Greetings, switcheroos. (?).
I scored a like new Lionel NYC Yard Chief set on Ebay this past week. This was the first set I bought when I got back into Lionel Trains back in the mid-1980’s but I eventually moved on and sold it. It was catalogued in 1985 just as the MPC era was ending and the Kughn era was beginning . Very basic stuff back then; 0-4-0 NYC steamer with work cars
Now, I felt like I should have it again for nostalgia’s sake so I had been looking around. Not wanting to pay too much for it, I kept checking Ebay, and last week I found this one in perfect shape (test run at most) with all boxes for $115. Free shipping.
That did it!
Smoke but that’s all, and plastic trucks common to the period, but still pretty neat. Love having it again and it smokes like a devil.
That’s my switcher story and I’m sticking to it. It does feel a bit out of place running on my SoCal layout though...
Enjoy your trains this weekend. 
