Pennsyfan, thanks Bob, I'll take a look.
Bob back in the time of K-Line the Greenport Scoot tempted me but I resisted the Light and strayed from the path laid out by Paul.
ARNOLD, do not make the same mistake I did, follow the light, the Yankees are calling you to centerfield, buy those trains for it is good and righteous.
@Don McErlean posted:@Dallas Joseph- Those are beautiful Alco's, whether or not the silver is prototypical. I have the Lionel 2023 in silver and I love it. OK ... one question and please pardon my ignorance, what does the term "RK" mean? Thanks.
Don
Sorry getting back to you taking too long Don. 
I might be wrong using the " RK " . I'm refering to the ' RAILKING ' line by MTH.
@Dallas Joseph- HEY! Got it my friend, "RK" means Rail King by MTH. I have never really collected MTH, not because they are not beautiful but just because I got my collecting start in the early 70's and MTH just was not around. I will tell you however those silver ALCO's if I could find a set might just be the first ones!!
Best Wishes Dallas (You know, I don't know where you got your nickname or perhaps your first name but if it refers to Dallas, Texas I just want you to know you have a mate in Waco .... me!)
Don
The latest acquisition, the NYC Licking River passenger car
to go along with the Rippling Stream dinning car I posted last week.
to be part of a train pulled by my NYC 785 Hudson.
I almost scored a Williams 5 piece Madison set cheap but with very little interest from others I wasn't watching as bidding ended and lost the set. Oh well I think 7 cars would have been a bit much on a 4 x 8 anyhow.
@coach joe posted:The latest acquisition, the NYC Licking River passenger car
to go along with the Rippling Stream dinning car I posted last week.
to be part of a train pulled by my NYC 785 Hudson.
I almost scored a Williams 5 piece Madison set cheap but with very little interest from others I wasn't watching as bidding ended and lost the set. Oh well I think 7 cars would have been a bit much on a 4 x 8 anyhow.
Darn it Coach. Wish I would've known you were after those cars. Just sold a set of 3 of the same. Would've made you good deal. 
@Don McErlean posted:Best Wishes Dallas (You know, I don't know where you got your nickname or perhaps your first name but if it refers to Dallas, Texas I just want you to know you have a mate in Waco .... me!)
Don
Don't know where the name came from . 
It was also my dad's first name.
The nicknames have been HOUSTON , TEX , BIG D .
Take care mate.
My wife’s birthday present to me. 
Donnie, I saw you post them on the for sale forum but when I went back to look for the post I couldn't find it so i thought they sold quick. I'm just looking for Madison/HW type cars and came across these cheap. I've got my eyes on a K-Line 15" observation.
@coach joe posted:Donnie, I saw you post them on the for sale forum but when I went back to look for the post I couldn't find it so i thought they sold quick. I'm just looking for Madison/HW type cars and came across these cheap. I've got my eyes on a K-Line 15" observation.
They didn't last long. Keep us posted on the observation car! That 785 is a great engine.
Not sure if this counts as "cool", but ever since seeing the videos of R.J. Corman cleaning up train wrecks I thought it would be cool to try to collect a consist of the R.J. Corman items.
Just received this the other day:
RJ Corman American Crane Car (MTH 30-79674):
This is now added to my R.J. Corman collection of:
RJ Corman N5 Caboose (Lionel 6-85301):
RJ Corman Flatcar w/Excavator (2022 LCCA Convention Car) (Lionel 2201220):
Awaiting release of the R.J. Corman SD-45 Diesel Engine (MTH 30-21137-1). It's on "pre-order status):
It's way cool
@paulp575 posted:Not sure if this counts as "cool", but ever since seeing the videos of R.J. Corman cleaning up train wrecks I thought it would be cool to try to collect a consist of the R.J. Corman items.
Yep , they're cool Paul . 
My “One Nation Under God” Lionel boxcar was delivered yesterday; just in time for July 4th!
It will be running on the Weekend Photo Fun.
