Sorting through some old TTOS Bulletins and found an ad for the Gold Standard GG1 in a Jan 1978 edition.
Steve
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Is it to late to place my order?
Were these ever actually produced, and at 30" in length, what gauge? Inquiring minds want to know! LOL!
@Tinplate Art posted:Were these ever actually produced, and at 30" in length, what gauge? Inquiring minds want to know! LOL!
Yes, there’s a number of them out there. They are STD Gauge
Steve
@POC914NUT posted:Is it to late to place my order?
I’ll take a Tuscan, a Brunswick and a black PC at those prices today.
It's funny that you posted that ad today. I was going through catalogs a couple of nights ago, and sent this ad to my Dad and asked him if I could order one of these...
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@POC914NUT posted:It's funny that you posted that ad today. I was going through catalogs a couple of nights ago, and sent this ad to my Dad and asked him if I could order one of these...
I’ve got one. Probably paid a little more than that.
Steve
Hello all
Bob Hendrich made 57 of his GG1 ...here is a link to see his 1st one running ...
Jim Waterman is currently building a GG1 ...very similar to Bob's
Cheers Carey
@Carey Williams posted:Hello all
Bob Hendrich made 57 of his GG1 ...here is a link to see his 1st one running ...
Jim Waterman is currently building a GG1 ...very similar to Bob's
Cheers Carey
I have one of Jim’s with five 30” coaches.
Steve
Some photos of my new build. Available now.
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Wasn't The Train Stop owned by Paul Kirby? I remember in the mid/late 1980s going to his shop as a kid. Paul was also active in the SoCal TCA/TTOS/MTA clubs. From memory, he was "hired" to build a layout for Frank Sinatra (or someone famous like that) during this period. Does The Train Stop still exist?
@GZ posted:Wasn't The Train Stop owned by Paul Kirby? I remember in the mid/late 1980s going to his shop as a kid. Paul was also active in the SoCal TCA/TTOS/MTA clubs. From memory, he was "hired" to build a layout for Frank Sinatra (or someone famous like that) during this period. Does The Train Stop still exist?
Paul passed away quite a while ago and the store closed shortly after.
Steve
Yes, that was Paul Kirby's business. Unfortunately, he passed some years ago and the shop on Bonita in San Dimas is gone too. I spent time in that shop as a kid as well. It was the first place other than a train show where I ever bought anything train related. And yes, Paul was involved in building Frank Sinatra's layout in Palm Springs.
Yes, my good friend, Paul Kirby built Frank Sinatra’s “O” gauge layout. It was housed in a replica of a small town railroad station that Frank had built in the back of his large estate in Rancho Mirage, CA. I was very fortunate to be invited out to Frank’s home on several occasions, regarding his trains.
Paul was a good guy. He opened The Train Stop a year or two before I bought Allied Models and his advice and encouragement were quite helpful in getting me over the finish line in my transaction. If it had not been for Paul’s success with his shop, I may have never gotten into the business. RIP, good buddy.
I have just acquired a Gold Standard Engineering, standard gauge, GG1 locomotive, along with a string of what I believe are Glenn Toy Trains cast metal freight cars. The pieces are in used condition, but the loco shows very little running time. It’s a Brunswick Green 4935 model. I will be offering it for sale, but have not yet determined a price. Packing this monster for shipment is not at the top of my list of fun things to do, so I need to look into that before putting her officially on the market. I am located in Newport Beach, CA, should anyone local wish to take a look.
Allen Drucker alliedtrn@gmail.com
Allen, when you have time, please post some pictures of your set. You may be able to get some local interest in it without having to ship it or list it on the listing site with all the fees. Besides, I'm sure several of us on here would love to see it! Eric Nissen
Eric, how nice to “see” you here. I am actually going to take some photos of all the pieces I got and will be starting a new thread. This was one of the more interesting “finds” I have come across and as you know, I’ve found quite a few. 
@Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Sorting through some old TTOS Bulletins and found an ad for the Gold Standard GG1 in a Jan 1978 edition.
Steve
$835 in January 1978 is the equivalent of $3,476.66 today. Phew!
@RoyBoy posted:$835 in January 1978 is the equivalent of $3,476.66 today. Phew!
I love it!
