I recently purchased a Lionel 634 switcher with safety stripes available only in 1963 and rather rare. On the front power truck, was only one wheel set powered Instead of four? I got one of these for Christmas (1963) when I was eleven and can't recall. It didn't pull very well. Three or maybe four smaller freight cars at most Any info greatly
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Perhaps you've done this already, but if you do a web search on 'Lionel 634', you should come up with a hit on 'tandem-associates.com' . They always have a good source of info on Lionel post-war stuff. Good luck.
Thanks alot! Your suggestion was very helpful
Note that 2 versions of the 634 were made. In a few sets there was a 634-50 loco that had 2 powered wheelsets as the set included more cars that a standard single axle drive could not pull.
Every 1963 634 I've seen is just the one powered axle with one traction tire. I've had mine for almost 59 years and it still has the original, albeit grooved, traction tire.
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