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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD GG-1 |
Lionel’s GG-1 was based on the Raymond Loewy’s innovative design for the Pennsylvania Railroad’s long-lived prototype. It was first introduced with the single motored No. 2332 in 1947. Lionel scaled down the length of this engine and removed the flanges on the center driving axles so that it would be able to negotiate their 31 inch diameter O Gauge track. Refer to the Track Identification Page for details on locomotive and rolling stock compatibility. |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC EP-5 RECTIFIER |
The EP-5 was introduced in 1956, and was a credible copy of the General Electric EP-5 rectifier, which ran on the New Haven Railroad. Lionel erroneously called this engine "Little Joe." This Lionel engine came with a single motor and four instead of six-wheel trucks that the prototype had, but otherwise it was enhanced with Lionel’s best features. |
80-TON BOX CAB ELECTRIC |
The Lionel Lines 80-Ton Box Cab was made without any of Lionel’s premium features for the more economical O27 Scale train sets beginning in 1956. The moulded plastic pantograph is particularly vulnerable to damage, and because it is easily removed this piece is often found missing today. Being in production only two years, this electric locomotive is undervalued today due to the lack of demand by collectors. See the Numerical Index for additional details about this electric engine. |
GENERAL ELECTRIC E-33 RECTIFIER |
The Virginian E-33 Rectifier is highly prized by collectors today. Lionel made only one of these with the striking BLUE and YELLOW colors of the Virginian Railroad. Lionel produced this engine only two years during the post-war period: 1958-59. Not particularly attractive engine, the prototype was designed to haul lengthy coal loads over the Appalachian mountains, which was not a glamourous job to begin with. |
520 Lionel Lines 80-Ton Box Cab 2329 Virginian E-33 2330 Pennsylvania GG-1 2332 Pennsylvania GG-1 |
2340 Pennsylvania GG-1 2350 New Haven EP-5 2351 Milwaukee Road EP-5 |
2352 Pennsylvania EP-5 2358 Great Northern EP-5 2360 Pennsylvania GG-1 |