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Love it. Its a beautiful loco and even if you upgrade to proto 2 or 3 its worth it. The details on the Premiere is so much better.

Trainlover160 posted:

Out of all my pulling power, I have always leaned towards my Steamers. However, I am really loving the MTH ES44's with PS3. Just received my GE Demonstrator of the GE EVO in the Apple Green and Blue paint Scheme. Very nice Engine!!

JoeG

I agree.  The ES44 is a looker and I have that demo unit you mention...very sharp.

Excellent deal on your Blue Comet.  Gotta love finding a bargain like that.  Enjoy!

Got an American Flyer (Prewar) Illini set with a 3015 box cab for my 24th birthday (about a week ago). I've had it since the end of August, but it's cool and a recent purchase, so would it count?

it will when you show it to us......

Just scored this, something I've been hoping to find as MILW stuff marked WA state is very hard to find (I live within a short stroll of the abandoned MILW mainline to the Pacific beaches). The seller said his Dad yanked it out of a U-boat that had just come back form Lines West, very soon before the shutdown:

I also recently put these up, over the door as you exist the layout room. Most folks probably will never notice them.

The upper one is from a Department of Defense (DODX) depressed-center heavy flatcar that got scrapped*, with a 1976 date.
The lower is for a EMD GP38-2 that was delivered the same month I was born, so of course I had to have that plate as well...

*Here are some photos of that flat.

Lionel2056 posted:

Got an American Flyer (Prewar) Illini set with a 3015 box cab for my 24th birthday (about a week ago). I've had it since the end of August, but it's cool and a recent purchase, so would it count?

Works for me. Just picked one up from my friend John Parker last week.

Steve

So today I picked up 2 boxcars and 2 hoppers. One of the boxcars and the two hoppers are N&W while the other is a yellow RailBox Boxcar by Lionel. Here are the pictures of the 4 cars: 

Here is the RailBox Boxcar: 

And here are the N&W cars:

Sadly, I can't find a picture of the last car but it is made by Atlas and the road number is 38158. 

I went to Portland (and ran over something along the way requiring a new tire, which I wasn't happy about) today and hit all the hobby shops in town, picked up a lot of detail and tree stuff.

When I got home, I had this waiting in a box, a pal of mine spotted it on a live steam forum. The MILW in WA state ran within sight of my back deck (just a gravel trail and people's front yards now). I couldn't resist this, as it's in great condition and still has the stuff in it. The guy I got it from said it was his Dad's, nabbed off a U-boat in the Midwest after a trip back from Lines West right before the shutdown...

Sweet, I have the same kit in BN

Just scored this, from the railroad that passes within sight of my backyard...

Today I picked up two more cars:

The Lionel Reading 6-29258 Boxcar: 

and the Lionel Sunoco Unibody 6-17910 Tank Car: 

An unusual Standard Gauge McCoy GN  Bulkhead Flatcar with pipes

Steve

Mark Boyce posted:

In case you didn't see these photos in Weekend Photo Fun last weekend, I will post them here.

I  traded for this Weaver B&O P7d Cincinnatian with PS1 and two sets of MTH Premier 70' passenger cars decorated for the Cincinnatian.  I plan to upgrade the P7d to PS3.

My friend who I traded with then sent me this photo of the prototype.

Very nice Mark. I had a chance to get this engine  from 3rd Rail when they were offered eariler ( they got in a small production) but went for the Train of Tomorrow instead; would like to have had  both of them.

That's a beauty!

daylight posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

In case you didn't see these photos in Weekend Photo Fun last weekend, I will post them here.

I  traded for this Weaver B&O P7d Cincinnatian with PS1 and two sets of MTH Premier 70' passenger cars decorated for the Cincinnatian.  I plan to upgrade the P7d to PS3.

My friend who I traded with then sent me this photo of the prototype.

Very nice Mark. I had a chance to get this engine  from 3rd Rail when they were offered eariler ( they got in a small production) but went for the Train of Tomorrow instead; would like to have had  both of them.

That's a beauty!

Thank you very much!  Train of Tomorrow was a good choice!  We can't have everything.

Today USPS brought another package. I got these two items from Beth at Public delivery Track. Looks like I may have gotten the last trailer flat with this trailer. I also picked up a separate Yale Weaver trailer. Pics of my buy....Paul

They look mighty good Paul!

Just received and added to roster.

I love cabeese

Had to go to Tractor Supply looking for a lawn mower part, which they didn't have but while walking out these caught my eye and I left with them. They will make a couple of nice flat car loads. A pic........Paul

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