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Nice ATSF switcher. Early '60's I take it? I'm curious as to what steamer you have sitting in the corner there.

Welcome! I also received my first train for Christmas, 1954, and still have it. I also have that floodlight tower and a couple of those Marx bridges. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here. Glad to have you (back) in the hobby.

El Classico posted:

Nice ATSF switcher. Early '60's I take it? I'm curious as to what steamer you have sitting in the corner there.

I would guess that the steamer in question is either a Lionel 2065 or 665 based on the molded-on elesco feedwater heater on the top of the smokebox front, although that smokebox/feedwater part is interchangeable with the 685 and 2055, both of which did not include that feedwater heater.

Roger,

Nice start of reliving your childhood.  That blue Santa Fe NW2 switcher actually looks like it's early Lionel MPC production.  What's the cab # on the sides?

Fair warning..this whole train thing extremely addictive , welcome aboard

Thanks!   The steam loco is my original and it's a 2065.  The switcher is a 8010 that I got off eBay cause I didn't think the steamer was running after the boys played with it back in the 90's.  A little oil and grease and it runs great!  I'll post a newer picture of my layout soon, it's been changed about weekly haha.

027runner posted:

The switcher is a 8010 that I got off eBay cause I didn't think the steamer was running after the boys played with it back in the 90's.  A little oil and grease and it runs great!  I'll post a newer picture of my layout soon, it's been changed about weekly haha.

That's what I figured, the 8010 was early Lionel MPC production, early 1970s after the Lionel Corporation sold their tooling to General Mills.  I have two of those 8010s, one of them same shade of blue as yours, the other one a bit lighter.

Let the fun start !!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a great place to learn and have fun reading. My experience on this forum is, if you don't know  ASK, doesn't matter how simple. Folks will contribute,

Happy railroading

Brent

Nice engine then. Shouldn't be hard to get back in order, I have its cousin, the 685, and it runs like a charm. A bit slower than most engines, too.

Welcome aboard!  My grandson got me back into the hobby also.

Great group here who have a wealth of knowledge and like to share it.

Roger,

  Good luck. Looks like you are off to a great start. Nothing sounds better than the clickity-clack of tinplate track! 

 Tom 

Welcome aboard! 

Seeing that you are in Wisconsin you should plan on heading over to Trainfest in Mileaukee in November. It is a great show for buying and looking at layouts to get great ideas. They also have a lot of how to classes. I drive up from the Chicago area most years as it is really worth the trip. 

Enjoy your trains!!!

Welcome to the forum and running trains again Roger. That is going to be a nice layout when you are done. Good to hear you have a grandson that likes trains too. Another engineer in the making. Always liked the clickity-clack of the track along with the sweet smell of ozone. Keep us posted on your progress................Paul

Welcome!

Peter

Welcome!

Welcome

Nice start. Lots of fun a head.

Rod Miller 

Welcome aboard Roger!

Welcome.. Got my first Lionel set for my 3rd Christmas.. (1952) I still have it, the boxes and the original shipping box.. My parents bought it for me at Montgomery Wards..

Howdy! 

You might want to pay a visit to one of the open houses for the Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee in April or November. (The fall open house this year is Nov. 26-27.) The club website is at http://www.milw-lrrc.com/index.php

You certainly can find inspiration for your own layout, and you may even want to join. We have members on the East Coast and the West Coast, so it is not a club of Milwaukeeans, strictly speaking. (The clubhouse, with its multiple layouts and 28-foot Hellgate Bridge span, is in New Berlin.)

Also, you can't miss Trainfest, billed as the nation's largest operating model railroad show. The next show is Nov. 12-13 at State Fair Park in West Allis. For info, visit http://www.trainfest.com

Welcome to the forum - great bunch of folks here!

-Greg

Welcome Roger! 

You find that model trains are somewhat addictive, you can't have just one or two, you feel that you need more.

Lee Fritz

Glad to have you!

Feel free to pick the brains of the extremely talented group on this forum. By the way, I think it's a really nice start to a layout.

Mike

Welcome and hold on tight!Let the fun begain!!

welcome Roger. just remember...all the beautiful layouts you see here had their beginning. and you've taken the first step, getting those trains out of the attiac and running. have a blast, lots of great info and smart people here.

Thank you all for the warm welcome!  No addiction problem here, but I am up to 3 locomotives now and have about 8 new boxcars, bought a signal bridge on eBay,got 4 used switches and more at the train store in Eau Claire, and spend every spare minute up in the spare bedroom.  I go and expect to get some work done and end up just running trains. 

And thanks for the info on Trainfest in Milwaukee!  It's on my calendar now.

    Thanks again, Roger

027runner posted:

 

I live in central wisconsin by the way and went to a train show in Stevens Point last January and it's been nonstop ever since.

   Roger

It sounds like you must have gone to the Arctic Run in Stevens Point.  Where are you in Central Wisconsin?  I am in Wausau surrounded by Pre War American Flyer Trains.

Greg

Welcome! Looks like you're having fun!

John

Thanks again everyone!  

Greg, we live just south of Stevens Point out in the country, the next train show we're going to is in Eau Claire on July 10 and then I can't wait for the show in Milwaukee. 

Roger

027runner posted:

Please be gentle I am really new This but I have a train running the tracks and feel like it's 1959 again, and my grandson loves it!

Please be gentle?  Roger, you've got a running train, a nice layout design, and you're enjoying it with your family.  If anything, I'm envious.

You're going to have a ball with it.

Steven J. Serenska

Welcome!!

A toy train and  bass enthusiast!!   BIG welcome to you!

Welcome aboard Roger!!  Your video is great and you are off to a wonderful start!  Btw - my first locomotive was a 2065 hudson which I received for Christmas 1956.  I still have it with the original Lionel set.  She still runs great too!!  On the Free State Junction Railway she runs only on special excursion days   Good luck and have lots of fun building your railroad ... and may you and your grandson share many wonderful moments running trains. 

Welcome to the Forum!  Your video shows you are off to a great start!  In my opinion this forum is the place to be!

welcome to the forum and there is a great wealth of knowledge on this forum, many members will help you in any way they can!

if I can ever help you let me know Alan

good luck and enjoy your hobby with the best of us best forum ever here !!

good luck