What are your 5 favorite Postwar Locomotives

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Hey Ya’ll

What are ya’lls 5 favorite Postwar locomotives.

MIne Are

  1. The General Set 1959
  2. 221W Gray Streamlined New York Central 2-6-4 Passenger Set 1946
  3. Santa Fe 2343 1952 Superspeedliner
  4. 1954 2221WS 646 Hudson Freight Set.
  5. 1954 0-27 1523 Seaboard Work Train

Of Course I have many, many more, but go ahead and post your postwar ! (No Pun Intended)

Bert and Mary Poppins aka Nick

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2023 UP Yellow/gray Alco AA units. These early Alcos are great pullers and look good on smaller layouts. Pulling 1950 yellow/gray pullmans of course

671 Turbine, the later one with the heater element smoke box, pulling green/gray pullmans

221 (yes with the blue tin passenger cars

1656 Switcher for work in the freight yard

2032 GG1, I know this single engine version is way underpowered and can barely pull the heavyweight madisons, but the buzz-box did not require a battery, so no battery damage on my mint engine!

3

2331 Virginian Trainmaster
2245 Texas Special F-3’s
1656 Bell Ringing Switcher
773 Hudson
2351 Milwaukee Road EP-5

4

American Flyer #1226
American Flyer #3190
Ives #1120
American Flyer #9915
Lionel #260E

5

773 Hudson
746 Norfolk & Western
2345 Western Pacific F-3
2343 Santa Fe F-3
336 American Flyer Northern

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Hello,

Here is my next list.

  1. 746 Norfolk & Western J (Lionel should have painted some 0-27 Steamliners or Aluminum Streamliners in the Norfolk & Western Roadname and paint scheme, but Oh, well)
  2. Union Pacific “Anneversery” Alcos and 0-27 streamliners
  3. 773 Hudson and Madison Cars
  4. 1954 2353 Santa Fe F3 Superspeed Liner
  5. 1954 Texas Special Freight and Passenger Sets

Any more lists?

Bert and Mary Poppins aka Nick

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Hello Nick ! In 1981 Lionel did paint a set of Aluminum passenger cars in the Powhatten arrow Paint scheme and again in 1995. My favorite postwar engines are: 637,2046,736,726,675/2025 series engines…Keith

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Here are a few:

Turbine # 682 - has the additional oiler linkage
Berkshire # 736
Hudson # 2056 - built during Korean War - does not have magnetraction
Hudson # 2055
Hudson # 773

2-6-2 Prairies
0-4-0 Switchers w/ marker lights and bell
Most NW2 Switchers

Too many rolling stock items to list

Have fun!

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Yes,

The GG1 is nice, but the early one will not find a home on my layout, because of it’s lacking Magne Traction, but the 2332 was one that a family member has and runs around the tree (I have found alot of family members with Lionel).

I would also like to buy the 671 Turbine with the 2400 series 0-27 streamliners, and the one from 1950 with the 681 and the silver 0-27 Streamliners.

Keep On Posting Please

Bert and Mary Poppins aka Nick

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mine are the last 5 that sold at an auction about 7-8 years ago. i went to modern 3-rail scale 100% and have never regretted it. the one thing i kept was a2344 nyc aba-lionel did get it right when they made the 2 motered engines.

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My favorite postwar loco is the 2065 with matching 2046W tender. While this loco is definately not scarce or hard to find, to me it’s looks say: “Postwar.”

My other favorites are the NYC 2344 ABA
671 Turbine
UP AA 2023
and any of the GM Switchers.
BillFromWayne
www.modeltrainjournal.com

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Hey Ya’ll

I like that Hudson. That and many other 0-27 and the 1950 773, will find a home on my layout and christmas tree layouts.

Now that I get my job back in 6 days, (Pays $7.50 an hour, get $44 or more for a day, $134 or more for 3 days, and $268 or more for 6 days) My entusiasem for a christmas tree layout is running wild.

There is going to be 3 sidings, a coal loader, a lumber loader, the gateman, and if I can find one and can afford it, a Bascule Bridge. I might go for a reproduction.

Oh, and a 133 or a 132 station with a few matching station platfroms (There will be 2 tracks in the station).

Keep Posting Please,

Bert and Mary Poppins aka Nick