The 8516 is one of those engines that basically has remained the same since prewar times. It's ancestor is Lionel's 0-6-0 non scale switcher of the Pennsylvania RR B6 style. In fact you'll find "B6" embossed on the right front of the boiler. After the war the wheel configuration changed to 0-4-0 and to the best of my knowledge all variations of the same boiler shell were cast metal. The slope back tender has had material changes throughout the years...beginning with cast metal and more recently of plastic. I believe the motor change came about in the '80's and required the rectangular casting on the left side of the boiler.
Bruce
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
The pictures illustrate the need to be exact. There are 2 totally different engines pictured in the line up. Which of them resembles the type you own?
Wow thats a bunch. I wonder if all of them have metal engine bodies? I was thinking of selling mine but I really fell in love with it once I plugged in the tender and ran it with several other 4-4-2 modern can motor Lionel steam engines.
I'm sure there are others.
Rob
A picture would really help in identifying exactly the type of 0-4-0. NYC 0-4-0 from 1985 is as far as a price guide tells me. Certain types have roots all the way back to the prewar era.
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