Reply to "lionel JLC GG1 sideframes zinc rot"

JtrainOGR Forum Member

I have a tuscan 5-stripe JLC GG1 that has no zinc pest issues with the trucks, so they are not all defective. I have some items with zinc pest (Lionel, Atlas, older 3rd Rail, and MTH), all in the trucks and couplers, except for two MTH EMD switcher calves, which have a bit of zinc pest paint peeling on the die cast frames.

I also have a Lionel 700E and a 763E with no zinc pest issues, both in their original boxes. I do have a spare 700E tender (700W) with some warping. I also have a Lionel 225E with a bit of zinc pest deformation in the boiler.

It seems that zinc pest was really only a major problem with some pre-war items. I do not recall seeing it on post war or "modern" items other than as noted above, and it really seems to be limited almost exclusively to trucks and couplers on modern trains.

3/13/1911:59 PM

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