The grand children are coming over tomorrow, so I walk to the public library today and check out the “Shark Train” & purchase the “C is for Caboose” from “The Friends of the Library.
Gary
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway
The grand children are coming over tomorrow, so I walk to the public library today and check out the “Shark Train” & purchase the “C is for Caboose” from “The Friends of the Library.
Gary
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway
I can see it now...Sharknado 4: Sharks on a Train. Sharktraino?
Haven't bought much lately but today I went to my favorite antique store while I was out doing rail photos. Glad I stopped. They had just got in a very nice Lionel 736 Berkshire with the 2761WX tender it really great shape. The 76 had been at the top of my list so I brought it home. Not a bargain price but fair. Runs smooth and quiet. It is clean but I haven't lubed it yet but will.
My package from MB Klein arrived yesterday with a Railking PRR caboose to go with my LC+ PRR mikado, a Railking NH flat car with transformer load, RK barrels and a bottle of JT MegaSteam blueberry scented smoke fluid.
Picked up these at a swap meet.
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Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?
FrankM.
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Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?
FrankM.
FrankM
You are starting to worry me. Why are you starting to lerk in our alleys?
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Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?
FrankM.
There's nothing in that alleyway right now but I like you're idea so thanks for adding your two cents.
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Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?
FrankM.
There's nothing in that alleyway right now but I like you're idea so thanks for adding your two cents.
Your convivial reply is certainly much appreciated and fits the overall social atmosphere of OGR, doesn't it. FrankM.
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Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?
FrankM.
FrankM
You are starting to worry me. Why are you starting to lerk in our alleys?
Oh, I be a-lurkin' all right; in fact, I actually took a couple photos of an alleyway along Rt.11 in Upstate NY recently (though they came out poorly.) Yes. Indeed. I am out there watching and examining.
The ones I've shown on an "Alley" thread I initiated are...
...behind here...
...and in here....
FrankM.
MTH GE Evo boxcar
Bill T.
The new Trains special edition on N&W 611 was at the Barnes & Noble store so I bought a copy today.
It was pretty good. I saw the locomotive as a kid in the park at Roanoke before the flood, and then running several times after that. I probably live way more than 1000 miles from the nearest NS tracks and might never see her again, but I'm so glad she's back in steam.
Just this:
Peter
Peter,
That's the coolest thing going!
Even with all all the hoopla on my "which is causing the herky jerky, the J versus TIU match of the century" topic, I am still glad I got my Imperial J? Your whole Premier set looks great, runs great, sounds great!
Carry me back to ole Virginie!!
that is nice!
Today I got in a Brooklin 1935 Dodge pickup, the last of the known pre-1941 O scale
(approximately) pickups I knew to be out there, and was not on my streets. Now they just need to make a bunch of Terraplane, Willys, Mack Jr., GMC, Chevy, and even other years of Ford pickups for pre-WWII, plus maybe a few I've left out, such as Federal.
I enjoy reading train books.
This one is "Hollywood Trains" by J. C. Squares & J. Spencer Beck
First Copyright date is 1941© - last Copyright 1994©
This is a reference book about Hollywood, how they use their top stars in pictures about trains. The book is printed in high contrast, black & white,
You railroad puffs, may enjoy this book.
• Gary - Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway - Click on cover to enlarge.
Dorfan 211 Freight set. Actually bought the set at last years Cal-Stewart meet, but just got an original box for it.
Steve
Another great boxcar from Menards for $18.
Bill T.
I have been getting a few big ticket items (big ticket for me) before I retire. Good thing, I accepted a 'voluntary' Early retirement package last week, just in case they decided to put me out to pasture with no hay. I don't need this now, but thought I would get it when the price was so attractive. This ZW works, and since I worked in electronics for 39 years, I should be able to keep it going. This is the seller's photo, so don't ask me about the pear shaped candles at the top of the photo, that or strange light bulbs. lol I'll have some fun seeing what it will do, I've never used one before. (I mean a ZW, not pear shaped candles even though I've never seen those before either)
Hey Mark-
Great looking transformer. Hope it works out for you ok. One word to the wise:
Don't forget to install and use a "TVS Diode" across each of the four ZW outputs.
I also have a few around the layout, installed across the clips of a standard Lockon..
Bought them from Mouser. Inexpensive. Also got some 10-amp resettable circuit breakers from Mouser. All this stuff is to protect your locomotives containing circuit board memory modules.
If you DO NOT do this, the memory boards will stare at you and say: "Who are you!"
Cheers.. your buddy.
KRK
This was a gift from family friends. I don't know much about it, but according to the search of "Sherwoods Sound Limited", it is British made. No other marks were found. It has two lens and a red filter and a solid plate to make only one lens visible.
Hey Mark-
Great looking transformer. Hope it works out for you ok. One word to the wise:
Don't forget to install and use a "TVS Diode" across each of the four ZW outputs.
I also have a few around the layout, installed across the clips of a standard Lockon..
Bought them from Mouser. Inexpensive. Also got some 10-amp resettable circuit breakers from Mouser. All this stuff is to protect your locomotives containing circuit board memory modules.
If you DO NOT do this, the memory boards will stare at you and say: "Who are you!"
Cheers.. your buddy.
KRK
Ken,
Thank you for the tip. I recall you mentioning the TVS diode before. Yes, it doesn't take much to make memory boards dumb.
A Ives 109 Double Semaphore from 1908-10 showed up today. Looks much better in the photo. It is actually quite rusty so will be a future restoration project.
Steve
Great advice, Mark!! (11 hour post above)
Buy anything cool lately? - I think so.
