Buy anything cool lately?

@Guttersnipe posted:

It's a little out of my way or I would do it. (about 1500 miles) but could somebody take sme extensive pictures of the South Dakota locomotive before they scrap it.  It could be a model someday or even a production model.

@Guttersnipe,   If I get back to Huron before we leave SD, I'd be happy to get some pics.  I guess it's an EMD model ?  The yard had 2 gutted SD40-2's to cut up also, perhaps they'll be first to get the torch.  (OGR) Curt in SD does excellent photography, perhaps he'll swing thru Huron sometime & visit Barti Metal Recycling,  Jeff is the office guy to grant yard access.

Rich in SD

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

My post York pickup, an MTH Premier PS3 T1 Duplex and seven Premier passenger cars.

Ignore the flashing lights, I don't know why the camera does that, they fine in person.

Really sharp looking train John.

@trestleking posted:

@Guttersnipe,   If I get back to Huron before we leave SD, I'd be happy to get some pics.  I guess it's an EMD model ?  The yard had 2 gutted SD40-2's to cut up also, perhaps they'll be first to get the torch.  (OGR) Curt in SD does excellent photography, perhaps he'll swing thru Huron sometime & visit Barti Metal Recycling,  Jeff is the office guy to grant yard access.

Rich in SD

That would be fantastic. Memorial of an old war horse. 

Saw these on the forum before and bought them on the eBay/Hobbyspeed account. ------Lionel boxcars.

Dabbed some paint on the roof walkways,  the ladders and rungs and gave the trucks a little to bring out detail.    Still have to adjust the height of a couple couplers to get them correct.

Have a good Thursday all.

Dallas what do you do to adjust coupler height?  I've got some o-27 streamliners that I'dlike to adjust to get them all to line up.

I got a really good deal on some scale Chessie cars from Trainz earlier…I swear I need a frequent flyer card from them!

I also ordered a henway. It’ll be here tomorrow.

Congratulations

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Saw these on the forum before and bought them on the eBay/Hobbyspeed account. ------Lionel boxcars.

Dabbed some paint on the roof walkways,  the ladders and rungs and gave the trucks a little to bring out detail.    Still have to adjust the height of a couple couplers to get them correct.

Have a good Thursday all.

Nice, but having been dubbed they youngest dirty old man in captivity, some fifty years ago, in High school, would love to see more of the second car. 

@coach joe posted:

Dallas what do you do to adjust coupler height?  I've got some o-27 streamliners that I'dlike to adjust to get them all to line up.

I just replaced the couplers with the MTH articulated style couplers.

Are your streamliner 0-27 couplers like the one below ?

On an early post, someone showed a picture of US Post Office Railroad Station stamps.  Sin ce I enjoy collecting railroad things, I ordered the stamps from the USPO.  At the same time, I ordered the first Day covedr.  See below picture of what I received.  Nice job USPO

I saw an ad for this somewhere, I forget. Doesn't matter, as 'cool' as I might think this is, it's one of the goofiest impulse buys I have ever done...

It's called an Impact Train Horn. It's a cordless driver, in this case, I got DeWalt to go along with my set of MAX20 tools, but there are many types. Very loud and obnoxious, I would probably get arrested if I set it off in the backyard. Maybe New Year's Eve, or Fourth of July.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

..........some other types Joe.   These are different in that there are no screws to loosen the side plates .   The screwed on side plates can be loosened and a shim placed under the front to raise the coupler and vice versa to lower the coupler.

First for me is the MTH PS3 Conrail SD70MAC. I was hunting for one of these for a while and snagged it off ebay the moment it was posted.

This week, I picked up these two Atlas BNSF Berwicks from a friend. I'm glad Atlas just cataloged more of these because they are one of the nicest pieces of rolling stock ever made in O-Scale.

- Jason

@James M. Dean posted:

I got a really good deal on some scale Chessie cars from Trainz earlier…I swear I need a frequent flyer card from them!

I also ordered a henway. It’ll be here tomorrow.

Did you order a 3 or 4 pounder?

😂

@jdstucks posted:

First for me is the MTH PS3 Conrail SD70MAC. I was hunting for one of these for a while and snagged it off ebay the moment it was posted.

This week, I picked up these two Atlas BNSF Berwicks from a friend. I'm glad Atlas just cataloged more of these because they are one of the nicest pieces of rolling stock ever made in O-Scale.

- Jason

That’s good to hear. I was thinking about a few of the Berwicks from the new catalog. 👌

@jdstucks posted:

First for me is the MTH PS3 Conrail SD70MAC. I was hunting for one of these for a while and snagged it off ebay the moment it was posted.

- Jason

I need to posses at least 1 Atlas car. Always hearing high praise when they're mentioned.

@GregK posted:

That’s good to hear. I was thinking about a few of the Berwicks from the new catalog. 👌

The cars look great, but  bro that Bridge ain't to shabby either

@jdstucks What paint did you use to weather your track?

@pennsyfan posted:

Did you order a 3 or 4 pounder?

😂

And was it a roaster or a fryer?

Just arrived from Mr. Muffins...

Love these Atlas cars.

@jdstucks posted:

*snip*

This week, I picked up these two Atlas BNSF Berwicks from a friend. I'm glad Atlas just cataloged more of these because they are one of the nicest pieces of rolling stock ever made in O-Scale.

- Jason

Amen to that.  Atlas O is quite literally why I am still into O scale.  Although I think the crown jewels may go to the Trinity 5161 cu.ft. hoppers or the Maxi-IV intermodals...

