Lionel 763E Running

Thanks for posting this--it sounds good. I don't run my black 763e very often, but always enjoy when I do. There's something about the 763e that feels different than other tinplate locos when I run it; maybe it's the fact that there seem to be relatively few survivors. 

Is it me, or is the gunmetal 763e more prone to warping than the black one? The frame on my gunmetal 763e is warped just enough to cause running issues. It seems like whenever someone brings up problems with their 763e, it's the gunmetal version. 

John

Yes, the 1937 engines tended to have castings that had impurities.  In 1938 Lionel changed to a different casting vendor.  Seems like the 38-42 were okay.  See DON HODOR’s two VIDEOs ON AMAZON PRIME.  he was the expert on the 700 and 763. The castings warp, crack, grow or shrink!   All my info is from those videos.

the 700 and 763 are exactly the same casting.  The 700 just had added on parts, like piping, coupler lift bar, etc.  

Very nice. Great to see these oldies come back to life.

Love it! Something about those Lionel Hudsons that look even better than the prototype.

I’ve been having a blast this season with my new to me 1-700e.

Buzzing e-unit. AC motor grinding away.

yankspride4 posted:

Love it! Something about those Lionel Hudsons that look even better than the prototype.

I’ve been having a blast this season with my new to me 1-700e.

Buzzing e-unit. AC motor grinding away.

 

Amen, Yankspride4; the 1-700E is a great runner. I love the sound effects of the new command locos, but it's hard to beat the nostalgic sounds of the E-Unit and AC motor. 

Pretty cool.