How can I identify a 1946 2426w tender?I know it is metal, but we're all '46's marked"Reading" on one side? Thanks
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Here is a case where a picture is worth more than a thousand words !! 
To my knowledge, no postwar 2426W were marked with "Reading" from the factory - they were all "Lionel Lines", even the 1946. I also recall that the catalog may have shown them with "New York Central", but none were produced.
As far as I know, all 2426W (postwar) tenders were marked "Lionel Lines" in white.
According to the books, late prewar 2226W tenders are sometimes found with white "Lionel Lines" lettering.
Most were decorated with silver "Lionel Lines" lettering.
I had a white lettered tender, along with its late 226E on my bench a few months back.