@coach joe posted:

Dallas what do you do to adjust coupler height?  I've got some o-27 streamliners that I'dlike to adjust to get them all to line up.

Did you get those passenger car couplers to match up ?       I only have MTH passenger cars.   Did you have any close up photos of your Lionel couplers ?

All 5 of those couplers I showed were just boxcar couplers.

Not sure how this keeps happening, but another nyc Hudson with some freight cars showed up at my door step. 🤔. I may have a problem. The engine is the MTH 5344 conventional I gave some tlc to. Along with some MTH flat cars and caboose. Nice and smooth!

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Not sure how this keeps happening, but another nyc Hudson with some freight cars showed up at my door step. 🤔. I may have a problem. The engine is the MTH 5344 conventional I gave some tlc to. Along with some MTH flat cars and caboose. Nice and smooth!

Nice, are these cars Buicks?  Is this a MTH RK car?

@FrankRazz posted:

Nice, are these cars Buicks?  Is this a MTH RK car?

Yep. Buick roadmasters on MTH rail king c&o flat car!

@FrankRazz posted:

Nice, are these cars Buicks?  Is this a MTH RK car?

We'd stage an intervention, for you, but we are as bad as you are I'd say those were 1949 models, my family had one,  It could outrun anything, but a gas station. Still loved the carm and still drive Buick convertibles

A couple of flat cars at a local train show

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

I may have a problem.

MAY??? 🤣 😈 🤣

P.S. sweet engine!!!

Geez, the voices aren't even talking to Donnie, they're just going ahead and ordering things without his knowledge.  That ever happen to you Paul?

@coach joe posted:

Geez, the voices aren't even talking to Donnie, they're just going ahead and ordering things without his knowledge.  That ever happen to you Paul?

LMAO

@coach joe posted:

Geez, the voices aren't even talking to Donnie, they're just going ahead and ordering things without his knowledge.  That ever happen to you Paul?

@pennsyfan posted:

LMAO

Has happened to me....... when pre-orders show up that I had completely forgotten about......

@Guttersnipe posted:

We'd stage an intervention, for you, but we are as bad as you are I'd say those were 1949 models, my family had one,  It could outrun anything, but a gas station. Still loved the carm and still drive Buick convertibles

Where do you find a Buick convertible today???  I'm also a convertibles lover, I had new a 64 Pontiac GTO convertible and later a 1970 Mustang convertible and much later a 2015 Mecedes convertible.  Today, I'm looking for a notherconvertible to drive around during the summer.  And to keep it train related, I just picked up that C&O Flat car eith Buick roadmaster cars. 

My 67 Wildcat I bought in 69, she is a survivor car with four hundred thousand plus miles,  I lost my '62 special forty years ago in a divorce.  I've had two wife's, but I still have my Buick

My wife’s car is a 2013 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible. She bought it new in January of 2014. Still running well.

Bought another one of these.  I was so blown away by this car after it was unpacked, decided not to paint this brand new car.  Instead, it will be the observation car in a fantasy excursion train.  Later today I'll take photos of the car and post them in a separate thread to showcase its uniqueness among LIONEL 15" aluminum pax cars--it really is quite unique.

Still needed one to paint as a prototype UP car acquired from Milwaukee Road and one showed up through an ebay saved search earlier today.  Problem is that it's NEW just like the previous one.  This UP project won't get started for a while, so the search for a used example will continue while this one will be a reserve.

PS:  Thanks to all who post here; it's one of my favorite serial threads and the source of new (at least to me) and interesting information and excellent photos.

A York buy, the Lionel Legacy F40PH Panama Canal from METCA. Love the livery colors, so I'm thinking I'll add the KCS to my collection.

Buy, no.  Acquire, definitely...

https://ogrforum.com/...1#173456840901813861

@coach joe posted:

Geez, the voices aren't even talking to Donnie, they're just going ahead and ordering things without his knowledge.  That ever happen to you Paul?

I think that the Joe McDoakes syndrome is alive and well!

https://youtu.be/t475_VGa7EE

@ncdave posted:

My wife’s car is a 2013 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible. She bought it new in January of 2014. Still running well.

Take good care of her, the wife too

@coach joe posted:

Geez, the voices aren't even talking to Donnie, they're just going ahead and ordering things without his knowledge.  That ever happen to you Paul?

Oh no, Joe… absolutely impossible!!! After several decades of familiarity, I and my voices are ALWAYS completely in sync. Obviously, Donnie is still trying to fight the voices - as the saying goes, “resistance is futile” - so the voices must make the most fortuitous decisions.

As for my friend and fellow slippery slider, Bob @RSJB18, I must politely disagree. Forgetting about a pre-order doesn’t count (e.g. my recent surprise delivery of a beautiful METCA Pennsy Union Line boxcar). A preorder speaks to a conscious decision made in direct consultation with your personal voices to make a purchase - forgetting about it is just a function of delayed shipping and aging memory. Since Donnie ain’t old enough, he really needs to come to terms with his voices Do you have any idea how many beautiful NYC Hudsons are out there???

I recently got two locomotives that I’ve wanted for some time:  a RI RS1; a RI H15-44.

