Buy anything cool lately?

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

My first actual Williams engine and rolling stock Crown Editions. The paint finish on these are great. Along with a Weaver caboose. Really like the Sharknose Diesels! Along with the Delaware and Hudson paint scheme. When I first ran these I finally understand why the motors  need to be rewired in series. What a difference! And super easy to do. Runs so much better and slower.

I really like that caboose Donnie !

Last March I bought the same locomotive A-B-A with PS2 3 volt. They run very smooth !

@taycotrains posted:

I really like that caboose Donnie !

Last March I bought the same locomotive A-B-A with PS2 3 volt. They run very smooth !

Thank you sir. Your purchase inspired me to get those. After I got the weaver Pennsylvania sharknoses I saw your video. I thought I need the D&H ones as well! Those do run nice and smooth. I had to add lock washers to the dummy couplers because they seemed too loose and vibrated the locos like crazy.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Thank you sir. Your purchase inspired me to get those. After I got the weaver Pennsylvania sharknoses I saw your video. I thought I need the D&H ones as well! Those do run nice and smooth. I had to add lock washers to the dummy couplers because they seemed too loose and vibrated the locos like crazy.

I’m getting old and forgetful Donnie…I completely forgot I posted those locomotives last March…but I am glad I inspired you to get them !

@Apples55 posted:

Ahhhh… the D&H - now you’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole, Donnie. And the sharks are sharp (just ask Bob @RSJB18 ). From experience I can tell you Alco PA’s in D&H livery are also gorgeous!!! You may wish to review/add to this thread 
https://ogrforum.com/...ware-and-hudson-fans

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Great Sharks Donnie. As Paul stated, the hole gets deep real quick!

Bob

I have this brass two rail class 62 Hudson project on the way.  Pretty sure it is IMP.  It will go with the class 58 2-C-C-2 electric I also have by KTM.

Fantastic, and I don't mean the Southern Bell Train joke, Hope fully you will post the finish project.   

@RSJB18 posted:

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Great Sharks Donnie. As Paul stated, the hole gets deep real quick!

Bob

Geeez Bob............." the hole gets deep real quick " ?

I get vibes that make me think my hole is dug with VOYAGER 1 .     (  according to NASA it's about 14.793 BILLION miles from Earth )

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Great thread! I actually had the Lionel MPC D&H diesel a while back. I've currently ran out of room with all my recent acquisitions. No longer will I allow you gentlemen to be a bad influence... 😂. Yeah right... To be continued.

Us??? Gentlemen??? Bad influences??? I think you have the wrong impression of us, Donnie

@RSJB18 posted:

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Bob

Because you resemble that remark???

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

@Apples55 posted:

Us??? Gentlemen??? Bad influences??? I think you have the wrong impression of us, Donnie

Because you resemble that remark???

Guilty as charged.....🤣🤣🤣

Cool bookends.....👍👍

Great buys everyone, I just bought this Hurst stepper motor with brake and beautifully made aluminum bracket to get my turntable back in operation. It goes to my PTC 3 (programmable turntable controller), made by NYRS PTC 3/PTC 4, out of Ft. Worth Texas. It allows 99 stops, head-end and 99 tail-end. It works on a memory basis, and is very accurate. Happy Railroading Everyone

Got word that Cedar Point had Lionel produce an O gauge version of their number 22 Myron H. I had to make a special trip to pick up one as I had worked there for a few weeks last year (that's a different story for a different time). I had the crew sign the box as I knew them from last year. My face says it all holding the box. 

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

OK I gotta be a pain in the kiester, what scale are they.  one of that would look great as a station on a layout. 

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

Very nice, Happy Birthday!

i visited Cincinnati Union Terminal years ago, when I was in Cincinnati for a business Meeting. I also walked across the Roebling  bridge to get to a Reds game which was a few blocks from the bridge. (The hotel was in Ludlow KY).

