Louis Marx and Co

(200 Fifth Avenue New York NY USA)

Louis Marx Diesel Locomotives

Large Tinplate F Units (EMD FTs)

Marx tinplate Santa Fe 21 EMD FT powered and unpowered A units

Medium Tinplate F Units (EMD F-3s)

Marx tinplate 6000 Southern Pacific EMD F-3 powered and unpowered A units
These locos may be found with white or silver stripe

Marx tinplate 62 Baltimore and Ohio EMD F-3 powered and unpowered A units, with matching caboose

Small Tinplate Diesel Units (FMs)

Marx small tinplate Monon 81F FM powered A unit

Marx small tinplate Monon 81F FM powered and unpowered A units

Marx small tinplate Monon 81F FM unpowered B unit

Marx small tinplate Seaboard 4000 FM powered A unit

Marx small tinplate Seaboard 4000 FM unpowered A unit

Marx small tinplate Seaboard 4000 FM unpowered B unit

Marx small tinplate Kansas City Southern 54 FM powered A unit

Marx small tinplate Kansas City Southern 54 FM 8 wheeled unpowered B unit

Marx small tinplate Kansas City Southern 54 FM powered and unpowered A units, with 4 wheeled unpowered B unit

Budd RDCs

Marx 2124 Boston and Maine Budd RDC Box, addressed to Sears, Roebuck, Chicago

Marx 2124 Boston and Maine Budd RDC Rail Diesel Car

Large Plastic E Units (EMD E-7s)

The various large plastic ABA units were issued as powered A unit, unpowered A unit and unpowered B unit, and fitted with a combination of four coupler types, (i) metal scissor coupler, only fitted to the early SF long nose powered A units, (ii) plastic scissor coupler, (iii) metal tab and slot coupler and (iv) metal tab only (no slot) coupler, the type depending on whether the unit was originally sold as an individual unit, or as part of an AA, AB or ABA set. The powered unit did not have a front (nose or cab end) coupler in any combination.

Individual powered A unit; the rear coupler was plastic scissor

AA, powered and unpowered; the powered unit had tab and slot rear coupler. The unpowered A unit had tab (no slot) coupler one end and plastic scissor coupler the other end

AB, A powered, B unpowered; the powered unit had tab and slot rear coupler. The unpowered B unit had tab (no slot) coupler one end and plastic scissor coupler the other end

ABA, powered A, unpowered B and unpowered A; the powered A unit has tab and slot rear coupler, unpowered B unit had tab (no slot) coupler one end and tab and slot the other end. The unpowered A unit had tab (no slot) on rear end with plastic scissor coupler on the nose end

For far more detail regarding the Marx EMD E-7 range, an article by John Torgerson in the TCA E*Train magazine is essential reading.

Marx 1095 Santa Fe EMD E-7, AA, red and silver, powered and unpowered A units

Marx 1095 Santa Fe EMD E-7, A unit and 1096 B unit

Marx 1096 Santa Fe EMD E-7 B unit. Note filled wing variation

Marx 1095 Santa Fe EMD E-7 A units, short nose pilot with plastic scissor coupler and long nose pilot with goose neck metal scissor coupler
Note also alternative positions of number 1095 on nose

Marx Union Pacific EMD E-7 A and B units

Marx 901 Western Pacific EMD E-7, ABA, green with yellow stripes, powered A unit with dummy AB units

Marx 901 Western Pacific EMD E-7, ABA, grey with yellow stripes, powered A unit with dummy AB units

Marx 2002 New Haven EMD E-7, AA, black, white and orange, powered and unpowered A units

Marx 2002 New Haven EMD E-7, ABA, black, white and orange, powered and unpowered A units, with unpowered B unit

Marx 99 Rock Island EMD E-7, ABA, black, red and white, powered and unpowered A units, with unpowered B unit

Marx 4000 New York Central EMD E-7, powered A unit, short flag

Marx 4000 New York Central EMD E-7, unpowered A unit, long flag

The Penn Central AA units were the final issue of these large diesels, the first version without white side grills, the second version adding white grills (as NYC), and the third and final vesion, as part of the 1974 Mohawk set, has the number relocated to te rear, white grills and white stripe.

Marx 4000 Penn Central EMD E-7, powered A unit (first version)

Marx 4000 Penn Central EMD E-7, unpowered A unit (first version)

Marx 4000 Penn Central EMD E-7, powered A unit (third version)

Marx Allstate EMD E-7, AA, yellow and black, powered and unpowered A units

Marx custom painted EMD E-7, AB units, Canadian Pacific, with matching repainted Lionel passenger cars

8 wheeled Plastic Switchers (Alco S-3s)

Marx 1998 Rock Island Alco Switchers, powered and dummy, grey frames, black lettering

Marx 1998 Rock Island Alco Switcher, dummy, grey frames, white lettering

Marx 1998 Rock Island Alco Switcher, powered, black frames, black lettering

Marx 1998 Union Pacific Alco Switcher, powered, with Diesel Roar

Marx 1998 Union Pacific Alco Switcher, unpowered

Marx 1998 Santa Fe Alco Switcher, maroon, powered

Marx 1998 Santa Fe Alco Switcher, black, powered

Marx 1998 Allstate Alco Switcher, blue, powered

The loco illustrated below is an unusual unmarked red moulding, shown to members of the Marx Yahoo! group, June 2010. The body is unpainted, showing no trace of any heat stamping or other marking, other than the usual moulded 1998 below the cab windows. The red sprues through the chassis indicate it must be original, and the Marx logo and third rail pickup discount any K-Line involvement. An unfinished Marx Research and Development project?

Marx 1998 Alco Switcher, undecorated red moulded body

4 wheeled Plastic Switchers (GE 70 tonners)

Marx 588 New York Central GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1958 to 1962. Black body, plastic knuckle coupler

Marx 588 New York Central GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1958 to 1962. Black body, tab and slot coupler, one way motor

Marx 588 New York Central GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1958 to 1962.
Black powered and unpowered units, tab and slot couplers between the two locos and plastic scissor coupler to haul the train

Marx 588 New York Central GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1958 to 1962. Maroon body, plastic knuckle coupler

Marx 588 New York Central GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1958 to 1962. Grey body, tab and slot coupler

Marx 799 Rock Island GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1959 to 1965

Marx 799 Rock Island GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1959 to 1965. Showing large motor

Marx 1798 Cape Canaveral Express GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1959 to 1964, plastic scissor or knuckle coupler

Marx 702 Western Pacific GE 70 tonner, available in green and gold, green and yellow, and green and cream
Manufactured from 1972 to 1974. Available with and without light, and reversing motor

Marx 799 Western Pacific GE 70 tonner, green and yellow Western Pacific livery. Less common number 799
Special thanks to Jimmy R for this photo of a loco which Jimmy has owned since childhood.

Marx 112 Lehigh Valley GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1974 to 1976. DC motor

Marx 801 Illinois Central Gulf GE 70 tonner, manufactured from 1974 to 1975

Marx 800 Missouri Pacific System GE 70 tonner
One of the last Marx models, manufactured from 1975 to 1976

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