Is the blue 8010 Santa Fe switcher w/ safety stripes of 1971-72 nearly identical to the 634 blue switcher of 1963, but that the 8010 was adorned with a few extra details added on? I had the 634 of 1963 when I was 10. It's proving to be very difficult to find. I thinking of just settling for the 8010.
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I believe they are mechanically quite different, as the 8010 uses the revised powered truck design that was first used in 1970. Probably very difficult to tell a genuine 8010 with the leftover 634 shell, as opposed to a faked one. This TCA e-train article has brief mention of the 8080/634 models.
http://www.tcaetrain.org/artic..._switcher/index.html
Also check out this thread for some more info:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...c-634-santa-fe-nw-2?
Difficult to find? I see 13 listed for sale on eBay right now at various prices. Search for Lionel 634.
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