Well, back from summer fun for a few days. A not-so-easy- to-find NIB Lionel Union Pacific GP-7B unpowered unit arrived today to supplement my GP-9A. When the UP discontinued its Yellowstone Special to West Yellowstone in 1960, then changed its terminus to Victor, Idaho, it used a GP9 A & B to replace the F7 A & B. The train was discontinued completely after the summer season in 1965.
I can use them on my layout for both passenger and freight service. 😉
Genemed, who makes the yard lights? They look nice.
Rich R
@amtrack5899 posted:Genemed, who makes the yard lights? They look nice.
Rich R
Rich, they’re made by Lemax. I bought them at eHobbyTools.
Gene
@Apples55 posted:Joe;
Another possibility is the aluminum cars Lionel made in the early 80’s - I still see them for sale every so often. If I remember correctly, they are 15” cars. Depending on the size of your eventual layout, you could make do with three or four of them (they were sold individually, not as a set). My set is on the top shelf…
Paul, my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here. You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.
Thanks for the heads up. I've seen some of those alyouminium cars on eBay, good to know they're an option for 42" diameter curves. For now I'm going with the HWs, I think the light gray with dark gray window band will look good behind the 785. If they look too small then there's the RK Commodore Vanderbilt or even the K-Line 20th Century Limited that can pull them. If that's the case then those 15" alyouminium bad boys could be next.
@RSJB18 posted:On my way to Lynbrook tomorrow....😁
Now, where did I leave my credit card!🤣🤣
Bob
Bob, I'm so glad you can't resist the LIRR. I must have been typing a response to Dallas when Frank posted about this unique caboose and would have missed it. Now all I have to do is decide if it's a good fit behind either of my LIRR engines, a K-line F-unit dressed in the MTA silver, blue and red scheme with a black roof or the gray Beep. I do have the NLOE 10th anniversary box car and Islanders TOFC so a caboose could make for a nice little train.
@Dallas Joseph posted:They are nice Joe. They aren't " plated " like my RK Santa Fe streamliners though.
Nothing compares to those "plated" cars.
Just picked up a set of Williams NYC passenger cars to pull behind my Alco FA’s…
Pleased to get a deal on this Atlas dbl-track bridge. It was listed as 2-rail but of course is 3-rail. It’s needs some TLC but will be a planned centerpiece at the rear of my to-be-named layout.
Rich in WV
@Steaming Jon posted:Just picked up a set of Williams NYC passenger cars to pull behind my Alco FA’s…
Real sharp!
@coach joe posted:Paul, my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here. You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.
Mea culpa , mea culpa from here to Paul. 😥
@coach joe posted:Nothing compares to those "plated" cars.
👍 roger that Joe.
@coach joe posted:Bob, I'm so glad you can't resist the LIRR. I must have been typing a response to Dallas when Frank posted about this unique caboose and would have missed it. Now all I have to do is decide if it's a good fit behind either of my LIRR engines, a K-line F-unit dressed in the MTA silver, blue and red scheme with a black roof or the gray Beep. I do have the NLOE 10th anniversary box car and Islanders TOFC so a caboose could make for a nice little train.
An ever expanding collection Joe. Club cars from NLOE and the guys in Riverhead, Nassau Hobby, and Trainland. Lots of locos from various mfrs, and soon to be, more cabeese! 🤣
I like watching O gauge LIRR trains much more than riding the real ones....
🤪🤪
Bob
@Dallas Joseph posted:Mea culpa , mea culpa from here to Paul. 😥
Ago tibi gratias!!! ✝️ And for your penance, purchase a piece of rolling stock of your choice 
@coach joe posted:Paul, my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here. You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.
Thanks for the heads up. I've seen some of those alyouminium cars on eBay, good to know they're an option for 42" diameter curves. For now I'm going with the HWs, I think the light gray with dark gray window band will look good behind the 785. If they look too small then there's the RK Commodore Vanderbilt or even the K-Line 20th Century Limited that can pull them. If that's the case then those 15" alyouminium bad boys could be next.
Yes the collection is fantastic, but the shelving to show them off is also great. More Please
@Genemed posted:Rich, they’re made by Lemax. I bought them at eHobbyTools.
Gene
Going to have to check out that ehooby thanks
Well, I broke down and bought some vehicles from Menards.
Hamms?
The land of Sky Blue Waters
Several days ago someone posted several pictures of a sitting style creeper. Since my layout starts at 48" high, this piece looked like a good way to do work under a layout. I actually had no idea something like that was available. I found several different configurations for sitting and rolling around. After looking them over I decided on the one shown here. It has adjustments for the seat and back and good heavy casters for rolling. I ordered it from Zoro, 400 Bordentown-Hedding Rd, Bordentown, New Jersey 08505 for $226. 
@Bill Park - Wow what a neat product! Thanks for posting, I also had no idea that anything like that was available. It looks so comfortable however that if I had one I think my family would find me asleep under the layout ! 
Best Wishes
Don
I bought the MTH 100 ton chrome hoppers and the MTH Westinghouse caboose.
Will try to have photos of the hoppers Saturday as I left them at the club.
@Apples55 posted:Ago tibi gratias!!! ✝️ And for your penance, purchase a piece of rolling stock of your choice
...............AND THEN IT BEGINS 
@Bill Park posted:
I could Just play back my voice recording of me struggling with wiring while I'm under the layout and nobody needs to know that I'm taking my afternoon nap Bill.
