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I don't believe the American Freedom Train was ever pulled by an FA.  A PA-1 pulled the Freedom Train of 1947, but no cab unit pulled the American Freedom Train of 1976 (an E-9 pulled the Preamble Express).  The complete Freedom Train is a good train to model because it only had seven cars vs. the AFT's 26.  Hopefully someone on the forum can answer you value question, but if the engine is an FA then it would not be correct for either train.

 

Ron

Fred, I think your right. I think in 1975/76 you could pick up the Freedom Train steam engine wholesale for about $25. Remember this was when Lionel was making a "full commitment" to HO. They stated they were in it for good. That didn't last long. I don't think they ever understood HO. They looked at it like just another toy train. Lionel never carried any weight in HO. Athearn made their first stab at HO with their rubber band drive. It sounded like a terrible idea but in reality at the time worked well. The steamers though didn't have the detail of the O gauge engines. They were just half the size. Don

Originally Posted by Balshis:
Originally Posted by scale rail:

 Athearn made their first stab at HO with their rubber band drive. It sounded like a terrible idea but in reality at the time worked well. 

Maybe yours did.  Mine were nothing but trouble, and I dumped them for geared locomotives as soon as possible.

You got that right. In no time at all the bands would wear out on my old F-7. I used rubber bands that I used with my braces.

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