Plastic Diesel Locomotives by Lionel

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

51, 52

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set, with the second unit being non-powered.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48147

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2009

Road Number:

4845, 4847

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48102

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

8102, 8103

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Mike Marmer's set, which he converted to DCC, running on his layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48025

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Delaware & Hudson (DH)

Ext. Reference:

Malfunctioning Reversing Unit

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Road Number:

16, 17

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Owner's Manual

Online Article:

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

This is a set of two PA-1 engines, painted in the gray and blue body color with yellow striping.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-42570

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Delaware & Hudson (DH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2014

Road Number:

18, 19

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48155

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2010

Road Number:

6001, 6002

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-47989

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

8017, 8018

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set, with the second unit being non-powered.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48112

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1991

Road Number:

8112

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This is a set of A-B units, which was part of the Lionel set #6-49601, a full MP passenger train set.

Analyzing and Fixing a Poor-running Model

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48162

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

MKT & Frisco

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2011

Road Number:

153A, 153C

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set. The Texas Special was a named passenger train operated jointly by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT) and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (the Frisco).

The owner is running this consist on his layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2221150

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number:

0760, 0767

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-47992

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

768, 773

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set, with the second unit being non-powered.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2221140

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Nickel Plate Road (NKP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number:

180, 190

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Online Article:

Some Photos

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Running on a Layout

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-47995

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

5750, 5751

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set, with the second unit being non-powered.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-42573

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2014

Road Number:

6009, 6010

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Chicagoland Association of S Gaugers reviews this locomotive pair, and then runs it (starts at about the 4-minute mark).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48028

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Ext. Reference:

Malfunctioning Reversing Unit

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

6011, 6012

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Online Article:

Owner's Manual

Online Article:

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

One engine is powered and the other is not.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2221160

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number:

6900, 6901

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Online Article:

Some Photos

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2221170

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

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Des Plaines Hobbies Decal

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number:

606, 607

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Online Article:

Some Photos

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48100

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Wabash (WAB)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

8100, 8101

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part: