Lionel F3 2243

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lionelsoni

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December 2001
From: Austin, TX
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Posted by lionelsoni on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:22 PM

I got my first one new in 1955. It has the smoothest worm drive I have experienced on any locomotive: You can spin the motor just by pulling the locomotive along the track. The B units are prized for being the only ones that match the later 2383 AA set.

Bob Nelson

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ADCX Rob

Member since
December 2005
From: Hopewell, NY
3,230 posts

Posted by ADCX Rob on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:15 PM

It should pull better, w/ the motor at the rear, and more bulk to it than the Alco. I have the single motor 2245 and don't have any complaints. It's a good puller w/ not as much of a power requirement as the twin motored F-3's.

Rob