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1666"E"?
Posted by Berk765 on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:42 AM
Why did Lionel put the "E" at the end of their Prewar loco cab numbers?

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Posted by AFML on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:04 AM

Many Pre-War engines came with a MANUEL reversing switch. Usually a rotary, wafer switch.

When the automatic reversing unit came about, the "E-Unit", the engine classification changed to identify the difference in the two models. Hence, #251 and #251E.

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Posted by ivesboy on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:25 PM

 

 

   Ives did the same thing but "R" designated the distant control reverse on their locomotives. In the late 30's many Lionel engines which carried the e-unit lost the "E" designation because most, if not all of the line had the distant control reverse as a standard. 

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