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Seeing the other posts I had to open mine that arrived today. Was hoping to take them to the layout for some good images but got tied up with a house. Here is #18 just opened 10 minutes ago. I'll get around to changing out the pilot and a few other details but wanted to show everyone what an amazing piece of work these are - Congratulations Scott! 

This is my 1st 3rd Rail purchase and am duly impressed. The interior is quite nice - the only one of my diesels that has one.  Tomorrow I'll unpack her sister and post some more photos. 

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Thanks guys - I'll be pulling freight mostly Don. I do have some unmarked K-Line 21" silver streamliners that I will probably pull around occasionally but is it Ok to admit that I don't particularly care for the prototype D&H cars for some reason?  These and the beautiful Legacy L&N E8s are the only 'new' engines I've purchased in several years now.

I got a kick out of your comment John, thanks - the R.O.W.s (photo below) were certainly nice pieces. I believe I read somewhere that they only made 50 sets. I had never seen another in all these years. They were so well-detailed at the time and quite 'correct' in so many aspects, yet it's interesting that they produced a B unit that the D&H never owned!

These new models are very reminiscent of the earlier ones to me.

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Very nice, Sam...and congrats on your 1st 3rd Rail purchase!  I’m a sucker for the D&H (as evidenced by a lot of my posts here on the Forum), so that engine looks great to me!  I hope you’ll find time to post more photos when you unbox the second unit, and maybe even a video of them in action.

I’ve been so impressed with 3rd Rail’s offerings, and very patiently waiting to become a member of the “3rd Rail family”.  It’s only a matter of time that Scott offers a locomotive, road name and paint scheme that matches my wants/needs.  Keeping my fingers crossed!

Enjoy these beauties!

Have a look for yourself PRRHORSHOECURVE Curve -

Here's a shot of my old R.O.W. which was an amazing piece back in the 1990s. Operationally, it was a beast with twin Pittmans sans flywheels that required a deft hand on the 'brake'. I was told had I added the ERR Cruise that it would have been a vast improvement. The Alco sounds were pretty good and it had quite a few lights on the body like today's models. No interior. No smoke (an ALco must smoke) The bodies were brass (by Ajin) and the stainless finish was what really attracted me to them. MTH<,Lionel, & Wms were just silver painted...

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c.sam posted:

Have a look for yourself PRRHORSHOECURVE Curve -

Here's a shot of my old R.O.W. which was an amazing piece back in the 1990s. Operationally, it was a beast with twin Pittmans sans flywheels that required a deft hand on the 'brake'. I was told had I added the ERR Cruise that it would have been a vast improvement. The Alco sounds were pretty good and it had quite a few lights on the body like today's models. No interior. No smoke (an ALco must smoke) The bodies were brass (by Ajin) and the stainless finish was what really attracted me to them. MTH<,Lionel, & Wms were just silver painted...

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The ROW locos are very impressive (tethers everywhere!; no dead spots), and can be had, sometimes, at plastic prices. I have the NYC and the UP - but the UP PA's have a date with my paint and decals - got to be GM&O (they had 3 PA's, no PB's, so I can skip painting the UP PB). One GM&O had no stripes for a while, so one will be in that simple scheme.

I'll frame-mount the pilots and remove the big UP number boards - and install ERR Cruise Commander - but, my gosh, where am I going to put the insulated TMCC antenna on these totally brass locomotives? The bodies cannot be insulated from the frames, I think, and it's not like I can put it under a plastic tender or coal load...I may have to have a "permanent" plastic baggage car and an antenna tether...

When I get to it. 

c.sam posted:

Seeing the other posts I had to open mine that arrived today. Was hoping to take them to the layout for some good images but got tied up with a house. Here is #18 just opened 10 minutes ago. I'll get around to changing out the pilot and a few other details but wanted to show everyone what an amazing piece of work these are - Congratulations Scott! 

This is my 1st 3rd Rail purchase and am duly impressed. The interior is quite nice - the only one of my diesels that has one.  Tomorrow I'll unpack her sister and post some more photos. 

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My love of the D&H paint scheme aside, that is one sweet engine Sam.

Yes, great loking D&H Bluebonnet!

I am surprised that MPC Lionel did not make an O27 D&H train in the 1970's with the small ALCO cab units and 2400 type passenger cars.  And for a while Amtrak did provide a dome for the train on D&H territory.  However the red in the window strips and arrow were replaced with yellow.

Anyway that and a like VIA train their blue ans yellow would look great!

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Yes, great loking D&H Bluebonnet!

I am surprised that MPC Lionel did not make an O27 D&H train in the 1970's with the small ALCO cab units and 2400 type passenger cars.  And for a while Amtrak did provide a dome for the train on D&H territory.  However the red in the window strips and arrow were replaced with yellow.

Anyway that and a like VIA train their blue ans yellow would look great!

But they did

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J Daddy posted:

Very Nice!

I close coupled these older Lionel releases and have been running these... DARN shame they never made some 18 inch or 21 inch cars for these.

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Didn't Weaver or MTH make an 18" aluminum set in D&H?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/Passe...m=R40&_nkw=D%26H

Or is your comment specifically directed to Lionel?

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bluelinec4 posted:
Dominic Mazoch posted:

Yes, great loking D&H Bluebonnet!

I am surprised that MPC Lionel did not make an O27 D&H train in the 1970's with the small ALCO cab units and 2400 type passenger cars.  And for a while Amtrak did provide a dome for the train on D&H territory.  However the red in the window strips and arrow were replaced with yellow.

Anyway that and a like VIA train their blue ans yellow would look great!

But they did

FA2_DH

ALCO, yes.  6400 type passenger, NO.  That como woyld have made a great set!

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Yes, Weaver made a 20" aluminum set if I'm not mistaken (may have been 18" however)  There was a set on eBay awhile back but they wanted a lot for them and they are pretty old pieces. Someone will have some in the future you would think?

That's right Weaver did make a set that is nice looking  but very elusive... also they still have the silhouette people on the windows, and I am not sure about the grey/ white roofs and bright aluminum sides compared to the actual cars.

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J Daddy - I was surprised when I found a lone Lionel B unit and 'won' it on eBay some years ago for just $70 (no other bidders). I used to run it with my Lionel Santa Fe's and had intended to add some red striping tape to cover the blue stripe and apply a couple of indian head  decals...

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I will never forget looking to find the Lionel PA B unit, it took a long time searching at various swap meets... only to learn there was never  a B unit on these...

JDaddy;

If you are talking about the Alco PA's (#18 & #19) from 2003 in your post above, there was a B unit: 6-14586. This pic is from Lionel's website (if I had some free time, I'd try and find mine somewhere down in the basement!!!).

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