a collector's fever dream of an outfit that we didn’t know existed until April 1997 Extremely Limited Production: ABSOLUTELY Sets made: Extremely Limited (c. 10%) Documentation (estimate under 10-it is known that this set was a factory cleanout set and were given away by the KGRY to executives) Original Price: $0.00 (it was a gift for whomever recieved it) Boxes Included With Any Sets: Yes (Plain White Box With Dividers) Year Issued: 1967 Engine: Believed To Be No. 665 (KGRY Hudson (4-6-4) Type-Note: Cab Features No Lettering-It is Noted Armature Failure Rates Are High On These Engines Especially If Overheated-It Is Believed That These Were Unfinished 1966 Production-Collectors Tend To Refer To This Engine As A 665X) Engine Features: Detailed Valve Gear, Pellet Smoke Unit, 3 Position E-Unit, Magnetraction, Whistle Tender Tender: 773WX (Exclusive To This Set-No Lettering On Tender Shell Tender Frame Has 773W Stamped On It Like Normal-It Is Speculated These Were Unfinished/ Defective 1966 Production) Car No. 1: 6464-250 Western Pacific Boxcar Car No. 2: 6431 Piggyback Flatcar (This car appears to be added on post-production due to the fact the KGRY was the largest piggyback service provider in Russellton) Car No. 3: 3364 Log Car (Most Likely Exclusive Because Car Has Unplated Operating Plunger-No Lettering On Car-It Is Speculated These Were Defective/Unfinished 1966 Cars) Car No. 4: 6017-100 Boston and Maine Caboose (Exclusive To This Outfit- Note: Cars Are Dark Purple In Color-It Is Speculated These Were Bad/Preproduction 1966 Cars) Car Features: 1 Fixed, 1 Operating Coupler Track Layout: 10 TOC Curves, 8 TOC Straights, 1 UCS Uncoupling Section, 1 Pair TO22 Switches Transformer: ZW(R) 275-Watt Transformer With Circuit Breaker Accessories Included: 461 Piggyback Set, 54 Ballast Tamper, 160 Dump Bin, SP Smoke Pellets Important Note: The instructions for this set are photocopies of a hand written instruction sheet dated Oct 28th, 1967. Inclusion of this instruction sheet can double the sets value if in good or excellent condition. Other Notes: A piece of documentation said about Lionel potentially using 736 Berkshires in this set instead of 665s, but they changed it because the KGRY operated hudsons similar to the 665....
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