Hi, I did a search but couldn't find an answer. How come Lionel didn't do the 4023 road name when they did their run of the VL Big Boys?
You mean "road NUMBER", right?
No "4023" since the real 4023 was from the second order of five 4000s (4020 thru 4024) and it looks different, especially in the front. Lionel chose to offer the "as delivered" version of the first twenty 4000 class locomotives (4000 thru 4019), even though all the saved 4000s do NOT look like the "as delivered" versions today.