Reply to "Bought my very first Brass freight car!"

rattler21 posted:

Simon Winter posted:

Since some of you 3 railers seem to have stumbled into the rarefied air of the 2 rail forum  (LOL), what is the rationale behind a brass 3 rail item? It's one of those things I've never understood like putting mag wheels on a Zamboni.  Sort of a physical illustration of an oxymoron. 

Commence firing,

Simon

What is wrong with running the best on an easy to wire layout? 3rd Rail/Sunset doesn't have any problem with the three rail market.  Six dome tank cars, wagon top box cars, chlorine tank flat cars, 8-1-2 sleeping cars just to mention a few.  Plenty of steam locomotives.  If it were not for three rail production numbers, your two rail engines would be priced out of sight.  Check out Lionel's half and half engine. Three rail Lionel innards with a highly detailed brass body.   John in Lansing, ILL

John,     I just looked up the price of a Lionel Vision Line Big Boy.....It was Listed at $2699.99. I can buy tons of 2 rail brass engines for less on the secondary market and they will not have pizza cutter wheels and have better detail. Wiring....go RC Battery, there is no track wiring.

Take care,

Simon