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Lionel PWC F3 set - Wabash, B&O or Rio Grande - best of the F3 series????

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Lionel PWC F3 set - Wabash, B&O or Rio Grande - best of the F3 series????
Posted by FEClionel on Monday, August 21, 2006 8:24 AM

 

 

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Posted by BlackJack on Monday, August 21, 2006 2:11 PM

My favorite is probably the Baltimore and Ohio set. I just think the F3 AB set looks classy, though I don't think the colors and scheme are exactly prototypical from what I've seen of the more elaborate B&O colors on more modern F3 releases. The Set has two operating cars IIRC, and I think it has the bay window caboose which I like.

I do like how colorful the Rio Grande set is. They do say bright colors help sell diesels.

I wish these sets had originally been AA and not AB locomotives.

I also wish that Lionel would sell AA sets of the locomotives seperate from the cars, but then again, how much would lionel charge for them?

 

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Posted by okiechoochoo on Monday, August 21, 2006 4:47 PM
i couldn't decide between these three so I would say, buy all of them

All Lionel all the time.

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Posted by 3railguy on Monday, August 21, 2006 7:34 PM

All three are nice but the Wabash is my pick.

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Posted by CSXect on Monday, August 21, 2006 8:46 PM

Don't forget that williams makes some nice postwar style locomotives as well and the price is better.

Some williams locomotives are in my future. and You can get A-B A-A or A-B-A sets

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