@pennsyfan posted:

I think that the Joe McDoakes syndrome is alive and well!

https://youtu.be/t475_VGa7EE

And buy a round of track for the boys....🤣🤣🤣

@Apples55 posted:

Oh no, Joe… absolutely impossible!!! After several decades of familiarity, I and my voices are ALWAYS completely in sync. Obviously, Donnie is still trying to fight the voices - as the saying goes, “resistance is futile” - so the voices must make the most fortuitous decisions.

As for my friend and fellow slippery slider, Bob @RSJB18, I must politely disagree. Forgetting about a pre-order doesn’t count (e.g. my recent surprise delivery of a beautiful METCA Pennsy Union Line boxcar). A preorder speaks to a conscious decision made in direct consultation with your personal voices to make a purchase - forgetting about it is just a function of delayed shipping and aging memory. Since Donnie ain’t old enough, he really needs to come to terms with his voices Do you have any idea how many beautiful NYC Hudsons are out there???

I blame it on  short term memory loss....🤣🤣

That's my story and I'm sticking to it 👍👍

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

I blame it on  short term memory loss....🤣🤣

That's my story and I'm sticking to it 👍👍

Bob

Probably why you easily forget what the voices tell you to do…

Back on my 'York Haul' post here with the Class A (20-3036-1), I might have mentioned that the original inner wrapping was missing, as was the outer box. Well, I don't know how I'm going to get an outer box, but I did remember seeing in one of MTH's shipping updates an item that I subsequently ordered last week, a pack of MTH "Locomotive Wrapping Material", 60-1001:

This includes (25 I think) sets of inner foam wrap, MTH-branded plastic outer wrap and ribbons for lifting your hefty steamers into and out of their spaces in the styrofoam trays. While it's true I'm only going to get to use at most three of these sets (my Anniversary Dash-8 and NKP Berkshire #765 being the other eventual recipients once I get or make some sort of styrofoam trays for them), it was worth having for when I transport this loco to get its Proto-3 upgrade, so the remaining ones will find a use somewhere, if not in my own collection, then in someone else's

---PCJ

@RailRide posted:

Back on my 'York Haul' post here with the Class A (20-3036-1), I might have mentioned that the original inner wrapping was missing, as was the outer box. Well, I don't know how I'm going to get an outer box, but I did remember seeing in one of MTH's shipping updates an item that I subsequently ordered last week, a pack of MTH "Locomotive Wrapping Material", 60-1001:

This includes (25 I think) sets of inner foam wrap, MTH-branded plastic outer wrap and ribbons for lifting your hefty steamers into and out of their spaces in the styrofoam trays. While it's true I'm only going to get to use at most three of these sets (my Anniversary Dash-8 and NKP Berkshire #765 being the other eventual recipients once I get or make some sort of styrofoam trays for them), it was worth having for when I transport this loco to get its Proto-3 upgrade, so the remaining ones will find a use somewhere, if not in my own collection, then in someone else's

---PCJ

I'm going to pick on you. Brother. If you can make Styrofoam trays,  You can make outer boxes, and would not it be nice to have well stained high gloss wooden box for each one, don't you think they deserve it, or even better don't you think YOU deserve it

@Guttersnipe posted:

I'm going to pick on you. Brother. If you can make Styrofoam trays,  You can make outer boxes, and would not it be nice to have well stained high gloss wooden box for each one, don't you think they deserve it, or even better don't you think YOU deserve it

What I have is the Hot Wire Foam Factory scroll table. The material I have is those 1.5" thick styrofoam shipping boxes (ProPak  brand) used to ship frozen meat with dry-ice bags (my mother has been ordering meats this way on a semi-regular basis):

As you can see, I've got a surplus stack of these (even more than what's in the photo) in various sizes that I can mine for flat slabs to cut up, pin and glue (with styrofoam-specific glue, also from Hot Wire Foam factory). While directly copying a the cavities of a locomotive container is beyond any normal person's capabilities (as far as I know), I can stack flat slabs with cutouts to more-or-less mimic the shape of a typical diesel or steam loco with additional blocks to keep detail work from being subject to the pressure of the locomotive (particularly important for steamers) lying on its side.

Sourcing corrugated cardboard in sizes sufficient to enclose the final shape of these (so far hypothetical) containers will be a little trickier. And as for the finely-finished wood cases, I'd need a workshop and carpentry skills. Unfortunately I lack the space for the former and thus a facility to develop the latter

---PCJ

@RailRide posted:

What I have is the Hot Wire Foam Factory scroll table. The material I have is those 1.5" thick styrofoam shipping boxes (ProPak  brand) used to ship frozen meat with dry-ice bags (my mother has been ordering meats this way on a semi-regular basis):

As you can see, I've got a surplus stack of these (even more than what's in the photo) in various sizes that I can mine for flat slabs to cut up, pin and glue (with styrofoam-specific glue, also from Hot Wire Foam factory). While directly copying a the cavities of a locomotive container is beyond any normal person's capabilities (as far as I know), I can stack flat slabs with cutouts to more-or-less mimic the shape of a typical diesel or steam loco with additional blocks to keep detail work from being subject to the pressure of the locomotive (particularly important for steamers) lying on its side.

Sourcing corrugated cardboard in sizes sufficient to enclose the final shape of these (so far hypothetical) containers will be a little trickier. And as for the finely-finished wood cases, I'd need a workshop and carpentry skills. Unfortunately I lack the space for the former and thus a facility to develop the latter

---PCJ

Sounds good to me.  If I had your talent, though, I would go ahead and line the cavity with a nice velvet. of the road color including the front of the Styrofoam, Then build a nice, varnished wood box around the Styrofoam, and put a Framed and hinged Plexiglas plate on the front.  Again You, the money you spent and the model all deserve the best. 

