Love the old school engines

Right now on my layout I have my venerable 226e pulling those wonderful green 2400-series passenger cars, a great consist for Autumn.

Thank you so much for these video presentations on these model/toy trains. I've been in the hobby since 1972 when my father and I found this interest together. One thing of interest is that the boiler dies for this 1990 700e re-issue were completely new (and made in America compared to the Italian-made dies for the original) as the original had been used so much for casting the 700e, the 763e, the 773 from the 50's and 60's, and the MPC 'postwar' re-issues of the 1980's that the detailing had become worn, tired and sloppy in appearance. A close examination of the grey 785 (cat.#1-8002) with spoked drivers by Lionel from the mid-1980's will clearly reveal these casting flaws. The most noticeable casting difference between the prewar boiler and the 1990 version is found over the windows on the cab. The original model had a more gradual curvature going from the cab side and becoming the roof, the 1990 version had a 'sharper' transition from cab side to roof which, according to Lionel, was actually more accurate than the original. The 'cow catcher' on the prewar models, both scale and semi-scale, were about 1/8th on an inch above the rails (barring and zinc 'growth', the 1990 model places the cow catcher higher, matching that of the 1950

thanks for sharing love the hudson

great video!!!

Hi john , great info.

Thanks for the video John! I love postwar and some of the newer stuff too, I guess I'm eclectic when it comes to Lionel trains, but Postwar is very appealing , especially the steam engine air whistle...very heartwarming!

good vid thanks lee

I enjoyed the video. You obviously know a lot about Lionel history.

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The 2056 lacked magnatraction because of the Korean conflict and the needs of the military.

What about 1946 Lionel 1616?