Picked up these two MTH PRR Geeps. The lead unit is GP9 #7001 which started out as an old MTH Premier loco equipped with only horn & bell. I ditched the innards and turned it into a dummy unit. I kept just enough electrical for a headlight on the long end and interior cab lights. I installed cab figures facing in the proper (long hood forward) direction and the snow/rock plow.
The trailing unit is GP7 (with dynamic brake) #8571. The PRR's initial order of GP7's did not include dynamic brakes but they quickly changed their mind and began ordering WITH dynamic brakes before changing over to ordering the GP9 model. This is an old MTH Premier loco as well but equipped with PS1. I removed two cab figures, disabled all but the marker lights, re-wired the motors in serial (just like a Williams) and replaced some traction tires. Although it's conventional it runs really well even at lower speeds. The PS1 sounds aren't bad and are certainly way better than no sounds at all.
I elected to run the dummy unit first since I wanted to run long hood forward. The powered unit starts up and runs in the default, factory direction (short hood forward) which is fine by me if it's the trailing unit. I plan to run these two as a unit for their foreseeable future.
I paid $110 for the horn & bell and $130 for the PS1. Total investment $240. I think they look good and I know they run good. They’ll never climb a grade on their own but I have lots of flat, level track for them to cruise. Win!
As far as buying something: I just received a small box in today's mail containing about 300 tickets of various destinations for the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee interurban system. These are NEW--never used by the time the system quit running in January-1963. I'm probably crazy for getting them off of Ebay--but they are fascinating to look at, especially when you're a traction buff like me !
Today, I continued building my custom heavy duty "bookcase" in my dining room, made out of 2 x 10 lumber and 8x8x16-inch cement blocks. I place parallel lengths of Midwest cork roadbed and then from 56-inches to 72-inches worth of tubular track.
Each track is equipped with a Lockon, in case I want to apply power to light up cars.
I have too many locomotives and passenger cars and need a place to display them and get them out of the way. I save the empty boxes and place them in storage!
I assembled my Rail-King Santa Fe A-B-B-A Alco units and put on display. VERY, very
impressive looking. FOUR motors, too !! Pictures will be forthcoming soon.
Cheers.
KRK
Here are a couple of photos of the custom display bookcase and my A-B-B-A Santa Fe units.. Hope you like them. 2nd B-unit has two motors, so we're talking about four motors for pulling some fourteen coaches.
KRK
The Santa Fe set looks great! Who notices the custom shelves when there are trains to look at!! 
My MTH Railroad Club hopper arrived on Tuesday.
I got in the Menard's Feed and Seed this morning. Looks like I will have to change
the signs, since they did not exist in 1940 or in my modeled area today, and the truck
will have to go, also. Will have to look at it to see if truck light wiring will transfer to
something pre-1941. It looks nicely weathered and that will have to be matched when
a larger elevator tower is built for it.
RailKing Southern Pacific Cab Forward - This is my first Cab Forward.
See the action and hear all the sounds.
This came in the other day, a powered B unit. I bought it for the price of a dummy and will remove the motors for spares and turn it into a dummy.
Here are a couple of photos of the custom display bookcase and my A-B-B-A Santa Fe units.. Hope you like them. 2nd B-unit has two motors, so we're talking about four motors for pulling some fourteen coaches.
KRK
You can't get any simpler than this. Now that's cool!!!!!!!!
I've had the pre war Flyer 1681 Hudson with the green stripe tender for years. It came to me as a freight set. Been wanting the 2 tone green 1621G & 1622G cars to go with it. Finally got a decent set at a good price.
Steve
great looking set Steve
Here are a couple of photos of the custom display bookcase and my A-B-B-A Santa Fe units.. Hope you like them. 2nd B-unit has two motors, so we're talking about four motors for pulling some fourteen coaches.
KRK
A feather in your cap, "Now your talking"!
It should pull 14 all day.
Like it wasn't there
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It doesn't get much better than A-B-B-A's with extra motors.
Going for a "swap in" for 5? 
My Gramps used 6 (experimented with 8, and I think the track got kinda hot) . I think he had 28 aluminum cars to match. 
I was surprised when I saw the cover of the album. We have the original art to it. WOW. It goes back to the thirties.
Hey Adriatic-- Regarding my Santa Fe A-B-B-A units containing FOUR motors.....
My friend "Ray" at "House of Trains" in Hoodsport, WA has a long Super Chief on some long custom shelving. His A-B-B-A set contains EIGHT (8) big motors...
He says he has to turn off some of the passenger car lighting otherwise the current draw is astronomical !!
Cheers.
KRK
Like I really needed to hear that
, now I'm jealous of both of you.
I liked the extra motors enough, I admit I try lighting fuses in folk
The old War Bonnets held many good memories for me, in both running ability, and family affairs.
Top shelf equipment!
Not exactly ugly, or bland either
Pleasant surprise today. I found two Weaver wood chip hoppers at the Public Delivery Truck. They were suppose to come Monday. Great service from them. Three days to get here from the west coast. Now just have to get loads for them. Pics of the new additions............Paul
This is some paperwork from the RRI model, going back to 1903. The stuff with the burn marks is from a fire in the company HQ. These are locomotive reports, all from 1938. Very few are in private hands today.
And some stuff from Tweetsie RR, the brochure is probably from it's first year of operation:
Also, this:
The upper right sheet is really cool, as it's filled out for locomotive # 207, dated 1960. ET&WNC # 207 is better known to rail fans as Southern RR # 630, currently on the NS steam program. It's also the first locomotive I ever got a cab ride on. My parents saw it and 208 (better known now as SRR 722) on a daily basis in Elizabethton, TN until they moved to Florida...
