Nothing rare or priceless at my house. And that is not just trains.
Maybe 'difficult-to-find'. Some LCCA or TTOS Standard O cars. Might be hard coming up with more of the K-Line Shadow Rail O-81 curves.
If its flooding or the house is on fire, kids & wife, and maybe checkbook or credit card, are coming with, the rest can burn for all I care, it can all be replaced. Burglar comes into our house, they will be disappointed. Even the house, it is not our most valuable asset.
I'm not sure they'd qualify as "rare", but I had a heckuva time trying to acquire the two K-Line Collector's Club Kennecott Copper Corporation RS-3's (that's a mouthful!) a few years ago. Unlike the very common K-Line KCC MP-15 (which is abundantly available on eBay), these RS-3's seem to be pretty scarce. I like the paint scheme a lot, and they look great pulling the matching set of ore cars. I sure do miss K-Line products!
It just occurred to me that, in terms of locos I almost never hear people talking about, the Lincoln Funeral Train loco must be the rarest loco I own. It is seldom mentioned or shown on forums or at shows, etc. My 3rd Rail Train of Tomorrow, ATSF 2929, etc., were made if far smaller numbers, but people talk about them a lot. Of course, not being mentioned means few people care, but it is a cute, if incredibly delicate, little thing.
Both 3rd Rail Union Pacific "Fetter's" Challengers: outstanding models and excellent runners.
My coal fired, Lionel VL Challenger. I just love it running next to the VL BB.
Just remembered I have a clear body MTH GP-9. Only 100 made. Don
I think my 3rd Rail AC-4 Cab Forward with a gray boiler is pretty rare. There weren't a lot of the 3rd Rail AC-4's in the first place and I think only a few received the gray paint job. The gray and black paint scheme, with a dark red cab roof, was as-delivered for the AC-4, but they were repainted black and there aren't many prototype photos of them in gray.
One of the rarest locomotives I currently own. It started out as an Atlas 2-rail Reading switcher and was converted to an SP S-12 switcher. The boiler domes are obviously not correct but I think it looks rather special with its unusual paint scheme and I've never seen another one remotely similar in appearance.
I would have to say my undecorated K-Line Scale Pacific. I put A&WP 290 decals on it, but I've only seen one of these in the past year on the auction sites - and I bought it. If I saw another, I would be very interested in getting it too. The detailing is great, as well as the cruise control. I miss K-line...
Just like Andy posted above,it would be my 3 SMR Civil War era locomotives.
I think that there were less than 20 of each built.
Norm
Alright Norm; how bout some pictures. We need to learn to do that.
Bart
I think my 3rd Rail AC-4 Cab Forward with a gray boiler is pretty rare. There weren't a lot of the 3rd Rail AC-4's in the first place and I think only a few received the gray paint job. The gray and black paint scheme, with a dark red cab roof, was as-delivered for the AC-4, but they were repainted black and there aren't many prototype photos of them in gray.
I would agree; fortunate to have one also only usurped by the my 3rd Rail SP AM-2 Cab Forward (nasty detailed)!
My Fulgurex
DR18 201 4=6=2
Sparke2, that is indeed a hard engine to find. I tried and tied to find one when they first showed up in one of the last K-line catalogs. So sorry they didn't make them sooner and in greater numbers. Don
One of only five Sunset Models B&O P-7d Cincinnatian streamlined Pacifics # 5303. Only 50 total Sunset models of the P-7d were built in 2 and 3 rail combined and only 5 were built as # 5303 with spoked end drivers and boxpok center driver. All 5 are two rail locomotives. These were just delivered in Late April.
The Presidential train make me a little jealous
The Lincoln trains make green with anger I don't have one too
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My MTH KCS ES44ac.
Other than our 3-Rail GENERAL loco, which ultimately came in with 135 total (after 18 of them were factory converted to 2-Rail), no SMR 3-Rail engine version was ever made in quantities greater than 50.
The rarest piece is the 3-Rail Richmond & Danville "Pocahontas" of which only 4 were made. It is even rarer because I personally held on to model serial #1, so only 3 pieces are out there. It was only made to honor a few pre-orders.
Dave
I don't own anything that I would consider rare.
Jeff Davis
American Flyer #21140 4-8-4.
