Buy anything cool lately?

Yep. Pretty cool....

..but it's 2 Rail and old...., please pardon the crossover.  Maybe one of the manufacturers can realease a 3rail one soon.

Today was the Medina show. I was only going to look for another  farm tractor to round out the loads for three flat cars. No luck on that but I managed to find a very nice Marx light tower, almost like brand new. There was another one for sale but when I got done buying this one and went back to grab that one someone else grab it. A lot more shows to go to maybe I will find some more. Pics....................Paul

WITZ 41 posted:

Yep. Pretty cool....

..but it's 2 Rail and old...., please pardon the crossover.  Maybe one of the manufacturers can realease a 3rail one soon.

What is it? I don't think I have ever seen an engine with a pilot like that!

El Classico posted:

What is it? I don't think I have ever seen an engine with a pilot like that!

Union Pacific 2-10-2 (TTT).  Older 2 rail model imported by US Hobbies.  This one heavily modified by a modeler on the West coast.

There are more pics on the Ogaugerr Photo album forum.."O Gauge Union Pacific".

A mainline freight workhorse for the UP Twenties into the Fifties.  Many have commented that they would like to see a newer released TTT in 3 rail but the UP had a lot of unique locomotives that don't lend themselves to releasing in other road names like so many of the USRA engines.

This is the contents of an old Plastruct truss bridge project pack.  There are enough H columns, I beams, channels, tees and flat material to build 5 (five) 30" O gauge bridges.   I might make 1 or 2 truss bridges and the rest will go towards other projects.   I bet buying each piece individually ( close to 200 ) would break the bank, whereas $72 for the kit seemed like a deal.

Bruce

I got in a brass Precision Scale water tank tender filler spout, which I ordered for my pepper water tank.   Tank was finished some days ago, so the spout is late to the party and will go into the Lionel water tank kit I stole the pepper spout from.  (I have no shortage of various round, octangular, and double, kitbashed water tanks from those Lionel kits, so, unless I need to make something odd like the pepper tank, I won't build this last kit)

Last night was the Tuesday night train get together. It was at the hobby shop of one guys in the group. While there I browsed through the shelves of items and came across this little gem. An Atlas covered hopper car for Kimberly-Clark. Did not know Atlas did this but I had to have it because I worked for Kimberly-Clark back in the late sixties in Niagara Falls, NY and knew I had to have it for the memories. A couple of pics.............Paul

A new old Legacy SD 70 ACe  Norfolk Southern with 3 matching cars. I think it's my 6th SD-70ACe.

I like those odd ball fantasy colors for my fantasy railroad.

Heck I like all trains.

Larry

Happy Happy Happy

Picked up this reproduction Orient Express lamp at an antique mall. It was tarnished pretty bad. Took a couple of hours to clean up. Looks good now, but, don't buy one thinking it will help light a room! 

Brennan's Better Ballast

1. Nice Larry, I've got 6 or 7 myself. What did you figure out about thrvgeorge bush loco. Does your smoke unit always run?

Sorry Matt I haven't run any smoke in any of them yet.  I don't run smoke in any engine actually but I was going to try it in that one for you. I will try and get to it and e-mail you the results.

I did find out that you just can't fix stupid sometimes.  It was me with the problem on the Bush 4141. The engine is running like it is suppose to with no problems.

I failed to understand why you do NOT try to test a Legacy engine in conventional mode with the cab 2 base on.

Trust me.....instant problem.

I definitely understand why not  now.

Live and learn.

Larry

Matt,

    I picked up a 1960's era Red & White Coke Train that the original Owner purchased at the Coke HQ long ago, K-Line made these Trains especially for Coca Cola long ago. Put a little Red & Tacky on the old girls give gears and the old Red & White K-Line Dual Motor 2224 Switcher Engine pulls all the different Coke rolling stock, without any problem what so ever.  The old girl is in perfect shape, and the colors are still just fantastic, took a couple pictures for the OGR.  I guess this is some kind of collector Coke Train, I am not a collector so I have no idea about such things.  It does run great however!  I will be looking for the Coke Santa Decals to run her as part of my Christmas layout, if some lucky Children of a GI family do not end up with her, as part of the PCRR Christmas GI Support Program, we wills see how this plays out farther on down the line.

Larry,

   Your new Legacy NS 70ACe with the 3 matching cars is way cool!

Jim,

    Your OE Reproduction Light is fantastic, where did you get it?

PCRR/Dave

Dave, if you need some trains to give to GI families you be sure n let me know. I've got some stuff that needs good homes, prolly 25 plus train sets in there

Found this Weaver Mack trucks boxcar at the New Eagle train show 2 weeks ago and the Hot Wheels funny car & hauler back in the fall at the Castle Shannon train show.  Had to do a little cutting and filing and shorten the rear axle to get the car to fit on the hauler as the slicks originally  stuck out way to far to sit in the hauler ramps.

