Yay! SWSat is on!
Last Saturday I met up with Tom P/MNCW, Melgar, Arnold, Leroof, CoachJoe, Railride and a few other card carrying SWSaters at the Westchester Toy Train show. It was really nice to meet people I only correspond with here on line. It was really great I am so happy I had a chance to go.
I took the train to the show because the venue is a block or two from the White Plains MetroNorth Station. By far the most fun way to get to a train show.
Tom P directed me to the most interesting dealer and I was able to bundle some restoration candidate Pre war Switchers and boxcabs for a very good price.
Here is an Ives 3254 that goes nicely with my Lionel 152. That is a Karl Bub German Prewar gondola in the back.
This one is an American Flyer 3019 that needed some bodywork. I wish I took a before picture. It had been driven full speed into a brick at the roofline. The whole tin body above the cast running boards was warped from the impact and the front of the roof above the windows was completely flattened. A half hour later with some wood blocks and jewelers mallets it looks much better. It is pulling a scale express reefer and looks pretty good as at least a scale height match.
These surprisingly are both are operable and very clean inside for two toy engines approaching 100 years old. They will be my under the tree power this year.
Have a great weekend guys. Can’t wait to see what you post.
