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Well we are a little sparse today, so maybe I can "stir up" some postings.  This is my "Rock Island" boxcar by Lionel (MPC) sitting on a road crossing and causing no end of headache's for the morning commuters of "Small Town".  Remember..."the Rock Island line is a mighty good road..."  OK so I can't sing .

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Best Wishes , Don

HI Don you really put up some wonderful cars and engines! I am sorry I really wish I had something to share with you today!

New from Mr Muffins  an Atlas SD45 w/PS3.  I realized aside from a cab forward and a Daylight passenger and 4449 engine set, I have zero SP rolling stock. Since I am going to run this as an intermodal (Atlas, Lionel and K-Line) I think I will be OK and not need to buy SP rolling stock.    Or is it now a matter of "I have to have SP rolling stock to go with the engine?"

Atlas SD45 SouthernPacific

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@ScoutingDad posted:

New from Mr Muffins  an Atlas SD45 w/PS3.  I realized aside from a cab forward and a Daylight passenger and 4449 engine set, I have zero SP rolling stock. Since I am going to run this as an intermodal (Atlas, Lionel and K-Line) I think I will be OK and not need to buy SP rolling stock.    Or is it now a matter of "I have to have SP rolling stock to go with the engine?"

Atlas SD45 SouthernPacific

Gosh, that is a beautiful model! When I saw those rolling through downtown Sacramento as a kid, I remember Cotton Belt, UP, all kinds of road names in the consists. I think any freight cars would match well! Are you going to get more units to go with it?

@ScoutingDad posted:

New from Mr Muffins  an Atlas SD45 w/PS3.  I realized aside from a cab forward and a Daylight passenger and 4449 engine set, I have zero SP rolling stock. Since I am going to run this as an intermodal (Atlas, Lionel and K-Line) I think I will be OK and not need to buy SP rolling stock.    Or is it now a matter of "I have to have SP rolling stock to go with the engine?"

Atlas SD45 SouthernPacific

Morning Jeff, just wanted to say that sure is a sharp looking engine! I had one when I started in HO, Sure wish I had one now, maybe down the line!

@CoastsideKevin    "Are you going to get more units to go with it?"  This was a custom run from Muffin's so unless I find a dummy unit, this may be it. I thought I was done buying engines and this one popped up as a pre-order - could not pass it up. My layout is too small to run a 25 car unit which would justify 2 engines. Practical max is about 15 cars or 20 foot length.

Just trying to be practical on the spend and space.

@ScoutingDad posted:

@CoastsideKevin    "Are you going to get more units to go with it?"  This was a custom run from Muffin's so unless I find a dummy unit, this may be it. I thought I was done buying engines and this one popped up as a pre-order - could not pass it up. My layout is too small to run a 25 car unit which would justify 2 engines. Practical max is about 15 cars or 20 foot length.

Just trying to be practical on the spend and space.

Yeah I get that. I have to pull at least 20 cars to double head and 45 to triple head. I can go a max of about 50. Three of those SD40s would be great on my layout but I have O31 switches so that is usually the limiting factor.

Well yesterday was a busy day, so I am a day late trying to reinforce our WRW thread.  This is my Lionel 221 Rio Grande ALCO from 1963-1964.  Pretty much a "plain Jane" with few if any features, although it did have remote reverse.  No headlight and no internal cab structure, simply a shell with a motor. However handsome in a plain way.  Pulls ok as well, at least on my little flat layout and I don't run long trains.

Lionel 221 Alco side viewLionel 221 Alco front view

Here she is at the head of a typical train I run, sometimes I have 4 cars but not too much more than that, as much as for the limitation of the layout as for the limitations of the loco.  Here she is with a Lionel # 9074 D&RG caboose that was in the Lionel line for quite a period...1976-1983 in the catalog and 1984-1991 uncatalogued.

Lionel 221 Alco train from rear

Well Happy "belated" Wednesday, Don

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@naveenrajan and @jgtrh62 - Those are beautiful models fellows, thanks for posting. I couldn't come close to running anything that big but I love to look !

Don McErlean

Thanks Don! I'm also going to be adding a route for my Lionel Pre-war Standard Gauge trains, as soon as I get my basement squared away more that is. I've always wanted to hand lay standard gauge track for a couple scenes, but most will be traditional. I'm really looking forward to running them again as it's literally been a couple decades since the last time.

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@jgtrh62 posted:

These Overland SD7x versions are beautiful models naveerajan, here’s a Warbonnet SD75M.

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John,

That is a good-looking model. Your hand laid track makes the entire photo look even more realistic.

I think that the Warbonnet paint scheme looks awesome on EMD SD75M & GE C44-9W.

Here are some photos that I took of the SD75M inside a BNSF facility, 10 years ago.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

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A couple of offering for this fine Wednesday afternoon.

My solution to the single SD45 was adding an Atlas RS7/15 to the mix. The Atlas had basic transformer control, so I did not mind taking out the motors and lubing everything so it would move freely as a dummy.  Auction price was reasonable as well and has nice details for what was a lower end price point at the time. 

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I've been coveting a UP FEF ever since the first time I saw one running with the smoke shields. This is a Weaver brass with basic transformer controls. Thanks to Gunrunnerjohn for putting a new motor in this one. Runs great a slow speeds. While it will not make any speed records, this will just pull a slow freight.

UP FEF

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