Railride, don't those Styrofoam chests come inside cardboard boxes or are they wrapped in plastic?

@coach joe posted:

Railride, don't those Styrofoam chests come inside cardboard boxes or are they wrapped in plastic?

As they come from QVC, they're just taped up and labeled like any other shipping box. According to my brother, who is home to receive the shipments from UPS, maybe one time out of ten they'll come in a cardboard carton with the styrofoam box inside.

The LIFOAM (makers of the ProPak styrofoam shipping cartons/coolers) website lists them as being sold with cardboard outer boxes, but maybe QVC gets them without the cardboard, or separates them for use in non-perishable shipments. The lids slot into recesses in the lip of the box, so they're pretty secure once taped up.

As an aside,  I see some people are re-selling their used foam cartons on Ebay. Viable, I guess after seeing what some of them cost new at retail.

---PCJ

My MKT Heritage SD70ace Pre-ordered early 2022 and it finally got here.   A little oil and away it went.

I got  a little anxious since I found 3-4 of the previous versions at very good prices while I was waiting.  It will look good pulling all my Texas Special and MKT items.

PENNSY  Premier coil car.  (  new to me ).

Got this yesterday from Brady's Train Outlet. It's a Rail King Tool Car Caboose from 2006

Purchased a MTH 40' high cube to kit bash at the most recent York to parallel the METCA P-51 theme diesel. Using comic to art (Lichtenstein) and employing a comic storyboard concept as inspiration, I came up with this.

Will be waiting to see the finished product

Wife got this for me for my birthday. It's like she knows ..

Wow Donnie that is so true. Where did you get that?

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Wow Donnie that is so true. Where did you get that?

Amazon!

No photos yet, but i just got an HO 130 foot turntable that has a drive system that could probably turn a ½" scale EM-1! I plan on using it on a proposed On2½ layout.

York pickups from @Berwyns Toys and Trains:

MTH 30-20931-1 Rock Island RS-1 (Berwyn's custom run)

MTH 20-94481 Rock Island Reefer (Berwyn's custom run)

MTH 20-94483 CB&Q Reefer (Berwyn's custom run)

MTH 20-94588 Swift Reefer (Berwyn's custom run)

MTH 20-94586 Swift Reefer (Berwyn's custom run)

The big box from Menard's came in.

I wanted the Saturn V as soon as I saw it once I was on the web site I figured I would add some other things.  My daughter served in the USAF for 4 years so the flat with Power Wagon was a no-brainer.  I already had red, yellow and Army versions of the Power Wagon, never saw a blue one on the road, or off, so I had originally passed on it but why not.  And the deuce and a halfs were just too good to pass up. I think the USAF Power Wagon is just a touch lighter than the blue one.

The true NO-BRAINER was forgetting to order the power pack for the Saturn V.  That brain fart cost me another shipping and processing fee.

Waaaaay cool. Thanks to your daughter for her service. do seem that power wagons a different era then the Rocket. , but, as Isaid before It is your railroad.  Beside there could have been a blue unit, Kind of like the American version of the British  Mosquito

This just arrived yesterday. It will enable me to  move  forward on my project of the restoration of a wrecked Alaska GP9.
In case you haven’t seen my previous posts

https://ogrforum.com/...c/173175223039705504

Thanks to Calvin for making the shell available.

Picked up  NYC H10 44 from Trainworld.

The backstory on this car.
My Grandson just graduated from the Black Bird Academy in Nashville TN. He studied sound engineering. He also has a band. He is working with Clair Global, he’ll be working on the setting up of the Taylor Swift this weekend.  When this showed up on EBay I thought it was nice tribute; but also thought graphics would look better on a boxcar. I tried to stimulate interest at METCA to create such a car; but found out that a boxcar with guitar graphics did not make the cut for the Nashville convention. So here is the flat car with crates of Martin & Co guitars. Lionel didn’t even put a Roadname on the flatcar, ugh.

@Sitka are you a spruce? See the 2nd crate from the right .

@pennsyfan posted:

The backstory on this car.
My Grandson just graduated from the Black Bird Academy in Nashville TN. He studied sound engineering. He also has a band. He is working with Clair Global, he’ll be working on the setting up of the Taylor Swift this weekend.  When this showed up on EBay I thought it was nice tribute; but also thought graphics would look better on a boxcar. I tried to stimulate interest at METCA to create such a car; but found out that a boxcar with guitar graphics did not make the cut for the Nashville convention. So here is the flat car with crates of Martin & Co guitars. Lionel didn’t even put a Roadname on the flatcar, ugh.

@Sitka are you a spruce? See the 2nd crate from the right .

Had to look that up, A Sitka spruce tree pretty cool our wolf (Husky) is named after Sitka the first town in Alaska well they think they are Wolfs they play rough with other four legged animals. Now I have to buy a small Sitka to plant pretty cool Pennsy!

As the Late Great Ed Sullivan would have said great shoew

New York Central fire car, with trailer for all the electronics.

That are a cute little critter, reminds, (and I'm dating myself) of a little critter that was in HO, DECADES AGO. That, on a four wheel rubber band drive and looked like a small upside down shoe, with a propeller on the back that would race around the tack a high speed.

Been busy with a club-related project and haven't really had time to photograph anything. Here are a few recent acquisitions.

MTH Rail King GP7 w/Proto3. It's a freight unit.

