Lionel Locomotive of the Year Collection Public Locked
Curated by CCMF Trains

Starting officially with the 2021 ultra-rare locomotive of the year 2-6-4 Pacific, Lionel has released one locomotive, usually only offered through the retail stores or the lionelstore.com website, that is designated as the "Locomotive of the Year". In some rare cases there are two, like 2026 having the T-1 from the Big Book clearly labeled as such, but also having the Lionel Exclusive Big Boy from later in the year which might be an unofficial second.
Prior to 2021 there were similar locomotive in color scheme and positioning without the name, and I'll include those in there as well.
| Type | Manufacturer | SKU | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Lionel | 6-18846 | 1997 Lionel Centennial Series GP-9 #1997 |
| Model | Lionel | 6-18858 | 1998 Lionel Centennial Series GP20 #1998 |
| Model | Lionel | 6-28801 | Lionel Lines 44-ton Switcher#1999 |
| Model | Lionel | 6-28020 | 4-6-2 Lionel Lines Centennial Locomotive #2000 (Traditional) |
| Model | Lionel | 6-18268 | Lionel Centennial TMCC SD90MAC Diesel #2000 |
| Model | Lionel | 28026 | Lionel Lines 4-6-2 Pacific Command Control #1999 |
| Model | Lionel | 2031400 | Lionel Lines VISION GS-4 #120 |
| Model | Lionel | 2133900 | Lionel 2021 Loco of the Year |
| Model | Lionel | 2331440 | Lionel Loco of the Year LEGACY Dreyfuss J3 |
| Model | Lionel | 2431830 | Lionel Locomotive of the Year LEGACY 4-4-2 #2024 |
| Model | Lionel | 2531400 | Lionel Store Loco of the Year VISION Commodore Vanderbilt #2025 - Exclusive to Lionelstore.com! |
| Model | Lionel | 2631630 | Lionelstore.com Loco of the Year T1 |
| Model | Lionel | 2231330 | Lionelstore.com Exclusive 2022 Locomotive of the Year Legacy 2-10-4 |