@Apples55- Sir- I refer you to your post on the 26th day of June in the Lords year of 2024........

@pennsyfan- Nice GG-1 Bob. Don't forget to empty the mint car if you go to sell it......the buyer would get quite a surprise.
The K-line Plymouth's all come with a second set of "scale" couplers. I have a few extras. Don't know why they weren't just installed from the factory. They look much better than the bigger claws.

@leapinlarry- Sorry to hear of the loss of yet another friend..... I don't run modern era but that GE EVO is sharp.

@VHubbard- congrats on the bucket list find.

Great purchases everyone....looks like I have some catching up to do.

Bob

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Speaking of Atlas RS, I found this conventional RS-D 4/5 on the bay for a great price. I did have to series wire the motor. Then, I rewired it so it would start in forward with cab first. I prefer it that way, and I believe Santa Fe did too. Nice switcher for the money!

Donnie, I have the MTH RK version, and while I don’t know if it’s true to prototype, mine starts short hood forward.

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Donnie, I have the MTH RK version, and while I don’t know if it’s true to prototype, mine starts short hood forward.

I could be wrong but I think toy train manufacturers started making their engines start short hood forward when the FRA regulations stated it that way. I was happily surprised that they went back to long hood forward when modeling older prototypes; but the modern models are short hood forward.

@Apples55 posted:

Well… seems like I done gone and did it again

First up are a pair of milk cars from Forum Sponsor JR Junction. I have been trying to “restrain” some of my purchases to lines that had a presence in my corner of Pennsylvania (with, admittedly, little success!!!). When someone posted pics of one of these, I realized that I didn’t have any O&W cars on my roster. The O&W had a branch line which ran from Cadosia, NY down through northern Wayne County to Scranton in Lackawanna County (not sure if they carried milk on that branch, but they do on my pike).

Then, I made the mistake of checking out Gryzboski’s website (one of my all too regular failings) and noticed that he had a bunch of Altas cars, and I just had to look (Mea Culpa) - looks like they plan on carrying Atlas going forward. Amidst the current offerings were a couple of local roads… D&H and Bethlehem Steel.

And while I was there, Joe mentioned that an engine I had ordered (and COMPLETELY forgot about) had come in - a Lionel legacy S2 in SIRT (Staten Island Rapid Transit) livery. While not local to me currently, having grown up in NYC, I had to add an MTA engine to the roster. Soooooo…

Finally, I received notice that two beer reefers for the good folks at the NJ HiRailers were arriving. Another wonderful job by the club!!!

As with all of the clubs prior offerings, they have some amazing graphics and NYC/Brooklyn connection.

So, taken in total, I have just added another complete train to my layout!!!

I think this shows incredible restraint.  The SIRT doesn't count because you forgot you ordered it, those NJHRs cars were ordered last year so they don't count, so I mere 5 new additions is truly restrained for you.

Rode Amtrak's Empire Building twice a year between Spokane and Milwaukee from 2013 to 2017 and thought it would be awesome to have these cars in my train collection.

Unfortunately all the Amtrak Superliner offerings I saw were not the Phase VI.

About a year ago I found some! I thought they were a bit pricey, but the details are awesome.

Coach / Baggage #31004:

Coach #34010:

Sightseer Lounge #33004:

Sleeper #32004:

Diner #38006:

Now just waiting for the "Transition Car" which is going to be only Phase IV.

These are still available through Golden Gate Depot, but hurry because this is the second and last run!

I picked up this nice smooth running Lionel T1 "Texan" 2-10-4 from Trainz as a Father's day Special - Free Shipping. Heck, $36 is nothing to sneeze at these days for shipping is it?  They had 3 of these and this one had a 'smudge' on the roof and a reduced price.  Let her stretch her legs Friday afternoon on Bob's layout and she's very nice. Built in the early 2000s, she only has 2 chuffs and pretty weak smoke but the sounds are really full and deep. Lots of detail for a steamer that old too - look close at the valves and piping. Am most pleased with this one...

Just received a new in shipping container Lionel Strasburg Legacy #89 (1970's version) for a great price of $650. Look forward to running it in bluetooth with my phone.

@coach joe posted:

I think this shows incredible restraint.  The SIRT doesn't count because you forgot you ordered it, those NJHRs cars were ordered last year so they don't count, so I mere 5 new additions is truly restrained for you.

By that logic....I'd go broke.....🤣🤣🤣

@RSJB18 posted:

@Apples55- Sir- I refer you to your post on the 26th day of June in the Lords year of 2024.........

Great purchases everyone....looks like I have some catching up to do.

Bob

Oh Bob, Bob, Bob… if I feel some inexplicable need to have someone remind me of my past statements, I’ll call my ex-wife, thank you

@coach joe posted:

I think this shows incredible restraint.  The SIRT doesn't count because you forgot you ordered it, those NJHRs cars were ordered last year so they don't count, so I mere 5 new additions is truly restrained for you.

Thank you, Joe - I’m glad someone takes a logical view of my recent activities

@RSJB18 posted:

By that logic....I'd go broke.....🤣🤣🤣

So, Joe… looks like Bob has thrown down the gauntlet - got to stimulate the voices in his head

@Apples55 posted:

Oh Bob, Bob, Bob… if I feel some inexplicable need to have someone remind me of my past statements, I’ll call my ex-wife, thank you

Thank you, Joe - I’m glad someone takes a logical view of my recent activities

So, Joe… looks like Bob has thrown down the gauntlet - got to stimulate the voices in his head

No worries Paul....I've forgotten about several pre-orders already.....😂😂😂

Garage sale find. Lionel uncatalog set X623 from 1961. Contained the 6519 Allis-Chamber car and amazingly both brake wheels were intact. I must go to 100 garage sales before I find any Lionel. Made my day. Happy Fourth of July.

well no pictures but I bought the full set of Frosty the snowman for 125$$ on ebay.  no track or transformer but it all looks like new,  runs good..  I collect all the Christmas stuff..

@franktrain posted:

Garage sale find. Lionel uncatalog set X623 from 1961. Contained the 6519 Allis-Chamber car and amazingly both brake wheels were intact. I must go to 100 garage sales before I find any Lionel. Made my day. Happy Fourth of July.

Score! Congrats!

Picked up the Clemenza's Bakery car from Stockyard Express yesterday.

Railking

New Hot Wheels 1:43.  A little more current and high end than what most of us are looking for.  At $25 each I would have left them on the rack but Target had them on Clearance for 1/2 price so for $12.49 they'll be the stars of the stars of       the  4th of July car show.

Picked up the Menards Sunoco Station yesterday

Got my new Lionel Rock Island GP-7 !  With 4 pickup rollers it runs nice and slow and smooth throughout my yard - planning to use it as my yard switcher.  Very very happy with this engine!  Electro couplers front and rear.

