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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
LIONEL TRACK CLEANING CAR No. 3927 |
Track Cleaning Car No. 3927 is the only one of the small units that is not self-propelled. As such, this car would need to be pulled along the track by a strong engine. Available from 1956 until 1960, the motor in this unit drives the rotary cleaning sponge beneath the unit. The motor is controlled by a switch that projects through the top of the body. |
The ORANGE body has BLACK heat-stamped lettering and movable wiper assembly on the rear of the unit. There is a solid die-cast non-operating coupler on the front of this unit. This cleaning car came it with two bottles, a track cleaning sponge, and two cotton wipers, and is often found with these parts missing. Replacement parts are available, but the original bottles had "LIONEL / TRACK / CLEAN" painted on them. There are no variations. |
Two instruction sheets were issued for the track cleaning car. Both used No. 3927-44. The first dated 8-56 used LIGHT BLUE paper and DARK BLUE ink. Three pages of this sheet are shown below. The second was issued 8-58 and used DARK BLUE ink on WHITE paper. |
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