What train stuff did Santa bring you this year?

I got a MTH Premier Climax locomotive, too bad it has 5v PS/2. Still a great looking steamer though.

Got a Ball Co. railroad pocket watch. Beautiful piece of history

A Polar Express people pack and fastrack earthen bumpers

My kids know me all too well. Scotch glasses with a steam engine print on them. It's a gear drive steamer, just not sure what type. The front drive unit doesn't look like anything from Shay, Heiser, or Climax.

OH- and a craft ice mold that makes golf ball's

Merry Christmas.

Bob

No trains, But I got a 2024 F250 to haul my trains.  

@SDIV Tim posted:

No trains, But I got a 2024 F250 to haul my trains.  

Holy mackerel. Nice

I posted this on a different thread, but it may be more appropriate here. so forgive the duplicate post if you’ve seen it already -

The kids bought me my first lionchief engine. Woohoo!  It’s not the road name I model or anywhere close to scale, but it’s now my special, new favorite engine. What a great gift from my boys. As a dcs guy, I’m really digging this Lionel app and the responsiveness of the lionchief handheld.  Merry Christmas to all and I hope you each get some nice train related gifts!

Received an 8-pack of N&W Menards ore cars. Nice looking cars.

@RSJB18 posted:

My kids know me all too well. Scotch glasses with a steam engine print on them. It's a gear drive steamer, just not sure what type. The front drive unit doesn't look like anything from Shay, Heiser, or Climax.

OH- and a craft ice mold that makes golf ball's

Merry Christmas.

Bob

Sláinte!!! And a very Merry Christmas, Bob. Remember… no drinking and driving trains 🚂 🥃 🚂

Our family does an Elfster exchange  - the program pairs an "elf" with a recipient. We set a dollar limit, and put items on a "wish list" for the elf to purchase. Lots of fun figuring out your elf...and getting what your wish.

My "must have" wish was the new release MTH Bump-n-Go Trolley - Babylon Railroad Co, stamped with Amityville station. Personal meaning - Amityville is my birthplace and adjacent to the town where I grew up, walking distance from the Babylon line of the LIRR, which I rode many times to the Big Apple. Got the trolley last night and ran it when returned home from exchange event. It was and is a Merry Christmas!

Michael

my new santa fe dash 8 lionchief set

this thing is EPIC

@RSJB18 posted:

It's a gear drive steamer, just not sure what type. The front drive unit doesn't look like anything from Shay, Heiser, or Climax.

Merry Christmas.

Bob

Looks kind of like an early Garratt locomotive.  There is a much larger Garratt still running in Australia.

Garratt Locomotive

@paigetrain posted:

my new santa fe dash 8 lionchief set

this thing is EPIC

Very sweet!  I love mine as well. Lionel hit an home run with these smooth running dash 8s. Our next project needs to be opening these up and installing a cab housing with 2 crew figures. I think this will be my focus after new years.  

@Strap Hanger posted:

Very sweet!  I love mine as well. Lionel hit an home run with these smooth running dash 8s. Our next project needs to be opening these up and installing a cab housing with 2 crew figures. I think this will be my focus after new years.  

it is a homerun and a very FAST runner almost too fast

i was using voice control and said medium speed and that dash 8 took off like a rocket sled at half throttle

very scared to see what happens if i say highball

i might need to change my pants after that. that dash 8 is way faster than my k-line mp15

turns out i don't need the acela to have high speed rail i already have it

i set it up at church so i can leave it up all week

tomorrow i'm taking my hotwheels so i can load the auto racks

only problem was i could not get the VSR to function at all , my tablet might be too old.

MTH RK US Navy sw-1200. I ran that same locomotive at NWS Earle in early 1990"s. Walter

My wife gave me a gift card for Lowes. She said go out and buy all the lumber you need to finish the benchwork for your layout. Woo hoo.

Santa dropped off a Weaver Santa Fe Blue Goose, I have wanted one for a long time.

@CAPPilot posted:

Looks kind of like an early Garratt locomotive.  There is a much larger Garratt still running in Australia.

Garratt Locomotive

And we have a winner!
Garratt K1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garratt_locomotive
Pretty interesting history of these locos.

Thanks Ron.

@Strap Hanger- nice engine. I like the LC 2.0's. Lot's of features at the price. If you add a Cab 1L to the layout you can access more of the features in the loco.
I'm sure the MTA and LIRR will be OK with some foreign power.

Bob

A few Santa’s haven’t shown up due to Elves being sick. The ones that did come gave gifts related to my classic car.