(I had purchased a Lionel BN GP-20 earlier in the year, but with only 2 pickup rollers it unfortunately was not able to navigate my yard reliably - even though it was more expensive.  Had to return it.)

@JimFMB posted:

Picked up the Menards Sunoco Station yesterday

Menards has some great stuff

@Hannibal-St Joseph RR posted:

Got my new Lionel Rock Island GP-7 !  With 4 pickup rollers it runs nice and slow and smooth throughout my yard - planning to use it as my yard switcher.  Very very happy with this engine!  Electro couplers front and rear.

(I had purchased a Lionel BN GP-20 earlier in the year, but with only 2 pickup rollers it unfortunately was not able to navigate my yard reliably - even though it was more expensive.  Had to return it.)

AS Roy and Dale use to sing Happy Rails to you. video needed when we meet again

My new Lionel Alco S2 LNE 611. The quality is on par for a Legacy. It runs well and smokes like crazy.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

My new Lionel Alco S2 LNE 611. The quality is on par for a Legacy. It runs well and smokes like crazy.

Gene

Sharp looking engine, Gene - enjoy. I recently picked up the SIRT version and I have to agree… a good runner (I don’t use smoke, so I can’t comment on that aspect).

@Apples55 posted:

Sharp looking engine, Gene - enjoy. I recently picked up the SIRT version and I have to agree… a good runner (I don’t use smoke, so I can’t comment on that aspect).

I reminded of an old story about somebody's engine smoking on the tract, and somebody said Diesals aren't suppose to smoke. but then it is an alco, and they do have the honorary steamer title

@Apples55 posted:

Sharp looking engine, Gene - enjoy. I recently picked up the SIRT version and I have to agree… a good runner (I don’t use smoke, so I can’t comment on that aspect).

Thanks Paul, I did see yours on another topic, the colors are striking. This is my top smoker so far, even more than the 0-6-0t LC+ 2.0.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

My new Lionel Alco S2 LNE 611. The quality is on par for a Legacy. It runs well and smokes like crazy.

Gene

The gang approves......

I do need to add a couple cabeese.......

@RSJB18 posted:

The gang approves......

I do need to add a couple cabeese.......

Approval accepted.🙂I’ve had my eye on your LNE’s for a while and always liked the paint scheme. When the Lionel model was available I couldn’t pass it up especially living in New England my whole life. I purchased the caboose from Charles Ro a few weeks ago.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

Approval accepted.🙂I’ve had my eye on your LNE’s for a while and always liked the paint scheme. When the Lionel model was available I couldn’t pass it up especially living in New England my whole life. I purchased the caboose from Charles Ro a few weeks ago.

Gene

It's amazing how many short lines and fallen flags ran through New England......

And I'm trying to collect them all......

@RSJB18 posted:

It's amazing how many short lines and fallen flags ran through New England......

And I'm trying to collect them all......

Another reason for buying the 611 is it’s history and the ongoing restoration project.

Gene

I bought this Legacy PRR L1 from a forum member. I especially like the doghouse on the tender. I think it adds some pizazz to the locomotive. It runs and smokes great!

Well, my Lionel GE EVO finally climbed out of the box, hopefully she will operate as she should. @ncdave, Wow, that’s a beautiful Pennsy steamer, there’s a lot of beautiful items purchased here. Happy Railroading Everyone

@Genemed posted:

Another reason for buying the 611 is it’s history and the ongoing restoration project.

Gene

I didn't know anything about it....I do now.

Pretty cool.

TO bad, you didn't get a video, of it climbing put pf the box

@RSJB18 posted:

It's amazing how many short lines and fallen flags ran through New England......

And I'm trying to collect them all......

If you can limit yourself to New England, good luck, but if you travel elsewhere, Fallen Fags are way to expensive to collect. by the by Just saw a Western pacific Box car in Colton

@Genemed posted:

My new Lionel Alco S2 LNE 611. The quality is on par for a Legacy. It runs well and smokes like crazy.

Gene

Too bad Lionel hasn't done an ALCO T6!

JBL makes a bluetooth speaker you can clip onto things such as my bike, workshop, and of course, above the train layout. Version 3 is a few versions old so it can be had for $30.

Then on YouTube there are tons of sounds to choose to fit your layout. I searched on “city soundscape Chicago subway”. There are ones that play for over an hour of people riding the L and recording the sounds of squeaking brakes, running over rails, cars honking and talking etc.

I connect my Mac to the speaker and it makes my city layout vibe more alive.

One PITA is you get a commercial every so often that you have to skip past.

This just came in from Miller Engineering.
Long may she wave!

Well, having grown a little tired of my somewhat miss-matched Union Pacific GP9 and GP9-B, I traded them up for a newer Legacy set of GP35s, a powered and dummy unit. I'll keep the oldest Legacy engine I have, a UP GP7, which still runs fine, but on a shelf in the man cave when it's not running on the layout.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Well, having grown a little tired of my somewhat miss-matched Union Pacific GP9 and GP9-B, I traded them up for a newer Legacy set of GP35s, a powered and dummy unit. I'll keep the oldest Legacy engine I have, a UP GP7, which still runs fine, but on a shelf in the man cave when it's not running on the layout.

Don't seem to be any more mis matched then a set of  one to one's

@Guttersnipe posted:

Don't seem to be any more mis matched then a set of  one to one's

Well, on the GP9s, I was referring to the Amour yellow paint not being the exact same shade as well as the different graphics. At least with the GP35s, they're more closely matched.

It Christmas in July or I really went overboard last week. After reading about the WIF SS boxcars that I posted. I found out that they also ran Reefers. Well lo and behold I found WIF SS reefers on PDT. So I ordered 2, and a Schafer car popped into my cart. While I was reading I noticed that they also ran PFG reefers. So of course one popped up on the bay and it was a PRR car to boot. How could I say no. Well that wasn’t to bad; but then that devil in TN (AKA Leaping Larry)  reached  out that he had a NOS NYC S2 and a NOS JC FM. After we settled that; he hung the carrot out with a NOS John Bull set. Having wanted that set since it  first came out; once again I couldn’t say no. FedEx. Is still on the way today with the PDT order. I can’t go up to the train room because I have landscapers installing sprinklers in the plant beds. So pictures later.

@pennsyfan posted:

It Christmas in July or I really went overboard last week. After reading about the WIF SS boxcars that I posted. I found out that they also ran Reefers. Well lo and behold I found WIF SS reefers on PDT. So I ordered 2, and a Schafer car popped into my cart. While I was reading I noticed that they also ran PFG reefers. So of course one popped up on the bay and it was a PRR car to boot. How could I say no. Well that wasn’t to bad; but then that devil in TN (AKA Leaping Larry)  reached  out that he had a NOS NYC S2 and a NOS JC FM. After we settled that; he hung the carrot out with a NOS John Bull set. Having wanted that set since it  first came out; once again I couldn’t say no. FedEx. Is still on the way today with the PDT order. I can’t go up to the train room because I have landscapers installing sprinklers in the plant beds. So pictures later.

