mine is the no 65 hand car
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Hello guys and gals........
My favorite power unit would be the Lionel 2383 F-3. I might be looking for a single A unit but the condition INSIDE matters the most to me and unpainted shell too.
Tiffany
For me it's a toss up between the #3360 Burro crane and the #54 ballast tamper.
I don't run powered units much any more but as a kid, I had a #52 Fire Car.
PW 2245. Run it with a four car Williams TS 15" AL cars!
The Visionline Big Boy.
The Gang car.
jerry
If we are talking motorized unit ( I think thats what the poster had in mind), the 69 maintenance car is a hard one to find unbroken, my favorite.
I always liked the 3472 milk car and the 3469 dump car when they were powered. Just another piece of rolling stock when they aren't powered
Agree with Chuck above, it sounds to me he's referring to motorized units like the #50 gang car, #60 trolley, #68 executive inspection car, the different 20-ton gas turbine & vulcan units, ballast tamper, etc. and not powered locomotives like F3s, Hudsons, FM Train Masters, etc.
Agree with Chuck above, it sounds to me he's referring to motorized units like the #50 gang car, #60 trolley, #68 executive inspection car, the different 20-ton gas turbine & vulcan units, ballast tamper, etc. and not powered locomotives like F3s, Hudsons, FM Train Masters, etc.
I think some folks are having fun with what "powered unit" means.
As an aside, I've never been 100% in agreement with classifying the gas turbine and Vulcans as motorized units. IMHO, they are little locomotives.
I might have to modify my answer above to rotary snowplow.
I received a #65 handcar for a Christmas present when I was a kid, but ran the heck out of it and melted the car (still have the parts). Did anyone else burn out there hand car?
My other favorite was the #50 gang car. This thing took a beating and never gave me any problems. Great design.
My tie ejector car is another favorite, replaced all the missing parts and still runs great.
Love the burro crane. Lots of play value with hints of ozone from a postwar motor.
C W Burfle posted:
As an aside, I've never been 100% in agreement with classifying the gas turbine and Vulcans as motorized units. IMHO, they are little locomotives.
Didn't Lionel originally classify them as motorized units? If so you'd have to take your disagreement up with them. 
My fav is the FEF
My favorite is the tie ejector car but the gang car is a very,very close second. I enjoy these units because they have some action and movement. I also enjoy the gas turbine units because I still think they look kind of neat scooting their way around my layout. Oh the heck with it; I like all of the motorized units.
Mine is Lionel TMCC crane and boom car.
My favorite locomotive is the 726, in any iteration. My favorite small unit is the #52 fire car, took a while to find one that had all of the original parts. Of course it has a cracked shell near the screw, but for the price, I am happy with it.
#726 Berkshire Lionel Conventional Classics version. The whistle on this is outstanding and is what caused me to buy the set.
Didn't Lionel originally classify them as motorized units? If so you'd have to take your disagreement up with them.
I just checked the 1955 Lionel catalog.
The page that has the #41 Army switcher is titled:
"Take a look at these top-action Lionel motor units for '55".
If that is an indication of how Lionel classified the #41, then I guess the 6250 Seaboard was classified as a motor unit too. It's on the same page.
I'm too lazy to get out any authentic Lionel service material right now. I checked Olsen's library to see how the #41 switcher was categorized in the service manual. The pages are categorized as LOC-41. Then again, the 54 ballast tamper, and 55 tie jector also carry the LOC designation
Regardless, I wasn't expecting any changes in how trains are categorized on my account.
My faorite Lionel powered units are an RMT Buddy and an Atlas Industrial Rail trolley.
Pete
Mine is the 68 Inspection Car
Mikey
the Army 44 missile launcher but more importantly the Operation Eagle one THAT WAS CANCELLED
