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I said I had some more tin to post- here we go!

I’ll start with my favorite and most recent:

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How about that lithography! According the Flynns, it’s a production sample that was made for a GE meeting in 1993(hence the corporate slogans)

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As a production sample, it was just a frame for 7 inch cars. Luckily I had a car which I didn’t mind using for this

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I’m sure most don’t, but I sure do love those colors- screams early 90s! Not sure if I like this or the Y2K car more!

Moving on to some Prewar Flyer. Red 1122 Combine car to pair with the 1123 coach which I already had

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Also purchased with the above is the 311267(?) PRR hopper in the background in the pic below. The Marx 3/16 Nickel Plate Gondola was acquired  at a recent train show. Modified it by adding a tilt formed coupler w/ a slot. FA695200-1AC2-44FD-83D8-4E4F77C8810A

bought the beautiful  UP Challenger(above) AWHILE ago, it’s been sitting “trickles” after coming with the wrong trucks. Yesterday, finally fixed it added a Marx 3/16 truck w/ a t/s coupler and a Prewar A/F truck with link coupler. Makes for a nice transition!

Change of pace here, the two pics below are of what I believe to be my maternal Grandfather’s first trainset. He passed Away in 93 when I was about two. I always thought his only trains his Lionel set, but was pleasantly surprised to find this set(and more) in the boxes he had

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Besides the 999, which I believe headed this set, all the cars are in great shape. The 999 is missing it’s front wheels and motor. Sometime in the 70s I assume he replaced it with a diecast Lionel 8204

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Of all the cars, the PRR Box car is my favorite. On that note- I offer up this a weekend tribute to the box cars by Marx, Prewar Flyer 3/16 O gauge, and New Marx!

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Hope you enjoyed! I loved running the consist in the foreground behind a NYC 588 switcher this morning!  Keep the tin rattling those rails!

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