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Today I ran two postwar locomotives built in 1947 ... a 1666 and 2025.  Both are steam locomotives by Lionel.   These engines haven't been run for a year, perhaps longer, so I wanted make sure to give them some run time so their motors didn't seize up.  I'm happy to report that both ran fine!  Since I had a liquid smoke unit installed in the 2025, it really pours out the smoke!   I also ran a Williams 4-8-4 which is in B&O livery ... somewhat modeled after the B&O Cincinnattian, however, the prototype Cincinnatian was a Pacific type locomotive.  

On Wednesday night I ran my Williams brass scale Camelback.  This was the first run since it had new board and smoke Suethe unit installed.  WOW!  The new Suethe smoke unit really has great smoke output!   As many of you already know, Williams smoke units are notorious for anemic smoke output.  I am thrilled with the new smoke unit.    

Patrick, I also make a point of running all my engines at least once per year to keep them in good working order.

A vintage Korean War era Lionel 671rr with its consist of green and gray 2400 series passenger cars from 1948 breezes its way through the small hamlet of Andyville on the Shenandoah Short Line.  I love watching the new stuff but the old post-war motive power and rolling stock has a charm all of it’s own.

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I call it the "Cybertron Express" as the homeworld of the Transformers is Cybertron.
This train includes both an Autobot and Decepticon section, and at some point I will likely go out and get a few cheapo mpc boxcars/gondolas/caboose to recreate the cars of the old HO scale Tyco Transformers train set, but that's a project for another day.

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ALL ABOARD FOR GLACIER!!  Lionel’s Great Northern Empire Builder from 1992 resplendent in its brilliant Omaha orange and Pullman green color scheme awaits to depart for Glacier National Park.  Then it sprints its way cross country until it slowly glides into the mountain passes.  I have always loved this train and just picked up the passenger cars off of E-Bay at a very good price.

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Fresh out of the Harmon Shops in Shiloh North Carolina, the Weaver 2-8-4  Berkshire makes its way around some of the layout. The engine was regeared from 44-1 gear ratio to a 20-1  along with a new transmission and can motor. The result is a very good low speed performing engine without loss of power at that slow speed  I now have my 3 Weaver New Haven I-5's there to have the same regearing and motoring.



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@Bill Park posted:

PH1975  Your eyes are fine. I had been running them for a while and I think they might have been low on smoke fluid. I will run them again soon and see. They did come with fan driven smoke. I am away on vacation now but when I am back, I will run another video with them smoking correctly, I hope. Bill

@Bill Park - Hi Bill.

Further to my March 3rd inquiry, just wondering about the status of the 'fan driven smoke' issue on your beautiful MTH NYO&W F3 AA set? 

Today I ran my original Williams ( not WbB )  scale GG1 with 4 silver Pennsy streamlined cars.   Here the train is departing late this afternoon. IMG_1691

Later, in the evening, dinner is being served in the dining car. This is a MTH car with a custom built interior with candles and place settings on each table.  The car also contains flicker free lighting.  I bought this car at York from a Canadian gentleman who does customization of dining cars. His booth is in the Orange Hall.  IMG_1701-2

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@MELGAR posted:

Some of my grandkids visited recently. They all wanted to go downstairs to run trains on my model railroads. They prefer to run three trains at a time – and have them moving right along. These photos were taken by one of my grandsons. New Haven Railroad trains were on the layout at the time.

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Makes it all worthwhile when the grandkids initiate to run things.

Jay

@MELGAR posted:

Some of my grandkids visited recently. They all wanted to go downstairs to run trains on my model railroads. They prefer to run three trains at a time – and have them moving right along. These photos were taken by one of my grandsons. New Haven Railroad trains were on the layout at the time.

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Mel, what is the stuff surrounding the building supposed to be? A combination of stone and water runoff or something else?

@PH1975 posted:

@trumpettrain - Patrick, the name of the Canadian gentleman that customizes dining cars is Jack Pearce and he lives about 35 miles north of Toronto Ontario.  As well as being a nice guy Jack has perfected customizing over the years.  Even Eric Siegel has made reference to Jack in one of his videos, as he also has acquired one of Jack’s customized dining cars.  😊

PH1975 - thanks for jogging my memory!  Yes, Jack Pearce of course..... a very nice man!   His work is impeccable!!  I look forward to seeing him at York his month.   Thanks again.  

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