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The 2009 Pennsylvania Tuscan Mint Car

Raymond Loewy, the famous industrial designer, played a key role in shaping the Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1. Although he never designed a Lionel Mint Car, the METCA Division incorporated certain noteworthy elements from Loewy's landmark design into these, Limited Production METCA Division Mint Cars from Lionel.

Features: Gold-tone load of bullion bars.

$89.99 - In Stock

The 2009 Pennsylvania Green Mint Car

Raymond Loewy, the famous industrial designer, played a key role in shaping the Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1. Although he never designed a Lionel Mint Car, the METCA Division incorporated certain noteworthy elements from Loewy's landmark design into these, Limited Production METCA Division Mint Cars from Lionel.

Features: Gold-tone load of bullion bars.

$89.99 - In Stock

The 2010 New York Central Lightning Strip Mint Car

LIGHTNING STRIPE service could have been the New York Central's next fast freight service, following up on the success of their Pacemaker Freight Service. The METCA Division has incorporated certain noteworthy elements from NYC's Lightning Stripe locomotive paint scheme into this new Limited Production METCA Mint Car. This 6-52488 New York Central Mint Car is 100% Lionel made and decorated, features die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a load of chrome-plated bullion bars. This car is scheduled for delivery in late summer / early fall of 2010. There is no deadline to order, but the previous three cars in this series Sold Out, so don't wait until the last minute to order!

Features: Die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a load of chrome-plated bullion bars.

$89.99 - In Stock

2011 Baltimore & Ohio Mint Car

Only 500 Made. The Capitol Dome has nearly always been a meaningful part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad logo. For a time, around the outside of the Capitol Dome image, there was a ring that contained the slogan “Linking 13 Great States With The Nation”. METCA has incorporated this logo and slogan into our 2011 Division Car. This new Limited Production 6-52583 METCA Baltimore & Ohio Mint Car is 100% Lionel made and decorated, features die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a chrome bullion bar load. This car is the perfect companion to METCA's ongoing railroad themed Heritage Mint Car Series©.

Features: Die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a chrome bullion bar load.

$89.99 - In Stock

The METCA Brookside & Riverside Milk Reefers

Rich and luxurious burgundy sides adorn these two Lionel Scale Milk Reefers. The 6-58285 Brookside and 6-58286 Riverside Milk Reefers are 100% Lionel made and decorated. Cars feature die-cast trucks and internal simulated glass lined milk storage tanks which can be seen when removing the roof. Please, do not delay; order today.

Features: Cars feature die-cast trucks and internal simulated glass lined milk storage tanks which can be seen when removing the roof.

$171.99 - Pre-Order

Quantity (includes shipping)

1 Brookside/Riverside Pair $171.99 2 Brookside/Riverside Pairs $331.98 3 Brookside/Riverside Pairs $491.97 4 Brookside/Riverside Pairs $651.96 5 Brookside/Riverside Pairs $811.85

The 2013 Blue Comet Mint Car

The Blue Comet was the Central Railroad of New Jersey's premium method of travel between Jersey City's Communipaw Avenue Railroad Terminal and Atlantic City. METC has incorporated this paint scheme, along with design references to the Statue of Liberty from the CNJ logo, into our 2013 Division Cars. This Limited Production 6-58523 METCA Blue Comet Mint Car has blue painted trucks and includes a gold bullion bar load. This cars is the perfect companions to METCA's ongoing railroad themed Heritage Mint Car Series. The cars are 100% Lionel made & decorated.

Features: Die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, and a metal frame.

$89.99 - In Stock

The 2013 Jersey Central Mint Car

Taking design clues from Lionel's postwar 2341 Jersey Central FM Trainmaster, METCA has incorporated this paint scheme into our 2013 Division Car, the 6-58534 METCA Jersey Central Mint Car. This car includes a copper plated load, symbolizing the transporting of copper plates for the maintenance of one of our nation's most recognized symbols … the Statue of Liberty. This car is the perfect companion to any Jersey Central FM Trainmaster. The cars are 100% Lionel made & decorated and feature die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, and a metal frame.

Features: Die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, and a metal frame.

$89.99 - In Stock

The 2014 Erie Lackawanna Mint Car

PHOEBE SNOW was a runaway successful marketing campaign promoted by the Lackawanna Railroad. Phoebe, a woman dressed in white, was symbolic of how clean their locomotives ran because they used hard anthracite coal. After the merger with the Erie Railroad, the widely popular Erie Lackawanna continued to use this reference for their top-of-the-line named trains. METCA has incorporated this theme into our 2014 Division Car. This new Limited Production 6-58569 Erie Lackawanna Mint Car is 100% Lionel made and decorated, features die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a gold bullion bar load.

Features: Features die-cast sprung trucks/couplers, a metal brake wheel, a metal frame, and includes a gold bullion bar load.

$89.99 - In Stock

The METCA Rahway Valley Box Car

The Rahway Valley Railroad (RVRR) was a short-line railroad in the Northeastern United States which connected the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Roselle Park and the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Cranford and with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in Summit. The RV 'Superman inspired' logo was adopted in the early 1980's when Bernie Cahill, President of the RV, leased a large group of new boxcars from ITEL Rail Corp.

Features: Stamped metal frame, metal brake wheel and die-cast trucks.

$39.99 - In Stock

Rahway Valley Quantity (including shipping)

1 Car, Rahway Valley $39.99 2 Cars, Rahway Valley $69.98 3 Cars, Rahway Valley $104.97 4 Cars, Rahway Valley $134.96 5 Cars, Rahway Valley $164.95 6 Cars, Rahway Valley $199.94 7 Cars, Rahway Valley $229.93 8 Cars, Rahway Valley $259.92 9 Cars, Rahway Valley $289.91 10 Cars, Rahway Valley $319.90

Greenberg's Guide to Lionel Trains, O Gauge, Volume 1: 1915 - 1928

METCA is an authorized distributer of Bruce Greenberg's latest book which has received a very favorable review from the Editor of OGR Magazine, Allan Miller.

$107.00 - In Stock