Thanks to af53 for alerting me to this post. You could email the pics to me at .
From what youve said its a No.0 made about 1911-12. Ives dated their motors and they are usually correct down to a year or two. It was the bottom line steam engine and came with an F.E.1 tender with red and black litho and a green frame. Although many numbers shared the boiler casting, the number indicated the size and strength of the spring. It would have come in the set with 1 50/51 Newark or Washingtom litho pullman. The car should have a black or green frame as gray was 1910. Once i get the pics i will post them on here for you and tell you more.
As for value....without the cars the loco alone in nice condition would be worth no more than 200 bucks, They were beefy and often survived when the tenders and cars, made of rather delicate tin stampings, were often crushed by a child or parents foot. Therefore it is one of those instances were the rolling stock is valued more than the loco. If you have the whole set, depending on the variation, it could be worth upwards of 500-600.
Im looking forward to seeing the pics!
If you are looking for a rare train, ask i might surprise you with an asking price!!! A guy asked if i liked fast track, and i replied i used t-rail. He said eww that old stuff you bolt together???? Ignorance must be bliss!
