From Trash To Treasure: Saving A Lionel MPC U36B From The Junk Bin

In today’s economy, purchasing new O gauge trains - especially locomotives - has become a luxury that many of us cannot afford. But, with a little bit of old-fashioned elbow grease and some time, we can add new, custom Lionel locomotives to our fleet for a fraction of the cost of new.

Even before selling my Lionel F3B shell, the total investment for this Lionel U36B is $25 for the collection of shells, about a dollars worth of concentrated purple degreaser paint stripper, about $10 for the paint and another $10 for the decals and shipping and other incidental materials. So for less than $50 total I have a new locomotive for my fleet, plus paint, decals, and extra shells for more projects!

And now, along with the Penn Central F unit from my earlier project, I can represent early Conrail operations on my layout - or, I can swap shells with another of my U36’s and represent Southern or Chessie System as my operating mood requires.

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