Old VS New Lionel Trains

Let's compare some old vs new lionel trains.

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[richardsobieck]

Good job! The postwar metal trucks came in bar end and staple end varieties. If you lightly oil the wheel at the axle, they run as well as any of the new trucks. The late postwar era went to plastic trucks but the metal ones, being heavier track better. The dies on the box cars were modified over time and the rivet lines were eliminated to make more room for graphics the same is true on the 81/2” cars as well. Those later cars may possibly be the same modified postwar molds. The earlier 6462 gondolas had a separately applied brake wheel these were eliminated after the first year or so of production to reduce costs, they also did this with the 6456 hoppers. also the earlier gondolas had a metal frame under the plastic bodies where the trucks were mounted. The modern logos are awesome but very expensive. I love my postwar locos. And some if the newer ones with the sound. Thanks for a great video.

[ronalddevine]

I hope that in 40 years time, you still have all of these trains. I can promise you that parts will be available for the postwar and mpc era trains without electronics. Those nice quiet DC can motors, good luck finding replacements.
I have many mpc era freight cars and most of them have die cast sprung trucks. I agree with you that their plastic couplers suck.

[johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Cool post-war, MPC and modern comparisons. 💯

[colestrains]

What are your thoughts on postwar Lionel locomotives equipped with modern tech? I wanna do it on my 681 but I don’t know if it’s worth it

[ELWtrains]

Nice comparison 👍 good video of old and new

[johnandrus]

Very nice! I run almost exclusively post-war and MPC, with a few modern cars and an MTH Rail King locomotive. I've never had a problem with a Pullmor motor and all of my post-war engines from 1950-53 still run quite well. A little lube and new brushes is about all that they need. Post-war trucks are stout, but don't roll worth a damn. The needlepoint-bearing trucks that were introduced during the MPC era are excellent. I've pulled 45 cars of the MPC era, along with newer Lionel, K-Line and Williams, with one locomotive. My post-war cars are bricks, as far as trucks go. I tried pulling ten tank cars and they actually can string-line on a curve. The detailing on the newer equipment is very good, for sure. I wish, though, that they had metal couplers and side tabs, rather than the thumbtack tabs on the bottom. An excellent video, as always.

[markkilgore]

You didn't mention a track system offered by Lionel between 1957 through 1966: Super O. It can be a bit quirky; however it has the best electrical conductivity of all track systems. The curvature is 036 which after 1958 was the widest curvature available for many years to come. It's certainly superior to fastrack and better looking than tubular.

[plunkervillerr]

Me mightily thank thy, tis heaping plenty good useful knowledge, me thinks. Aaa?

[genemanno]

You failed to mention can motor electronics burning up on a serious derail rendering the locomotive useless.

[XCELERATIONRULES]

Not interested in any of the modern features, the sound is annoying, I'll never buy these new trains.

[paulj.waldron]

My humble opinion is that I'll take my Lionel Postwar era collection over most things modern. My stuff was made in America by America's greatest generation.The history is rich and more honorable. 🇺🇸 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