Missed the weekend photos! So, here is the start of my inheritance!

Nice !!!!!

Eddie Marra,

Congrats on being gifted some fine Tin, and with it some family history.  This kind generational Tin is great.  Run them in good health and have fun.

The Military Green Standard Gauge IVES is way cool Tin!

PCRR/Dave

Dan Padova posted:

Nice !!!!!

Thank you!  This is just the start of it!  There is a lot of Lionel and Flyer mainly, but my dad was also a fan of Bing and Ives.  So there are quite a few nice trains!  My father was never one to brag or boast about what he had (hopefully the Dorfan set he has is still mostly intact!  It's in the original box, and the loco wasn't that bad off!)

With these photos, I don't intend to brag, but more to show pride in what my father had, as well as how proud I am that it was passed to me.  Plus, I want to share with everyone how wonderful these trains are, and give them the attention they deserve!

@Pine Creek Railroad I love that Ives set, too!  When I opened the box and unwrapped the loco and cars, I had to just look for a minute and realize how beautiful it was.  

There are Lionel baby State Sets, the Lionel Jr. streamliner, Hafner sets that look untouched, the list goes on and on.

Nice inheritance!
Suggestion on the Lionel and Ives observation cars, it would be nice to put a photo of your Dad's head face (in almost scale) in the rear of the car (could tape it in with the blue type painters tape).
This way he will always be there with you and for the ride!

Enjoy

THANK YOU for sharing your dad's wonderful treasures!

Tinplate Art posted:

THANK YOU for sharing your dad's wonderful treasures!

You're welcome!  What I'm looking most forward to is doing routine cleaning and oiling, putting them on the track and bringing them to life!

My father was not one to run most of his trains, yet I am one for operating them!  I think my dad would have known I'd run the ones I keep, and me getting enjoyment and happiness out of that would be what he would have wanted.  He knew also that even though I'd run them, they would be treated with nothing but care and respect, so they could be passed along to the next generation after I'm gone.

Sounds like a wonderful plan! Those beauties deserve the care and respect you will provide!

Many thanks to share with us all those gorgeous pieces. It is great that you preserve them as they are a part of your family history. Your father had kept some very nice pieces, he had a very good taste.

I hope to see more of those treasures in the future.

Very Best,  Daniel

It's always sad when we get trains this way, but I remember my Uncle Jim even more when I'm running his. Thanks for sharing your Dad's beautiful trains, and I lok forward to more!

Eddie Marra,

Thanks for posting these photos; I love that Lionel Jr. set. You and I are on a very similar track, having inherited tinplate collections from our Dads. May they help you keep your Dad's memory alive, as my trains continue to do for me. What a blessing--enjoy. 

John

With the storm that hit this past weekend, our power was out for most of it, and when power returned yesterday, our WiFi box is out completely! I'm very sorry I missed the Weekend Photos! 

That’s OK Eddie but no excuses this week!          Nice collection of tin! 

Eddie M,

   Never look at posting pictures and talking about your Tin Plate as bragging.  You are participating in the threads here on the OGR where like minded people come to enjoy each others conversations and photo's.   Those that look at participation on the OGR as bragging are jealous and insecure people, and have very little understanding of life.

Steamer,

   David I know what you mean about these kind posts, however the Tin Plate Trains seem to increase the family memories even more.  I know both of us see our family members as we run our Tin Plate Trains, especially at Christmas time.

PCRR/Dave

Let the memories and good times roll!  Building America and memories along the way.

 I think us older collectors always wonder what might happen to our collections that we love so much when we go to that great Trainyard in the sky.   Your father was very fortunate in that he had a son who loves collecting trains as much as he did. Hopefully the collection will stay in your family many more generations. Hopefully you have a young son or a daughter who will look forward to inheriting everything you have.

Those are beautiful trains.

Jim 

Eddie: Looking forward to seeing more of your dad's wonderful trains when you are able to share them! THANKS!

Nice! Keep those boxes nice. They are more rare than the trains themselves!

Eddie M,

   J Daddy is absolutely correct safe guard your original Boxes, not many of them around.

PCRR/Dave