Every now and then I stumble across something unusual. It's an NMRA 1988 Convention Car (Birmingham, AL). Spotted it one on eBay and no one else bid, so I got it for $15. I have to assemble it and add weights, but that's not a big deal. It will be one of my "rainy day" projects.
Another long search has ended. I have both 1600 & 1700 series Ives transition freight cars, but never had a proper transition loco. Just picked up a nice 258 with 1663T at a good price. Needs a little TLC yet, but very happy.
Steve
Bought a beat up shell running Marx 1666 because it had the steam chest smoker which emits a lot of smoke.
Waiting for a Marx 666 in real nice condition to replace its stack smoker with the stem chest one.
Waiting on a Marx 333 smoker as well.
Used to have Marx many years back but sold them now just wanted a few pieces to have fun with.
Martin
great looking engine Steve.
Lucky enough to find for sale a Lionel Evolution hybrid 2010 diesel Beautiful engine. could not believe how heavy it was. Runs well but smoke unit needs to be replaced.....future project
-Pete
Just placed an order for one of these from Charlie Nassau
You will be happy you did!
-Pete
Lucky enough to find for sale a Lionel Evolution hybrid 2010 diesel Beautiful engine. could not believe how heavy it was. Runs well but smoke unit needs to be replaced.....future project
-Pete
My problem is I do not have room on my layout to add anything. I have an around the room layout as well. Not a box storer, but surely enjoy toy trains.
My favorite antique dealer was back from his "vacation" yesterday so I went shopping. Brought home a 3424 Wabash Walking Brakeman boxcar in good shape. The Wabash went through Pittsburgh for awhile so wanted it. The still use the Wabash tunnel through Mt. Washington. In the day the RR built a bridge across the Mon. and had a big multi-story warehouse in downtown Pittsburgh. It burned in the late 40s and I remember us driving past it and you could see the burned and soggy wet contents where he walls had collapsed. Sat there for a long time it seems until it was torn down. Also picked up a derelict KW transformer very cheap, brought t home, cleaned it good, put a new cord on it and works like new !! A "find". Now I ave two extras.
Thanks to Pat's Trains, I have my first tinplate set on the way. I will post pictures when it is received!!!
I recently picked up an original 395 floodlight tower (rare yellow version) at a very decent price and very nice condition; not 100% pristine but nowhere near a basket case either, mostly needed a little cleaning up and need to get some new bulbs for it. Will put it next to my industrial yard that's still in progress.
Yes I do. I have been stumbleing over items lately that forum members want to sell.
This is kinda sorta one J I wanted. A very good deal IMO of course.
Larry
My new set arrived today! We had a small issue with the tether on the engine side. The plug inside the engine was a little loose and causing the engine to run sporadically. Once we got it seated well it worked flawless. Thanks Pats Trains for helping when I ordered the wrong track!
My grandpa has been looking for a good transformer for a year or so now, and I found this great ZW at the Pittsburgh Antique Mall in Castle Shannon for $50! I brought it home and tested all four outputs and the two whistle buttons, and it all works perfectly. It is all original except for the lack of the Lionel nameplate on the top.
My grandpa has been looking for a good transformer for a year or so now, and I found this great ZW at the Pittsburgh Antique Mall in Castle Shannon for $50! I brought it home and tested all four outputs and the two whistle buttons, and it all works perfectly. It is all original except for the lack of the Lionel nameplate on the top.
Congrads
Picked up this WM GP40 dummy unit. My "Circus Paint" stable is growing.
Running with lead unit #3579 a GP35
While I'm at it I thought I'd re-stage this gorgeous photo from Charles LaHickey
Picked up one of the latest Lion Chief Plus offerings -- the NW-2. Got it right before vacation last week so haven't had much time to run it yet. Looking forward to firing it up today.
nice find on the ZW. I've done pretty good at antique shops, but there are always the dealer that wants gold for a Scout set.
Went to a "toy train show" about a mile from my home yesterday and picked up three more Dimestore Dreams cars and Lionel Rico station for $20.00 that needs just a bit of work. (But I'll probably "bash" it anyway.)
Not much O27 anything there, some American Flyer S from the 50s, and tons of Lionel. Almost no Marx even worth bringing home.
Did get dozens of contacts for everything from track to custom decals, though.
Friday I received a Lionel UP FEF3 to add to my scale steam roster. I also added a few extra passenger cars for my Lionel Albert Hall set. I did not take any photos this past few days due to a lack of A/C in my house.
Picked up the sequential matching dummy that completed my GP30 setup. Please excuse my background, no layout currently. Have to run my trains on the club's layout for now.
Yes I do. I have been stumbleing over items lately that forum members want to sell.
This is kinda sorta one J I wanted. A very good deal IMO of course.
Larry
I was thinking about picking up this same set. I don't think it'll happen this time around though.
Nice choice
My grandpa has been looking for a good transformer for a year or so now, and I found this great ZW at the Pittsburgh Antique Mall in Castle Shannon for $50! I brought it home and tested all four outputs and the two whistle buttons, and it all works perfectly. It is all original except for the lack of the Lionel nameplate on the top.
Don't forget to remove the 4 screws on top, and take a peek at the rollers
Nice find.
I always wanted to do a custom plate for one vs the logo.
I think a mirror on top so we could see ourselves grinning would be funny
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A nicely printed list of whistle signals.
A picture of you in an engineers cap for Gramps to grin at?
Friday I received a Lionel UP FEF3 to add to my scale steam roster.
You'll love that one. It's one of Lionel's best and sounds incredible.
Though I love the VL Challenger and BB, the FEF is still my all time favorite-Lionel just 'got it right'
An epic locomotive.
nice find on the ZW. I've done pretty good at antique shops, but there are always the dealer that wants gold for a Scout set.
