LIONEL Prewar 1688 Streamlined 2-4-2 steam engine & tender Black Torpedo +1689T. Here’s another listing by. Lone Star Trains and Collectibles. YOUR Classic Era Train Headquarters! You are looking at a big beautiful prewar steam engine and tender in the classic black. You gotta love any of the art deco streamlined looking locomotives. Call it a Torpedo style, call it the first Silver Bullet, but call it yours before someone else does. This is a classic looking engine and tender produced by Lionel in the mid to late 1930’s. The streamlined style really gives it that great classic toy train look. The 1688 is one of the ones collectors and operates alike love to have. Serviced and running, reversing. Nicely repainted flat black. You can see a little paint around the nameplates. There’s some oxidation and wear on all of the plates. The slot and tab have rust. SCROLL DOWN into the listing to see more pictures which you can enlarge. We also accept credit cards. Some items cannot be combined due to size or weight. We will let you know if this is the case after your request. This should be above the price column of the first listing in your cart. 4 WAIT TO PAY until we send you a revised invoice to pay. Please do not pay until you receive a revised invoice. THANK YOU for your business! We appreciate every single sale and every single customer. Our goal is to have happy train folks worldwide. We are members of the Train Collectors Association and adhere to all the standards thereof. Be sure to visit our about me page to learn more about Lone Star Trains and Collectibles. We answer all of our messages and try to do so with just hours of receiving them. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.