Product Title: Lionel Santa Fe NW-2 Switcher #616 Postwar Diesel Locomotive O SCALE NO BOX
Manufacturer: Lionel
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-7, Box Condition P-0
Operational Status: This item has been tested, and the item is fully operational.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-7: Excellent—All Original: minute scratches and paint nicks; no rust and no missing parts; no distortion of component parts.
Listing Notes: Item has been tested and runs.
Photos: Stock photo included for reference.
Manufacturer Information:
Lionel 616 A.T. & S.F. NW2 Diesel Switcher (1961–1962) – For Sale
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Production Years: 1961 & 1962
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Road Name: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T. & S.F.)
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Model Type: NW2 diesel switcher
Historical Significance
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Produced for only two years, making it a postwar-era Lionel diesel.
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Featured in two “Super O” freight sets—one released in each year.
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Considered a higher-end offering among Lionel’s early 1960s switchers.
Features
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Magnetraction for improved traction on steel track
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Functional horn (many other 1960s switchers lack this feature)
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Three-position E-unit (lever accessible from underneath the frame)
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Single working headlight
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Non-operating front & rear couplers
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Black painted body with white lettering and stripes