Thanks! A couple weeks ago I went to that same Antique shop and they had a display case with a bunch of o-gauge. They had a 90's scout set (No box, no track, no transformer; nothing but the engine with broken drive rods, non-whistling tender without a coupler knuckle, and cars with missing wheels and rust everywhere). They were asking $200 for it!?! But the rest of the prices were reasonable. No steals. Since, someone bought the whole collection and removed the display case.
good find Keith6700,buy the way you can purchase the top data plate threw ebay from different transformer ZW repair parts sellers if you want the original top plate!
Alan
Originally Posted by Keith6700:
My grandpa has been looking for a good transformer for a year or so now, and I found this great ZW at the Pittsburgh Antique Mall in Castle Shannon for $50! I brought it home and tested all four outputs and the two whistle buttons, and it all works perfectly. It is all original except for the lack of the Lionel nameplate on the top.
Don't forget to remove the 4 screws on top, and take a peek at the rollers
Nice find.
I always wanted to do a custom plate for one vs the logo.
I think a mirror on top so we could see ourselves grinning would be funny.
A nicely printed list of whistle signals.
A picture of you in an engineers cap for Gramps to grin at?
I didn't have time to take it apart at the time, but I did half an hour ago, and it all was fine. It's a really nice transformer; especially for the price.
My grandpa recently retired, so I printed out the words "Happy Retirement" and cut the paper to fit the circle where the nameplate used to be nicely. He got a kick out of that!
Super idea Keith! I'm sure your grandpa was happy!
My grandpa has been looking for a good transformer for a year or so now, and I found this great ZW at the Pittsburgh Antique Mall in Castle Shannon for $50! I brought it home and tested all four outputs and the two whistle buttons, and it all works perfectly. It is all original except for the lack of the Lionel nameplate on the top.
Congrads
Thanks!
good find Keith6700,buy the way you can purchase the top data plate threw ebay from different transformer ZW repair parts sellers if you want the original top plate!
Alan
Thanks! Yah, I was looking at some of those on eBay, but it's not a big deal. I decided that it wouldn't really be worth it to buy one of those because a lot of small children will be using it, so it's not gonna make sense to make it look good. I'm a collector and operator, but my grandpa really only runs trains, so he doesn't care anyway. Thanks, though!
Super idea Keith! I'm sure your grandpa was happy!
He really was! We needed another powerful transformer with more than 2 variable outputs for the upcoming expansion to the Christmas layout this year. We basically add a couple square feet each year, but this year, we're also gonna add a lot more track and a couple more loops. We're still in the planning process, but it's almost there!
I always liked Signal Gas and Oil. When I was a kid my parents would sometimes drive by Signal Hill. I thought it was amazing with hundreds of wooden oil wells and endless long lines of black tank cars. Had to buy this Lionel/K-line Signal tanker. New in the box and got it for $9.00 on E-bay. Don
. That's my M.O.Went to a "toy train show" about a mile from my home yesterday and picked up three more Dimestore Dreams cars and Lionel Rico station for $20.00 that needs just a bit of work. (But I'll probably "bash" it anyway.)
Funny. I've seen them but never thought much about them.
So I took a good look, and found some, and think there will be one in my more distant future. A very cool building.
MTH PS-3 Centipede
11 premier pennsy passengers to go with it
2 mth premier gondola with the braced switch track load, very nice. (yellow MOW scheme)
I always liked Signal Gas and Oil. When I was a kid my parents would sometimes drive by Signal Hill. I thought it was amazing with hundreds of wooden oil wells and endless long lines of black tank cars. Had to buy this Lionel/K-line Signal tanker. New in the box and got it for $9.00 on E-bay. Don
That sounds like some "real" memories Ken.
A Kool-Aid moms "got nothing on that" for kid popularity I'd bet.
Do you have any old photos of them? A thread I could search for maybe?
Hey Adriatic-- My old Oakland, CA home where I lived with my grandparents was immediately to the LEFT and rear of this streetcar of the # 11 line on 38th Avenue crossing Foothill Blvd. Take note of the famous round sign that depicted the nature of the place I lived next door to !!
Cheers.
KRK
Though a tiny bit to young to actually remember Signal being open, I loved old gas ads, and signs as a kid. But I don't remember ever seeing Signal with the flag logo before either. So I did some searching, and didn't find as much as I had hoped. But this gas station forum page was interesting reading.
I at least expected a Wikipedia page or reference, but AlliedSignal co was all there was and the is nothing there for Signal on pre-merger(with an old Signal pump shown)
Somewhere else said it wasn't the same Signal gas company that merged.
Do you have enough knowledge to write that Wiki page?
I always forget because "full service" is non existent today, but I earned a few sodas myself sitting in the garage, or in the shade of the old Pegasus sign waiting on a breeze, or for the "ding-ding" of the air chimes to break the thick summer air.
Winter was worse, cooped in a fume filled building wishing for more heat. Hammering ice chunks off wheel wells, and cleaning frozen windows. Salt and water/ice/snow from the sides of cars, and the parking lot would saturate my pants fully, and they would stand up alone to mid thigh if they dried on me before going home for bedtime.
I wouldn't have skipped it to work at the theater.
Years before I could legally be there for a pay check, we could help for an hour then had to leave, so we took turns. I could pull in near twenty in tips on a good day plus pay later. I was dirty often, but loaded for a pre-teen. The owner died right after I was there for a paycheck too, only two or three paid weeks.
We bought 200" of trackside hobbies neat fall mountain backdrop, VERY NICE!
