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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 793211" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>Thank you.  Lionel agreed with your NYC lightning stripe appraisal.  Fun Fact: When Lionel introduced its landmark F-3 diesel in 1948, it was initially released in only two road names, Santa Fe (for western markets) and New York Central (for the east).  It enticed both railroads to underwrite a portion of the die and tooling cost in exchange for advertising exclusivity and for only $6,000 each, both invested and saw their railroads heralded in a full page color spread in 1,000,000 Lionel catalogs. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>