Personally, I’d go with Christmas Sounds like a great haul, Bob… enjoy!!!

@Apples55 Here is the John Bull.
https://ogrforum.com/...2#185846710940622272

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Well, on the GP9s, I was referring to the Amour yellow paint not being the exact same shade as well as the different graphics. At least with the GP35s, they're more closely matched.

I can understand your concern. But unless both units were brand new or even had just been through the paint shop together , there would be a slight tone change. due to age of paint or weather.   yes I love the matched color ideal, and I practiceit myself. but in the real world it is not to be.

@Apples55 posted:

Personally, I’d go with Christmas Sounds like a great haul, Bob… enjoy!!!

Going overboard seems to be a catching disease, even though we aren't talking about boating

@Guttersnipe posted:

I can understand your concern. But unless both units were brand new or even had just been through the paint shop together , there would be a slight tone change. due to age of paint or weather.   yes I love the matched color ideal, and I practiceit myself. but in the real world it is not to be.

Good point. But exactly-matching paint colors aside, I also didn't like the horn on the powered GP9 along with the fact that I seemed to get bored with both units quickly. So, when I spotted the newer GP35s on eBay both at the same time and both at reasonable prices, although from different sellers, I grabbed them and am glad I did.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Good point. But exactly-matching paint colors aside, I also didn't like the horn on the powered GP9 along with the fact that I seemed to get bored with both units quickly. So, when I spotted the newer GP35s on eBay both at the same time and both at reasonable prices, although from different sellers, I grabbed them and am glad I did.

That also I understand, My downfall would have been G30's

Another trip to Grzyboski’s… and additional proof of my weakness…

First up, something I’ve been seeking for some time. I saw ads for this when it was advertised from LOTS, but I procrastinated too long, so when I finally joined LOTS, it was sold out. I justify this purchase under my current theme of purchasing items that might be seen in my corner of NE Pennsylvania (and it has Pennsy markings to boot!!!). The Yuengling brewery is in Pottsville, PA.

And then, I saw this tank car… it will be a perfect match for my I ♥️ NY boxcar, AND it is from the D&H (which also passed through my corner of NEPA).

@Apples55 posted:

Another trip to Grzyboski’s… and additional proof of my weakness…

First up, something I’ve been seeking for some time. I saw ads for this when it was advertised from LOTS, but I procrastinated too long, so when I finally joined LOTS, it was sold out. I justify this purchase under my current theme of purchasing items that might be seen in my corner of NE Pennsylvania (and it has Pennsy markings to boot!!!). The Yuengling brewery is in Pottsville, PA.

And then, I saw this tank car… it will be a perfect match for my I ♥️ NY boxcar, AND it is from the D&H (which also passed through my corner of NEPA).

Great Graphics

Very nice Paul.  I wouldn't mind one of those reefers to add to my very long string of beer cars.

Just bought the new MTH Dreyfuss Hudson and I am blown away by the quality and detail.  The paint is spot on and it runs beautifully!

Congratulations, that is sweet.

@Apples55 posted:

Another trip to Grzyboski’s… and additional proof of my weakness…

First up, something I’ve been seeking for some time. I saw ads for this when it was advertised from LOTS, but I procrastinated too long, so when I finally joined LOTS, it was sold out. I justify this purchase under my current theme of purchasing items that might be seen in my corner of NE Pennsylvania (and it has Pennsy markings to boot!!!). The Yuengling brewery is in Pottsville, PA.

And then, I saw this tank car… it will be a perfect match for my I ♥️ NY boxcar, AND it is from the D&H (which also passed through my corner of NEPA).

Flap, flap, oink, oink......🤣🤣🤣

The Yungling car is sweet...😁

I went on another spree last week.  First up an eBay purchase of a Central Operating Lines club car from Long Island. The club made theses reefers with the names of four different dairies from each of the villages, Amityville, Babylon, Holbrook, and Ronkonkoma, the club had called home up to that point.  They also had tankers made for oil companies in those villages.  I already had the Amityville Farms reefer.  This paint scheme is reminiscent of the NYC Merchants Despatch scheme so these two along with a MTH RK die cast NYC MDT reefer and a Lionel NYC Milk car and one or two other dairy reefers I have will make up a nice little milk train.

Several years ago I picked up some K-Line Western Pacific feather boxcars.  A blue, purple and yellow, also the Girls Train pink feather on white.  I added a Weaver orange boxcar with the black feather.  These two K-Line cars popped up on eBay so all these years later I've added the green and the red.

Next up I needed some parts from our friends at Trainz.  Those parts are the little package on the right in the last picture buying those parts led to buying some other items on my wish list.  First this K-Line New York and Atlantic ballast car.  I was never a big ore car guy, I thought they were so small as compared to other rolling stock that price for ore cars should have been significantly less than they usually were.  Until recently I only had five, three K-Line NYC that made it home from a train show for the princely cost of $5 each, a K-line Great Northern and a Lionel B&LE that to my dismay doesn't quite measure up to the K-Line cars.  The NYC cars have been re-badged as Kennecott Copper Corp. to go with my KCC MP15.  Well a visit back to Long Island back in May found me in Nassau Hobby with @RSJB18.  When Bob left me unattended because he had to return to work I bought a custom run MTH Great South Bay reefer and some custom run Lionel ore cars decorated for the Long Island Railroad and New York City Transit posted here previously.  Well those three ore cars looked real nice behind my LIRR Beep.  EBay searches yielded two more K-Line Long Island Railroad Ballast cars also posted previously. Trainz had this NY&A ballast car.  NY&A took over freight operations from the LIRR back in the 90s so this guy will fit right in.

I couldn't pass up this Easy Streets van for the price.

Now I have a coach to pull behind my K-Line F unit.

These K-Line horses are destined to become Clydesdales and the little bag contains the parts that started it all.  There's also a Revell Model kit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II, built  Fairchild Republic in Farmingdale, NY, near Massapequa where I lived for 30 years, and based at Myrtle Beach Air Force base near where I live now so I think it deserves a spot on the layout, even if only periodically.

@coach joe posted:

Well a visit back to Long Island back in May found me in Nassau Hobby with @RSJB18.  When Bob left me unattended because he had to return to work I bought a custom run MTH Great South Bay reefer and some custom run Lionel ore cars decorated for the Long Island Railroad and New York City Transit posted here previously.  Well those three ore cars looked real nice behind my LIRR Beep.  EBay searches yielded two more K-Line Long Island Railroad Ballast cars also posted previously. Trainz had this NY&A ballast car.  NY&A took over freight operations from the LIRR back in the 90s so this guy will fit right in.

Now I have a coach to pull behind my K-Line F unit.

Guilty as charged...... and proud of it......