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

Okay, these are really great.  For those interested, Rookwood Pottery makes these bookends in at least three glazes: white, brown, and the color Apple55 has purchased: https://rookwood.com/products/union-terminal-bookends.  If only I had the room ... sigh. And, how awesome it would be if the pottery produced other rail stations.  Now I'm going to have to go buy those US train station postal stamps as a consolation :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

I have had a fondness for Lionel 4-4-0 "Generals" since I was a kid.  I have managed to collect pretty much all the W&ARR Lionel "Generals" from the modern era, and a little over a week ago, I won a #1800 General Frontier Pack in excellent shape for an unbelievable price, so I am now officially into the realm of the Postwar "Generals"...

Andy

@Nathan B posted:

Got word that Cedar Point had Lionel produce an O gauge version of their number 22 Myron H. I had to make a special trip to pick up one as I had worked there for a few weeks last year (that's a different story for a different time). I had the crew sign the box as I knew them from last year. My face says it all holding the box. 

How cool is that?!!!!  Congrats on that amazing purchase!

@Guttersnipe posted:

OK I gotta be a pain in the kiester, what scale are they.  one of that would look great as a station on a layout.

Not sure of the scale… what is smaller than Z scale They are definitely not suitable to O, but they will look fine with some of my train books!!!

@pennsyfan posted:

Very nice, Happy Birthday!

i visited Cincinnati Union Terminal years ago, when I was in Cincinnati for a business Meeting. I also walked across the Roebling  bridge to get to a Reds game which was a few blocks from the bridge. (The hotel was in Ludlow KY).

Thanks, Bob. Never knew there was a Roebling Bridge in Cinncy. Needless to say, I’ve been over the Brooklyn Bridge more times than I can count (interesting that the Cinncy towers have some resemblance to the Brooklyn towers!!!), and I’ve driven across the Roebling Bridge near me in PA.

@Apples55 posted:

…interesting that the Cinncy towers have some resemblance to the Brooklyn towers!!!…

Probably because both bridges were designed by the same person…John A. Roebling

@Apples55 posted:

Not sure of the scale… what is smaller than Z scale They are definitely not suitable to O, but they will look fine with some of my train books!!!

Yes I'm afraid they do look small, and yes they do look like great book ends. My only problem with book ends is that my shelfs are so full I have to older books in tubs ,seal them up and put them in the shed. 

Buy?  No.  But I did trade for another Peacock Pullman...

Note the Depression-era Christmas bulb inside...

Mitch

I picked up a another nice lot of extra clean, boxed Postwar Lionel last week.

Postwar Lionel is what I love and what I run!

I've been looking at these for a while, and since I haven't bought any lately I figured I could sneak them in under the radar.  I was mostly successful.  The first is the Hooker Chemical Tank Car, 6-17909.  The second is the Santa Reefer with ETD, 6-17302.  Both were NIB from the bay for a very reasonable price.  I bought the reefer specifically because it had an ETD.  It seemed to me that you had to by a set of cars in order to get one with an ETD, and that would have been a non-starter.  I looked up buying/making/installing ETDs and saw only one significant thread, but that was back in 2015.

Took advantage of Trainz free shipping for the Derby on Saturday. Scored my first Atlas loco.

LIRR RS-1 # 461 w/ TMCC. I wasn't sure if the Titchy paint scheme was prototypical for the period but apparently it was...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=4439882

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Took advantage of Trainz free shipping for the Derby on Saturday. Scored my first Atlas loco.

LIRR RS-1 # 461 w/ TMCC. I wasn't sure if the Titchy paint scheme was prototypical for the period but apparently it was...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=4439882

Bob

Don’t see any pictures Bob; and the just shows a stub end.

@pennsyfan posted:

Don’t see any pictures Bob; and the just shows a stub end.

Just reloaded them Bob. The site was taking forever to upload before. Must have gotten lost in the ozone.....

crazy stuff, just some junk most would toss lmao Prewar motor and a home made wood body. sort of similar to a PRR O1 electric.

@Dennis Holler posted:

This is really something special Dennis.

A real hobbyist with a love for trains.

@Dennis Holler-- Dennis, Her looks seem to be worth it alone...but, does she also run? And hand lettered!

Tom

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

@Fatman Yes, this is clearly a serious infraction.

