Atlanta Train Show Finds!

I love threads like this.  A guy excited about his trains!

 

The 'unexpected' finds are the best in my opinion.  Nothing like them.

 

A $40 K-Line passenger car?  Life's good...

Nice pick ups, I am one of the luckiest guys at most trainshows going home with some steals.

Great finds Stirling!! 

This is what it is all about.  Nice job.  Congrats.  Enjoy.

 

p.s.  You win posting of the year because these are the things I like to read.

Thanks everyone! 
But what was better was the price for the steam engine....$400! Normally a 1200 dollar engine!  
The PRR car is also my first K-Line item. I hope to find more some day

Local train shows, are just great for that special find.

Congratulations.

Gary - Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway

$400? For that 0-8-8-0? Score! I bought one a year ago for $675 and was fairly proud of that price. Ouch.

 

I'm tempted to put TMCC in mine; I do that upgrade regularly, but not always on the "fancier" PS2 units - I do have a DCS Remote Commander (at $40, how bad could it be? it is generally successful), but I rarely run DCS, really.

 

Enjoy; a bargain.

Great haul!

Very nice finds.

Nice find!

 

I may be mistaken, but this show seemed to be one of the largest I've been to there, in terms of both dealers and visitors.

Congratulations!  You did good.

 

Art

When I lived in the South, Atlanta had model train shows and also RR collectible shows, independent of one another. As I live nowhere near the area now, I haven't been to one since the 90s, though.

I hope the good people at Memory Station in Watkinsville were there. We'd go from Florida to my parent's hometown when I was a kid, and before the bypass was built around the area, we'd go right past the place and my folks would always stop by for me for an hour or so. Such nice folks there, it was the first 'real' hobby shop I ever got to see, and I bought some stuff there every time I'd go. Probably haven't seen the place since the early 90s, and I hope they're doing all right today.

It only takes one item to make a great show. Some of the greatest times in my life came at a train show.

That find will take you to more train shows, much like a great 300 yard drive or 20 foot putt will get you back on the course.

 

Brent

Here is my newest BLOG video which shows a bit of the 0-8-8-0 in action! 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTb50n_dXPw

Lee:

Lewis Collier from Memory Station was there with a pretty good selection of stuff.

And I'll agree with an earlier poster; this was one of the better shows in Atlanta in recent years, particularly for us three railers.  I picked up a couple of cars, had an engine repaired and enjoyed visiting with many friends and some of their wives. 

I may even have company at the next show.  When I got home and told my wife a few of the guy's wives said to tell her hello, she said she'd have gone had she known they would be there.

Curt

Sounds like that 0-8-8-0 was the deal of the year. Way to go!

 

Brad

Stirling,

   Man you are going to love that L-1 Erie Camel Back Engine, a way cool piece of RR equipment no doubt about it, and you got it at a steal of a price.  Of course Brian probably thinks the Passenger car is pretty cool also, however the L-1 is the great find, put some Atlas O Steam Era PL&E work train rolling stock behind her, and run her up high on a big trestle on your layout, so everyone can see her!  

Congrats on some serious train show finds!

PCRR/Dave