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After a few days away, mentally challenged neighbor problems, cadillac into the shop for 

engine and tranny replacement, lets talk trains. I purchased this set of uncataloged passenger

cars last year. It originally came with a black 1688 and black 1689w according to what I could find. 

I found a gunmetal 1668 cheap and a gunmetal 1689 cheap. Then it sat for months. 

My goal lately has been to get old purchases up and running, so I found a 1688 to  scavenge 

the front and rear trucks, and the marker lights from. The 1688 was fine, I just preferred the

1668. The last challenge was to replace the latch coupler on the tender to match the hook on the cars.

Finally Jeff Kane at Train tender found the right one.  Thanks, Jeff