I believe the ruling from the typical O-scale court would be a drastic penalty of imposing you to post a video of this little beast running!

Tom

LOL @PRR8976 , to tell the truth I dont even know if it runs , neither does the seller , The Infamous " No Key to test" excuse lol

And its still in the Pensy state , somewhere at a Post Office coming even further from its old home !

But I suspect I might be able to do just that in a few months ?

Bob, very nice pick up.  I had a few things on my Trainz wishlist that free shipping would have helped but after the 785, GW 180 transformer and the Menard's Apollo the budget was done.

Fatman, I'm sure you can find a key somewhere by the time that little clockwork beauty finds it's way to you.

I have a gazillionn keys waiting Joe 

@Fatman- your scale transgressions will be forgiven.......a very cool find to be sure. Let's hope it runs and we will be expecting a video documentary.

@Dennis Holler- another neat engine. I don't know how you keep finding these gems in disguise.

@coach joe- Thanks. I've been hunting for a LIRR Steam switcher but the RS-1 was sitting there staring back at me from the computer screen. Couldn't resist! Not that I need much help.........

Hi, I'm Bob. (group says Hi Bob), and I'm a train-a-holic......

@Fatman posted:

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

It runs on rails that’s close enough for me.

@Fatman posted:

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

You have to get her running, and build a couple of four wheeled tall sided gondola's.  Not every layout had an amusement train for the kiddies to ride.  Go for it brother

Newly arrived from the Red Lion Road plant of the Edward G. Budd manufacturing company, in northeast Philadelphia, the consist for The Crusader.

Great Stuff everyone... @Fatman - what a great find!  I don't know how you keep coming up with these rarities (yes I am jealous )  As to gauge, well since I posted some "HO" awhile back I am in favor of doing whatever we can to spread the knowledge of our toy train history world wide, gauge or not.  I believe in "exemptions" for tinplate or historically significant trains like this one.  @Dennis Holler - Dennis, I think the Hudson is super but I admit I know next to nothing about "KTM" as a manufacturer.  I am interested in what function the two valves (one with a red handle and the other blue) handle at the base footplate of the tender serve?  At first I thought the loco might be live steam but I doubt it as I look closer.  Anyway its mysterious.  OBTW that wooden PRR boxcab electric is also neat.  The brass nameplate between the powered drivers is most likely Lionel perhaps you might post what it what is written on it  which might give us a date for the motor unit.

OK what do I have today.  Well given that Donnie Kennedy showed his new coffee cup I decided I might show mine.  This Central of Ga cup was a $5 purchase at the Austin Train show last weekend.  Now why on earth should a Texas fellow be interested in a railroad in Georgia.  Well here is the backstory... The Central of Georgia was formed out of the physical and financial impact of the Civil war on railroad lines in the South.  One of the lines consolidated into C of Ga was the "Savannah and Atlantic" railroad, a small portion of whose lines still exist as part of the NS system.  The Savannah and Atlantic came from a reorganization of the "Savannah and Tybee Island" railroad which had filed for bankruptcy just about as soon as it was finished in 1887 and it was sold at public auction in 1890.  This railroad was then absorbed into the Central of Georgia in 1895 and operated as the Tybee branch from 1895 until its closure in 1933.  The Tybee branch operated two American type locos that started out as coal powered but were quickly converted to oil to lessen the impact of smoke on the beach area.  This RR operated all year but was so busy carrying day trippers to the beach in season that it often operated double headed passenger trains.  Its demise came as a causeway for automobiles was constructed and finished in 1922 and cars soon took the place of passenger trains.

OK - so what is my connection? A number of years ago, my wife and I purchased a summer retreat home on Tybee island.  This is just about 15 miles roughly south east from Savannah (the total length of the Tybee Island RR was 18 miles).  Vestiges of the former RR line can still be found and the roadbed across the wetlands is still visible (now a hiking path).  It would have run just about 2 blocks from our house as it moved to the central part of the island.  So we share a heritage with the Central of Ga who operated the RR to our beach home.

Well that's my story today

Best wishes

Don