Nice finds Joe. The passenger coach looks like it's part of the Greenport Scoot Set.

Hi guys I picked up some well cars that I bought threw @leapinlarry along with a Millhouse River 28" Turn table I don't have photos of the TT as I dont want to take it out till its time to install! That way I wont get stupid and break something! LOL

But here are a couple photos of the well cars!

And while I was at it I thought I would throw in a photo of the Millhouse River TT as it sits now! LOL

Bob, I think 44 and 45 were add-ons.  I believe the Scoot set had 42, 43 and the red striped Parlor car Montauk.

Mike, 3 sets!  That's a whole train you bought there.

@coach joe posted:

Bob, I think 44 and 45 were add-ons.  I believe the Scoot set had 42, 43 and the red striped Parlor car Montauk.

Mike, 3 sets!  That's a whole train you bought there.

Correct. They are the add ons. I bought them from a forum member.

I just need a bigger layout to run the full set.

@RSJB18 posted:

I just need a bigger layout to run the full set.

Well, you have taken that all important first step, Bob - “The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one”… (you made that one WAY too easy!!!)

@Apples55 posted:

Well, you have taken that all important first step, Bob - “The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one”… (you made that one WAY too easy!!!)

Needing a bigger layout is a malady of most of us, but then when it gets to big we need help running it and that ends up as we are the managers, and don't get to run trains which why we started this hobby in the first place

My first OGR post in weeks! I've been traveling here and there and everywhere! When I came home my neighbor was kind enough to collect my deliveries, and this is one of them. A little Christmas in July sale from Lionel and addition to my semi scale Polar Express Xmas train. I couldn't resist the Hot Chocolate thermos car to keep the hot coco car supplied for the ride to the North Pole! Wow, it's based on the die cast Hot Metal car and it glows a chocolate, or rather orange hue. It's pretty heavy, so it will most likely have to go towards the front of my Polar Express consist. Here's some photos.

The red hot coco!!! Ready to pump to the Polar Express Hot Chocolate car!

You'll have to wait until the Holidays to see it in action in a video. Ho Ho Ho!

Now to catch up on all the posts over the past two weeks!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

My first OGR post in weeks! I've been traveling here and there and everywhere! When I came home my neighbor was kind enough to collect my deliveries, and this is one of them. A little Christmas in July sale from Lionel and addition to my semi scale Polar Express Xmas train. I couldn't resist the Hot Chocolate thermos car to keep the hot coco car supplied for the ride to the North Pole! Wow, it's based on the die cast Hot Metal car and it glows a chocolate, or rather orange hue. It's pretty heavy, so it will most likely have to go towards the front of my Polar Express consist. Here's some photos.

The red hot coco!!! Ready to pump to the Polar Express Hot Chocolate car!

You'll have to wait until the Holidays to see it in action in a video. Ho Ho Ho!

Now to catch up on all the posts over the past two weeks!

Scott, Where did you find that car??   Being from Youngstown HO that would be a perfect addition to my PE Tain !

Ron

@PRRronbh posted:

Scott, Where did you find that car??   Being from Youngstown HO that would be a perfect addition to my PE Tain !

Ron

Never saw that one before agree with PRR can't we just have a little taste, now

Well my news today is that I received my brand new, Menards Pennsy F-3 AA locomotive late yesterday and put her on the track for the first time today.  This is my first "remote control" locomotive with electronic control, voice, horn, bell, etc.  It is amazing for an old "transformer guy".  The locomotive runs both fast or slow depending on how I set it on the remote and does NOT change speeds.  I can set the speed on the remote, put it down,  and walk around the layout observing the train, never touch the throttle.  She keeps an absolutely steady speed.  The horn and bell work reliably everywhere and the talk is neat and understandable.  Now, I know what all you digital control guys are so happy about.  The difference is amazing.  Smooth, steady, slow it all works.

Here she is pulling some Amtrak stuff.  I have PRR tuscan heavyweight pass cars in storage and will have to break them out.  That or I will use my Lionel Aluminum cars that just say Lionel Lines.  Not sure yet which will look better.  Maybe I will just have to buy some tuscan streamlined cars...(good idea !).

Well, wish me luck as I learn how to get the best out of all this new technology.

Best Wishes, Don

@PRRronbh posted:

Scott, Where did you find that car??   Being from Youngstown HO that would be a perfect addition to my PE Tain !

Ron

Hi Ron, I bought direct from The Lionel Store. Unfortunately it is no longer discounted for the Christmas in July sale. Here's the link to the  THE POLAR EXPRESS™ HOT CHOCOLATE THERMOS CAR SKU: 2326590

https://www.lionelstore.com/TH...upccode=023922051974

@Don McErlean posted:

Well my news today is that I received my brand new, Menards Pennsy F-3 AA locomotive late yesterday and put her on the track for the first time today.  This is my first "remote control" locomotive with electronic control, voice, horn, bell, etc.  It is amazing for an old "transformer guy".  The locomotive runs both fast or slow depending on how I set it on the remote and does NOT change speeds.  I can set the speed on the remote, put it down,  and walk around the layout observing the train, never touch the throttle.  She keeps an absolutely steady speed.  The horn and bell work reliably everywhere and the talk is neat and understandable.  Now, I know what all you digital control guys are so happy about.  The difference is amazing.  Smooth, steady, slow it all works.

Here she is pulling some Amtrak stuff.  I have PRR tuscan heavyweight pass cars in storage and will have to break them out.  That or I will use my Lionel Aluminum cars that just say Lionel Lines.  Not sure yet which will look better.  Maybe I will just have to buy some tuscan streamlined cars...(good idea !).

Well, wish me luck as I learn how to get the best out of all this new technology.

Best Wishes, Don

Welcome to the world of command control Don! I have the original Menards Santa Fe F unit (beta 1). I like it, warts and all.

Enjoy!

Bob

@RSJB18_ - Thanks for the kind works Bob, I think I am going to like this new technology stuff.  Glad to hear your positive report on their product.

Best Wishes

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Well my news today is that I received my brand new, Menards Pennsy F-3 AA locomotive late yesterday and put her on the track for the first time today.  This is my first "remote control" locomotive with electronic control, voice, horn, bell, etc.  It is amazing for an old "transformer guy".  The locomotive runs both fast or slow depending on how I set it on the remote and does NOT change speeds.  I can set the speed on the remote, put it down,  and walk around the layout observing the train, never touch the throttle.  She keeps an absolutely steady speed.  The horn and bell work reliably everywhere and the talk is neat and understandable.  Now, I know what all you digital control guys are so happy about.  The difference is amazing.  Smooth, steady, slow it all works.

Here she is pulling some Amtrak stuff.  I have PRR tuscan heavyweight pass cars in storage and will have to break them out.  That or I will use my Lionel Aluminum cars that just say Lionel Lines.  Not sure yet which will look better.  Maybe I will just have to buy some tuscan streamlined cars...(good idea !).

