The Automatic Gateman No. 145 Yeah, I know, the gateman is out of scale. But we should remember that these were toys designed for kids and they really didn’t pay that much attention to the accuracy of the scale. To see an explanation of why this occurred see No. 45N.

Upon activation by a No. 145C Contact placed beneath the track, the gateman would come out of the house and wave his lantern. This accessory replaced the No. 45N in 1950, and it proved to be very popular and would be in continued production until 1966. The GREEN painted base was of metal construction and the clapboard house and tool box were plastic.

There are four variation to this piece:

Variation A: RED roof and tool box lid, gateman has FLESH painted face
                    and hands (released in 1950)
Variation B: Same as (A) except MAROON roof with RED tool box lid
                    (released in 1951)
Variation C: "Notches" added to tool box lid to prevent it from falling off.
                    Tool box lid can be either MAROON or RED (1952 to 1957)
Variation D: Same as (C) but the gateman figure is unpainted DARK BLUE
                    (1957 to 1966)

All of these structures have a RED and GOLD lettered "LIONELVILLE" sticker over the door. Uses a No. 431 bayonet lamp to illuminate this structure that had three electrical connectors under the roof.

Dimensions: 7 inches long, 5-3/4 inches wide, 6-3/4 inches high