Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:I’ve admired the AMT passenger cars for years. Finally snagged a Santa Fe set today.
Steve
Sorry I didn’t see this before, Steve! Awesome set- all operating couplers and matching smooth roofs. Is the dome on the Vista original? I don’t think I’ve ever seen when that hasn’t become discolored. The set in general looks to be in great shape, how are the wires to the lights underneath and the trucks? Took me awhile to get used to the trucks and the wires were finicky.
After I got a Kusan is when I started looking into its history and recognized that these AMT passenger cars were the same ones being sold in the same antique mall(where I got the 2 #3160 coaches and combine). If only I had recognized it sooner as they had other road names as well-PRR, NYC, Reading, or some combo thereof.
Don’t have the 1095 Marx but I have the litho 21. The thought has crossed my mind to try and run it with these except the powered unit’s shell is off balance and I haven’t gotten around to re-examine it yet. Regardless, Congrats on getting something you’ve always had your eye on- that’s always a good feeling.
