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Lionel Legacy GP38-2

T tjl824OGR Forum Member

In the 2008 volume 2 catalog, Lionel had a pair of D&H GP38-2's. There weren't any others. A quick search turned up an Alaska GP38-2 with TMCC. What tooling were they using to make those? I'm also curious what they used for sounds. I almost want to say they used the K-Line tooling. Also, who is in possession of the tooling now? I'd imagine if Lionel had the tooling for them they'd be making them already, there's an almost infinite amount of roadnames and paint schemes that can be applied to them.

 

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M MoonmanOGR Forum Member

I had the Alaska. Don't know about the tooling, but K-Line is a good guess. The secret on these is that they are Legacy with Odyssey I, Railsounds 4.0, not TMCC like the listing. The detail is very nice. baby Fat boy for a speaker.

 

Nice puller, good sounds, chatter is standard. Nice horns.

 

ARR painted theirs in the new scheme. They still run two of them. So, when the SD70Mac came out on BTO, I upgraded my fleet and sold it because of the paint scheme.

 

I'd buy one or two with the new paint scheme.

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B breezinupOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

These were K-Line molds, I believe, that Lionel started using during the relatively brief period when K-Line was being produced by Lionel. Below is the K-Line Alaska GP38 from earlier when K-Line was still in operation. I vaguely recall that Lionel lost the K-Line molds when they were reclaimed by another company - don't recall the details, but someone else will likely be able to jump in on that.

 

K2402-2001

 

Complete with prototypical number and authentic blue and yellow paint scheme, this Alaska Railroad GP38-2 features dual vertical drive motors equipped with brass flywheels, freely rotating fans and Lionel RailSoundsâ„¢ Digital Sound. Strong and versatile, this plain-lined 'general purpose' diesel is equipped to serve as a yard switcher, road engine or passenger locomotive on your model railroad.


Catalog: 2002 1st Edition 
Release Date: SOLD OUT 

Engine Features
  •   15 1/2 inches long
  •   O Scale (1:48)
  •   Dual Vertical Motors with Flywheels
  •   Motor Driven Rotating Fans
  •   All Metal Operating Couplers
  •   Die Cast Trucks
  •   Accurately detailed trucks
  •   Metal Chassis, Grab Rails & Platform Railings
  •   Die Cast Fuel Tank, Steps & Pilot
  •   Fold-Down Drop Step at Both Ends
  •   Directional Headlights
  •   Illuminated Number Boards
  •   Operating Marker Lights
  •   Sliding Windows
  •   Interior Cab Detail
  •   Engineer Figure
  •   Stainless-Steel Metal Screens
  •   Adjustable Side Vents
  •   Two Brass Horns
  •   Brass Radio Antenna
  •   Lift Rings
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