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Product Description
Production: 1954 - 1956
History
The Lackawanna Trainmaster locomotive is a beautiful and almost scale size replica of the real life Trainmaster diesel. The 2321 Lackawanna was the first postwar Trainmaster introduced by Lionel and is the most common of the four postwar diesels, but remains a desirable diesel due to its reliability and durability.
The most common problem with the Lionel's Trainmasters are the screwholes on each end of the shell. In almost all cases, there are hairline cracks going from the bottom of the screwhole to the bottom of the shell. To find any unit without hairline cracks is rare.
Lastly, the 2321 Lackawanna was available as a separate sale item plus headed up three sets during its production run. All three sets were freight car sets; two in 1954 and one last set in 1955.
Features
Standard features of the 2321 include: dual motors, magnetraction, three position E-unit, functional headlights at each end including illuminated number boards, dual operating couplers, horn plus detailed wire handrailings along all four sides of the shell plus an ornamental horn on each side.
Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The initial production run of 2321 Lackawanna diesel included the hard-to-find maroon roof version. Lionel quickly changed to the more common gray roof version -- which remained the norm until production of the 2321 ended in 1956.
Maroon Roof (Second photo above) - The earliest production cycle of 1954 included the maroon roof version.
Gray Roof - Shown in first photo above - For the remainder of the production cycle, the gray roof became the standard 2321 Lackawanna. This is far more common compared to the maroon roof variation.
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