Lionel 6-38401 O New York Central Jet Powered RDC Rail Car #M-497 ProductID_11450493 Model Number: REA-15

Model Number: REA-15

Model Number: 6-48658

This model fits any busy terminal and includes a unique brick drying house

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Model Number: PF5186

Lionel 6-38401 O New York Central Jet Powered RDC Rail Car #M-497 ProductID_11450493 Model Number: REA-15Here is a Lionel 6 38401 O New York Central Jet Powered RDC Rail Car #M 497. Dubbed the Black Beetle, the M 497 jet powered rail car was a unique experiment in American railroad history. In the mid 1960s, the U. S. Dept. of Commerce began to seriously study high speed rail as a viable method of commuter transportation in the Northeast. New York Central Railroad at the time was also interested in replacing its traditional long distance passenger