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Heavy Weight Steam Engines Upgrade 1998 to 2011

I have gone from:

Light Weight  2.0-2.4 pound plastic body 2-4-2 Lionel 248 type, and metal body Marx 999 and 666, mostly from 1977-1980

to Medium Weight  2.5- 3.5 pound metal body 2-6-2 Lionel 2016, 2026 2-6-2v type, mostly from 1986-2000

to Heavy Weight 3.6 - 4.5 pound metal body Lionel 2025 2-6-2  and Lionel 2-6-4 2035 (with Magne-Traction) 2-6-4, mostly from 1998-2011      Steam engines to pull heavier and heavier trains with 4 to 6 heavy operating cars like milk, cattle and barrel cars.

Early Heavy Weight engines were two Lionel 2025, 2-6-2, 3.6- 4.5 pound engines without Magna-Traction

Later four Lionel 2035, 2-6-4, 3.6-4.5 pound engines with Magna-Traction

Charlie