Well, wish me luck as I learn how to get the best out of all this new technology.

Best Wishes, Don

Good action Don, you’ve come over to the modern world of train running. It’s nice to see that. Enjoy!

Gene

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Hi Ron, I bought direct from The Lionel Store. Unfortunately it is no longer discounted for the Christmas in July sale. Here's the link to the  THE POLAR EXPRESS™ HOT CHOCOLATE THERMOS CAR SKU: 2326590

https://www.lionelstore.com/TH...upccode=023922051974

THANKS Scott I will check into one!

Ron

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Dave, thanks for posting that!

Hey Don!  What Bob said.  Enjoy a new world of playing with trains my friend.  I'm waiting for Menard's to roll out some New York Central F units.

Some items I forgot to include in my Spree photos last week.

Some 3D printed steps to access the cafeteria car, the bunk car and the tool car and some line side cabinets.  The steps are a little low for car access so I may add two more steps to each to get close enough.  I think some 1/8th inch plywood will make good stairs so two layers should work out.

I mentioned this Model kit from Trainz but didn't post a picture.  So here it is.

Oh my, @Don McErlean, Don, It’s Celebration Time, you’ve entered the world of high tech, running your new train with a hand held remote, and you purchased a beautiful diesel, Congratulations…. Now, we need to get you into TMCC/Legacy. No hurry. I think Menards will be a real contender for our dollars as time goes forward, they make a great line of accessories, track, villages, all realistic and fun to see.
I recently picked up my BTO order, the Legacy S-2 US ARMY diesel. It looks like everyone is adding nice pieces to their empires. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

Oh my, @Don McErlean, Don, It’s Celebration Time, you’ve entered the world of high tech, running your new train with a hand held remote, and you purchased a beautiful diesel, Congratulations…. Now, we need to get you into TMCC/Legacy. No hurry. I think Menards will be a real contender for our dollars as time goes forward, they make a great line of accessories, track, villages, all realistic and fun to see.
I recently picked up my BTO order, the Legacy S-2 US ARMY diesel. It looks like everyone is adding nice pieces to their empires. Happy Railroading Everyone

Very Nice and a great way to salute our finest

@Genemed , @coach joe . @leapinlarry -  Thanks guys for your kind words concerning my "introduction" to the world of remote control digital trains!  I appreciate the support.  Larry, I don't know when I will get to TMCC / Legacy as I remember being down in your layout room wondering how on Earth you controlled such an empire, but maybe I will manage to bridge the knowledge gap some day.  Right now I feel really good about learning how to use my ONE remote! 

Best Wishes everyone.

Don

Great buys everyone! Some small and some large, either way they will all make a difference on your layouts!
Don, welcome to the future of model Railroading! It really makes life easier sometimes! LOL

@mike g. - Thanks Mike !   Don

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Dave, thanks for posting that!

Scott, thanks for info>. Just ordered one!  ships tomorrow !

RON

Oh, I've been quiet of late in this thread. Possibly due to late-stage games of Tetris needed to locate places to park new items after all that MTH warehouse sample stuff

I'm actually typing this in at 2AM in Notepad so I can just copy-paste into this post during daylight as I'd like it to appear when folks are awake to actually notice it

So, I know...I've said on at least two occasions that I've amassed enough of those pesky Lima European cars. I still can't help occasionally plugging "Lima O scale" or "Lima O gauge" into the search bar on Ebay. Lima 'O' stuff isn't hard to find on Ebay. Lima 'O' items that aren't located in the UK or thereabouts? Those don't show up all that often. The prime reason I don't consider those is because of shipping costs -- schlepping one coach from the UK to the Eastern Seaboard is usually north of $40, and I've seen it well in excess of $50. So I don't bother with those listings.

One day a week or so ago I'm idly peeking at Ebay and I plug in the aforementioned search term and some new entries pop up among the others I've seen over and over again. Four new Lima UIC coaches with original boxes, and all four listings were from the same seller. What they were all missing was that little "from United Kingdom". They were all one-week auctions ending on a Saturday, so I put them on watch. I fought the urge to throw in a starting bid, reasoning that the most likely buyers were themselves overseas (i.e. Europe) and like me, the across-the-pond shipping would have looked rather daunting considering that examples were readily available in the UK, presumably at a much more reasonable shipping cost, so I had time to think it over.

The cars made it through the first week with no bids, and I re-watched them when they were automatically re-listed. I messaged the seller asking if combined shipping was available since it wasn't mentioned in the listings and got a positive reply. Still, I didn't make a move to put in a bid. I was still thinking about it when the third re-listing rolled around and I noticed the price had dropped by $10 a car. Okay, that got my attention. Still not competitive for an overseas buyer, but a quick bit of math told me getting all four was a decent deal, and on morning the last day of the auction I put in starting bids on all four cars and won all four uncontested. Shipping was very fast and hit the local post office in Omaha, NE the same day. And there it sat. I was wondering if USPS was having some kind of data problem since the item appeared to sit in the PO for almost four days, but the arrival date didn't change. One day before stated arrival it suddenly jumped to the New York distribution center, and arrived exactly on-time. A look at the shipping labels indicated that this package went from Omaha to Newark by air. 'Magine that, they traveled in style...or at least in the belly of an airliner. Probably.

And now a look at the cars. As usual descriptions appear below the photos they reference:

Lima #6612. A UIC coach decorated for Deutsche Bahn. A typed sticker taped to the underframe by a previous owner states it is a "German 1st-class" (coach), and a possible purchase date of 12/06/1975. The condition of the boxes certainly suggests the car could be that old.

Lima #6610. UIC coach of Deutsche Bahn. Kinda like the color scheme on this one, but I don't know the significance of it (if any) differing from the usual red/white. There's a typed label Scotch-taped to one of the underbody equipment housings stating "1st Class German Coach". No purchase date appears on this one. Maybe it was bought the same day as the previous one?

Lima #6794. UIC coach, this time for France's SNCF. A taped-on typewritten label calls this one a "A9 UIC French Coach for International trains". Again, no date is shown, and the format of each of these stickers is different, so maybe the original owner bought them at different times?

Lima #6606. A UIC dining car for SNCF, marked "GrilExpress". A Google search for the name suggests the proper name has the correct spelling of "Grill", but there is little info pertaining to this particular service in real life (or maybe all the info is in French) and all the examples in other scales omit the last 'l'. Of note is the different window arrangement on this car, and the dining-car layout of the interior seat casting. Was this an entirely different body tool, or just a mold insert to create the half-height windows on one side and completely blanked windows on the opposite side of that area on the car (a kitchen maybe?) By the way, I found, by way of another Ebay listing, that these coaches, like the MPC Madison cars, make the roof and windows as part of the same casting, so two things had to be modified to produce this version of the coach. There is one other variant of Lima's UIC carbody with a baggage door at one end, and a dining car with a pantograph for powering the car independent of the rest of the train.