Just got this K-Line K2630-22 B&O Plymouth switcher from forum advertiser The Western Depot. It's part of a custom run they had made. (They also sell a gray on blue reverse of this scheme.) I haven't even tested the smoke unit yet, but love it already. The paint looks sharp and the detailing is better than all but one of my other engines. It comes with Kadee-style couplers installed, which is great for something this tiny, and they include Lionel type couplers in the box. I had planned on converting a box car to Kadee on one end to use as a transition car, but was surprised to read in the K-Line instructions that these couplers can mate to Lionel. I never expected that but am happy that I don't have to put the big couplers on this or make a transition car. The engine pulls 4 cars without a problem and I probably wouldn't pull more than that anyway.
@John's Trains posted:Just got this K-Line K2630-22 B&O Plymouth switcher from forum advertiser The Western Depot. It's part of a custom run they had made. (They also sell a gray on blue reverse of this scheme.) I haven't even tested the smoke unit yet, but love it already. The paint looks sharp and the detailing is better than all but one of my other engines. It comes with Kadee-style couplers installed, which is great for something this tiny, and they include Lionel type couplers in the box. I had planned on converting a box car to Kadee on one end to use as a transition car, but was surprised to read in the K-Line instructions that these couplers can mate to Lionel. I never expected that but am happy that I don't have to put the big couplers on this or make a transition car. The engine pulls 4 cars without a problem and I probably wouldn't pull more than that anyway.
Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.
@pennsyfan posted:Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.
Now I hope that I don't see it in PRR so that I don't "need" to buy that, too. ;-)
@pennsyfan posted:Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.
WOW. that can be waaay to much fun. an industry yard, in O scale , makes me think of the old HO scale time layout back four or five decades ago, they had in Pasadena. Love the background too.
I saw this posted in the beer car thread and wanted one. I bid on one for really low and forgot about it, but ended up being the only bid so I won it. The ebay listing name was incorrect so I don't think it got many views.
PRRick, Great looking reefer. Congratulations!!!
@John's Trains posted:Now I hope that I don't see it in PRR so that I don't "need" to buy that, too. ;-)
Be careful John. Plymouth's are like potato chips, you can't have just one.
@PRRick posted:I saw this posted in the beer car thread and wanted one. I bid on one for really low and forgot about it, but ended up being the only bid so I won it. The ebay listing name was incorrect so I don't think it got many views.
Nice find Rick. I love a good IPA!
Bob
This just arrived this afternoon. I sold a set about 13 years ago. No idea why. I recently saw one and was immediately chasing the carrot till I found one available.
Added some heavy iron to the UP roster, the #80 Coal Turbine. I had a search on eBay, and this one came up upgraded to PS/3, and I got it for $550, about what I was thinking of paying for the stock PS/1 unit.
The good is all the units appear to be in excellent cosmetic shape, and they all function independently.
The bad is the PS/3 installation was really bare bones, only headlights, sound, and of course power. No couplers, no number boards or cab lights, and no backup light. Obviously nothing I can't deal with, and all the hardware is already there except for the LED's and the two replacement couplers.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with the purchase, this rounds out my UP turbine collection.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Added some heavy iron to the UP roster, the #80 Coal Turbine. I had a search on eBay, and this one came up upgraded to PS/3, and I got it for $550, about what I was thinking of paying for the stock PS/1 unit.
The good is all the units appear to be in excellent cosmetic shape, and they all function independently.
The bad is the PS/3 installation was really bare bones, only headlights, sound, and of course power. No couplers, no number boards or cab lights, and no backup light. Obviously nothing I can't deal with, and all the hardware is already there except for the LED's and the two replacement couplers.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with the purchase, this rounds out my UP turbine collection.
Nice find John, it’s highly detailed too! A lot of model for the price!! Congrats!
@WesternPacific2217 posted:Nice find John, it’s highly detailed too! A lot of model for the price!! Congrats!
Thanks, at over 4 1/2 feet long, I got a good price per/inch! 
Well, I decided to fork out an extra $60 for a "non-Beta" Santa Fe F body diesel. Heck, it even came with a bonus A dummy! 🤣. It's my first MTH premier, and I'm pleased with the size and detail on it. First thing I did was take the white MTH battery of death out, and replaced with a bcr! Cleaned and serviced her. All ps1 functioning. Some day when I've honed my skills it may get an upgrade. Got the consist for her to haul. 
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Thanks, at over 4 1/2 feet long, I got a good price per/inch!
