Weaver Rolling Stock and Engines Lets see them

Mike McCutcheon posted:

I've been selling off my scale size stuff.   But I'm keeping these two Weaver boxcars.

 

The Maine 3 Railers custom run club car.   The last Weaver production run from 2015.

Mike

some nice looking cars. Glad you got the last Custom Weaver car wonder how many were made? 

I'm not sure of the exact number of the Moxie cars made.   Probably around 150 to 200.

Mike McCutcheon posted:

I'm not sure of the exact number of the Moxie cars made.   Probably around 100 or 125.

I can't remember either, but for some reason, 150 is stuck in my mind.

I bought this the other day I will post pics of it on the layout later 

Hard to know where to begin - or to end - with Weaver.  I always put off doing the factory tour for another year - big mistake!  A great loss to the hobby.  We were fortunate to have them for many years, and many beautiful engines, passenger cars, rolling stock, buildings ...

David

I have a few Weaver items......... The banner is from the sale when joe closed the factory. I believe it is the one joe used for the booth he would setup at shows. Joe could answer this better. That fall after joe closed I moved to Louisiana. Most of my weaver stuff came with me which is what you see in these pictures. The original weaver factory started in town in northumberland on Wheatley Avenue. The test shot bodies are actually from the gentleman who started doing the injection molding for Bob originally. He was located just up old route 11 from the factory beside the VFW in a little garage. He had a small machine shop and at least when I met him two molding machines; like a 125 ton vandorn and another machine which I can’t remember the size. It was honestly just a little two car garage. I can’t remember his last name, but his first name I believe was Charley? Molding was also done by Boyer machine in Northumberland as well. I believe that is where the how it’s made footage was shot. The plastic sign was actually from when joe had donated some engines and rolling stock to our local club. He had done this for other clubs as well.

Dave. Thanks for posting very beautiful pieces. I never knew they made so many switchers.

Ryan. Thanks for more information on Weaver I really appreciate it and thanks for posting your Weaver collection 

A couple more custom run cars. 

Here are pictures of some more of my collection. 

PRRRONBH,

I think you might have a silver PRR Express reefer that Weaver did for me with red and black printing. I had the car done with four famous PRR passenger train names. I think the names on the cars were, The Broadway Limited, The Red Arrow, The Duquesne. and GG-1 Service. Each car, had three different town names on it were the train stopped. Like Jeannette, Greensburg, and Latrobe. Another one had  and Torrance, Bolivar and Johnstown. The Red Arrow had names Cresson, Gallitzin and Altoona. The GG-1 Service one had Harrisburg, Lancaster and Philadelphia. Sorry, But I do not have a picture of this express reefer.

jim sutter posted:

PRRRONBH,

I think you might have a silver PRR Express reefer that Weaver did for me with red and black printing. I had the car done with four famous PRR passenger train names. I think the names on the cars were, The Broadway Limited, The Red Arrow, The Duquesne. and GG-1 Service. Each car, had three different town names on it were the train stopped. Like Jeannette, Greensburg, and Latrobe. Another one had  and Torrance, Bolivar and Johnstown. The Red Arrow had names Cresson, Gallitzin and Altoona. The GG-1 Service one had Harrisburg, Lancaster and Philadelphia. Sorry, But I do not have a picture of this express reefer.

Hello Jim, it has been a while.  I think the last time we spoke is when I ordered my DAP NS ABBA OCS f-units and An UP 9000,

No these two cars I have are defiantly not reefers!  They are from the same molds as the Weaver PRR Merchantise  car you had made with box car doors and all my other 50 some Weaver box cars.  Plus I do have three Weaver steel body reefers so have a direct comparison.

Have not found any prototype  pictures.  But surmise that just maybe  Pennsy actually did this in the early 50's when SS passenger consist came in.  These may have been paint to somewhat the SS cars.  Silver bodies with the red band for front end "Express Service", only a guess.

Ron

Ron,

The cars, I mentioned were done on box car bodies. I would bet this is what you have.

One of the last sets of Weaver, I purchased from Jim   Yellow dots are Weaver Cars.  Without the yellow dot, also Weaver un-decorated, with Dry-transfer decals. 

Some of the coal loads are also Weaver. 

The locomotive is MTH; the cars are Weaver. Two are OGR commemorative cars I recently acquired and 2-railed, while the one on the end is an unusual one I picked up as an un-built Weaver kit about a year ago. I had been doing some track testing and sat them here temporarily as some visitors were curious about the OGR cars and UP1943.

Some great looking stuff you guys are posting. Thanks for taking the time to post your pics.

My wife and I went on the Weaver tour back in 2004.  Here is a picture of the special tour car we picked up during our visit to the factory.

