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Lionel’s Torpedo streamlined locomotives
Very informative,I’ll be looking.
I’m enjoying the restoration of my American Flyer Silver Bullet #356 in chrome. While not the locomotive mentioned in the article I thought that I would mention it was A.C. Gilbert’s answer to a locomotive streamliner. It came in three basic versions, The Royal Blue #350, Red Circus #353 and Silver Bullet #356, only the #356 smoked or had the choo-choo sound but all looked similar to the Lionel mentioned here.
I like the information on the torpedo’s. When my cousin’s went into the army in 1944 they gave me 3 of them 1 black 1668 & 2 gray 1688. I used the 1668 to pull the blue & silver passenger’s cars, I used them up to 1950 before they were replaced with new F-3’s. N Y C and aluminum passenger’s cars. I still have the 3 torpedo’s and they sill run.
A fascinating body that was used multiple times, from the 1588 clockwork, eight versions of the 1688/1688E, and the 1668/1668E. So intriguing that I had to search for one. I now own three of the first issued open window torpedoes. Could go on and on with all the variations, which are more than listed in the article.