I could run that consist plus one freight car on my layout! 😁
@Junior posted:I could run that consist plus one freight car on my layout! 😁
How about the caboose? 
@gunrunnerjohn posted:How about the caboose?
Just a nice boxcar with an etd
@Donnie Kennedy posted:Just a nice boxcar with an etd
How will you ever keep track of the end of such a long train.
@Donnie Kennedy posted:Just a nice boxcar with an etd
@gunrunnerjohn posted:How will you ever keep track of the end of such a long train.
Could be a TET and FEF photo .
I received this in the mail today.
Now I can hopefully get my Menards rolling stock to run through crossovers.
@John's Trains posted:Just got this K-Line K2630-22 B&O Plymouth switcher from forum advertiser The Western Depot. It's part of a custom run they had made. (They also sell a gray on blue reverse of this scheme.) I haven't even tested the smoke unit yet, but love it already. The paint looks sharp and the detailing is better than all but one of my other engines. It comes with Kadee-style couplers installed, which is great for something this tiny, and they include Lionel type couplers in the box. I had planned on converting a box car to Kadee on one end to use as a transition car, but was surprised to read in the K-Line instructions that these couplers can mate to Lionel. I never expected that but am happy that I don't have to put the big couplers on this or make a transition car. The engine pulls 4 cars without a problem and I probably wouldn't pull more than that anyway.
Very nice John - Love me some Plymouths.
These pics were taken over 15 years ago at the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. A four unit powered coal train, and a single unit leading a very important candy special.
Paul
@Railrunnin posted:Very nice John - Love me some Plymouths.
Paul
These pics were taken over 15 years ago at the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. A four unit powered coal train, and a single unit leading a very important candy special.
Dispatcher? That Candy Special's got to get through! Hold up the Express and the Presidential Special; those Reeses Pieces have priority!
Just received my MTA gondola from Nassau Hobby. This thing is awesome and for a great 4th of July sale price -
@Strap Hanger posted:Just received my MTA gondola from Nassau Hobby. This thing is awesome and for a great 4th of July sale price -
SWEET!
Found a nice shed to park a couple of engines in! Now I have a true center piece to my little modest layout! Got a great deal from a fellow forum member. 
Very nice Donnie.
Well I posted this before, showing my 785 trailing a pair of Lionel Madison cars and said I may add a K-Line 15" Observation to add a little variety.
I thought I had one on my ebay watchlist but I did not. Searching for a K-line 15" heavyweight observation on eBay led me to Scott over at Trainz.com. The Seneca Valley observation was a bit more than I wanted to spend and $20 more than the Lionel Babbling Brook he had, leaving me in a quandary. Well I needed a baggage care and the K-Line was less than $30, in the cart, so i might as well go with the Seneca Valley, in the cart, and one more car to round out a 5 car train. What should it be, a Madison, a 15" heavyweight, well why not just go with the 15" Wappingers Falls Pullman? So here they are.
Kudos to Scott and his staff. I completed my order Thursday night and my package arrive around 1:30 pm today. there were no original boxes, but each car was wrapped in about 8 ft of bubble wrap securely taped so the cars could not escape. Top, bottom and sides also had bunch up brown paper further filling the space inside the box.
And here they are with the two Lionel Madison cars. Slightly more than six feet of train for the 785 to haul. The size disparity is a little greater than I expected and the color difference is a little stark, but I think the combo will work, especiall with theprices I paid for the Lionel cars.
At first my plan was to run the two Lionel between the baggage and the other K-Line cars but I remember having a derailing problem running my K-Line Denali aluminum Observation with my MTH RK streamline cars around the 42" curves so I alternated the Lionels with the K-lines because the Lionel trucks have greater swing.
@Donnie Kennedy posted:Found a nice shed to park a couple of engines in! Now I have a true center piece to my little modest layout! Got a great deal from a fellow forum member.
Nice Donnie.
This looks like my MTH unit........except mine only has a single stall. Nice building for the price.
Glad you found a nice and unique passenger set up Coach! Enjoy that engine and consist.
Dallas, this one is the MTH dual engine shed. Pretty cool detail. Even has a crane on the inside!
Now, where is Paul? I think it's his turn to make and show a purchase... 👿👿
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