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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
LIONEL TRAINS THE TEXAS SPECIAL F-3 DIESEL No. 2245 |
The Lionel Texas Special F-3 No. 2245 holds the distinction of being the first F-3 that Lionel introduced for use with O27 track. As such, it had only one motor. Produced in 1954 and 1955, early units would have a horizontal worm drive motor, while some of those diesels that were produced in 1955 had a single vertical worm drive motor. This was the only 027 F-3 that had portholes. In 1955 Lionel would eliminate the portholes on the B Unit, but all A Units should have portholes. This diesel been extensively forged, but one sure way to tell these is to look for the portholes on the A Unit. Some later issues came with BLACK painted trucks. The "Frisco" and "M-K-T" decals on the sides of the A Unit have yellowed with age. |
This version no longer has the screens on the roof vents or the front grab rails. The side ladders and the electronic coupler on the front of the A Unit are still there. There are solid couplers on the B Unit and the rear of the A Unit. This diesel was equipped with Magnetraction, a horn that was operated by a D Cell battery, and a three position directional unit whose control lever was adjustable from underneath the chassis. There are two variations: |
Variation B: Produced in late 1955, this is the version with the vertical drive motor, sometimes has a BLACK trucks that are mounted on a SILVER chassis with a SILVER painted pilot. |
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