My wife picked this one up for me at a thrift store. It is a Party Lite school house. I never heard of Party Lite, but this is like a Department 56 building. However, the intent is that you light it with one of Party Lite's candles, thus a hole in the roof. My photos show the bell tower hides the hole pretty well. It looks pretty good in my village. I placed an o gauge 1 1/2 inch tall figure beside the school marm, and he is just a smidgeon taller; just right. I'll cover the roof and back holes and put some electric light in it eventually. There is even a teacher with a blackboard and a couple students in the left hand window.
cool..naw..but necessary. after 18 years aol faithful started to leak. got to thinking about where I could put the new one and gain some more real estate...but the basement is pretty cramped , so it'll go where the old one was.
Just bought this 1943 PRR ad. Pretty cool.
Treasure hunts are fun. Found another two cars I bought a while back and they just saw daylight on the layout............Paul
just bought this wall poster
cool..naw..but necessary. after 18 years aol faithful started to leak. got to thinking about where I could put the new one and gain some more real estate...but the basement is pretty cramped , so it'll go where the old one was.
If you could exchange for two smaller units, they could go under a layout, plumbed in series. Heck the small ones can hang from a ceiling. Electric opens lots of possibilities over gas too. Attic (over the tub "in case") etc etc..
Hot water or ,do we really need it? 
Trains or hot water?
If the wifey wants hot water tell her to fire up the stove.
We bought 200" of trackside hobbies neat fall mountain backdrop, VERY NICE!
Got a link for this site? Good looking backdrop.
Today I received from from an OGR forum sponsor via UPS a Lionel 6-25153 Baltimore & Ohio Baby Madison 2-pack to to go with a Lionel 6-25148 Baltimore & Ohio Baby Madison 4-pack that I purchased years ago from another OGR forum sponsor. I could run these with a Williams by Bachmann F-7 A-A set that I purchased earlier this year. The F-7s were purchased from yet another OGR forum sponsor. The prices were very good.
well no attic..wifey definitely wants hot water......ceiling has many WWll aircraft ......oh well.
Got these two McCoys this past week. Brings my McCoy's with Canadian names up to 5. Good for a decent size Canadian Special run.
Steve
Cleaning up the floor area is proving to be fruitful. I think I struck the mother lode. Found two more purchased before and new to the layout After I posted these pictures I found the last was blurry...................Paul
New Caddie.
PC
They just don't make them anymore like that beautiful work of art there.
Most of the vehicles made today seem like square boxes to me ???
Larry
I call'm cookie cutter crap.....
Larry, that was a $ 19.00 Brooklin purchase. Not bad.
If you happen to see a real Eldorado Brougham, consider yourself fortunate. Only a hand full were built between '57 and '58. Every conceivable accessory came standard on them. Despite a $13,000 price tag, GM lost money on every one. More of a promotional tool rather than a profit maker.
Bruce
Buy anything cool? Now that you mention it..
We bought 200" of trackside hobbies neat fall mountain backdrop, VERY NICE!
Got a link for this site? Good looking backdrop.
I believe this is it. Just switched to MS Window 10, got to get busy and read up on this 10 YUCK!
New Caddie.
My dad had one like that, looked like jet in the back, May I ask where you got it?
Thanks
John
A scratch built Korber building not a kit from extra pieces from other kits then weathered thanks again AM
John, A friend of mine stumbled on it. He paid the seller $ 20.00, and got an unexpected buck back.
These Brooklins really add to any layout. All you have to do is pick one up and feel the quality.
I didn't buy this, it was a gift. But this is the best place to post it. Yesterday, I received a retirement gift from the guy in the office next to mine who is an N scale enthusiast. He knew I had worked at a power company long ago, so got me this deep well flat car. It was a LOTS special run from 2001. Very nice!
He also also gave me this nice RailKing wagon top box car.
Now ow before everyone throws out lots of congratulations on retirement, I had to take an early retirement. While I will be collecting two small pensions, I will have to work in a contract role for a few years before I can really retire! Thank you anyway!
When I got back Monday from visiting the grandkids for the weekend on the door step waiting for me were the cars I ordered from MB Klein. Since Andy Hummel gave me a list of weaver wood chip hoppers I have been on a quest to find them. I know some I will not find because a few were custom runs. Here are the latest two I picked up. Now I have 6. I have to get loads for four of them yet. A couple of pics.................Paul
Just delivered, MTHRRC Premier club car
Bill T.
If you happen to see a real Eldorado Brougham, consider yourself fortunate. Only a hand full were built between '57 and '58. Every conceivable accessory came standard on them.
Bruce
I saw one several years ago at a show. Speaking of every conceivable accessory, it even had four engraved silver cocktail glasses on a server in the glove compartment.
If you happen to see a real Eldorado Brougham, consider yourself fortunate. Only a hand full were built between '57 and '58. Every conceivable accessory came standard on them.
Bruce
I saw one several years ago at a show. Speaking of every conceivable accessory, it even had four engraved silver cocktail glasses on a server in the glove compartment.
I mean, doesn't everybody have a mini bar in their chariot? Maybe if Google starts producing those self driving cars we can finally forget the horror of drinking and driving.
Bruce
Recently added the WBB Ten-Wheeler in C&O colors to the roster. I love this engine - It looks lovely to my eyes, and does everything well.
Cool! Yes it is! I love it too! Thanks for posting!!
finally got my PRR Rat DD-1 electric. Now the electric "wants" are complete.
Mark
Now I have a box to store my postwar forklift car in.
Just ordered the new Lionel Legacy B-6 switcher, can't wait. It should be here today!
08/26/2015 6:46 A.M. Out For Delivery
Hey John, did you get your parts?
Yep, got them yesterday, thanks!
