I'm talking about the Lionel No. 675 steam engine and tender I received for Christmas ... enough smoke to impress a 5-year-old. The whistle motor worked well (if cleaned regularly.

Kids of the 1950s loved Lionel’s little switch engines. The stubby proportions ... was 24′-6″ long and had a 1-B-1 (2-4-2, in steam terms) wheel arrangement. There were only two turbines ...