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 Posted - January 02 2014 : 9:58:43 PM
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Got some of my Lionel HO engines together tonight, and took some pictures. Most are diesel, my lone steam engine is a newer version, I think Bachmann inspired. Shell currently under restoration by a fellow club member to fix a bubble in the shell caused by over-heating, so the chassis is only available for a publicity shot. 
    
The Western Maryland I got at a show last year, along with the SP steam engine, I was surprised to see that it was made in Canada when I took it out of the box to photograph. I think the WM is complete, the rest need some parts or work to fix them.
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 Posted - January 02 2014 : 10:18:36 PM
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the AF loco had a matching cabooose too 
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Posted - January 02 2014 : 11:34:06 PM
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quote:the AF loco had a matching cabooose too
Originally posted by microbusss - January 02 2014 : 10:18:36 PM
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Yes, I have those as well.
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Posted - January 03 2014 : 8:53:30 PM
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| WM FA looks like a repaint.
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Posted - January 03 2014 : 10:24:11 PM
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| I think the WM Diesel was done by BevBel.
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Posted - January 04 2014 : 09:33:31 AM
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quote:WM FA looks like a repaint.
Originally posted by lvrr325Â -Â January 03 2014Â :Â 8:53:30 PM
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No, the original box is with it, it definitely says WM on it. Lionel had a history of having others do some of their work,so maybe it is a BevBel unit. I know so little about Lionel's HO production, but most of what I've learned is that they weren't all theirs, repackaged and painted differently by others for them sometimes. would love a more complete history by any LIonel insider.
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Posted - January 04 2014 : 10:16:55 AM
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| Lionel never cataloged a Western Maryland FA. The WM roadname was an after market product. I recall seeing these in Lionel Boxes with BevBel stickers on the end of the boxes.
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Posted - January 04 2014 : 2:22:03 PM
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Here is a website that has some neat Bev-Bel information.
http://www.bev-bel.com/bev-bel.aspx
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 6:19:01 PM
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| Wow, that has to be some early Bev-Bel work, I never realized they did anything with Lionel HO.
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Posted - January 05 2014 : 6:29:49 PM
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quote:Lionel never cataloged a Western Maryland FA. The WM roadname was an after market product. I recall seeing these in Lionel Boxes with BevBel stickers on the end of the boxes.
Originally posted by waw47Â -Â January 04 2014Â :Â 10:16:55 AM
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I went back and looked at the box, and sure enough, a BevBel sticker is on the end. Although it listed a different WM engine, an FA-1 with a different number, but it did list it as a Western Maryland engine. Interesting history lesson.
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Posted - January 06 2014 : 9:34:40 PM
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quote:Wow, that has to be some early Bev-Bel work, I never realized they did anything with Lionel HO.
Originally posted by lvrr325Â -Â January 05 2014Â :Â 6:19:01 PM
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That FA has the wrong trucks under it, too. They should be Type 2 trucks
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Posted - January 07 2014 : 02:04:27 AM
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| Pretty sure the 1970s Lionel FAs all came on those Blomberg trucks that will break off if you try to take them apart. But then the 1960-66 drives all have an AAR-B truck, so...
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