Train show purchases.
Soho PRR DD-1 box cab electrics made in 1978. Only 50 were made.
The label was missing on the ends of these boxes so I found the importer by 'googling' the engines when I 'got home'.
I like the unusual and I told the seller these are more than I want to pay but he did agree at $100 each so I couldn't 'resist'!
This was a 'case' where the son was selling off his 'late' father's trains.
These came as a set of 2.
Fortunately the decals that came with the set were included.
Never been run in the last 45 years!
Very nicely detailed.
They have can motors.
Small pantographs like the NYC central 'box cabs' I obtained several weeks ago.
I found some painted for reference. Nice in that the 'drive train' is already black so I only have to paint the superstructure.
Some more unusual motive power.
By chance for the last several days I was looking at New Haven DL-109's on Ebay.
By chance a person was selling one 
.
Initially, I was unfamiliar with Proto 1000 but previous research showed them to be good engines.
Walthers took over the 'Life Like' brand but have made vast improvements on them as,
in the 60's, I views 'Life Like' as not very 'high quality'.
The son was selling them as his father passed away and only wanted $60, with a DCC decoder, for it.
Another item I couldn't 'resists'!
The engine if very heavy.
The seller also had some more unusual looking engines; Erie built diesels!
Again Proto 1000 by Walthers for the Milwaukee railroad which has a very unique paint scheme.
Again decoders were included and sold all 3 for 150 bucks.
My decoders for my steam engines cost 150 bucks, with no engine, so another 'no brainer'!
The set is an A-B set plus another A engine.
A engine.
Ugly looking nose but I 'like it'!
I saw one comment that they are uglier than a BL-2 which I have no idea what they look like!
Top 2 are the A-B unit set.
The A unit box.
B unit box.
The other A unit with a different 'color scheme'.
Good price at 5 bucks each for 'turf' which I can always 'use'!
