Buildings & Towers (Page 8 of 8)

Buildings & Towers (Page 8 of 8)

Gilbert made 62 distinct buildings and towers as listed on a little over seven pages of the TM Guide, not counting the variations on some of the 62. Because there are so many, I have split them up over eight web pages:

Gilbert buildings    #50 through #167 are on page 1
                           #168 through #273 are on page 2
                           #274 through #590 are on page 3
                           #593 through #755A are on page 4
                           #758 through #767 are on page 5
                           #768 through #774 are on page 6
                           #779 through #799 are on page 7
                           #23586 through #23796 are on this page
Lionel buildings     #49838 and above are on this page

Unless otherwise specified, the pictures on this page are from the collection of The Upstairs Train.

#23586 Wayside Station, the 5-digit version of #586F, with porter and baggage wagon with figure,
made in 1958 & 1959.

#23589 Passenger and Freight Station, made in 1958.

#23590 Control Tower Cedar Hill Junction,
the 5-digit version of #590 made in 1958 & 1959.
It was made for Gilbert by Bachmann.
(Photo courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)

#23596 Operating Water Tank painted sheet metal construction made in 1957 & 1958.

#23758 Sam the Semaphore Man; the 5-digit version of 758A made in 1957.

#23759 Bell Danger Signal, the 5-digit version of #759, made in 1957 thru 1960.
It came with one #696 track trip.
(Photo courtesy of Ronald W. Durst.)

#23763 Bell Danger Signal,
another 5-digit version of #759,
made in 1961 thru 1964.
It came with with one 696 track trip and
one XA16A593 track trip.
(Photo courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#23769 Aircraft Beacon, the 5-digit version of #769A, with white plastic shed and red roof
made in 1957 thru 1964.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#23772 Water Tower, the 5-digit version of #772, made in 1957 thru 1964.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#23774 Floodlight Tower, the 5-digit version of #774, made in 1957 thru 1964.
(Photo courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)

#23779 Oil Drum Loader; the 5-digit version of #779, made in 1957 thru 1961.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

The very rare #23780 Gabe the Lamplighter with dark green base and cat walk made in 1958 & 1959.
(This is a picture I took of Jack Larson's collection.)

The very rare #23780 Gabe the Lamplighter with emerald green base and cat walk made in 1958 & 1959.
(Photo from an auction by Stout Auctions.)

#23785 Coal Loader; the 5-digit version of #785, made in 1957 thru 1960.

#23786 Talking Station made in 1957 thru 1959.
(Photo courtesy of Rick Dunn.)

#23787 Log Loader; the 5-digit version of #787 made in 1957 thru 1960.
(Photo courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)

#23788 Suburban Station, the 5-digit version of #788 made in 1957 thru 1964.
(Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#23789 Station and Baggage Smasher; the 5-digit version of #789 made in 1958 & 1959.
(Photo courtesy of David Butterfield.)

#23796 Sawmill made in 1957 thru 1964.
(Photo courtesy of Rick Dunn.)

#2300 Oil Drum Loader, Lionel's remake of the #23779, made in 1985.
(Photo courtesy of Silvia Classics.)

#2321 Operating Sawmill, Lionel's remake of the #23796, made in 1986.
(Photo courtesy of Silvia Classics.)

#49805 Gabe the Lamplighter, Lionel's remake of the #23780, made in 2001.
(This is a picture I took of a tower I sold.)

Gabe the Lamplighter, close up and personal.
(This is a picture I took of a tower I sold.)

Here's how it comes packaged.
(This is a picture I took of a tower I sold.)

#49806 Operating Sawmill, another remake of the #23796, made in 2001.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

#49807 Seaboard Coaler, Lionel's remake of the #752, made in 2001.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

#49838 Railroad Terminal made in 2008, Lionel's remake of the #792.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

#49839 Union Station made in 2008, Lionel's remake of the #793 made in 2008 & 2009.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

#49843 Suburban Station made in 2009.
(Picture from the Lionel online catalog.)

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