lee drennen posted:
rpmcobra
maybe you can help what is this looks like one of your cars I took these in St. Louis the other day but I don’t know what it is
That's the geometry unit or "brick" as its affectionately know by railfans. It has sensors and gadgets and thing-a-majigs all inside to gather data on the track, without having to interrupt operations on specific rail sections. You'll usually find this just behind the power in the consist.
I found a dealer that still had these Alco PA engines from the MTH 2017 Vol. 2 catalog. Then I found another that had the 5-car passenger set. And now I have less money.
MikeH posted:I found a dealer that still had these Alco PA engines from the MTH 2017 Vol. 2 catalog. Then I found another that had the 5-car passenger set. And now I have less money.
VERY NICE!!!!! Yes, I was shouting!
Andrew-Porter posted:I bought a Southern PS-4 Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive and tender (Lionel 6-11103), for a lot less than retail (on the Sell/Trade Forum), because the trucks on the tender had zinc disease and disintegrated. Engine is fine. I bought a set of trucks on which the tender sits, loose. Nice as long as I don't touch it -- and of course, I'm just displaying it. See attached photos, first of the disintegrated wheel assembles, of the engine and tender, and a close-up of the engine front.
I would soooo have to fix that because I would soooo want to run it!!!
I'm not a fan of Thomas the Tank Engine, but I get a lot of their stuff cheap at open-air markets here in Mexico. And they make all their tracks incompatible, so you have to buy a new set of tracks every time they change the trains a little.
They make a high-quality battery-powered set of locos that require a special track, and that track is no longer available in Mexico. BUT, a large department store managed to get a bunch, and within a week, only two overpriced boxes were left.
There is more track than my lay-out can handle, and I'm taking everything down next week anyway (to set up my Christmas display.) But I spent a couple of pleasant hours moving stuff around to get a small set-up--the Thomas tracks are blue, with orange switches.
Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:Having gone to York with no intentions to purchase anything large. I did make a really great purchase. Perhaps the most essential...
Well, that idea went out the door. Walmart in Gettysburg. Priceless
Did you fill it up with trains? Obviously it was empty and needed to be filled up 
RSJB18 posted:Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:Having gone to York with no intentions to purchase anything large. I did make a really great purchase. Perhaps the most essential...
Well, that idea went out the door. Walmart in Gettysburg. Priceless
Did you fill it up with trains? Obviously it was empty and needed to be filled up
Very sharp question.
1). New premier propane turbine
2). 2 Refer cars from Clyde
3). MTH special York and member box car
30” perfect for long box. Next year it comes to York
The only thing cool about this is the price. I went to an estate sale last weekend that actually turned out to be an auction. There was this junk box with about 100 sections of rust free post war o27 track, 20 sections of very clean brown tie, and Marx Wabash bridge. Nobody there was interested so I won the auction for $2.50, plus $.25 buyers premium 
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Don
dmestan posted:The only thing cool about this is the price. I went to an estate sale last weekend that actually turned out to be an auction. There was this junk box with about 100 sections of rust free post war o27 track, 20 sections of very clean brown tie, and Marx Wabash bridge. Nobody there was interested so I won the auction for $2.50, plus $.25 buyers premium
Don
Don
what a great find love that bridge
My wife went Menards tonight Christmas shopping and she came home with this and said it’s my Anniversary gift. We’ve been married 22 years today. I am blessed to have such a great wife who is always thoughtful of everyone besides herself.
lee drennen posted:
My wife went We’ve been married 22 years today.
Congratulations to both of you!
Unpacked these......
MTH RK RS-3 w/PS-2, RMT Caboose
Bob
lee drennen posted:
Happy Anniversary to both of you, Lee! That car is a good way to commemorate it and remember this Anniversary in the future.
Roomie&I have been together for 48yrs this coming Tuesday. We have fun trying to remember past Anniversaries. Some stand out and others we cannot remember.
geysergazer posted:lee drennen posted:
Happy Anniversary to both of you, Lee! That car is a good way to commemorate it and remember this Anniversary in the future.
Roomie&I have been together for 48yrs this coming Tuesday. We have fun trying to remember past Anniversaries. Some stand out and others we cannot remember.
Thanks Lew
Belinda and I do the same. Happy Anniversary to you too and Tuesday is my birthday I was 3yrs old when you got married lol
Bob, great looking engine and caboose !
Lee, Happy Anniversary to you and Belinda! What a great wife to go out and buy you a train item!
Lew, You have been married almost longer then I have been alive! Happy up coming Anniversary!
Vincent Massi posted:lee drennen posted:
Congratulations to both of you!
Thanks Vincent
I appreciate it
mike g. posted:Bob, great looking engine and caboose !
Lee, Happy Anniversary to you and Belinda! What a great wife to go out and buy you a train item!
Lew, You have been married almost longer then I have been alive! Happy up coming Anniversary!
