Many of you like the Lionel postwar #610 Erie switcher I posted this morning. IMHO the best thing about that switcher is the name Erie and it's black color.
its deficits are that it is not a good puller, has little detail and it has no horn or bell.
The much better postwar switcher that has the same look is the 622 or 6220 with the bell, or the 623 if the bell gets on your nerves. Here's the 6220:
Good heft, good puller (got Magnetraction), good detail and for me the bell adds charm. It's my favorite post war switcher.
