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Road Name | ACI ID# | ||
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| Genesee Valley Railroad | 5 224 | |||
| Reporting Marks | Road Number | AAR Car Type Codes | ||
| GV | 21 | Mechanical Designation: ZD Type Code: n/a |
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| ID# | Scale | Weight | General Car Type | |
| 27 | Lionel O (1:48) | 1lb, 10.75oz | Locomotive | |
| Model Built By | Era or On-model Dates | |||
| Lionel | Era: 1970s as painted Unknown built date. |
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| Description Of Model | ||||
| Lionel FA2 from the 1950s. Originally factory painted for Union Pacific. At some point after I received it I repainted it with gold spray paint. Then, 25+ years later, I finally repainted it into a fictional Genesee Valley paint scheme and then weathered the heck out of it! | ||||
| Overall Condition | ||||
| Good condition. Motor could use a full overhaul. | ||||
| Paint Scheme & Weathering | ||||
| Is the model painted? Yes Paint Scheme: Painted in a fictional Genesee Valley paint scheme of white body, black roof and underbody, and red trim. Is the model weathered? Yes Weathering: Locomotive is heavily weathered to represent an FA1 nearing the end of its operational lifespan. | ||||
| Detail Parts Installed | ||||
| Does model have extra detail parts installed? Yes Detail parts description: A pair of after-market / replacement single-chime horns was added to replace the missing original horn. | ||||
| Couplers | ||||
| Does the model have couplers? Yes Couplers description: A-end: No provision. B-end: Lionel non-operating modern style. | ||||
| Trucks / Running Gear | ||||
| Does the model have running gear? Yes Running gear description: Model has two 2-axle metal trucks, unsprung, one of which has the motor built onto it. | ||||
| Wheel Sets | ||||
| Does the model have wheelsets? Yes Wheelsets' description: Metal wheels | ||||
| Motor & Power Train | ||||
| Is the model motorized? Yes Motor / power train description: Typical Lionel power truck. Runs a bit rough, but not bad consider its age and lack of maintenance over the last 25+ years. | ||||
| Non-DCC Electronics Information | ||||
| Are non-DCC electronics installed? No Electronics Information: No electronics, just hardwired headlamp. | ||||
| DCC Decoder Information | ||||
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Is the model DCC ready? No Is DCC installed? No Short Address: n/a Long Address: n/a Decoder Information: Probably will never be equipped with DCC. | ||||
| Modeling Notes | ||||
| No notes yet. | ||||
| Shopping List Of Parts Needed For Model | ||||
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| To-Do List Of Things Yet To Be Done To Model | ||||
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       KarTrak / ACI Label s-5224-100021-f-0 |
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