Sparky, My 6-83102 set has bowed and loose Southern Pacific Lines name plates too. The Observation name plate runs out over the door on the side. Lionel has no parts and instructed me to return it to my dealer. Good luck finding a set that does not have this problem. Your set is one, and my set is two. Does anybody else have a set with loosening name stripes?
Lionel will not be attempting to fix these at their service center. They have no parts and will not be getting parts. The word is "send them back". ...after waiting so long.