Lionel Polar Express 2 or 3 axle trucks

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XSDBS - 20 Jul 2005 13:43 GMT

In the 2004 Lionel catalog, the Polar Express passenger cars have 3
axle trucks.
In the 2005 catalog, the passenger cars (and the new baggage and diner
cars) have 2 axle trucks.

I can't seem to find a "real" picture anywhere (including ebay) to
determine if there was two versions of the cars, or which picture is
accurate.

Does anyone have a Polar Express they can "hold in their hands" to
verify 2 or 3 axle trucks?

Thanks
Vincent

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Len - 21 Jul 2005 00:20 GMT

> In the 2004 Lionel catalog, the Polar Express passenger cars have 3
> axle trucks.
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> Thanks
> Vincent

My understanding is die-cast 3 axle trucks were supposed to be
used originally, but to keep costs down they were changed to 2
axle plastic trucks in production. All of the production sets
I've seen to date had two axle plastic trucks.

But if you really want them, the 3 axle die-cast trucks are
supposed to be available directly from Lionel for somewhere
around $10.00-$12.00 each. If you're interested I'll see if I can
track down a part number.

Len

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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2005

Lionel Polar Express 2 or 3 axle trucks