No problem, sorry about the delay. I totally spaced em til I found them sitting on the counter
I figured it was something like that. )
After a dry spell, train-wise, got two Lionel postwar childhood favorites: new in box 58 and a like new in box 352. Also, ordered a set of Vision Line Baldwin demonstrators at a discount I just could not resist (and I tried, I think).
I didn't buy this, it was a gift. But this is the best place to post it. Yesterday, I received a retirement gift from the guy in the office next to mine who is an N scale enthusiast. He knew I had worked at a power company long ago, so got me this deep well flat car. It was a LOTS special run from 2001. Very nice!
He also also gave me this nice RailKing wagon top box car.
Now ow before everyone throws out lots of congratulations on retirement, I had to take an early retirement. While I will be collecting two small pensions, I will have to work in a contract role for a few years before I can really retire! Thank you anyway!
That was really nice thing your coworker did. Now that your working as a contractor, it will be along time before you really retire. Especially if your good and like what you do. Of course the advantages are you can work when you want to, not when you have to. I think congratulations is the right word..
I picked up a few things in the last month and found my photos from my last
Suzukovich,
Thank you For the congratulations. The contract work is the part of the job I'm leaving that I know best. None of the other engineers want anything to do with it, but are forced into it. It will be alright for a few more years then I'll fully retire.
those are really nice trucks and busses. You made some excellent purchases.
Picked up a few of the Lionel / LCCA NASCAR race cars at the Boston Convention. Then picked up a PW 6424 auto transport off the Bay to tramsport the race cars to the next race.
Bill T.
Though I don't collect or run postwar anymore, this is one piece I've always wanted but couldn't find for a price I was comfortable with. Well I came across it last week on an auction site and got lucky.
2345 Western Pacific F-3
One of 10 KMT cars I picked up at an online auction earlier in the week.
Bill T
Picked up this set of 3 Weaver Sinclair cars here on the forum. Ecstatic!
I got in something that I never had before. It's a 1949/51 Unique Arts O gauge electric tin set with the #1950 locomotive. The cars include a hard to find cattle car, and it has the original Unique Arts transformer. Quite out of the ordinary.
NIck
As an avid reader of the O Scale Motor Vehicle Chronicle post each Friday I have become aware that there are many nice non big 3 die cast cars out there.
Here's 2 Studebaker's I picked up this week. A 1950 Champion and 1958 Golden Hawk.
Azgary
hey...how'd you get my cars???
Wound up finally acquiring a 3rd Rail SP 4-10-2 #5021, an engine I never thought I'd find.
All a result of dumb-luck, to boot!
I won an auction on the big auction site for another 3rdRail engine, but after the auction ended, I was informed that the engine wasn't actually available for sale.
As a means of making amends, I inquired if the seller happened to have any other 3rd Rails avialable for sale, and as chance would have it, this was one of them.
This one was currently no. 1 on my most wanted list.
Now to keep a look out for SP&S #700.
Added this P5a to the roster a few weeks ago. Bought right here from Canadian forum member Dave. It's my first DCS loco and goes through all the PS2 functions nicely. Finally I have a PRR engine that's best suited for hauling freight. Thanks Dave.
Bruce
Ordered these today from Menards:
Wound up finally acquiring a 3rd Rail SP 4-10-2 #5021, an engine I never thought I'd find.
All a result of dumb-luck, to boot!
I won an auction on the big auction site for another 3rdRail engine, but after the auction ended, I was informed that the engine wasn't actually available for sale.
As a means of making amends, I inquired if the seller happened to have any other 3rd Rails avialable for sale, and as chance would have it, this was one of them.
This one was currently no. 1 on my most wanted list.
Now to keep a look out for SP&S #700.
I own this one also, you're going to love it. One of my favorites. Enjoy!
Got a set of lightly used Polar Express scale heavyweight passenger cars off the 'Bay. Was forced to the top of my price range but managed to win the auction. The set has the baggage car, old (abandoned?) toy car, 3 coaches, and the observation car. Just need to snag a diner &, of course, the scale PE Berkshire. No pics to share, as of yet, but it should look great next to my Gold set.
Got this MTH Railking ALCO RS-1 in New Haven a while ago. The colors and detail are real nice, basically premier quality at railking price. I also found this K5LA and couldn't resist because its my favorite horn. It seems to be from the 80s and has 2 Nathan cones and 3 Amtrak cones. All the bells look to be the wide font versions except bell #1.
Monday morning brought a few new additions. I managed to get two more Weaver wood chip hoppers, my quest for them is now at 8 cars and I got my Weaver flat with trailer from the Canadian club. Here are pics...............Paul
Are you sure they're not part of one of Madonna's old costumes??
Saturday I picked up a dirty, scroungy looking Lionel 2018 with a nice tender for $20. It buzzed but wouldn't run. Took it apart and spent about 4 hours cleaning and lubing it then it started running. The shell was beat up and needed paint and while pondering this I remembered I had just bought a nice, like new engine shell from a Forum member numbered 2026. Same as the 2018 so put them together and have a like-new engine that is a great runner. Fun to take a chance.
Are you sure they're not part of one of Madonna's old costumes??
naw...not pointy enough
Testing the horn. Wish MTH would make an F40ph with a k5la horn.
I'd like to mount those on my truck...for when traffic bogs down.
used to be a trucker that came into the IH dealer I worked at that did that. he said he had a ball making people in stopped traffic look for the train....
Well today I went shopping at Menards. And I purchased a new tool storage cabinet. So now I will be able to find all my tools. First thing I need to find them all. They are all over this house from all 3 bed rooms, all kitchen draws, near the washer and dryer, you guys see them clutterd at the layout, and in the garage. Then I purchased more lumber yesterday from Menards. For another project I am doing. And then I purchased a new shop vac to try and keep the breezeway as clean as I can.
