Having taken down and put up the Christmas loops and trains, I've been doing bodywork for the Great Northern Empire Builder; realized that a couple of the aluminum cars I thought I'd use would not be suitable, so it was off to eBay--few clicks there and on my PayPal account and three new passenger cars are on the way.
Sent paint and parts to Christine (Scott's Auto-Train Christine).
And receiving substantial parts order from North Lima Train Works later today according to UPS email. I'll post photos.