I had considered this Marx gunmetal gray 666 as my rarest, only a handful that I know of
Then I picked up this Electric version of the Mickey Mouse Meteor set from Tony Hay. Still trying to find anyone else who has one.
3rd Rail C&NW H-1. I'm not sure this model qualifies as rare. I just have not seen many C&NW steamers around or in catalogs over the years, and this is the only C&NW on my layout that isn't a diesel.
1934 wide gauge 4-4-2 engine and tender built by ives with american flyer lettering plates.
The Lionel Legacy Missouri Pacific USRA Mikado from the K-Line tooling. There were not many of these made.I had three on order from my LHS and he was allowed only one.I have searched high and low for another and they are just impossible to find!
Rare? Time will tell. Uncommon? I think so. According to 3rd Rail's owner Scott Mann, only 64 Berks were made in 3 rail during this recent production run. Four (4) Northern Pacific #2626 A-1 Pre-War with coal tender, four (4) Northern Pacific #2626 A-1 Post-War Black Boiler with oil tender, sixteen (16) Northern Pacific #2626 A-1 Post-War Grey Boiler with oil tender and forty (40) Timken #1111 (4-ACES) which is the one I purchased.
Now here comes a "plug" for our wonderful forum sponsor Scott. If you missed snagging one of these beauties, there are a few still available!!! See HERE.
Best,
Dave
One of a kind, then converted to oil to run up the grade from Roseville. Original tender is purple, lettered for "the Baldwin Locomotive Works" and coal.
DR 18-210 Restored and ran last year in Germany. Pacific type passenger engine; oil burner. Brass G Scale now with DCC, lights and sound including fire box glow.
Wow, Bob!
Some day I'm going to be able to build locomotives like that.
Great job, love your work.
I finally found a set of Erie Blt units in N scale ... have yet to even see the O scale versions , in person ....
as a Midwesterner , now living in S.Carolina , I understand the lack of appreciation for my Milwaukee , CNW and IC engines , out East ��
Sante Fe F3 Legacy Equipped AA units, not rare, but hard to find...
I live in the cleveland area but have mostly Milw Road engines. Nobody around here appreciates the beauty of Midwestern, bright colored trains.I did pick up a bunch of C&NW engines and passenger trains, but I'm planning on selling virtually all of them in the next couple of months. Getting too old to keep everything so I made the determination to sell off all the C&NW, Included are a beautiful, 8 car set of K-Line, 21" passenger cars with a pair of E-8 "A"'s. About 18 feet of passenger train. Also an MTH E-4 Hudson set with 7 cars in dark green. Then there's the set of 60" Atlas cars, all correct, with a Lionel 4-6-0 for power. Few other things, too.
Paul Fischer
fisch330@gmail.com
Custom highlights of my collection. Arcade and attica has been a part of my life for 30+years. When i had extra money i had a guy in the local ttos chapter custom paint #18 from a railking NY Jets engine. He also did #112 from a williams 44 tonner which also received MTH proto 2 electronics. Except for the dry transfer letters all the stripes and boxes are painted. He said he is never doing another!
My brass, former Williams USRA Mikado, turned into a GM&O (former GM&N) Baldwin Heavy Decapod with Coffin FWH (they had 2 with Coffins; the others had none). Shortened frame and boiler, K-line drivers (#5) and scratch built side rod extensions, scratch-cast sand and steam domes, modified firebox, various detailing changes. ERR Cruise Commander and sound added.
The Coffin FWH is part of a PVC pipe fitting from Ace Hardware.
Southwest Hiawatha posted:To do the broken-line scheme as originally done by Brooks Stevens would exceed my painting skills by quite a bit. The original paint job never made it onto the whole train, as delivery of the observation cars and some other cars was delayed and the railroad changed to a simplified scheme before they were received.I'd love to have a set of cars in the original Stevens broken-line decoration. Maybe we can persuade Scott Mann to make a Golden Gate Depot set like he did with the Daylights and the Super Chief cars.Originally Posted by Forrest Jerome:Any of you with the Milw Erie Builts ever considered painting some passenger in the short-lived matching livery?
i think it would look awesome.
A problem with the Atlas O Erie-builts (besides finding them, unless Atlas O does a remake) is finding any passenger cars that match the colors of the engines.
That would have to be anyone of my MTH 2 rail NYC steam locomotive's
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