Dinner in the Diner
Great Railroad Recipes of All Time
Picked up this used book.
Gary
• Cheers from The Detroit and Mackinac Railway - This is the second time, I have purchased this book.
I've seen plenty of church cookbooks, but this is something different. Have you tried any of the recipes?
I've seen plenty of church cookbooks, but this is something different. Have you tried any of the recipes?
Yes - Page 18, Braised Duck Cumberland, is my favorite. Also like page 56, Great Northern RR, Chicken Pie.
Gary
The Porter with the dinner chimes answers questions I've long wondered. I have a set of those chimes and wondered if they were meant to be portable and played horizontally as pictured.
I've had dinner on Canadian National. To quote a favorite Canadian comedian, the ham in my ham sandwich was so thin, the pig hardly felt it coming off his arse.
Bruce
I've seen plenty of church cookbooks, but this is something different. Have you tried any of the recipes?
Yes - Page 18, Braised Duck Cumberland, is my favorite. Also like page 56, Great Northern RR, Chicken Pie.
Gary
I'm jealous.
...Oh great! Now I'm hungry too
Let me know if you want a copy of Martha Washington's spiced pear recipe to follow that duck dinner.
Great stuff with some Calder's ice cream
Testing the horn. Wish MTH would make an F40ph with a k5la horn.
Funny when I played it, both dogs started growling and my daughter's cat tail puffed up and she started hissing until it stopped. Guess that's an unintended response.
Scot, I've had my eye on one of those tool boxes for a while. I'll get one eventually
Had an interesting experience today. Was in an antique store and a dealer had a mint in-the-box Lionel pre-war O gauge set. Everything was like new including the big box. The original price was on it, in pencil, $7.50 !! A day's wage when it was new. It is set #131 with a 248 engine in green paint. Original O gauge track in the box. The guy didn't know what he had and I think I could have bought it for less than $150. I passed on it because I am an operator not a collector. Hope someone picks it up who appreciates it.
I recently bought the NYC GP9 #2380 from 1996 with TMCC Command Equipped sounds and features. 
When not in use this will sit on a flat car. It is a black powder pocket cannon that fires a standard .177 BB. The blue base is only about 2" x 1-1/2". Verdict...cannons are cool no matter how big they are.
I don't know if I've asked this before but does this cannon actually work? Cause if that was so that would be AWESOME!!!
Dan
Dan,
It's not a cannon it is a mortar. In any event it is way cool.
JohnB
A KMT Yakima Valley Washington Apples in Orange. Been trying to find one for years, I have the 3 variations of the Yellow Washington Apples from KMT but the Orange one has been super elusive.
Bill T
Had an interesting experience today. Was in an antique store and a dealer had a mint in-the-box Lionel pre-war O gauge set. Everything was like new including the big box. The original price was on it, in pencil, $7.50 !! A day's wage when it was new. It is set #131 with a 248 engine in green paint. Original O gauge track in the box. The guy didn't know what he had and I think I could have bought it for less than $150. I passed on it because I am an operator not a collector. Hope someone picks it up who appreciates it.
so......go back to the shop...buy the set, then run it!
The littel cannon does work. Shoots a .177 cal bb or pellet with black powder
Yup..... Sold the trains, bought this.
You bought a gate?
Dan,
It's not a cannon it is a mortar. In any event it is way cool.
JohnB
Sorry man I realized my mistake in naming field artillery thanks for correcting me! LOL
Dan
The littel cannon does work. Shoots a .177 cal bb or pellet with black powder
WOAHHHHH! TOTALLY WICKED!!
You bought a gate?
That's silly just silly. Anyone can see he bought a catenary layout with no track.
You bought a gate?
Its a 17 acre ranch in Texas.
Thats cool, I like ranches. My family owns a little spot out in South Dakota
You bought a gate?
Its a 17 acre ranch in Texas.
I'm jealous.
You bought a gate?
Its a 17 acre ranch in Texas.
Perfect for a Live Steam ride-on layout!
Given the recent demise of Weaver.... I had to (and the price was right). And yes, I know the Powhattan Arrow didn't have baggage cars. John Q Public isn't going to give a rip when they see this running on our modular layout. My GGD set likely will never leave my house.
Now I've got the first, last and two add-on cars from the Weaver 5 car set. Patience, and I may eventually pickup cars 2-4.
Had a few items show up this week. Got a pair of Weaver Dow Chemical tank cars (another chemical company I got to tour in high school Chem class) from another Forum member. Also picked up more lumber loads for a Center Beam Flat Car project I'm working on. Got an MTH A&W Root Beer box car (I grew up drinking the stuff and I still do, albeit diet now). And the big item was a pair of MTH ATSF GP38-2's which were really impressive.
Williams by Williams NIB scale Black GG1
Century Club Tender for the Turbine from Nassau Hobby!
Picked up 20 issues of LIVE STEAM magazine from the 1977-78 era. Different kind of a read, for sure. No plans to get in to live steam but interesting. At 50 cents each it is cheap entertainment.
The last backorder item came into Side Track Hobbies a few weeks ago so I went down and picked it up plus several items they had been holding for me. Besides a PH180, some figurines, and a MTH AFT 70' full dome car to add to my MTH AFT train I run at NCT shows, the coolest item was the new Lion Chief Plus NYC RS-3. I got this engine to also run at shows to show folks interested in O gauge how simple it is to get into O and how easy and neat command control is. While at Side Track, I bought a Lionel caboose to go with it. Can't wait for the next show.