So as it stands, I have eight UK Mark 1 coaches, and now nine UIC coaches. I think that's an even enough pair of consists

_{(Reminder to myself: these photos break if this post is quoted or edited. Still don't know why)}

---PCJ

@RailRide posted:

Oh, I've been quiet of late in this thread. Possibly due to late-stage games of Tetris needed to locate places to park new items after all that MTH warehouse sample stuff

I'm actually typing this in at 2AM in Notepad so I can just copy-paste into this post during daylight as I'd like it to appear when folks are awake to actually notice it

So, I know...I've said on at least two occasions that I've amassed enough of those pesky Lima European cars. I still can't help occasionally plugging "Lima O scale" or "Lima O gauge" into the search bar on Ebay. Lima 'O' stuff isn't hard to find on Ebay. Lima 'O' items that aren't located in the UK or thereabouts? Those don't show up all that often. The prime reason I don't consider those is because of shipping costs -- schlepping one coach from the UK to the Eastern Seaboard is usually north of $40, and I've seen it well in excess of $50. So I don't bother with those listings.

One day a week or so ago I'm idly peeking at Ebay and I plug in the aforementioned search term and some new entries pop up among the others I've seen over and over again. Four new Lima UIC coaches with original boxes, and all four listings were from the same seller. What they were all missing was that little "from United Kingdom". They were all one-week auctions ending on a Saturday, so I put them on watch. I fought the urge to throw in a starting bid, reasoning that the most likely buyers were themselves overseas (i.e. Europe) and like me, the across-the-pond shipping would have looked rather daunting considering that examples were readily available in the UK, presumably at a much more reasonable shipping cost, so I had time to think it over.

The cars made it through the first week with no bids, and I re-watched them when they were automatically re-listed. I messaged the seller asking if combined shipping was available since it wasn't mentioned in the listings and got a positive reply. Still, I didn't make a move to put in a bid. I was still thinking about it when the third re-listing rolled around and I noticed the price had dropped by $10 a car. Okay, that got my attention. Still not competitive for an overseas buyer, but a quick bit of math told me getting all four was a decent deal, and on morning the last day of the auction I put in starting bids on all four cars and won all four uncontested. Shipping was very fast and hit the local post office in Omaha, NE the same day. And there it sat. I was wondering if USPS was having some kind of data problem since the item appeared to sit in the PO for almost four days, but the arrival date didn't change. One day before stated arrival it suddenly jumped to the New York distribution center, and arrived exactly on-time. A look at the shipping labels indicated that this package went from Omaha to Newark by air. 'Magine that, they traveled in style...or at least in the belly of an airliner. Probably.

And now a look at the cars. As usual descriptions appear below the photos they reference:

Lima #6612. A UIC coach decorated for Deutsche Bahn. A typed sticker taped to the underframe by a previous owner states it is a "German 1st-class" (coach), and a possible purchase date of 12/06/1975. The condition of the boxes certainly suggests the car could be that old.

Lima #6610. UIC coach of Deutsche Bahn. Kinda like the color scheme on this one, but I don't know the significance of it (if any) differing from the usual red/white. There's a typed label Scotch-taped to one of the underbody equipment housings stating "1st Class German Coach". No purchase date appears on this one. Maybe it was bought the same day as the previous one?

Lima #6794. UIC coach, this time for France's SNCF. A taped-on typewritten label calls this one a "A9 UIC French Coach for International trains". Again, no date is shown, and the format of each of these stickers is different, so maybe the original owner bought them at different times?

Lima #6606. A UIC dining car for SNCF, marked "GrilExpress". A Google search for the name suggests the proper name has the correct spelling of "Grill", but there is little info pertaining to this particular service in real life (or maybe all the info is in French) and all the examples in other scales omit the last 'l'. Of note is the different window arrangement on this car, and the dining-car layout of the interior seat casting. Was this an entirely different body tool, or just a mold insert to create the half-height windows on one side and completely blanked windows on the opposite side of that area on the car (a kitchen maybe?) There is one other variant of the Lima UIC carbody with a baggage door at one end, and a dining car with a pantograph for powering the car independent of the rest of the train.

So as it stands, I have eight UK Mark 1 coaches, and now nine UIC coaches. I think that's even enough

_{(Broken photo of 6610 noted and will be re-uploded when I return from work. All of these photos will break if this post is quoted or edited)}

WE like what we  like, we do what we like, that is the beauty of Presently living in America and let no disturb that

@RailRide - Hey I really enjoyed seeing the pictures of your Lima coaches and the various livery.  One question and I apologize in advance as I expect you will think it stupid, but what does the abbreviation "UIC" stand for?  Thanks

Best wishes

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

…what does the abbreviation "UIC" stand for?

International Union of Railways

I acquired another postwar Lionel 2356 Southern F3 ABA set. As almost all postwar Lionels it needed some tlc, replacing some wires, clean motors and brushes, grease and oil, also some cleaning to the E-unit. It runs like it suppose too.

I picked up this GYROS pin vise. What I like about it is that stored inside it has two interchangeable reversible collets that will handle a lot of your small drill bit needs. Now, I don't have to go searching my tool box for each different collet when changing bits.

@Big Jim posted:

I picked up this GYROS pin vise. What I like about it is that stored inside it has two interchangeable reversible collets that will handle a lot of your small drill bit needs. Now, I don't have to go searching my tool box for each different collet when changing bits.

Nice. I bought a pin vice kit on the Big A recently. Good selection of drills but the vice leaves a lot to be desired. Interchangeable collet is nice.

@RSJB18 posted:

Nice. I bought a pin vice kit on the Big A recently. Good selection of drills but the vice leaves a lot to be desired. Interchangeable collet is nice.

Great find, although I have several that will be soon in my toolbox.  Like clamps you can't have too many

@Training Wheels - Hey thanks for the explanation of the abbreviation "UIC"  I had not seen that before. Thanks for posting.

Don

As l want a variety of period "O" scale vehicles, l just got in a kit, not assembled, so no photo, of a 1937 Studebaker cab over "grain" truck (sugar beets here) , also offered by Sylvan, Canadian kit builder, are REA box trucks, and tractor cabs. I am thrilled to get a different make than one, and drool over their HO vehicle offerings.  This appears to be 1/48, as stated, so may need to be kept at a distance from 1/48.

Distance from 1/43.

I just received these from the Fort Pitt Division of the TCA.   MTH 36' reefers

Well two or three weeks ago Scott posted his new find!

Well I am not really looking to expand so not  paying attention to latest catalogs!   But when I saw his find had to have one .  I was born , raised , and matured in Youngstown, OHIO.   Only second to Pittsburgh in steel production!

