@chris a posted:I "second" everything Big John said. I purchased some GGD Heavyweight Pullmans, then found a pair of 12-1 Pullman Brass Sleepers 3rd Rail, and I had already purchased their USPS Post Office car.
Ended up selling all my Lionel NYC and C& O George Washington Heavyweight Pullman cars .
So I am living proof that John is dead right when he wrote: "But be warned... once you own a set of GGD cars, you will feel the need to sell off your other cars to buy more GGD cars! They are the very best in 3 rail scale!"
The other warning though is you have to be running wide radius curves for these cars to look right and run well. My minimum diameter is 096, and many curves are wider.
I run 072 and the cars look fine IMO navigating the curves
But …. I buy space for my modest 8X12 layout by incorporating Ross curved 096/072 turnouts. I’m not restricted to switching on straight sections and the 096 part “softens” the curves by expanding the diameter a bit.
