Explore Erie Lackawanna model trains for sale, including EL locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, cabooses, and collectible railroad models. Trainz inventory can include new, pre-owned, vintage, collectible, and hard-to-find Erie Lackawanna models.
Formed in 1960, the Erie Lackawanna became a well-known northeastern railroad with distinctive diesel and passenger equipment. Browse more model trains for layouts, collections, and displays.
Shop Erie Lackawanna model trains for sale, including diesel locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, cabooses and collectible railroad models. Browse new and pre-owned equipment alongside vintage, discontinued and hard-to-find EL releases as inventory becomes available.
Formed in 1960 by the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Erie Lackawanna linked the Midwest with the Northeast. Its distinctive maroon, gray and yellow paint schemes, diesel fleet and bridge-route freight service remain popular with model railroaders.
Erie Lackawanna models offer a mix of passenger service and diesel-era freight operations for northeastern layouts.
Erie Lackawanna continued operating the Phoebe Snow and Lake Cities during its early years. Matching passenger cars and locomotives help collectors recreate these memorable trains.
Popular EL locomotive models include E8 and F3 cab units along with GP35 and GP38 road-switchers. Their distinctive paint schemes make them stand out in passenger and freight service.
SD45 and U33C locomotives, cabooses and freight cars are favorites for modeling the railroad's bridge-route operations and later diesel-era freight trains.
Erie Lackawanna equipment has been produced by Lionel, Atlas, Athearn, Bachmann, Broadway Limited, Walthers, Bowser, Rapido, InterMountain and ScaleTrains. Availability varies by locomotive type, scale and production run.
Pair Phoebe Snow passenger equipment with E8 locomotives, or build a freight roster with GP35s, GP38s, SD45s, U33Cs, F3s, cabooses and classic EL freight cars. Collectors can explore multiple scales and releases from the railroad's 1960–1976 era.
Erie Lackawanna collections may include diesel locomotives, passenger equipment, cabooses and freight cars accumulated over many years. Trainz reviews qualifying larger collections and estate collections containing multiple pieces. Visit Sell My Trains to learn about selling your models.
How It WorksNo. Erie Lackawanna became part of Conrail in 1976 following the consolidation of several northeastern railroads.
Erie Lackawanna is best known for its role as a northeastern bridge route, its maroon-and-gray diesel locomotives, the Phoebe Snow passenger train and freight service connecting the Midwest with the East Coast.
Collectors frequently search for E8, GP35, GP38, SD45, U33C and F3 locomotives, Phoebe Snow passenger equipment, cabooses and classic EL freight cars.
Manufacturers including Lionel, Atlas, Athearn, Bachmann, Broadway Limited, Walthers, Bowser, Rapido, InterMountain and ScaleTrains have produced Erie Lackawanna locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses and train sets.
