Every once in a while the train gods smile down upon us and bestow great and wondrous gifts. Last Spring a friend was clearing out his parents house and asked me if I would be interested in his fathers old Lionel trains. Intrigued, and figuring they were pre-war I asked what he had. My friend wasn't sure (not a train guy) so he said he'd take some pictures.
Well I almost fell over when he showed me what he had. A complete Union Pacific M-10000 set with both vestibules, all the original track and the transformer. A modest fee was paid to acquire the set along with his Scout set from the mid 60's.
The bodies are in fair to good condition. You can tell they were cared for but definitely played with. The motor does run but needs to be fully serviced. The entire set needs to be re-wired. I plan on just cleaning up the bodies for now. Maybe I'll think about re-painting it one day.
I'll post progress pix as I go. I hope to get it under the tree this year. Time is short so we'll see if that happens.
Bob