Yes, I bought something very cool to me. Here's the story behind the purchase:
I posted a reply in the, "Wish list for the next Lionel catalog", asking for a re-release of SOUTHERN PACIFIC LEGACY SCALE H-24-66 FAIRBANKS-MORSE TRAINMASTER in the bloody nose paint scheme. I have been looking for one of these from the 2014 catalog online for over a year, and nothing.
Here's the link to the post.
https://ogrforum.com/...0#182889129155465380
Well, the next day I received an email from a OGR forum member that he had one slightly used he wanted to sell and sent me some photos and an offer. I accepted the very fair offer and we began the process or payment and shipment. I'm was so jazzed, and the forum member was a pleasure to deal with!!! I've said this before, the OGR forum members are awesome!
So why do I want a Southern Pacific FM TrainMaster H24-66 so bad, I grew up ('56-'74) with them going through Palo Alto, CA pulling commuter trains from San Francisco to San Jose. SP had 14 FM H24-66 TrainMasters just for the SF Peninsula commuter trains, Before that they were used for freight, and then renumbered and used for passenger service. Why, they were fast at 2400 horsepower. Almost twice what the GP-9's had that were also used for Peninsula commuter service. TrainMasters were known for very quick acceleration, great for passenger service. Also, SP figured out how to service them properly, where other railroads did not. Unfortunately, service and some cooling issues were the demise of the Fairbanks-Morse locomotives.
Woohoo, I received the SOUTHERN PACIFIC LEGACY SCALE H-24-66 FAIRBANKS-MORSE TRAINMASTER 6-81214 this last Tuesday, even with all the bad weather which slowed the delivery from East Coast to West Coast. I received it double boxed and in perfect condition, it looks brand new, here's some photos.
I put together a video today with this beautiful Lionel Legacy FM TrainMaster H-24-66 #4809 and my other recent purchase of a Southern Pacific Legacy 2-6-0 Mogul #1760 doing some switching and mainline action. I hope you all enjoy the video. The FM TrainMaster H24-66 brings back so many memories for me!