Got my 26.00 dollar find on ebay for Christmas. Looking at Greenberg's book shows up as a 1650 catalogued set from 1961, except the helicopter cars shows up as a 3419 Navy car. Also came with a complete set of #110 trestle set. Hope all had a good Christmas

PW Lionel 2037

6544 missile firing car

6470 Exploding car

3330 car with a 3830 submarine

3429 U.S.M.C. Helicopter car with a U.S. Navy Helo not sure if this Helicopter was a replacement or error from Lionel it shows in my books as a USMC Helicopter.

6017 caboose

and a LW Transformer

From my lovely girlfriend. What a cool, unique locomotive. It’s as much fun as my latest LC+ 0-6-0t. Lubed it up and on the rails. All works as expected, very happy with it.

Gene

@Darrell posted:

I got a MTH Premier Climax locomotive, too bad it has 5v PS/2. Still a great looking steamer though.

Good time for a board upgrade Darrell.

@Sitka posted:

Got my 26.00 dollar find on ebay for Christmas. Looking at Greenberg's book shows up as a 1650 catalogued set from 1961, except the helicopter cars shows up as a 3419 Navy car. Also came with a complete set of #110 trestle set. Hope all had a good Christmas

PW Lionel 2037

6544 missile firing car

6470 Exploding car

3330 car with a 3830 submarine

3429 U.S.M.C. Helicopter car with a U.S. Navy Helo not sure if this Helicopter was a replacement or error from Lionel it shows in my books as a USMC Helicopter.

6017 caboose

and a LW Transformer

wow! You got all that for $26? What an amazing find!   I have an original Lionel  US Marines land,sea, air gift pack.  Even though every car is labeled USMC, the helicopter is navy. That’s the way it came right out of the box, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the same happened with your set.  Nice present for yourself, Sitka!

@Genemed posted:

From my lovely girlfriend. What a cool, unique locomotive. It’s as much fun as my latest LC+ 0-6-0t. Lubed it up and on the rails. All works as expected, very happy with it.

Gene

Nice Gene.   I like this locomtive.   Your girlfriend is a keeper.

Mrs. Claus made me wait for Christmas.  Now I have to finish wiring the outer loop to run these tall drivers

Two Santas are still on the way; but here is one from today.

I got my first Menards intermodal car yesterday for Christmas. Great looking car BUT,,,,,,,,,, It will not go around my Marx 34" half curve without hitting my IR signal trigger. It hits my tunnel opening and will not clear my Lionel 315 Truss Bridge with light. My Lionel intermodal car must be semi scale, it clears everything but is about 1/8 smaller?

@Strap Hanger posted:

wow! You got all that for $26? What an amazing find!   I have an original Lionel  US Marines land,sea, air gift pack.  Even though every car is labeled USMC, the helicopter is navy. That’s the way it came right out of the box, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the same happened with your set.  Nice present for yourself, Sitka!

Ty Strap, Have to say it was a good find, thanks for the info on that USMC car have to go through more of my PW Lionel magazines see what I come up with.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Thanks Dallas, after 16 wonderful years it doesn’t get any better, we just get older!
My very few locomotives are all Legacy, and this being my second LC+, I’m beginning to like the quality and price.

Gene

@Genemed- That thing puts out some serious smoke Sure it's not an ALCO?
@Mick60- no more putting of track wiring now.....
@KRM- Bummer, I guess the MOW crew will be busy soon.
@pennsyfan- I'll be right over with my new glasses.....
@Sitka- What a great find. Looks like new.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

@Genemed- That thing puts out some serious smoke Sure it's not an ALCO?
@Mick60- no more putting of track wiring now.....
@KRM- Bummer, I guess the MOW crew will be busy soon.
@pennsyfan- I'll be right over with my new glasses.....
@Sitka- What a great find. Looks like new.

Bob

All need cleaning and some parts Thanks Mark

@SDIV Tim posted:

No trains, But I got a 2024 F250 to haul my trains.  

Gas or diesel ?

@RSJB18 posted:

@Genemed- That thing puts out some serious smoke Sure it's not an ALCO?

Bob

Bob, yes it certainly does! The room filled with smoke more than two other locomotives at once. As we know, the LC+ isn’t as detailed as a Legacy but it certainly looks good on the layout and does the job.

Gene

My Billups Crossing Gate arrived earlier today. The only train related item from Santa this year.

@taycotrains posted:

Gas or diesel ?

Gas. I could have got the diesel, but I don't tow a trailer and don't do a lot of driving for me to consider buying a diesel.

@SDIV Tim posted:

Gas. I could have got the diesel, but I don't tow a trailer and don't do a lot of driving for me to consider buying a diesel.

Smart man !

Enjoy the truck !

Menard's H O wooden water tower.

I received my Lionel Employee Car.