After taking a break from trains for a few years I couldn't resist buying a Atlas O California Zephyr observation car. I bought a CB&Q Silver Penthouse and ordered a set of Silver Solarium decals from LBR Enterprises. Personally I think Atlas missed a mark by not doing the Silver Solarium in non Amtrak! I have traveled on the Solarium and Lariat several times and wanted the models of them. Going to disassemble them and paint the interiors as they are currently and load them with passengers. Should be a fun project!
Williams by Williams NIB scale Black GG1
Very nice, RT! Always desirable to have the 5 striper. I might have tried saving the paint on the Williams shell I own, had it been that paint scheme.
BTW, I haven't forgotten the recommendation you gave me on ERR upgrades. Other priorities intervened but now I'm ready to call Boxcar Bill. I still have the scale MTH GG1 that I want to convert.
Bruce
Bruce
I saw this building in a photo posted by forum member SIRT. He was kind enough to let me know it was an older Walthers kit. Thanks Steve!
I got got mine today from a purchase on the auction.
Now lots of detailing to do. Azgary
Last Thursday, I went to a nearby Tuesday Morning store. They have a well stocked toy area with some great prices on many items. I found 2 Corgi Heroes Under Fire fire engines. One is a US53606 Peter Pirsch & Sons Canopy Cab Pumper lettered for the Milwaukee Fire Dept. The other is a US53607 Peter Pirsch and Soms Closed Cab Sedan decorated for Metropolitan Fire Dept. of Sarasota Springs, FL. The retail was $69.99 each but I paid $19.99 each. In the past, I've found many greatly discounted Corgi diecasts in Tuesday Morning stores. Check'em out!
Williams by Williams NIB scale Black GG1
Very nice, RT! Always desirable to have the 5 striper. I might have tried saving the paint on the Williams shell I own, had it been that paint scheme.
BTW, I haven't forgotten the recommendation you gave me on ERR upgrades. Other priorities intervened but now I'm ready to call Boxcar Bill. I still have the scale MTH GG1 that I want to convert.
Bruce
Bruce
This may get TMCC also in time right now I'm digging out from moving finally finished moving this past Friday now I have boxes on top of boxes and we went to a smaller place to top it off I gained a garage which I already lost but plan to have one heck of a garage sale soon lol. I have a GP-9 (NYC) I need to put TMCC in also as the electronic E-unit died so now is the time but need to find it and get set up to do both before I go buying so it's going to be a while.
Picked up a new polish 'glaze' for the Trans Am.
This is before wax:
Pictures don't do it justice-the color depth is incredible. By far the best stuff I've ever used.
I got the latest Demo model and had to take a family Portrait! 
It's Labor Day weekend, which means Christmas is hitting the shelves of a retailer near you! It also means it's time to start tuning up the Polar Express & getting it ready for the season!
Here my PE GP7 brings my new-to-me set of PE Heavyweight passenger cars out of the (imaginary) storage yard to the (imaginary) maintenance facility for pre-season prep. The set consists of the baggage, abandoned toy, and observation cars, as well as 3 coaches. I added the dining car new from Pat's, though the maintenance shop will have to call the manufacturer, as it's missing a brake shoe off the end of one of the trucks.
I also upgraded my power to a Z-4000. Sorry again for the low-quality cell-phone video.
I bought this flat car recently. I think it is a K-line, but don't recall for sure. I thought it was really special, so I bought it.
Picked up these two for a good price. Going to repaint them for the Buffalo Creek Railway in Buffalo. This winter I'll be working on a switching layout of Buffalo in the basement.....Paul
This weekend was payback time, as I owed a good friend my services in exchange for a number of old radio finds at yard sales. I buffed out his car, a gorgeous '58 Pontiac Parisienne that he's auctioning at Hershey next month. As buddies will do, he tried to pay me just the same, which I politely refused. Instead, he handed me this....an offer I couldn't refuse
I believe this 2046 dates to 1951 and appears well cared for. I did spend a couple of minutes touching up some paint chips after giving it a bath.
The icing on the cake was a set of cars to go with it. All in equally good condition. My limited reference material doesn't show the 2046 heading any set, which I find hard to believe. ( found it in the '53 catalog, heading a number of 027 sets ???) It's the biggest PW offering next to the 773 and the shell has it's roots in the prewar 226. IMHO the tender should have been the same as on the 773. The 2046W looks diminutive behind that hulking boiler.
Bruce
now that's the kind of payment I'd like to get.
Nice 2046. Part of the 646-726-2056 line- all good engines. Nice pay check.
No pic at the moment, but I got a restored Lionel 682 this past week that runs/looks great. I think it's original and not a converted 681 (nothing to prove it, but the engine is very nice and the guy I got it from has a great reputation).
Nothing exciting but bought two silver 2400 series passenger cars from my antique dealer. Not in bad shape, good price so I will mess around with them. He has two more that I might get, too. An article in CTT about repainting some got me to thinking- a nice set of dark blue cars would look nice.
I've thought about a blue with grey roof set of 2400s myself.
The cars are silver so I was thinking a silver roof, a blue band across the top of the windows with another along the side. If I didn't like it I could make it all blue. Have to find a nice medium dark blue.
Another addition to the KMT accumulation. The Alaska RR in blue to join the other 2 KMT ARR variations.
The other 2 ARR are the Tuscan and the Black, supposedly the KMT black does not exist.
Bill T.
now that's the kind of payment I'd like to get.
I second that
Hoosier Daddy?!
It's not rare or anything but it's cool because the McBay seller scammed me!
It came to me in the opposite of running and hadn't been tried in probably the last dozen years judging by the gunk in the motor and the dust inside the body...
But in true Marx fashion, a touch of elbow grease and some Kroil and ZOOM!!! Away it went at mach 10 around my little oval. Cleaned up the body and re-assembled (both the FM and caboose) and it's ready to drag some tin.
(Edited for picture)
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