prrhorseshoecurve posted:Wait a minute! Jimmy Carter was elected POTUS in 1977. By that time Lionel GP's had stamped steel rails. Your photos shows plastic post rails which are from the Nixon/Ford era.
They were made 1973 which was Nixon Agnew era. I picked up a Gold Chessie GP7 with a damaged shell and converted the dummy to power which they are pretty good pullers when lashe up. I'm going to get a Bachmann True sounds plus unit so they can have sound also. I'll only install the sound in one unit.