Any K Line Enthusiasts Out There?

I have a couple inexpensive K-Line engines, but at one time had the PRR A5 with TMCC.  That was one powerful little engine that looked and sounded great!

What I have now I really like are the billboard reefers.  Well not all of these are K-Line, but a lot are.

In my opinion, K-Line made some very nice engines, especially just before being taken over by Lionel. Some scale models that come to mind: 1) Boston & Albany Berkshire; 2) New York Central Hudson; 3) PRR/LIRR B6sb switcher; 4) New Haven EP-5 electric motor; 5) New York Central/Boston & Albany 4-6-6T tank engines; 6) Shay logging engine (maybe larger than scale).

MELGAR

Yes and????

The Strasburg#1 Porter locomotive

Wow!  Melgar and PRRhorshoecurve, you both really do like K-Line!!

My NH EP-5 converted to 2-rail:

I have a second one that is 3-rail that I bought for the pans (note the broken pan on the left). Unfortunately, the original "converter" did not use the K-Line pans so my second Jet purchase turned out to be unnecessary.

My layout is K-Line Shadow Rail Track.  Back in the day, K-Line had several super stores, through out the country. I use to have to drive to Indianapolis, Indiana to get the track. I believe the store was called Trains X-Press, they went out of business. I purchased a lot of shadow rail track and other K-line items at their going out of business sale.

This video is about a K-Line F40PH Amtrak with Lionel Cab #1. Will operate with Lionel Cab #1 & MTH, DCS Remote Control. This is part of my Lionel Layout in my "Man Cave".

Gary

PRRMP54 posted:

My NH EP-5 converted to 2-rail:

I have a second one that is 3-rail that I bough for the pans (note the broken pan on the left). Unfortunately, the original "converter" did not use the K-Line pans so my second Jet purchase turned out to be unnecessary.

Technical question....those trucks are true 6 wheel drive's...so bothe trucks work or only one..they look like williams pantos style..not EARLY lionel pantos which are beefy...SIDE note i paint make collect toy soldiers...manoil and Barkley had skiers...the tin skies have ears that bend over the feet...im going to see if i can join the 2 pantos together on my early Williams amtrak ge60.#960 it will make sturdier if it works😜📐🔩🔧📏🔨😀🚎🚋🚈

I have the K-Line scale Hudson with MTH's PS2 and smoke. It's a really nicely detailed locomotive and performs great. Also the NH Ep5 pictured above. Their F3's/F7s are very nice scale models with great detail as pictured here in the PRR. It is an ABBA. Have the Northern Pacific ABA too with 21" Weaver Aluminum cars. Recently I've acquired several of the 18" & 21" K-Line aluminum passenger sets that are terrific even after all these years as well as misc freight cars- especially die cast hoppers.

You bet.  Love K-Line. They manufactured great locomotives and rolling stock at a reasonable price. I'm a conventional operator and my K-Line runs great with few or no problems. I even joined the K-Line Collector's Club and acquired a lot through the club. Talk about value!!  I miss them. 

RLR

Wulfe67 posted:

Technical question....those trucks are true 6 wheel drive's...so bothe trucks work or only one.

All six axles are powered with one central -mounted motor.

Neat stuff from the K-Line Collector Club

    Bill T.

AT&SF SD75

Pennsy A-5 changed to the Pacific Coast 0-4-0

C&O F-7

Kennecott Mines RS Switcher

Ore cars for the Kennecott RS switcher

D&RG diecast hoppers

The quality, durability, reliability and reasonable prices of K Line engines helped keep the prices of other companies' locomotives down. 

Is there anything comparable to K Line on the market today? Only thing I can think of is LionChief Plus, but from my experience, it is much more fragile than K Line.

I have collected the O Scale K Line Anheuser Busch cars and like every one of them...

K-line transitioned from the old Kusan/Marx molds to very nice scale and semi-scale equipment at reasonable prices.  I have several S2s, MP15s, GP38s, an F unit an EP5, the NYC ESE Hudson, several of their 2-6-4 steamers and one of those A5 switchers and countless rolling stock.  Yes I do miss K-line.  

There was a time when the detail of Kline engines was out doing Lionel and MTH.   Take a look at an old video of my kline berks

Upgraded TAS cruise, one engine has John's superchuffer and since this video I've upgraded the sounds to NYC Mohawk sounds.

With a fixed front pilot.

No pics of the steam!

Ha, the two steam engines packed away.  The NYC Hudson and the Southern 4501.

Ron

I was KCC member when it was a big thing.  As a struggling kid at the time I liked the lower price point for the quality.  I still run many of the boxcars and they were built tough enough that I have always let my kids play with them.  I have the Kennecott Copper mp-15 though none of the cars.  I just unboxed the Pennsy streamliner 8 car set for the first time in years - still very impressive.  I might even put the window silhouette strips in this time. 

If only they had paid their bills

I have managed to acquire about a dozen K-Line coil cars and converted them to 2-Rail.

Yes, I like them. Roo.