So when I saw this  Polar Express "Hot Chocolate Thermos Car"  made from a shortened Hot Metal Car just had to have it!.

Most probably my last accession !!

Ron

@colorado hirailer posted:

As l want a variety of period "O" scale vehicles, l just got in a kit, not assembled, so no photo, of a 1937 Studebaker cab over "grain" truck (sugar beets here) , also offered by Sylvan, Canadian kit builder, are REA box trucks, and tractor cabs. I am thrilled to get a different make than one, and drool over their HO vehicle offerings.  This appears to be 1/48, as stated, so may need to be kept at a distance from 1/48.

Sylvan is great, but one of the reasons I went to O scale, is because O scale vehicles take more room that HO scale and I couldn't get enough HO scale Vehicles to fill the places I wanted for them

Guttersnipe.. wanting to fill too much space seems like a unique situation in this hobby!  Good on that!  I just searched Sylvan's Canadian site and found two more desireable O scale items ... A 1929-48 Divco, (special order), and a 1937 Stude highway bus that l wonder if was ever used as a school bus?

The Divco, is one I avoided at all costs.  learned to Drive in one of those on  my Dad's retail milk route.  Stand up, no seat no door stick shift. Couldn't wait to take over his 56 Buick.  I must confess 1/87 automobiles was a second hobby.  There were four different '63 Rivera's on the market and not one of them was in scale. They were another item that I could have in miniature.  Buying a classic auto was like buying a real f7.

I saw these yesterday and couldn’t resist. I picked up both AA powered units. The dark green and orange are so cool. Very excited that these will be my first New Haven engines in my collection.

Does anyone know what kinds of passenger trains these pulled or freight? I know Atlas is making some New Haven heavyweights not sure if those would go with these beauties?

Dirt the Shop Cat boxcar.  Purchased at the Nevada Northern RR Museum gift shop in Ely, Nevada.

   @cbq9911a - Loved the "Dirt the cat" boxcar - do you know if the Nevada Northern RR museum sells these by mail?  Thanks

Don

From a recent visit to Hallmark…

So that's what the voices sound like!

@coach joe posted:

So that's what the voices sound like!

You're not supposed to listen to the voices

@coach joe posted:

So that's what the voices sound like!

Sometimes, but definitely not always

@pault posted:

You're not supposed to listen to the voices

HERESY!!!! Life is sooooo boring if we only do what we’re supposed to

@pault posted:

You're not supposed to listen to the voices

Are you new around here?  The voices are what keep all the balls in the air.

@Apples55 posted:

From a recent visit to Hallmark…

Need Your Santa Claus to adopt me

The Dirt the Cat boxcar is available from the Nevada Northern RR Museum.

@cbq9911a posted:

The Dirt the Cat boxcar is available from the Nevada Northern RR Museum.

Thank You

Like many of you, I have different reasons for buying trains. Among them are, the voices told me to get it, nostalgia, club related; or The, Joe McDoakes syndrome. This was a different scenario. When @Donnie Kennedy posted this PRR set F/S, and I was looking out of curiosity, the name Caleb Strong jumped out at me. There was a family connection there. I looked up who Caleb Strong was; and I found information that he was at one time the governor of Massachusetts. When I was reading about him, I found his wife’s name was Sarah. Again a connection. Not wanting to let this go; because I have already started my Great grandson on Brio. I thought that this would be a nice set for him to have. So here it is.

I sent in the order for these and never heard back so completely forgot about them. Until the wife told me I got a big package! I think these look really great!

I got both road numbers made, thank you folks at the Train Loft for getting these made!

No pictures but I took advantage of some @MrMuffin'sTrains recent sales.  I purchased the Big Boy Vision line set.  I just unboxed the engine - WOW.  Amazing.  I also purchased a Atlas powered unpowered F7 AB in SP bloody nose.  Finally I purchased the Henry Heieke heavy weather L&N Lionel diesel.

Can't wait to have my new layout built.

I managed to add a couple more streamliners to my small fleet.  Both older TMCC models, but new to me!

@Don McErlean posted:

   @cbq9911a - Loved the "Dirt the cat" boxcar - do you know if the Nevada Northern RR museum sells these by mail?  Thanks

Don

The gift shop sells it for $115.95 shipped usps to in the US

@Deuce5150 posted:

I managed to add a couple more streamliners to my small fleet.  Both older TMCC models, but new to me!

Not just very nice, extremely nice

@Deuce5150 posted:

I managed to add a couple more streamliners to my small fleet.  Both older TMCC models, but new to me!

OHH That Rio Grande is SHARP!

I have 3 train shows coming up soon so I've been hoarding my cash like a squirrel. 2 small shows in Taylor PA then the Allentown PA wallet-killer in November. Really excited for them all.

Well,I finally went commando..I mean command control. Found a nice deal on a base\cab1,some power masters and fused connectors. So glad I did it. Having full control of TMCC features is awesome. And it's nice to run my conventionals thru the remote.

I've got a base and Cab1 that i had hooked up for a very short period of time before the 8x8 layout came down many years ago  As I get more engines serviced I may have to try it again for my full features of my TMCC engines.  With a 4x8 and even if I extend a little I won't really be walking around the layout.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Well,I finally went commando..I mean command control. Found a nice deal on a base\cab1,some power masters and fused connectors. So glad I did it. Having full control of TMCC features is awesome. And it's nice to run my conventionals thru the remote.

Donnie;

Congrats on finally leaving the dark side and emerging into the LIGHT. Can a Base3 be far behind???

Baby steps Paul..baby steps. 😂

Hey Deuce,  that's a really nice Alco PA set you have there. I have one too and your's is actually the only other one I've seen in all these years!  Rare - I don't know, but handsome. MTH has a Premiere set and 3rd Rail made some a few years back but Lionel hasn't redone these in Legacy

Just acquired this pretty B&O Pacific by Lionel from about 20-22 years ago.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Baby steps Paul..baby steps. 😂

“There are no steps on the slippery slope”.

- Anonymous RR Engineer - 1938

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Well,I finally went commando..I mean command control. Found a nice deal on a base\cab1,some power masters and fused connectors. So glad I did it. Having full control of TMCC features is awesome. And it's nice to run my conventionals thru the remote.

I made the same leap a few years ago Donnie. Never looking back and I still wonder why I waited so long.

Enjoy!

Bob

Well, it looks like I gone done fallen off the wagon… again…

After several months of harsh, difficult, self imposed discipline, I ventured a look at Mr. Muffin’s August Auction. I mean really… there’s no harm in just looking, right??? And what do I find on the very first page??? The SoundStation Diner Car I needed to complete my Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited from 2003. Fortunately, I was the only bidder, so…

And then, this offering from LOTS showed up in the mail. I completely forgot I had ordered it. I’ve always liked the CP beaver logo.

