feel bad that it’s Tender was either missing or was there but unseen.

Wow! Nice haul there! I believe that transformer box is worth a pretty lil penny!

That's amazing I'm glad you found it and it didn't get thrown away

Cool find ... even broken pieces are worth something .... someone could build a old run down wrecking / salvage train yard or ghost town .... i had a neighbor that had a huge train collection in half their basement with different towns the trains would go through ... those broken bits could end up restoring or customizing someone's train collection .. thanks for sharing

I love that set of model trains!

I have my dad's--that is an awesome hall!

That train set is so cool

Wonderful,,, WHAT A SCORE ! That Streamliner is the Cats Meow,,,, Congratulations

this is awesome stuff, Deek :)

I don't know how good you are at that kind of stuff, but I think it'd be cool if you tried restoring that stuff! That's a really nice collection right there, shame it was almost lost forever.

AWESOME! I know a museum here in San Diego that would love all of that!

A very nice Flying Yankee Set. Also a decent looking ZW transformer. Great find.

I got so excited when I saw this

I have a very similar train set in great condition with all working parts and original box.....years ago Contacted a hobby store and they were only going to give $50.00. I declined and just run it under my Christmas tree every year..

Great find! The Tender Car, (immediately behind Engine, with Coal or Wood, is sought after), & unusual Cars. Had 2 sets of 1930's 'G' or Garden guage. The Engines are quite heavy. Thanks for sharing; love your Channel.

awesome find deek i love model trains wish i had one of the old Lionel train sets though

Thank you for saving these historical trains #TrainsWillGoOn

Sweet!! Just got one today from the 1920's good looking

Sweet score!

Sweet Find!!!!

Great find!

I love what you do. The silver tin streamliner and 2 cars are known as The Flying Yankee and was made in the late 30's..there should be 2 smaller things with 4 wheel that go between the cars called vestibules. The big transformer is a ZW and is worth from 75 and up depending on condition. The bridges are 10 dollars each, the station is a good one but needs to be restored - you might get 50 bucks for it. A really great find so keep on diving. rjs.

That's a really awesome find hopefully all that stuff gets refurbished and reused I'm not a huge train Enthusiast but I do have a really awesome Polar Express train display in one of my rooms for Christmas👍👍 although I am getting into the hobby a little bit more I would love to collect a few more steam trains and vintage pieces

Pretty cool find :)... might be worth making more short videos like this when you find other antique or vintage relics.

Awesome!!!

Nice find, even though the condition of some is poor, toss nothing. The Yankee was one of the first departures from extremely toyish trains, and more realism. That and the ZW transformer are worth your time and effort. There is a lot of fun there. To help you out in depth for repair to parts ID, try O gauge Railroad Forum, or Model Train Forum, they are likely the two largest, freindliest, and most knowledgeable (and free! (Very Important)). The best thing you can do is have some fun with them, that's priceless. Avoid solvents, alcohol, and cleaners till you research each. Oil (automotive!) them before you play. Lots of videos on that here. Diluted Dawn, fast drying and fresh oil. (still be careful, Dawn can mess up lettering paints & ink too) Building a micro house with an RR theme would be cool. Re-bending some track into a micro layout, fitting. That Scout could handle 17-19” diameter curves, nearly half of the dia. of the stock track. A bender can be made from wood, L brackets & washers. Despite being bigger, by not focusing on being to scale, O gauge can often fit in a smaller area than most N or HO, and with huge wheel flanges, won't derail if you sneeze. (There are scale O offerings too) Thanks for sharing D, I'm jealous.

You have 2 sets there! passinger too. Awesome. Lots of track.Figure how big the circle could be.any mirrors for water? bridges have to go over something! You must have been a good boy! If u do not keep,a homeless shelter with children is an idea, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Cool find!

HOW could someone just chuck that awesome collection? I guess that could be installed under a plexiglass floor in a micro house , with removable panels for the occasional derailment or reconfiguration!!! ; )

thanks for the video: )

that is just out n out cool! nice save! 🐧

That first train you found is worth about $175, I have that same locomotive in my train collection and it still runs, those are pretty rare.

