Help identify this frame and motor.

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I suspect it is from one of these locomotives.
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I agree on the Lionel locomotives. Looking at the narrow weight makes me thing the gp9. It easily could have been used in the f unit too. Lionel is known for cutting costs by doing that.
 


bnsf971 said:
That's the motor and frame for Lionel's U18B.
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I believe you are correct sir!
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The following is from the website "Model Railroad News"
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Lionel promoted its General Electric motor and the pulling power of its 1974 locomotives. This U18B drive is Lionel-made with Mt. Clements, Michigan, origin markings on the bottom of the fuel tank.
 
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NVSrr1500 said:
I agree on the Lionel locomotives. Looking at the narrow weight makes me thing the gp9. It easily could have been used in the f unit too. Lionel is known for cutting costs by doing that.
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I have the Lionel GM50 GP9 from 1974 and the motor and frame in the original post look the same. I can't be sure becasue I going off my memory. Mine is packed away in a box, somewhere.

I would not be surprised if it was used in several Lionel locomotives.
 
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