Then, after my stop at Steamtown, I visited my local bad influence of choice (aka Grzyboski’s), and, unbeknownst to me, a couple of items followed me home. First, a pair of VERY detailed reefers from Atlas - not quite from my corner of Pennsylvania, but still in the state!!!

And finally, two more Map Cylindrical Hoppers from MTH. The Illinois Central is I interesting in that it doesn’t show the entire IC, but just the route of the City of New Orleans (and I noticed that MTH will be issuing one later this year for the NY Central ESE - have to keep an eye out for that one).

@Apples55 posted:

Well, it looks like I gone done fallen off the wagon… again…

After several months of harsh, difficult, self imposed discipline, I ventured a look at Mr. Muffin’s August Auction. I mean really… there’s no harm in just looking, right??? And what do I find on the very first page??? The SoundStation Diner Car I needed to complete my Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited from 2003. Fortunately, I was the only bidder, so…

And then, this offering from LOTS showed up in the mail. I completely forgot I had ordered it. I’ve always liked the CP beaver logo.

Then, after my stop at Steamtown, I visited my local bad influence of choice (aka Grzyboski’s), and, unbeknownst to me, a couple of items followed me home. First, a pair of VERY detailed reefers from Atlas - not quite from my corner of Pennsylvania, but still in the state!!!

And finally, two more Map Cylindrical Hoppers from MTH. The Illinois Central is I interesting in that it doesn’t show the entire IC, but just the route of the City of New Orleans (and I noticed that MTH will be issuing one later this year for the NY Central ESE - have to keep an eye out for that one).

You are never going To get your 1 month button from Trains Anonymous.

I got these from forum sponsor TrainZ.  They are the add on 2 pack for the cars I got for my Century Club NYC F3s.

@pennsyfan posted:

You are never going To get your 1 month button from Trains Anonymous.

Not true, Sir… not true. I take umbrage at your suggestion. I have a draw FULL of 1 month buttons (it’s the 2 month variety that has proven allusive)

@Apples55 posted:

Not true, Sir… not true. I take umbrage at your suggestion. I have a draw FULL of 1 month buttons (it’s the 2 month variety that has proven allusive)

😂

Just when I thought I was done buying engines, this one popped up on an auction site and oops I won the bid.  This is a 3RD Rail GE C44 9W.  This came with the original owner's paperwork. Oddly no dates anywhere.  Does anyone know if this has a battery inside?  My 3RD Rail M10000 had one (a simple 9v) buried inside with no mention of it being there, so I suspect there might be one. Lots of screws to remove to check - so I would like to avoid doing so if there is no battery.

Wow, this is a nicely done engine. Hats off to Scott and team for this model.  (EMU cables are still in the package and never applied.  Also anyone have a suggestion for a scale coupler for the front end of this. Non-operating is fine.) 

The RTC has acquired the first new trolley since I don't know when, a Bowser Birney: 

And it already came in Razorback Red, no painting needed! 

Mitch

@Apples55 posted:

Well, it looks like I gone done fallen off the wagon… again…

After several months of harsh, difficult, self imposed discipline, I ventured a look at Mr. Muffin’s August Auction. I mean really… there’s no harm in just looking, right??? And what do I find on the very first page??? The SoundStation Diner Car I needed to complete my Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited from 2003. Fortunately, I was the only bidder, so…

And then, this offering from LOTS showed up in the mail. I completely forgot I had ordered it. I’ve always liked the CP beaver logo.

Then, after my stop at Steamtown, I visited my local bad influence of choice (aka Grzyboski’s), and, unbeknownst to me, a couple of items followed me home. First, a pair of VERY detailed reefers from Atlas - not quite from my corner of Pennsylvania, but still in the state!!!

And finally, two more Map Cylindrical Hoppers from MTH. The Illinois Central is I interesting in that it doesn’t show the entire IC, but just the route of the City of New Orleans (and I noticed that MTH will be issuing one later this year for the NY Central ESE - have to keep an eye out for that one).

Being dragged around behind The Wagon really doesn't constitute "Being On The Wagon" so I'm not sure if you actually fell off.  I should put my stones back in my pocket before I cast them in your direction.  I've just received a medium box, a small box, and two padded envelopes, more on those tomorrow.  However with the items shown here I'm sure your digressions will be overlooked.  At least here at The Beach!

Nice dining car, at first I thought it was a Weaver like one I bought a while back.  I do need to find a Weaver @20th Century Limited observation car.

The Beaver is truly a nice logo.

The cylindrical map hoppers need to get posted in the thread about Map Cars.  I'll have to keep m eye open for that ESE hopper.

OK so I have lost My Mind and my wife wants me to join a Group for Train Auction Addiction.

I bought the following (2) sample models MTH 263T and (2) MTH 260T.

Now what do i do? do i rebuild them for my many trains on the bench or do i keep them as is? or do i upgrade some old 260E to PS-2/3 and try and make them work as Modern Trains ?

Oh, wow, eureka!  I hit the mother lode!   Not only did l find that new Lionel Colorado and Southern #641 2-8-0 with the plow this morning, after belatedly discovering its existence, l went into the Bay and found a brass Q coach caboose to go with it that l had never seen in brass before (have had a kit for wooden model to build forever).  Hog heaven!

@colorado hirailer posted:

Oh, wow, eureka!  I hit the mother lode!   Not only did l find that new Lionel Colorado and Southern #641 2-8-0 with the plow this morning, after belatedly discovering its existence, l went into the Bay and found a brass Q coach caboose to go with it that l had never seen in brass before (have had a kit for wooden model to build forever).  Hog heaven!

How about a photo for us addicts

So when Paul fell off the wagon he landed on me.  Remember; a big box, a small box and 2 padded envelopes?  Well here they are.

Big box, the three K-Line LIRR passenger from the Greenport Scoot set.  I lived on Lawn Guy Land for 30 years without modelling the LIRR.  I had a few club cars and this K-Line LIRR F-Unit.  I bought the F-Unit from Island Trains many years ago when I was looking to expand my TMCC roster, even though I had already dismantled my layout.  At the time TMCC was adding a $150 premium over the price the same engine without TMCC so when Island Trains had this advertised for $164.99 I bought with every intention of re-painting it.  Well now I guess I won't have to repaint it.

The smaller box,  GP7/9 roof fans and details.  The roof fans are will be used to make the battery boxes of some LED Christmas lights look more like roof top air handling units and air conditioners.

Padded envelope #1 another set of track side electrical cabinets.

Padded envelope #2, 7 picnic tables for use around the layout.

New Legacy CP ES44 just arrived!

@coach joe posted:

So when Paul fell off the wagon he landed on me.  Remember; a big box, a small box and 2 padded envelopes?  Well here they are.

And I must thank you, Joe, for cushioning my fall (you and your padded envelopes!!!). I really like your Scoot - a nice colorful, compact consist. And I love that it represents an actual real-life train. I created one too, but my version has 21” cars!!!