Christmas Railcars!

These are all great !  4 pages and it's not even Thanksgiving yet.  Makes me want to put Christmas trains in every room  of the house

dmestan posted:

 Makes me want to put Christmas trains in every room  of the house

That's the kind of attitude we need around here!

Time for some more boxcars!

Flatcars and gondolas are easy to modify (and improve).

More modified rolling stock...

There's a mixed group of steam locomotives rolling by tonight...

The greatest Christmas Present of them all!

Yes indeed, the greatest Christmas present of all!

More locomotives--but this time, only decorations.

Elves and snowmen! They make the North Pole what it is!

Cabooses? Crane tenders? Maintenance cars?

And speaking of cabooses...

A few that I'm digging out to put under the tree that I haven't seen here yet…

1. K-Line Blinking Rudolph Boxcar (which, for some reason, I have three of…)

2. J&B Jingle Bells TOFC. Believe this was a TTOS convention car

3. K-Line Parade Car (from a set from the early 200s iirc) Note the Santa Claus figure is a replacement for the original policeman on horseback figure, which was actually too heavy for the belt and would always cause the belt drive to hang up.

Hoppers?!? You don't see too many Christmas hoppers. But what if your sleigh gets stuck at a railroad crossing while a long trainload of hoppers goes by?

Here are some Christmas cars I run every year, some home-made:

1st:  A Lionel PW 027 Gondola full of presents made years ago by my Ex:

2nd:  A Lionel PW 027 Frisco boxcar that I added wreaths to and lighted with a Lemax light string:

Next is my wife's 0n30 Christmas train, beginning with the BLI 2-8-0 as built:

Right behind the tender runs a plain high-sided Bachmann Gondola bearing the only Christmas Gift that matters, lighted with a small string of Lemax lights:

Following the nativity is a Bachmann tank car I decorated in peppermint:

Bringing up the rear is a Bachmann Christmas combine that I added more Lemax lights and some wreaths to:

I apologize for the poor quality of the pics:  I am not photographer, the lighting is terrible, and our camera is bottom-of-the-line.

That train full of hoppers is still blocking the RR crossing...

I like the reindeer feed hopper!

Time to get some more choo-choos out of the way!

Have a trolley jolly Christmas...

Trolly jolly Christmas!!!  LOL. That is a good one!

Today we have photos of actual Christmas trains...

More info here.

Stu

NOT LionelLLC posted:

More info here.

Stu

The Morristown & Erie Railroad? Yes! Founded in 1895 and going through a series of mergers and one bankruptcy, this successful and frugal short line railroad carries freight and tourists in New Jersey.

Okay, let's see some more buildings!

Things go better with Coca-Cola!

Sorry, Folks--these two trains arrived late last night...

Is it true? Does Santa Claus work for Coca-Cola?

DOES Santa Claus work for Coca-Cola? The competition says NO!

Vincent, I was going to write yesterday if there are any trains other than Coca Cola out there.  I see some were made from Pepsi.  My wife found a handmade airplane made out of Mountain Dew cans years ago.  I have it hanging in my garage.

WORK for Coca-Cola? Ho, Ho, Ho! I OWN Coca-Cola!

Yes looks like Santa does own Coke 

The Free State Junction Railway celebrates the holiday season!   Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday!!  

I have only one truly Christmas railcar.  A G-gauge , in fact LGB Santa riding the rails.

But decades ago bought this LGB 150-year German railroad commemorative set which definitely looks Christmassy. 

It is a two car set.  This is a close-up of the add-on car.  Oh and the beer wagon is just another car.

Ron

Bah! Humbug! Christmas belongs to everybody! (Not just to Coca-Cola).

Yahoo!  

Let's look at some unusual railcars.

The one with the soldiers and carousel looks like the carousel may go around and the drummers play the drums

palallin posted:

Here are some Christmas cars I run every year, some home-made:

1st:  A Lionel PW 027 Gondola full of presents made years ago by my Ex:

2nd:  A Lionel PW 027 Frisco boxcar that I added wreaths to and lighted with a Lemax light string:

Next is my wife's 0n30 Christmas train, beginning with the BLI 2-8-0 as built:

Right behind the tender runs a plain high-sided Bachmann Gondola bearing the only Christmas Gift that matters, lighted with a small string of Lemax lights:

Following the nativity is a Bachmann tank car I decorated in peppermint:

Bringing up the rear is a Bachmann Christmas combine that I added more Lemax lights and some wreaths to:

I apologize for the poor quality of the pics:  I am not photographer, the lighting is terrible, and our camera is bottom-of-the-line.

I like the lights on the combination car. The wires look like garland.

Here's another