I just came across some Bachmann HO items that my mothers late boyfriend had. He died in 1988 and the stuff has just been sitting in a closet since then.  I have no idea how far back [before his death] that he purchased the items.  It looks like a train set + extra stuff, but they are NOT in a train set box. "Some" cars are in their boxes but not all.

I've been trying to look up the items on the Internet but I haven't been able to find anything on the items, engines, cars, accessories. I've tried item description, item number, and every other thing I can think of to use in my search. Nothing!

Where can i find information on pre 1988 items???