@Bill Park posted:Several days ago someone posted several pictures of a sitting style creeper. Since my layout starts at 48" high, this piece looked like a good way to do work under a layout. I actually had no idea something like that was available. I found several different configurations for sitting and rolling around. After looking them over I decided on the one shown here. It has adjustments for the seat and back and good heavy casters for rolling. I ordered it from Zoro, 400 Bordentown-Hedding Rd, Bordentown, New Jersey 08505 for $226.
Anyone else notice that it's sitting on his wife's granite counter?
Forget the nap.....I'd be taking a dirt nap.....🤣🤣
Bob, That's a new granite counter top and she did some squawking over my opening it there. The fact that I just bought her this new kitchen had little bearing on it being there.
@RSJB18 posted:Anyone else notice that it's sitting on his wife's granite counter?
Forget the nap.....I'd be taking a dirt nap.....🤣🤣
You bo EAGLE EYES . ( I try to keep the thought of granite countertops out of my mind )
Umm, GRanite is pretty tough lol....the wheels on that creeper aren't going to hurt it!!
@Dennis Holler posted:Umm, GRanite is pretty tough lol....the wheels on that creeper aren't going to hurt it!!
Tough or not, I'd still be in trouble for a move like that.......
After over 30 years in the construction industry I've seen plenty of scratched or gouged granite counter tops from sloppy contractors. A good canvas drop cloth goes a long way......
@Bill Park posted:Bob, That's a new granite counter top and she did some squawking over my opening it there. The fact that I just bought her this new kitchen had little bearing on it being there.
Amazing how fast we loose the credit for our investments in "their" hobbies.
@coach joe posted:Don't let her hear you calling cooking a "hobby".
I'm the cook in our house so.......
@RSJB18 posted:Tough or not, I'd still be in trouble for a move like that.......
After over 30 years in the construction industry I've seen plenty of scratched or gouged granite counter tops from sloppy contractors. A good canvas drop cloth goes a long way......
I would as well! lol
Dennis, all these years I’ve been reading your posts I thought your signature read “Dennis Holler is old and broke, I like it”. 😂😂
I'm pleased to report that I've bought nothing train related for 2 months.
It's not easy overcoming the train buying addiction, but I think I did it. Key is to take it one day at a time, the same as for most other addictions.
LOL, Arnold
PS: Shortly before that 2 month period of abstinence, I bought 2 MTH PS3 F3 diesels A powered and B non-powered units: B&O and NY Ontario & Western.
Been watching for a few years and finally found one within my budget. No broken parts, all the window struts intact.
Tired drive belt will soon be replaced and motor tune up and thrust washer in work. A little heatshrink on the pully that drives the front rotor eliminated the slipping and spins probably better than new.
I just picked up an Atlas O Amtrak P42 I pre-ordered last year (#175).
I am highly impressed with the increased rooftop detail versus the MTH version it takes its tooling from. There are a few other small detail differences I noticed immediately too. The big difference is a little bittersweet though: the Atlas version of this locomotive is a much more accurate shade of Amtrak blue. It's the first thing I noticed when I took it out of the box. That unmistakable shade of blue has been taking me to school, work, and family since 2001.
With one hand, I can count the MTH locomotives delivered in the correct shades of Amtrak's various blues. That said, I hadn't considered this before ordering a locomotive that was meant to be a sister to MTH #204. They aren't twins -maybe cousins. For now, there will be no double-headers on this railroad.
@CharmCityAirLine posted:I just picked up an Atlas O Amtrak P42 I pre-ordered last year (#175).
I am highly impressed with the increased rooftop detail versus the MTH version it takes its tooling from. There are a few other small detail differences I noticed immediately too. The big difference is a little bittersweet though: the Atlas version of this locomotive is a much more accurate shade of Amtrak blue. It's the first thing I noticed when I took it out of the box. That unmistakable shade of blue has been taking me to school, work, and family since 2001.
With one hand, I can count the MTH locomotives delivered in the correct shades of Amtrak's various blues. That said, I hadn't considered this before ordering a locomotive that was meant to be a sister to MTH #204. They aren't twins -maybe cousins. For now, there will be no double-headers on this railroad.
While 175 is the correct shade couldn't it be the older of an A-A consist and therefore weathered to a different shade of blue?
@Arnold D. Cribari posted:I'm pleased to report that I've bought nothing train related for 2 months.
It's not easy overcoming the train buying addiction, but I think I did it. Key is to take it one day at a time, the same as for most other addictions.
LOL, Arnold
PS: Shortly before that 2 month period of abstinence, I bought 2 MTH PS3 F3 diesels A powered and B non-powered units: B&O and NY Ontario & Western.
Paul, I think Arnold needs a pep talk.
@coach joe posted:While 175 is the correct shade couldn't it be the older of an A-A consist and therefore weathered to a different shade of blue?
Not a bad idea! and back-to-back it may not be as big a deal...
@CharmCityAirLine posted:Not a bad idea! and back-to-back it may not be as big a deal...
With Amtrak running all of their heritage schemes these days, I'd say anything goes. Nice looking engine too!
@coach joe posted:Paul, I think Arnold needs a pep talk.
😂😂 😂😂. We call that "stirring the pot" in my neck of the woods.
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