MTH Premier GP9. Passenger setup, but I'm going to see if I can get a scale tank for it.

Atlas Trainman Rock Island PS4750 Covered Hopper. I'm going to patch this one for CNW and switch it over to scale wheels.

In my never-ending quest for York-related car offerings, Weaver 2010 Fall tour. Like the other Weaver cars in my collection, it will be outfitted with Kadee couplers and Intermountain scale wheels.

Paradise and Pacific did a special run of Weaver tank cars for the 25th anniversary back in 2000. They had several cars left, so I bought a set. These will get the Kadee/Intermountain treatment.

I missed out on the TCA Strasburg snow plow, but snagged this one.  My first Nickel Plate Road buy. The Red is beautiful and the white lettering and accents pop.

Today, at the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club, #401 pulled its first train!

Really Nice, thank you

My first actual Williams engine and rolling stock Crown Editions. The paint finish on these are great. Along with a Weaver caboose. Really like the Sharknose Diesels! Along with the Delaware and Hudson paint scheme. When I first ran these I finally understand why the motors  need to be rewired in series. What a difference! And super easy to do. Runs so much better and slower.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

My first actual Williams engine and rolling stock Crown Editions. The paint finish on these are great. Along with a Weaver caboose. Really like the Sharknose Diesels! Along with the Delaware and Hudson paint scheme. When I first ran these I finally understand why the motors  need to be rewired in series. What a difference! And super easy to do. Runs so much better and slower.

Do you have a couple videos of the in series wiring of the motors BEFORE and AFTER running results ? 

Nice lookig diesels.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Do you have a couple videos of the in series wiring of the motors BEFORE and AFTER running results ? 

Nice lookig diesels.

Unfortunately I didn't. But, if you go to YouTube and type "Williams sd45 wiring series" there's a gentleman that did a 3 part video on the results.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Unfortunately I didn't. But, if you go to YouTube and type "Williams sd45 wiring series" there's a gentleman that did a 3 part video on the results.

Thanks for the heads up Donnie

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

My first actual Williams engine and rolling stock Crown Editions. The paint finish on these are great. Along with a Weaver caboose. Really like the Sharknose Diesels! Along with the Delaware and Hudson paint scheme. When I first ran these I finally understand why the motors  need to be rewired in series. What a difference! And super easy to do. Runs so much better and slower.

Ahhhh… the D&H - now you’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole, Donnie. And the sharks are sharp (just ask Bob @RSJB18 ). From experience I can tell you Alco PA’s in D&H livery are also gorgeous!!! You may wish to review/add to this thread 
https://ogrforum.com/...ware-and-hudson-fans

@Apples55 posted:

Ahhhh… the D&H - now you’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole, Donnie. And the sharks are sharp (just ask Bob @RSJB18 ). From experience I can tell you Alco PA’s in D&H livery are also gorgeous!!! You may wish to review/add to this thread 
https://ogrforum.com/...ware-and-hudson-fans

Great thread! I actually had the Lionel MPC D&H diesel a while back. I've currently ran out of room with all my recent acquisitions. No longer will I allow you gentlemen to be a bad influence... 😂. Yeah right... To be continued.

MNot a fan of Alco's normally, but In my opinion, there isn't a prettier Diesel then the Alco PA, no matter what the livery

This is a little late "After York Purchases" but I finally got around to taking a couple of pictures.  Before York, I purchased the Lionel Girl's set from a fellow OGR member with a pick up at York.  Since I now had the Girl's set, I visited one of the delaer's in the Orange Hall that was selling custom pastel colored freight cars.  Below are pictures of the four cars I picked up;

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

My first actual Williams engine and rolling stock Crown Editions. The paint finish on these are great. Along with a Weaver caboose. Really like the Sharknose Diesels! Along with the Delaware and Hudson paint scheme. When I first ran these I finally understand why the motors  need to be rewired in series. What a difference! And super easy to do. Runs so much better and slower.

I really like that caboose Donnie !

Last March I bought the same locomotive A-B-A with PS2 3 volt. They run very smooth !

@taycotrains posted:

I really like that caboose Donnie !

Last March I bought the same locomotive A-B-A with PS2 3 volt. They run very smooth !

Thank you sir. Your purchase inspired me to get those. After I got the weaver Pennsylvania sharknoses I saw your video. I thought I need the D&H ones as well! Those do run nice and smooth. I had to add lock washers to the dummy couplers because they seemed too loose and vibrated the locos like crazy.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Thank you sir. Your purchase inspired me to get those. After I got the weaver Pennsylvania sharknoses I saw your video. I thought I need the D&H ones as well! Those do run nice and smooth. I had to add lock washers to the dummy couplers because they seemed too loose and vibrated the locos like crazy.

I’m getting old and forgetful Donnie…I completely forgot I posted those locomotives last March…but I am glad I inspired you to get them !

@Apples55 posted:

Ahhhh… the D&H - now you’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole, Donnie. And the sharks are sharp (just ask Bob @RSJB18 ). From experience I can tell you Alco PA’s in D&H livery are also gorgeous!!! You may wish to review/add to this thread 
https://ogrforum.com/...ware-and-hudson-fans

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Great Sharks Donnie. As Paul stated, the hole gets deep real quick!

Bob

I have this brass two rail class 62 Hudson project on the way.  Pretty sure it is IMP.  It will go with the class 58 2-C-C-2 electric I also have by KTM.