Thanks Mike
she has always been this way
Lee, Happy Anniversary! (I was ordered not to answer the door for the fed-ex delivery person the other day because it contained Christmas ... I spied train size boxes 
).
Back to topic... latest addition to the fleet I managed to snag at a good price.... Lionel Visionline Niagara. ...simply awesome. ....now back to constructing my tunnel on the other side of the layout.
Postwar Lionel........$110, for both!
Scott. I love when that happens specially if he has a big box in his hand. What a great snag it is beautiful
Gandydancer. I like that caboose the light looks very bright
Gandydancer..... are those bright grow lights in that lit caboose? LOL! ...we'll know when we smell any smoke coming from it.
ScottV posted:Gandydancer..... are those bright grow lights in that lit caboose? LOL! ...we'll know when we smell any smoke coming from it.
Haha, no Scott just had the voltage turned up too high when I was taking the photo. But thanks for the comment!!!!
Bob, the RS3 and caboose are great! I just got a Western Maryland RS3, I will have to take a photograph or two. As Lew said, no photographs, it didn’t happen. BTW, I was 15 when you and Roomie tied the knot! Congratulations!
Howard, great looking cars!
Scott, the VisionLine looks great!!
Retired and absolutely loving my new hobby. My first engine. So excited.
WilliamJ posted:Retired and absolutely loving my new hobby. My first engine. So excited.
Beautiful engine, and congratulations on your retirement!
Looks great, William! Congratulations!
I've been searching high and low for a 2nd MTH Genset in the UP, I found the unit that I didn't have so I went ahead and ordered it. I really like the Genset's and hope they will come out with the latest version that is out.
Mark Boyce posted:Bob, the RS3 and caboose are great! I just got a Western Maryland RS3, I will have to take a photograph or two. As Lew said, no photographs, it didn’t happen. BTW, I was 15 when you and Roomie tied the knot! Congratulations!
Howard, great looking cars!
Scott, the VisionLine looks great!!
Thanks Mark. Got one of those too RailKing with Loco-sounds
The RS-3 is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see yours.
WilliamJ posted:Retired and absolutely loving my new hobby. My first engine. So excited.
William
Congratulations on your retirement! That is beautiful steamer too get it on the layout and start having fun and post some pics. You know today is Steamer Sunday
RSJB18 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Bob, the RS3 and caboose are great! I just got a Western Maryland RS3, I will have to take a photograph or two. As Lew said, no photographs, it didn’t happen. BTW, I was 15 when you and Roomie tied the knot! Congratulations!
Howard, great looking cars!
Scott, the VisionLine looks great!!
Thanks Mark. Got one of those too
The RS-3 is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see yours.
Love those WM Fireballs Bob
Mo985 posted:lee drennen posted:
maybe you can help what is this looks like one of your cars I took these in St. Louis the other day but I don’t know what it is
That's the geometry unit or "brick" as its affectionately know by railfans. It has sensors and gadgets and thing-a-majigs all inside to gather data on the track, without having to interrupt operations on specific rail sections. You'll usually find this just behind the power in the consist.
That isn’t the Brick. The Brick is the other Geometry slug.
RSJB18 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Bob, the RS3 and caboose are great! I just got a Western Maryland RS3, I will have to take a photograph or two. As Lew said, no photographs, it didn’t happen. BTW, I was 15 when you and Roomie tied the knot! Congratulations!
Howard, great looking cars!
Scott, the VisionLine looks great!!
Thanks Mark. Got one of those too
The RS-3 is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see yours.
Here we go Bob! Look familiar!! It is an early PS2 RailKing with very little run time. I know it has the infamous 5-volt board, but the deal was too good to pass. I opened it up and replaced the battery with a BCR. The previous owner had replaced the original battery with a regular 9-volt alkaline. There is not a mark on it. I would like to add a crew and cab light sometime.
Mark Boyce posted:RSJB18 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Bob, the RS3 and caboose are great! I just got a Western Maryland RS3, I will have to take a photograph or two. As Lew said, no photographs, it didn’t happen. BTW, I was 15 when you and Roomie tied the knot! Congratulations!
Howard, great looking cars!
Scott, the VisionLine looks great!!
Thanks Mark. Got one of those too
The RS-3 is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see yours.
Here we go Bob! Look familiar!!
Nice Mark. I plan on upgrading mine one day if I add DCS
Yes, suggested by Ryan when I was talking to him at the Lionel Booth at York. Going to be a ton of reading(I'm a very slow reader). This was bought primarily for the track pans being discussed in very good detail(I did browse through the whole book spot reading some parts, couldn't stop). Needless to say it is very interesting and throrough. 
Triumph I is the title of the book. There are a bunch more. Like I said, lots to entice, great detail diagrams, pictures, and artwork.
I've been neglecting my lay-out, because on Friday I start taking it down for my Disney Christmas lay-out. But today at an open-air market a vendor ripped me off for a total of $4 US for these figures.
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