Product Title: Lionel POSTWAR 2321 LACKAWANNA TRAINMASTER DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MAROON ROOF O SCALE
Manufacturer: Lionel
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-4, Box Condition P-6
Operational Status: This item has been tested, and the item is fully operational.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-4: Fair: Scratched, moderate paint loss, dented missing parts, surface rust. Evidence of heavy use.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-6: Very Good: Complete and all original. Minor abrasions, creases and/or folds. Small tears, slight color changes, minor soiling. Box may have inner liner/s missing.
Listing Notes: Heavy use, scratches, paint chips, cracks near the screws that hold on the body, needs cleaned. Some rust spots. Brown box 2321-82 in ok shape.
Photos: Stock photo included for reference.
Manufacturer Information:
The Lionel Lackawanna Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster No. 2321 would be available from 1954 until 1956. This was the first of the Fairbanks-Morse Trainmasters and it would be produced on a GRAY body with YELLOW trim and a MAROON side stripe and heat-stamped lettering. This body was screwed on to the chassis at the ends where body cracks are frequently found around these screws.
This diesel was equipped with Magnetraction, interior lights at both ends, dual vertical worm drive motors, horn, three position directional unit that is adjustable from the bottom, and operating disc couplers at both ends. Note the flanges on the wheels on the inner axles are missing. This is so that this engine could negotiate the tight radius of Lionel’s O Gauge track. This engine will not operate on O27 Gauge track.
There are three variations:
Variation A: RED/MAROON painted roof and striping (early 1954).
Variation B: DULL MAROON painted roof and striping (late 1954).
Variation C: GRAY roof (1954-56)
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