Fantastic, and I don't mean the Southern Bell Train joke, Hope fully you will post the finish project.   

@RSJB18 posted:

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Great Sharks Donnie. As Paul stated, the hole gets deep real quick!

Bob

Geeez Bob............." the hole gets deep real quick " ?

I get vibes that make me think my hole is dug with VOYAGER 1 .     (  according to NASA it's about 14.793 BILLION miles from Earth )

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Great thread! I actually had the Lionel MPC D&H diesel a while back. I've currently ran out of room with all my recent acquisitions. No longer will I allow you gentlemen to be a bad influence... 😂. Yeah right... To be continued.

Us??? Gentlemen??? Bad influences??? I think you have the wrong impression of us, Donnie

@RSJB18 posted:

HEY! How did I get dragged into this????????

Bob

Because you resemble that remark???

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

@Apples55 posted:

Us??? Gentlemen??? Bad influences??? I think you have the wrong impression of us, Donnie

Because you resemble that remark???

Guilty as charged.....🤣🤣🤣

Cool bookends.....👍👍

Great buys everyone, I just bought this Hurst stepper motor with brake and beautifully made aluminum bracket to get my turntable back in operation. It goes to my PTC 3 (programmable turntable controller), made by NYRS PTC 3/PTC 4, out of Ft. Worth Texas. It allows 99 stops, head-end and 99 tail-end. It works on a memory basis, and is very accurate. Happy Railroading Everyone

Got word that Cedar Point had Lionel produce an O gauge version of their number 22 Myron H. I had to make a special trip to pick up one as I had worked there for a few weeks last year (that's a different story for a different time). I had the crew sign the box as I knew them from last year. My face says it all holding the box. 

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

OK I gotta be a pain in the kiester, what scale are they.  one of that would look great as a station on a layout. 

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

Very nice, Happy Birthday!

i visited Cincinnati Union Terminal years ago, when I was in Cincinnati for a business Meeting. I also walked across the Roebling  bridge to get to a Reds game which was a few blocks from the bridge. (The hotel was in Ludlow KY).

@Apples55 posted:

Not bought, but a birthday gift last month… this is a pair of bookends showing the Cincinnati Union Terminal. They are made by Rookwood Pottery and were originally made to celebrate the opening of the Terminal - sets were given as gifts to dignitaries at the terminal’s dedication on March 31, 1933. Since two of my favorite lines stopped at the terminal back in the day, figured these would be a perfect addition to my train collection.

Okay, these are really great.  For those interested, Rookwood Pottery makes these bookends in at least three glazes: white, brown, and the color Apple55 has purchased: https://rookwood.com/products/union-terminal-bookends.  If only I had the room ... sigh. And, how awesome it would be if the pottery produced other rail stations.  Now I'm going to have to go buy those US train station postal stamps as a consolation :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

I have had a fondness for Lionel 4-4-0 "Generals" since I was a kid.  I have managed to collect pretty much all the W&ARR Lionel "Generals" from the modern era, and a little over a week ago, I won a #1800 General Frontier Pack in excellent shape for an unbelievable price, so I am now officially into the realm of the Postwar "Generals"...

Andy

@Nathan B posted:

Got word that Cedar Point had Lionel produce an O gauge version of their number 22 Myron H. I had to make a special trip to pick up one as I had worked there for a few weeks last year (that's a different story for a different time). I had the crew sign the box as I knew them from last year. My face says it all holding the box. 

How cool is that?!!!!  Congrats on that amazing purchase!

@Guttersnipe posted:

OK I gotta be a pain in the kiester, what scale are they.  one of that would look great as a station on a layout.

Not sure of the scale… what is smaller than Z scale They are definitely not suitable to O, but they will look fine with some of my train books!!!

@pennsyfan posted:

Very nice, Happy Birthday!

i visited Cincinnati Union Terminal years ago, when I was in Cincinnati for a business Meeting. I also walked across the Roebling  bridge to get to a Reds game which was a few blocks from the bridge. (The hotel was in Ludlow KY).

Thanks, Bob. Never knew there was a Roebling Bridge in Cinncy. Needless to say, I’ve been over the Brooklyn Bridge more times than I can count (interesting that the Cinncy towers have some resemblance to the Brooklyn towers!!!), and I’ve driven across the Roebling Bridge near me in PA.

@Apples55 posted:

…interesting that the Cinncy towers have some resemblance to the Brooklyn towers!!!…

Probably because both bridges were designed by the same person…John A. Roebling

@Apples55 posted:

Not sure of the scale… what is smaller than Z scale They are definitely not suitable to O, but they will look fine with some of my train books!!!

Yes I'm afraid they do look small, and yes they do look like great book ends. My only problem with book ends is that my shelfs are so full I have to older books in tubs ,seal them up and put them in the shed. 

Buy?  No.  But I did trade for another Peacock Pullman...

Note the Depression-era Christmas bulb inside...

Mitch

I picked up a another nice lot of extra clean, boxed Postwar Lionel last week.

Postwar Lionel is what I love and what I run!

I've been looking at these for a while, and since I haven't bought any lately I figured I could sneak them in under the radar.  I was mostly successful.  The first is the Hooker Chemical Tank Car, 6-17909.  The second is the Santa Reefer with ETD, 6-17302.  Both were NIB from the bay for a very reasonable price.  I bought the reefer specifically because it had an ETD.  It seemed to me that you had to by a set of cars in order to get one with an ETD, and that would have been a non-starter.  I looked up buying/making/installing ETDs and saw only one significant thread, but that was back in 2015.

