The only post war Flyer with just choo choo was the 301 Atlantic. They also cataloged a 311 and 321 but the 311 was never made and the 321 Hudson had smoke and choo choo. Originally until the 290 came out the third digit digit was the features of the locomitive. 0=none 1=just choo choo and 2 smoke and choo choo. The die cast bullet (circus and royal blue) never had smoke or choo choo but the plastic silver bullet did but for some reason maybe the size of the boiler you couldn't hear the choo choo sound. at least the 3 I have you cant. But Flyer did have the best smoke units and choo sound for the era but Lionel did dominate on the Whistle but the Flyer Air Chime did sound better for a Diesel horn. I think that if Gilbert would have used the knuckle couplers and die cast trucks from the start of S in 1946 instead of the Links and tinplate trucks they may have given Lionel more competition.
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