Parts Department

Welcome to our parts department!

Whether you are a long time repairmen, collector or operator or are new to the hobby, we believe you have arrived at the right place for your service and parts needs. We realize the importance of finding the correct part for your repair, and unlike many of the parts dealers you'll find on the Internet, we do not create nonexistent part numbers for items, nor do we use MPC or LTI substitutions for prewar and postwar parts. Equally important, we include crossover and transition part numbers often omitted in most publications and within most websites. One such example of a crossover part is the 226E-88 pilot truck. There are three versions, prewar (226E), transition (used on the last production run of the 226E and 1946 version of the 726) and postwar as used on the 1947 and later versions of the 726 and finally on the 736.

Our part numbering system follows Lionel's Comprehensive Parts Indexes and their Repair Parts Manuals. The only changes that we have made are those necessary to distinguish used from new; grade the condition of expensive items like diesel or steam cabs, or denote items that may have undergone changes at Lionel's factory but aren't clearly defined in repair manual pages. As an example, certain prewar part numbers end with an "X" suffix, which indicates that the part was a later version. During the prewar - postwar transition period, this "X" suffix indicated just the opposite, that the part with the "X" was a prewar version. Unfortunately Lionel wasn't consistent with their use of suffixes during the postwar period. Many times the "X" merely denoted a change from one decal color to another, or signaled an improvement such as the difference between an open top F-3 pilot as opposed to the closed top pilot. We attempt to clarify this in our listings.

Our website layout is one that will evolve as we create the necessary data that will enable you to enter the item you wish to repair and have our search engine method return all of the known part numbers for that item. We hope that you will understand that this will take a considerable amount of time to accomplish as no one has ever done this before.

In the meantime, you may peruse our parts listings and use the link at the above right to contact us with your needs!