Nick

     $100.00 FOR THE MACK BOXCAR NICK   Choo Choo Kenny  THINKABOUT IT!

Choo Choo kenny posted:

     $100.00 FOR THE MACK BOXCAR NICK   Choo Choo Kenny  THINKABOUT IT!

Kenny

Check your private email.

Nick

In anticipation of future MOW projects I've gone completely nuts.

By mixing in some acrylic white and black paint, brown turns to ballast.

A quick test on a small section of track resulted in this.

Bruce

Very creative; what's a MOW project?

Matt,

   What a great offer, thanks much!  I try to do this almost every Christmas for an active duty or Veterans family.   Some of these kids have rough lives because their parents have to move around so much, from duty station to duty station, some of the Veterans families are now in bad shape because of the rotten politics surrounding our Wounded Vets.  A lot of the GI Benefits have been down graded by our wonderful politicians and lots of the Vets family money now goes to medial treatments.  I try to make sure the kids in these families have the same kind of Christmas I remember, the O Gauge Trains make this happen for a lot of these kids.  Many times the O Gauge Trains make the greatest memories of these kids lives, I am proud to help in some small way, the people's families that continue to provide our freedom and way of life.  Some times now because of the military computers, I am lucky and get thanked with some wonderful pictures during the Christmas season.  The latest pictures I will treasure for ever!  These boys are the family of a US Navy active Duty Sailor on deployment.  To say the family liked Santa's Christmas present, would be the understatement of the Christmas Season.  If you have ever been on active duty, you know Dad might not be home for Christmas, these young service wives are the heart beat of our nation, and few people even know of their contribution to our way of life, Family God and Country are these girls way of life.   I try to help around the edges, these girls are proud ladies, having them accept something form Santa, usually leaves them in tears.  Having been drafted, my young wife lived thru this way of life, I will never forget her accomplishments, and they way she raised our family when I was deployed, I try to make it a little easier for some of these Military families at Christmas time.

Matt, I will definitely let you know if I need help around Christmas time!

Thanks much I will always remember your kindness,

PCRR/Dave

I just got this newly broken coupler knuckle.

It's busted !!  Won't work. Several years ago I was up at Sand Patch at the east portal and there a few of those laying around. Good door stop.

That is cool, Keith!!  Jim is right, it makes a good door stop, but a good conversation piece as well.  Even better than old spikes or tie plates.

Are you going to the Greenberg show in a couple weeks?  I plan to go Saturday.  Maybe I will see you again!

daylight posted:

Very creative; what's a MOW project?

Bruce,

I agree with Daylight!  I never heard of using that for ballast, but it looks mighty good!!  What are crushed walnut shells normally used for?  Do you find them in an agriculture or farm supply store?

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Matt,

   What a great offer, thanks much!  I try to do this almost every Christmas for an active duty or Veterans family.   Some of these kids have rough lives because their parents have to move around so much, from duty station to duty station, some of the Veterans families are now in bad shape because of the rotten politics surrounding our Wounded Vets.  A lot of the GI Benefits have been down graded by our wonderful politicians and lots of the Vets family money now goes to medial treatments.  I try to make sure the kids in these families have the same kind of Christmas I remember, the O Gauge Trains make this happen for a lot of these kids.  Many times the O Gauge Trains make the greatest memories of these kids lives, I am proud to help in some small way, the people's families that continue to provide our freedom and way of life.  Some times now because of the military computers, I am lucky and get thanked with some wonderful pictures during the Christmas season.  The latest pictures I will treasure for ever!  These boys are the family of a US Navy active Duty Sailor on deployment.  To say the family liked Santa's Christmas present, would be the understatement of the Christmas Season.  If you have ever been on active duty, you know Dad might not be home for Christmas, these young service wives are the heart beat of our nation, and few people even know of their contribution to our way of life, Family God and Country are these girls way of life.   I try to help around the edges, these girls are proud ladies, having them accept something form Santa, usually leaves them in tears.  Having been drafted, my young wife lived thru this way of life, I will never forget her accomplishments, and they way she raised our family when I was deployed, I try to make it a little easier for some of these Military families at Christmas time.

Matt, I will definitely let you know if I need help around Christmas time!

Thanks much I will always remember your kindness,

PCRR/Dave

Dave,

That is great helping kids with trains!!  I donated some to an organization in Oklahoma City this past year.  I learned of it from a friend on a Facebook Train group.  While I am happy to help kids in the Midwest, I would rather help kids closer to home.  That is our first calling as Christians, I think.  I wouldn't have much, but I would like to participate this coming year.  Thank you for posting.

