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Nice, Steve...from two or three feet away the loco looks like it's not about to crumble to bits, always an upside with Dorfan.

Here's a 225E I bought a number of years ago:

It's in relatively good, played-with condition, except the smoke-box door doesn't stay closed due to wear on the smoke-box front. Someone suggested wrapping some fine wire around the clip which might make it large enough to grab and stay in place...that's on the project list. I plan to use this to pull those 600-series passenger cars I'm working on (I think 2600-series came with the set originally).

Have a great weekend...

PD

Chris...
This ones in honor of your son also... Please thank him for his service from a tinplate family in Illinois. Beautiful American Flag fits right in with the old tinplate, the old saying should have been "hot dogs, apple pie & tinplate"  :-)
 
Here's my entry this week...a nice original American Flyer 2116 Danger signal still with the original box. Probably kind of boring for you guys but I love the nice original accessories, and the boxes they came in, can't get enough of them.
 
Fred...I wish I could hit the "like" button 20 times for that JEP Station....that's amazing!
 
Have a great weekend everyone...

American Flyer 2116 Danger SignalAmerican Flyer 2116 Danger SignalAmerican Flyer 2116 Danger Signal Box 

 
 

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Wonderful photos again this week folks.  Thanks for expanding my knowledge of tinplate.  I'm afraid that seeing all of these wonderful trains might also cause an expansion of my collection, and a contraction of my wallet.  Hmmmmm, those Hornby trains are beginning to look very appealing.

Robert Butler's photos of the examples of the same kind of car from different manufacturers have been very interesting.  Have you ever wondered how many variations of one type of car have been produced by the same manufacturer?  Let me offer some of the variations that American Flyer produced of their humble sand car.

I have 13 examples. Twelve of them are 8 wheel cars. (One of them is a 4 wheel car, however I know there are other 4 wheel variations.)  Eleven of them are numbered 1116.

Oh, and these are just the lithographed variations.  

Have a great tinplate weekend.

Greg          Northwoods Flyer

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I've taken a break from trains for a while....I know, I know....but work and other stuff kind of got in the way.  I wanted to get my layout cleaned up and operating and "tweaked" before Christmas, as the young boys next door were coming over to stay one night while their parent's went out, and of course, the trains were a great interest.  Anyway, got it all done and got fired up on trains again.

Thought I would post these two pics in honor of Chris' son....especially since I served 30 years in the Navy. 

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Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers CareyIMG_0573IMG_0587IMG_0585catalog page with elevated loopsold at auction NETTE

 

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Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers CareyIMG_0573IMG_0587IMG_0585catalog page with elevated loopsold at auction NETTE

 

Really love the pillars I've never seen him before I may have to try to find some of those thanks for sharing

Joe Gozzo

Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers CareyIMG_0573IMG_0587IMG_0585catalog page with elevated loopsold at auction NETTE

 

All I can say is WOW, Carey. These early Lionel 2-7/8 trains have a certain something. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Waterman

Jim Waterman posted:
Carey Williams posted:

Hello Tinplate world

 

I'm having fun blocking out space on the new Lionel layout ( 1912 and before) .  So the current space grab is for two loops of 2  7/8" .... one at grade and the other elevated.   Joshua Lionel Cohen and Harry Grant opened Lionel as an electrical novelty company in the heart of NYC .  NYC was all a buzz with street cars, elevated trains and subways.  Joshua and Harry commuted on the public transportation, so it make sense that their first  inspiration for the "rail world" would be the trolley they rode in the morning.   1901 they bring out a Converse trolley powered conversion and a wood powered gondola.   1902 they add a bridge and a few accessories .  1903 they expand the line and added the B&O tunnel engine , a crane car, and elevated pillars so the home RR empire could included the latest big city public transportation refinements of buzzing over the heads of the little people.  

The elevated pillars are classic and as a loop with the bridge is just the piece of resistance of  visual early train perfection.     Any  2 7/8" piece is rather hard to find  ... the elevated pillars are very few in this planet ....fortunately Joe Mania  (of Mania Trains ) has reproduced the elevated pillars ( many moons ago Jimmy Cohen also reproduced the pillars in very limited numbers) .    Joe was kind to sell me a set of pillars for the  layout ....  all excited I began to set them up and decided to test clearance........

Lionel may not have thought this idea all the way through .... as you do not have enough head room to run one train under the elevated section.......  ( if you can not lower the ground rise the elevated ) ... so the pillars will be supported by "foundations" .

Joshua and Harry were unavailable to comment about the lack of height in their elevated sections .

Cheers CareyIMG_0573IMG_0587IMG_0585catalog page with elevated loopsold at auction NETTE

 

All I can say is WOW, Carey. These early Lionel 2-7/8 trains have a certain something. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Waterman

And Joe Mania is the MAN, especially regarding the 2-7/8 stuff. I don't think there is a single item that Lionel offered for sale that he can't reproduce - perfectly.

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