Lionel 38 Locomotive 1913-24

Lionel Pea Green 38 Locomotive

I have about 15 Lionel 38 locomotives. This is easily the rarest color I own. The 38 is very common in black and gray, but almost never found in bright colors.

The story on these bright colored engines is Lionel either painted replacement shells in the late 1920s using whatever color they were painting at the time, or these were special orders. Until the late 1920s Lionel repair forms included the option to paint an item in any normal Lionel color.

Whatever the reason this Lionel 38 was painted this color, it’s one rare train.

Lionel 38 electric locomotive

Note - The value of this 38 locomotive is due to it’s unusual color. The finish is the original 1920s paint applied by Lionel. If a black loco was painted this color by a restorer, the value would be no more than a repainted black loco.

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SELF-ADHESIVE DECALS: LIONEL STD GAUGE #38 LOCO

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LIONEL #33 OR #38 STD GAUGE LOCO PARTS KIT.
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