Lionel 2025 with baldwin discs but black stack?

How about 1952 they came without Magnetraction because of the Korean War.

Mikey

I have an original 675 with baldwin's, and it doesn't have an aluminum smokestack. I've never researched it, though. All I did was clean it up and get it running again.

The 675/2025 are my favorite postwar engines. I have three 2025's that I made up with parts. Two of them were lettered 2025 but didn't have the aluminum stack, and one was in such bad shape that I couldn't be sure of what number it was originally. The 1952 version could be the answer to the stack, but I don't know. With my small cross-section of engines, I'm led to believe that when supplies of smokestacks were used up, others were used. Again, I only have one known original engine that I can really use as an example.

Does the cowcatcher have the simulated/dummy coupler? If so, it's probably the 1948-1949 version. Only the earliest had the aluminum stacks.

You know,  the pic the guy sent me doesn't show the cowcatcher enough to tell. But I have found another like it on an ebay "sold" listing.  So I guess they are out there.  I was just curious.  I have a few 2025's and none are like this one I speak of.  He wants $175 FIRM.  Which think is too high myself.

Thanks again,

Matt

It's a little high with the proliferation of these.

Love the 675/2025 engine. If you haven't made a decision on that engine yet, just take your time and keep a look out for one. I'll bet you can find one at a price you will feel more comfortable with. My my son picked one up at a great antique store that sells lots of old Lionel stuff for under 100 bucks, including the whistle tender.  

Here's a page explaining some of the different variations. It does show the Baldwin/black-stack combination.  

http://www.tandem-associates.c..._trains_675_loco.htm

The early 675s/2025s were great peppery silent running engines.  I believe the motor Lionel used in the early versions was the same one used in the 226E.   I have several 675s and 2025s and one of them, a 675, has the Baldwin Disc drivers with the black stack.  I don't know its lineage so I have no way of knowing if its all original or not.   They are all great silent runners.

I have a 675 from '48 IIRC, also a 224E,225E, and all are quit runners. I have a later 675 with the spoked drivers, runs great, but is noisey.

I agree on the 20s engines. Spent an hour the other day running the 2025, 675, 2055s(2) and 2065s(2) also I have a 1655, like new, which is really a nice, smooth runner.

I got it at a flea market and it was beat. A little restoration and now its one of my best runners!

Lionel 675.

franktrain

$18 off the bay, missing the trailing truck, which was fine because I never liked the cheaper four wheeled one.A little bit of paint touch up,some oil, and runs great.

I bough my 675 at a train show, modest price because the valve linkage was missing. A little worse for wear but ran-but not well. I did the usual care and cleaning to get it going better. seems the more I run it the better gets. But I have found this true about various Lionel engines. I try to run most of mine at last once a week.

I have a Lionel 2025 with Baldwin wheels and a black stack too.I think it's 1948 vintage and she runs great!