Steam Crazy posted:John, I think Lionel's 44 tonner is larger than scale because they used the GP7, Budd car, etc frame to save money. I'm sure one of the postwar experts out there can "shed some light" on my opinion.
Steam Crazy:
You are probably right. Rather than design a smaller frame, they used the same frame from previous models. Then they designed a shell that resembled the 44 tonner to fit the existing frame.
Thanks,
John