Matt,

Yes, thank you for your generosity! 

Mark Boyce posted:

That is cool, Keith!!  Jim is right, it makes a good door stop, but a good conversation piece as well.  Even better than old spikes or tie plates.

Are you going to the Greenberg show in a couple weeks?  I plan to go Saturday.  Maybe I will see you again!

Thanks! I'll probably put it in my train room. Not sure what I'll do with it yet. I don't know what railroad it was from, but I'll try to find out.

Yah, I'll be going to the Greenberg show, probably on Saturday, but not sure...

At the recent Amherst Railway Society show in West Springfield, MA, I found a book for which I had been searching a long time. Titled "Where Rails Meet the Sea", the book is a coast to coast look at railroading's marine operations through the decades. The best part was I actually spotted it sitting in a box under the vendor's table. I'm not normally one who digs through the under the table bargain boxes but for some reason I just happened to look and there it was.  

Bob

Big Jim posted:

Picked up this reproduction Orient Express lamp at an antique mall. It was tarnished pretty bad. Took a couple of hours to clean up. Looks good now, but, don't buy one thinking it will help light a room! 

My wife bought me one like that about 30 years ago.  It's on my desk as I type this.  

A friend wanted one like it so we started a hunt and found one in an antique store for $30.00.  It didn't have a chimney and after a search we found True Value has them or can get one for you.

I almost wish I had another one because I have another place that needs a small lamp.

Keith6700 posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

That is cool, Keith!!  Jim is right, it makes a good door stop, but a good conversation piece as well.  Even better than old spikes or tie plates.

Are you going to the Greenberg show in a couple weeks?  I plan to go Saturday.  Maybe I will see you again!

Thanks! I'll probably put it in my train room. Not sure what I'll do with it yet. I don't know what railroad it was from, but I'll try to find out.

Yah, I'll be going to the Greenberg show, probably on Saturday, but not sure...

So it was from NS in Pittsburgh, and I'll definately be going Saturday...

daylight posted:

Very creative; what's a MOW project?

Daylight,  MOW stands for Maintenance Of Way.  In general, the upkeep of anything along the railroad.

Bruce

Picked up 3 more sets of Kurt Adler Old Victorian Street Lights for my layout. OK cool for me

Mark Boyce posted;

Bruce,

I agree with Daylight!  I never heard of using that for ballast, but it looks mighty good!!  What are crushed walnut shells normally used for?  Do you find them in an agriculture or farm supply store?

Mark,

 I learned it here on OGR.  Somewhere it was mentioned that Woodland Scenics ballast was nothing more than crushed and colored walnut shell.  That particular bag contains a sifted grade that's identical in size to WS medium grade, which I find just about perfect scale for O.  You'll find Walnut shell anywhere you might purchase sandblasting equipment.  It's a medium used to strip paint without building up heat that might warp steel panels.  A bag cost me about $30 CDN...roughly the cost of 2 bottles of the WS stuff up here.  A rough guestimate says one bag should be enough to cover the complete layout.

Bruce

BTW, I notice at the supply store that they offer a crushed copper slag that is finer in texture, somewhat like scale cinders.  When I'm back there I'll test the stuff to see if it's magnetic.   A 20lb. bag was around $10.

I know it didn't happen without pics, but I picked up a Premier AC4400 and a Dash-8 and frankly, they're making me contemplate selling off my RailKing diesels 

In Florida. My County is installing new Sewer and  Water Mains

They using  crushed Seashells for back fill.   

So I tried out on My Train Photo Below. 

Good luck, John.

paul 2 posted:

Today was the Medina show. I was only going to look for another  farm tractor to round out the loads for three flat cars. No luck on that but I managed to find a very nice Marx light tower, almost like brand new. There was another one for sale but when I got done buying this one and went back to grab that one someone else grab it. A lot more shows to go to maybe I will find some more. Pics....................Paul

paul, I was there with a box full of ertel 1/43 scale cars and tractors...$7 apiece, had the table by the n scale layout..... are those trains really that small?..jim

SIRT posted:

That looks amazing! I love the nice R/T stripe. I like the taillights so much more on the '15 and '16 than previous --modern-- models.

What's the horsepower rating?

SIRT's Mustang brought back memories.  I bought something cool, but it was in 1978!  A brand new '78 Mustang II.  I paid $3900 for it, brand new, loaded!  This is the color mine was, but I pulled the photo off the Internet.  Oh yes; I paid it off in less than a year.

2015 Dodge, not a Ford.