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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.

Items (13)
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