The 1666 was made in 1946 and 1947. On the 1946 version, the 1666 number on the sides of the cab is on a metal plate. The 1947 version, which is much less common, has the engine number rubber stamped on the sides of the cab.
A 1666 was given to me along with a bunch of HO stuff which I will sell and buy Lionel stuff with it. I have not even test ran the 1666 and I am thinking of painting it a metallic silver/grey with red accents. I can't spend a lot. I do have an air brush that I have never removed from the box. I don't want paint that is "sticky" like paint you see on plastic model cars. All of the rest of my steam engines are smaller. I sure like the lines of this 1666 engine. It has a knuckle coupler on the tender so it is post war. What years were the 1666 made?
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
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