Took advantage of Trainz free shipping for the Derby on Saturday. Scored my first Atlas loco.

LIRR RS-1 # 461 w/ TMCC. I wasn't sure if the Titchy paint scheme was prototypical for the period but apparently it was...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=4439882

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Took advantage of Trainz free shipping for the Derby on Saturday. Scored my first Atlas loco.

LIRR RS-1 # 461 w/ TMCC. I wasn't sure if the Titchy paint scheme was prototypical for the period but apparently it was...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=4439882

Bob

Don’t see any pictures Bob; and the just shows a stub end.

@pennsyfan posted:

Don’t see any pictures Bob; and the just shows a stub end.

Just reloaded them Bob. The site was taking forever to upload before. Must have gotten lost in the ozone.....

crazy stuff, just some junk most would toss lmao Prewar motor and a home made wood body. sort of similar to a PRR O1 electric.

@Dennis Holler posted:

This is really something special Dennis.

A real hobbyist with a love for trains.

@Dennis Holler-- Dennis, Her looks seem to be worth it alone...but, does she also run? And hand lettered!

Tom

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

@Fatman Yes, this is clearly a serious infraction.

I believe the ruling from the typical O-scale court would be a drastic penalty of imposing you to post a video of this little beast running!

Tom

LOL @PRR8976 , to tell the truth I dont even know if it runs , neither does the seller , The Infamous " No Key to test" excuse lol

And its still in the Pensy state , somewhere at a Post Office coming even further from its old home !

But I suspect I might be able to do just that in a few months ?

Bob, very nice pick up.  I had a few things on my Trainz wishlist that free shipping would have helped but after the 785, GW 180 transformer and the Menard's Apollo the budget was done.

Fatman, I'm sure you can find a key somewhere by the time that little clockwork beauty finds it's way to you.

I have a gazillionn keys waiting Joe 

@Fatman- your scale transgressions will be forgiven.......a very cool find to be sure. Let's hope it runs and we will be expecting a video documentary.

@Dennis Holler- another neat engine. I don't know how you keep finding these gems in disguise.

@coach joe- Thanks. I've been hunting for a LIRR Steam switcher but the RS-1 was sitting there staring back at me from the computer screen. Couldn't resist! Not that I need much help.........

Hi, I'm Bob. (group says Hi Bob), and I'm a train-a-holic......

@Fatman posted:

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

It runs on rails that’s close enough for me.

@Fatman posted:

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods Benevolence ...

Found a lurking " Unknown maker " little clockwork saddletank 0-6-0 on ebay ( and yes its 00 scale dont hate me for posting it here , all my friends are O gauge'rs)

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening , for a LOT of reasons ... if it IS what I "think" it could be .. its a rare beast , and its a VERY long way from home ( it was for sale in Pennsylvania !)

I have never even seen a photo of one .. and believe me I have looked all over the webs for a good few years now , as the maker is a pet "love" of mine ... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England and in numbers of only the few hundreds at best .. its predecessor the flat sided tank model ( which I had seen a photo of ) only existed in a run of 500 that were sold thru a retailer friend of his ... I have been supremely lucky to find and acquire 3 different O gauge JvR's and I have posted them here and there .. but this , this is my white whale !

I had to bid for it unconfirmed and as such didn't go wild for it , and despite a last minute flurry of bids , it ended up being a super bargain if it WAS what I thought it to be , or a silly waste of good money if it wasnt LOL!

Luckily today it was confirmed to me that it is indeed a JvR and I now have seen the article of it from Michael D Fosters #4 volume of British Toy Trains , Thanks to Fred van der Lubbe (sncf231e) from the Netherlands for running to his library to help me out via our email exchanges !

Its quite possible people here will be sick of me posting it .. so be gentle with me lol

You have to get her running, and build a couple of four wheeled tall sided gondola's.  Not every layout had an amusement train for the kiddies to ride.  Go for it brother

Newly arrived from the Red Lion Road plant of the Edward G. Budd manufacturing company, in northeast Philadelphia, the consist for The Crusader.

Great Stuff everyone... @Fatman - what a great find!  I don't know how you keep coming up with these rarities (yes I am jealous )  As to gauge, well since I posted some "HO" awhile back I am in favor of doing whatever we can to spread the knowledge of our toy train history world wide, gauge or not.  I believe in "exemptions" for tinplate or historically significant trains like this one.  @Dennis Holler - Dennis, I think the Hudson is super but I admit I know next to nothing about "KTM" as a manufacturer.  I am interested in what function the two valves (one with a red handle and the other blue) handle at the base footplate of the tender serve?  At first I thought the loco might be live steam but I doubt it as I look closer.  Anyway its mysterious.  OBTW that wooden PRR boxcab electric is also neat.  The brass nameplate between the powered drivers is most likely Lionel perhaps you might post what it what is written on it  which might give us a date for the motor unit.