Lucky YOU!!! That kind of luck will probably NEVER happen to me!!! Kudos!!!

to find all that Lionel train stuff is cool. It seems to be all post-war (1946-1969) with the exception of that tin-plate train station (which is 1930s-1940s). The most valuable thing is the zw transformer which could be 75$ to 125$. Next is the Pioneer Zephyr train which is about 90$. then the truss bridge at 25$ to 50$. After that I'd say it's all cool, but the only people buying this stuff is the collectors. Collectors almost always want stuff mint condition in the box. Most of the time even they don't need parts and other cosmetic parts. The collectors want mint condition and all original stuff. The track is sadly worthless unless you are starting at the hobby (Same goes for the trains). My recommendation is to give it to some one starting because it all sells for about 5$ and under and if selling it on the internet it's just going to take time and shipping costs aren't worth it. you might ask that there are higher listings on ebay for stuff just like it, yet the thing is it stays there for sometimes years at a time. If so, you could sell it to a hobby shop or train store but, you'll make only about 20$. Over all great haul, I'd be psyched to find all of that because I run them and if you do, you cont want to run and absolute mint condition train with the thought it could get damaged. Over all great haul and it's cooler to find and remember than to sell.

They say don't fix antiques because most are worth more money when not fixed, but I can't argue about trying to fix it up. I have picked up numerous amounts of old Lionel and marks trains from the 50's, 60's and 90's. I got an old marks engine to run, I bought a 1990's Lionel Santa Fe steam freight for 30 dollars at a flea market in perfect condition with the original box I put it on the track and it ran perfectly

Nice find,I wish I had my ho set from my childhood .😀

Nice vid, great find

Thanks for saving an awesome save... can't believe people just throw Lionel Trains away... I'm an HP guy with a couple Lionel under the Christmas tree trains...that is the Elephants Grave Yard of unwanted trains...clean em up and have fun..or sell them you'll be happy either way!!

Glancing through what you have I will say that with some cleanup you do have some decent pieces in there. I'm with two model railroad clubs in the area I live in and we have been donated items that look similar in terms of dirt and conditions. Careful cleaning with some gentle dish soap and warm water and they were in beautiful shape. Great job on finding the Flying Yankee model. Also looking at your find, that solid blue Virginian caboose seems to be a scarce find that would be worth giving a little extra attention to. If you ask around some of the hobby shops around your area you could probably find someone that can rebuild that ZW transformer. Again what you found is something that I go nuts over, the diamonds in the rough that just need a little TLC.

you know it’s crazy to think that those trains, especially the silver one, were made back when the steam engine was a regular sight. These toys outlived their full size counterparts.

Excellent Find ! Yes these items need to be cleaned up, but you do have some good items.

Those are nice!

God bless you for rescuing them.

Good find I'm jellous😃👍

That’s a pretty nice haul. A couple of fairly rare pieces in there.

A Lionel train set! I don't know what it is worth but if you have the patience to clean it and rewire the electric pieces, it might be worth something. I would probably place the set in the late 1940s or early 50s. I got a set on my first Christmas in 1948 and the engine is very similar to the one you have. I still have all of the rolling stock and the track. This is worth a little of "mad" money or the beginning of a new hobby.

I wish you very nice christmas time. Greetz from Nederland.

Pretty amazing you found this hope i find something like this soon

Hello Derek, A nice find with the larger boxcars the articulated passenger cars, the typical roof corner-broken SP cabooses, and marker-broken 23x scout loco. Its odd to see a high-end transformer with a low-end loco. The Virginian caboose caught my eye, and I'm presently seeking about 7 girder bridges for my layout. The big ZW transformer. It might be repairable, but you can by a new one with much more reliable electronics and a built-in on/off switch. The station looks like a repaint resto project so it will never be priced like a original unit. The O gauge track is unsalvageable (been there, done that) as that center rail will be full of shorting issues. The trestle bridge is another resto project All that mouse urine? Bad corrosion and mask up to prevent Haunta Diease, a very bad respiratory infection, ask a Korean War vet! I wonder where the original loco went? A 671? 2046? Maybe a 746 was the original steam? Keep your eagle-eyes open! Going into the basement and run my 2046 and pull a string of 20 boxcars!

Bryant Ford,Yeah ,many years I passed up some Lionel trains at a thrift store.Since that time I've become a collector of toy trains,it took a change of mind.Toy trains cannot compete with scale trains,after all they are toys meant for kids.

I'm into old stuff that you can buy anymore. And you found a pile of it. Take your time and restore one thing s week. Before you know it you will have an awesome treasure. See Linsterville

Holy crap, what IDIOT threw them out? Great job saving them! I have several of those pieces and with a little cleaning they will all have at least some collector value. Rusty track has virtually no value, but all the rolling stock, transformers and accessories have value. Clean the plastic parts with mild dish detergent and water, but keep it off any rusted metal. Use a cloth and for the stubborn dirt a worn out toothbrush. Be careful around any decals or stickers like on the ALCOA hopper. WD-40 is good to remove light rust from the metal parts. Good luck and find them a good home.