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Don, this car will go great with the new MTH World's Fair billboard shown in their latest catalog!

Thanks for the head up Lenny!  It's a sharp little billboard on page 41 of the MTH catalog!  I see an interesting diorama coming into being 

And Gentle Forum Members,

To continue celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the NY World's Fair and the Allan Herschell MTC G-16 LIRR park train, the RMLI will be creating two more Fair themed cars during 2014 and 2015.  For lovers of the NY World's Fair, stand by for the fun!!

Don Fisher

mint car...mint car....it better be gold because Robert Moses needs all the money he can get to pay for the Fair!! Great idea guys. I'm in for all of them.

rat

Thank ratpak!!

We hadn't thought about a mint car!!  We like to leave mint cars to Stu and Bob over at METCA!!  (You know, TCA Bob "Mintz" and his "Mints" cars

Best,

Don

That's a great idea for the next museum car.

Maybe we should put an N gauge version of the G-16 with some passenger cars with the roof off and filled with passengers on the layout.

Hi Steve,

I liked ratpak's idea so much that I've already offered it to the committee for review!  At the moment though, we have three car designs "on deck" at Lionel so it may be a little while before we get to it!! 

I also like your idea about an "N" gauge "LIRR park train" on the Historic Lionel Layout at Riverhead.  As a matter of fact, our HO committee incorporated the entire Riverhead Museum site on our HO layout at the RMLI Greenport site.  Here are a few pictures of the modelling in progress.  

We'll have to see what the LVC committee thinks!  It could be a winter 2015 addition to the Historic Lionel Layout at Riverhead!!

Don

PS,  for our gentle readers who might not know, the Railroad Museum of Long Island supports model/toy trains through exhibits, displays and educational offerings at both of our Museum sites.  We have incorporated "O" gauge, "HO" gauge, "N" Gauge and "G"arden railroading into our permanent and traveling exhibits

Waffle sided boxcar...celebrating the 5Oth Anniversay of the....The Belgian Waffle!

rat

or smoking tank car.

MEET ME AT THE THE SMOKE RING

Yeah ratpak! 

Belgian Waffles - made famous at the 1964 - 1965 World's fair!  YUM!  Yesterday, over breakfast, one of the boys told me about his first experience at the '64 - '65 NY World's Fair, they ended their visit that day at the Ireland pavilion where they found Irish Coffee for $1.00 a glass.  From then on every visit started and ended at the Ireland pavilion!   Happy St. Patricks Day!

This just in . . . . .  literally "right out of the box" from Lionel, Concord NC!!  The "decorated model" for our SKU 6-58579 LIRR G-16 Exhibit Car.  This is the prototype model from China sent for our approval.  The technicians at the factory have done an outstanding job of rendering all the colors and artwork of artist George Wybenga.  

Here you can see the liveried parts that make up a Lionel "aquarium car."  The plastic body, ours will have clear, smooth side windows, (rather than the "wavy" clear plastic fishy windows),  the "filmstrip" that is stretched between the motorized rollers attached to the car's metal base and the translucent "background" that will be illuminated from within - the "filmstrip" travels around this artwork.

We are very pleased with the workmanship and I have sent our approval to Lionel this afternoon.  Ordering closes on this very unique . . . . very collectible Lionel car on Saturday, March 22!!  Grab an order form at www.rmli.us

Here's hoping you enjoyed this little look "backstage" in the building of Lionel/Railroad Museum of Long Island Collectible Cars!!

Don