This St. Mary's Brewing Co. car was in the process of being decorated while we were touring the factory.  We liked this car but we were told it wasn't available yet.  So of course when it became available we bought one.  Maybe from Jim's Train Shop?

Some time later at a train show the 2003 tour car was for sale.  Bought it too.  One of those purchases that later on you wonder why.

I have now posted pictures of all the Weaver cars I currently have.  There were others, but they were sold.

Old video of grain train with mostly Weaver grain cars. 

One of the best engines on my roster is the Weaver Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 Baltic.  It is the smoothest and finest runner.  I LOVE it.  I also have a Weaver NYC 0-6-0, Reading 4-6-2, A C&NW 2-8-0, Milwaukee 4-4-2, all great engines.  ODD-D

A couple of my favorites.  Recently picked up the B&O 50' boxcar.  Always got a kick out of the Apache Powder Co. boxcar. 

GregM posted:

My wife and I went on the Weaver tour back in 2004.  Here is a picture of the special tour car we picked up during our visit to the factory.

This St. Mary's Brewing Co. car was in the process of being decorated while we were touring the factory.  We liked this car but we were told it wasn't available yet.  So of course when it became available we bought one.  Maybe from Jim's Train Shop?

 

Some time later at a train show the 2003 tour car was for sale.  Bought it too.  One of those purchases that later on you wonder why.

 

I have now posted pictures of all the Weaver cars I currently have.  There were others, but they were sold.

 Thank you Greg for taking the time and joining in on this thread and posting some great pictures 

Melvin P posted:

Melvin

thats a beautiful car 

SAILLOCO posted:

A couple of my favorites.  Recently picked up the B&O 50' boxcar.  Always got a kick out of the Apache Powder Co. boxcar. 

  I like that B&O car thanks for posting 

 Here’s a video of my latest engine I bought with a string of Weaver cars behind 

One of my favorites, the wood side gondola.

Weaver wagon top boxcars in B&O All Weaver train except loco. Weaver TOFC  B&O DODX Flat car by WeaverWeaver TOFC right and left of tractor on rampWeaver N&W hopper that I weathered Weaver Pennsy hopper that I weatheredWeaver Pennsy RREA express boxcar 

PRRRONBH,

This is a picture of the car I'm talking about. Is this like yours?

Here are a couple of my favorite PS-2 hopper cars.

Some Weaver special run cars.  All cars done by Weaver for my club.  There are more but I don't have any pictures handy.  Both of the Copper Range cars were in one run.

jim sutter posted:

PRRRONBH,

This is a picture of the car I'm talking about. Is this like yours?

Jim that is it!  But this begs the question if these were made exclusively for you how did my local dealer , at that time, in Charlotte, NC have them in stock in the late 80's.

I also have two all silver PRR box cars from Weaver, have you seen them?

Ron

Ron,

I sold cars to other dealers. Without seeing a picture of your all silver box cars I can't say for sure. Petersen Supply Co. and Buffalo Graphics did a lot of custom run cars from Weaver. 

jim sutter posted:

Ron,

I sold cars to other dealers. Without seeing a picture of your all silver box cars I can't say for sure. Petersen Supply Co. and Buffalo Graphics did a lot of custom run cars from Weaver. 

The next time I see Rich and/or Exam I will ask if they recall buying from you.  I know he did buy from Petersen.

So does this mean that this paint scheme in the picture is a fantasy?

Ron

Weaver doing it right with express boxcars

There are 2 Frisco cars with different road numbers  

 Patrick   Thanks for posting more pics very nice 

 John thank you for posting very nice 

 Rob   Thank you for posting those nice Santa Fe and Frisco  cars 

 Here’s a couple more 

Many fun boxcars &c

David

And, yes, outstanding variety of express box cars!

David

Any more wood side gondola pics? Wouldn't mind picking up one or two of those at some point. I don't see them listed very often but haven't looked consistently for very long.

jim sutter posted:

Here are a couple of my favorite PS-2 hopper cars.

Jim,  I have a few of those Weaver Grain Train hoppers.  I also have the Lionel and MTH versions.  I'd to post pictures of my Weaver cars (most of which are covered hoppers) but first I have to take the pictures.  The cars are in my garage which is too cold right now.  I could fire up the pellet stove but it would take half the day before it would be half way decent to be in there. 

Larry

PRRRONBH,

I know Andy Petersen bought a case of (12). As far as the car being fantasy I'm not sure. I think Pennsy had this car but not with the names of towns on it. Your friends could of bought this car from Mr. Petersen. The three towns that I chose for this car the PRR railroad ran through all three. Torrance, PA. is one of the locations my father took me to to watch the trains when I was a boy. It was just about 14 miles south of Homer City. One of my repair people lived in Bolivar PA. Johnstown, PA. was were a lot of my customers were from.