A friend of mind who's thinning his collection sent me this prewar Marx Commodore Vanderbilt. I post the pic here as I recall Mike being somewhat of a fan of Marx (or perhaps I'm imagining that, lol). Anyway, I know nothing about Marx, so I joined the MarxTrains Group to see if I could get an education. They seem an affable group (although they immediately pointed out that the tender is wrong).
The Old Man was a huge
Streamliner fan when it came to toy trains. I can't help but think he'd have smiled if he got a look at this thing: