Need help to identify lionel steam engine 2934
Sarah Richards
Updated on April 07, 2026
Your Erie 4-6-4 is from the #31953 "Riding the Rails" hobo train set. The set was cataloged 2003-04, but the loco was not available for separate sale.
The loco was not listed in the 2005 Greenberg guide, the only place I could think of that shows catalog numbers of set items. However, if you e-mail Lionel noting the set number and asking for the loco's part number, they should be able to identify it (they ID'd one for me).
I expect the number will start with 286 (i.e., 286XX). Similar cataloged locos are 28615, 28626. and 28637.