OK what do I have today.  Well given that Donnie Kennedy showed his new coffee cup I decided I might show mine.  This Central of Ga cup was a $5 purchase at the Austin Train show last weekend.  Now why on earth should a Texas fellow be interested in a railroad in Georgia.  Well here is the backstory... The Central of Georgia was formed out of the physical and financial impact of the Civil war on railroad lines in the South.  One of the lines consolidated into C of Ga was the "Savannah and Atlantic" railroad, a small portion of whose lines still exist as part of the NS system.  The Savannah and Atlantic came from a reorganization of the "Savannah and Tybee Island" railroad which had filed for bankruptcy just about as soon as it was finished in 1887 and it was sold at public auction in 1890.  This railroad was then absorbed into the Central of Georgia in 1895 and operated as the Tybee branch from 1895 until its closure in 1933.  The Tybee branch operated two American type locos that started out as coal powered but were quickly converted to oil to lessen the impact of smoke on the beach area.  This RR operated all year but was so busy carrying day trippers to the beach in season that it often operated double headed passenger trains.  Its demise came as a causeway for automobiles was constructed and finished in 1922 and cars soon took the place of passenger trains.

OK - so what is my connection? A number of years ago, my wife and I purchased a summer retreat home on Tybee island.  This is just about 15 miles roughly south east from Savannah (the total length of the Tybee Island RR was 18 miles).  Vestiges of the former RR line can still be found and the roadbed across the wetlands is still visible (now a hiking path).  It would have run just about 2 blocks from our house as it moved to the central part of the island.  So we share a heritage with the Central of Ga who operated the RR to our beach home.

Well that's my story today

Best wishes

Don

Hi Bob!  Is Paul your sponsor?

@coach joe posted:

Hi Bob!  Is Paul your sponsor?

I don't think Paul would be what you would call a sponsor.......enabler maybe.......

@RSJB18 posted:

I don't think Paul would be what you would call a sponsor.......enabler maybe.......

I resemble that remark, Bob!!!

By the way… did you see that NLOE just announced their next offering??? As a Lawn-guy-Lind ex-pat, you might be interested too Joe

https://ogrforum.com/...c/174582993418661865

And before you ask, yes, I’ve already ordered mine

@Apples55 posted:

I resemble that remark, Bob!!!

By the way… did you see that NLOE just announced their next offering??? As a Lawn-guy-Lind ex-pat, you might be interested too Joe

https://ogrforum.com/...c/174582993418661865

And before you ask, yes, I’ve already ordered mine

Nice car but I'll pass on this one. Would have been better if they wrapped the load with one of the old yards like Kleet.

I have a wife that loves teaching middle school age kids.  She says, "Someone has to love them." Along with the kids she liked a show called "Psych".  You might understand why I needed a pineapple car.  Finally found a postwar 6475 in my price range, nothing broken and 4 vats in excellent shape.  It took a 2nd busted up donor to get all good vat labels.  If you get one of these, be very careful in servicing and cleaning the vat labels.

It came along with a few other cars that were on my postwar list.   

And an engine in good shape

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Newly arrived from the Red Lion Road plant of the Edward G. Budd manufacturing company, in northeast Philadelphia, the consist for The Crusader.

Tranquil Hollow RR, NICE! I have the Santa Fe version of those passenger cars and there are some interesting differences. Questions: Did the baggage car come with interior LED lighting? Your models have vents on the roof, my SF version do not, are those original? The roofs on my SF look a little plain without vents, yours look next level, I like it.

Anyway, they are a great addition to your layout! Enjoy!

Scott, I received these today from EBay. It appears that the cars were new in the boxes. The flaps, except for one, were tight with no marks or creases. I will take a look because I don’t know if the lights are LEDs or not.

Jay

@Fatman posted:

Probably the coolest thing I will buy this year .... thinking I have used up my fair share of the Train Gods

H

When I first saw the pics I had that little tingle in the back of my neck happening ........... and indeed it turns out to be a John Van Riemsdijk controlled clockwork 0-6-0 Peckett saddle tank locomotive .. made in the 50's by the man himself in his workshops in gloomy old England

Hope you can find the key for it Fatman........mostly so the rest of us can see your video of it running.

She sure is a beauty though , just setting there.

@VHubbard posted:

I have a wife that loves teaching middle school age kids.  She says, "Someone has to love them." Along with the kids she liked a show called "Psych".  You might understand why I needed a pineapple car.  Finally found a postwar 6475 in my price range, nothing broken and 4 vats in excellent shape.  It took a 2nd busted up donor to get all good vat labels.  If you get one of these, be very careful in servicing and cleaning the vat labels.

It came along with a few other cars that were on my postwar list.   

And an engine in good shape

Looking good, hope you can pick up another FA, for the consist

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Scott, I received these today from EBay. It appears that the cars were new in the boxes. The flaps, except for one, were tight with no marks or creases. I will take a look because I don’t know if the lights are LEDs or not.

Jay

Somehow I didn't get the pictures but I hope you don't mind if I name my next passenger Car Tranquil Hollow. 

@Guttersnipe posted:

Somehow I didn't get the pictures but I hope you don't mind if I name my next passenger Car Tranquil Hollow.

Here are the photos again.

Jay

Have a pair of these on the way. Now I have to find where I put those scale trucks. I don't recall if these were an exclusive for Berwyns. I also ordered a CNW FM Trainmaster.

It's never too early to start preparing for the Christmas layout.  I received this from Trainworld yesterday.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Here are the photos again.

Jay

Thanks. looking great.

Great Cup, as to the real world, presently the Tourist Railroad out of Ely Nevada is having a memorial to their round house cat "Dirt," and I believe they had a coffee cup with His picture on it. I use to have one, it disappeared, but I plan to get another. I have never been their and am not associated with them and yes this a plug. but what better way to promote the hobby then to support the real thing

It was not bent in the pictures

He put it in a tiny box. The box was not damaged. Consider this a reminder to pack well!!!!!!!!!.