Model Railroading > Lionel Legacy Special Run - SF Black Bonnet PA's

Just arrived, Lionel Santa Fe Black Bonnet we received from Patrick's Trains located in Wheeling WV.Come see a one of a kind PA's at Corner Field Model Railroad Museum & Hobby Shop.

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Thanks for the video. Definitely different. The roller coaster is cool, too!

Tom

Nice horn sound from those PA's. Enjoyable.

I am blown away by the smoke from the locomotives. Wonderful layout 

Amazing! Having the roller coaster running in the background made this even better.
Bob

That black bonnet would never sell in HO.  O gaugers must be a more forgiving lot! 

Very nice. 

Lionel has never been known for their historical accuracy. These will certainly sell out account the Lionel name. Collectors look as this as a must have. They don't look too bad and they are impressive on the layout.




cabman Wrote:
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> That black bonnet would never sell in HO.  O
> gaugers must be a more forgiving lot! 

fbe Wrote:
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> Lionel has never been known for their historical
> accuracy. These will certainly sell out account
> the Lionel name. Collectors look as this as a must
> have. They don't look too bad and they are
> impressive on the layout.
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> cabman Wrote:
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> > That black bonnet would never sell in HO.  O
> > gaugers must be a more forgiving lot! 

Black bonnet, what is that? A cross between the Santa Fe passenger war bonnet and the SP black widow?

Ugly!

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

In the 1947 Lionel catalog, they introduced the 2333 Santa Fe and NYC F3 diesels.  These catalogs—as were most all pre-1960’s Lionel catalogs—were hand illustrated, with very few actual photographs.  The illustration of the Santa Fe F3 was done in such a way where the artist was trying to show it in shadow, causing the silver paint to appear black.  Decades later, collectors constantly debated the existence of a Santa Fe F3 in a red, yellow and BLACK paint scheme, which of course, never existed, as they were all red, yellow and SILVER.  With current Lionel management striving to come up with YET another variation for collectors & operators to buy, they came up with the “Black Bonnet” scheme.  It’s very nicely done, but just a “what if” Lionel design.

Hope you are all well,

Allen Drucker

Black on a warbonnet------ugh.