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@breezinup posted:

While Lionel didn't make the Milwaukee Road F3 in the PWC series, they did make a version just before  the PWC series started, no. 18138. They have a little bit different striping design (which is prototypical), but otherwise similar to the Postwar version. These engines are just the same as PWC internally, being equipped with TMCC and RailSounds, constant voltage directional lighting, electrocouplers, etc. They also made a matching TMCC dummy A unit, as were offered with all the PWC F3 sets. (photos below)

The scale series Dave mentioned, which he referred to as the "souped up version," are called "Postwar Scale" by Lionel. These were scale Legacy F3s, but done with Postwar paint schemes. They actually made two versions in this series; besides the Milwaukee Road, they also did a Canadian Pacific version.

As Dave says, Lionel didn't do a Milwaukee Road PWC EP-5. I didn't pick up a Postwar version, as he mentioned he did, but got the MPC era 8558 Milwaukee EP-5 (which has a paint scheme I liked better - photo below), and swapped shells with a no. 18319 PWC New Haven EP-5. Voila, a PWC Milwaukee Road EP-5.

Lionel did make PWC B&O F3s. They came in a PWC set, no. 31752, with some PWC freight cars. The engines could be gotten separately via sellers doing set break-ups. The engines (A-B) are no. 34504. (Photos below) A separate dummy TMCC A unit was also available. These engines have a beautiful paint finish, incidentally.

Image 1 - LIONEL 6-18138-9 Milwaukee Road F-3 AB Set TMCC & Railsounds LN
Image 3 - LIONEL 6-18138-9 Milwaukee Road F-3 AB Set TMCC & Railsounds LN
Image 5 - Lionel 6-8558 O The Milwaukee Road GE EP-5 Electric Locomotive #8558 EX/Box
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Lionel 6-34504 Baltimore & Ohio PWC F3 A Dummy Diesel Locomotive #2368T

Thanks for that!

Never realized the B&Os were made as part of a set in PWC.

Now I have to keep my eye out for the set.

EDIT: Ok, after a little research, realized this is a TMCC-controlled loco. What I was originally commenting on was Lionel never making a traditional / conventional remake of the original 2368 B&O A-Bs (not counting any MPC versions).  Just the locos. Still, it's a nice looking set.

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