I have a complete collection of Unique art trains including the circus cars, cattle car, both boxcars, Bennie the brakeman caboose and caboose without Bennie, both hard to find pullman cars City of Joplin and Garden City, both variations of the hopper , F7 AA Rock Island diesels and various engines and tenders.....so what am I missing? The Unique Lines crane. To answer my question has anyone ever seen or have one of these?
How about sharing your Unique Lines collection
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Paging Steve Eastman.
Do you have the cattle car and hopper from this thread? https://ogrforum.com/...issing-pieces?page=2
TCA Western has a picture of the crane car here. http://www.tcawestern.org/unique.htm
George
Both boxcars? I have only seen the silver one. Was there another one?
Have you got both the electric and the clockwork steam locos with their tenders?
How about the black tender? Do you have one of those?
Hi all. A question about the ‘1950’ electric engine if I might. Is the motor ac or dc? Thanks in advance.
About Unique Art ...
I collect (and operate) trains of the Rock Island by all manufacturers, so when I found a Unique Art RI diesel F7 AA pair I bought it. IMHO, a very nice-looking loco, although I never ran it. That diesel pair remained in my collection until I sold nearly all my RI trains, action accessories, and control gear via Stout Auctions due to my medical issues.
Thankfully, I recovered from a stroke and a cardiac problem with no deficits. With 20/20 hindsight, I sometimes think I acted too quickly with that sale, but I wanted to spare my wife (or maybe widow) the hassle of selling the collection after my boarding the Celestial Express for a one-way trip to the end of the line.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
@ronald weatherby posted:Hi all. A question about the ‘1950’ electric engine if I might. Is the motor ac or dc? Thanks in advance.
It's a universal motor and will run on AC or DC like almost all postwar three rail O gauge engines. Schilling battery loco not included.
Thank you Roy. Most postwar Lionel train engines are advertised as ‘alternating current’ so I never realized they would also run on dc. Thanks for the info.
Mike. Such a sad story with a fantastic happy ending. Glad you are feeling well now. Time to resume or restart that hobby now. The ‘CE’ is just gonna have to wait.
I have the Rock Island set. Very nice piece.
Ronald W.
The "RI collecting gene" in my DNA remains active, although now mostly dormant. When Sunset 3rd Rail offered the Rock Island TA diesel passenger set in brass with matching RI cars, I had to have it despite its hefty price tag. When it arrived, I opened the boxes and ran it on the dealer layout at ARKANSAS TRAVELER HOBBIES in Bald Knob, AR. Impressive! Pix of the inaugural run are attached. That train set is now on display in my train room. Regrettably, I can't run it on my home layout, which has O42 curves and switches. The TA train requires O72 curves; so it'll be a "shelf queen" until I add a wing onto the house and revise the layout.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
Mike, I share your pain regarding space needs. It seems tho that if we’re doing it right, there will never be enough space. That’s the nature of the hobby.
Nice pics btw.
Hi Mike,
Happy to hear of your wonderful recovery.
Lew Schneider
Recently I received an email from a TCA member who acquired some Unique Art Trains. He said that the reverse unit in one of the electric locomotives is disconnected and was wondering if any members might have a wiring diagram that they can share. Anyone ever see a wiring diagram for a Unique Lines loco? Anyone have any idea of how to wire one up with an e-unit correctly?
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