I scored this off eBay:
It's a Weaver dummy.
Going to turn it into this, I have all the detail parts also on the way:
NO, I'm not going into 3-rail, just going to have it for display.
@coach joe posted:Only one?
In recent years, several ET&WNC shirts have come out. I have bought them all.
@leapinlarry nice pick up with the century club 773! One heck of a steam loco. My father and I were watching a PRR documentary-type program last night(but also included junctions in the Midwest with locos from the C&O, B&O, PRR , ATSF, Nickel Plate Road and more. Best part was seeing the consist- a PRR would be pulling C&O, NW, Reading, And a plethora of RS From a ton of different roads. it really got me in the mood to run some steam(and I’m very, very partial to diesel- no offense) but your enginelooks like it jumped right out the tv!
also- I like that you didn’t ditch your original newsstand and have the fake news next to the Lionel News
@p51 nice pick up with the weaver Alco RS-(3?)! In that beautiful southern crescent. But it seems you have some even better plans in store for it!
@A.J. Love Alco and that MTH Long Island RS-3 that ya scored! Great paint scheme-what are you gonna haul with that? Ive been eyeing and RS-3(in LV scheme or early Amtrak) or an RS-11. All these RS Alcos are stoking my desire to get myself one!
Picked this up at one of my nearby hobby shops the other day for half going rate. The piggybacks were only $5 each which I thought was a pretty good deal. Turns out a friend of mine put it on consignment, it didn’t have the tag so we had to call him and he gave me a nice discount
Went picking through some of the stuff my dad gave to me and added 3 new diecast vehicles to the layout: Dinky Mercedes S600,
I have a lot in the mail, as I’m sure the rest of you do too, but these 20’ intermodal containers (4 7/8”, actually...) are supposed to come today. I had to dig to find the manufacturer and I think they’re by H&B engineering(per photos in a long ago for thread)
Now to decide if I’m gonna head south towards the Philly area hobby shops or north into some unchartered territory in the Poconos
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The LC 2.0 SP Black Widow F3A-A from Lionel- I ordered it from Charles Ro months ago, figured I may never see them due to world affairs of more importance, but the units have been shipped!
So much for where I’m going to spend any ‘stimulus’ money....
Lighted Fastrack and a scale sensor car. Now, all I need is a sensor track!
@StevefromPA posted:@leapinlarry nice pick up with the century club 773! One heck of a steam loco. My father and I were watching a PRR documentary-type program last night(but also included junctions in the Midwest with locos from the C&O, B&O, PRR , ATSF, Nickel Plate Road and more. Best part was seeing the consist- a PRR would be pulling C&O, NW, Reading, And a plethora of RS From a ton of different roads. it really got me in the mood to run some steam(and I’m very, very partial to diesel- no offense) but your enginelooks like it jumped right out the tv!
also- I like that you didn’t ditch your original newsstand and have the fake news next to the Lionel News
@p51 nice pick up with the weaver Alco RS-(3?)! In that beautiful southern crescent. But it seems you have some even better plans in store for it!
@A.J. Love Alco and that MTH Long Island RS-3 that ya scored! Great paint scheme-what are you gonna haul with that? Ive been eyeing and RS-3(in LV scheme or early Amtrak) or an RS-11. All these RS Alcos are stoking my desire to get myself one!
Steve- If you're looking for a nice Alco- I just recently acquired these two beauties. Both are Lionel RS-11, command equipped. Not sure what other liveries they were made in.
@A.J.- that LIRR RS-1 is a beauty. Sure am gonna miss MTH.
Bob
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@StevefromPA posted:@p51 nice pick up with the weaver Alco RS-(3?)! In that beautiful southern crescent. But it seems you have some even better plans in store for it!
Thanks. Been looking for one for a while.
I saw both of those RS3s in a scrap line at Elizabethton, Tennessee as a teenager. I don't remember ever seeing them in operation.
I built one in HO in the late 80s hut sold it when I got out of the hobby in the early 90s.
Picked up a few pre-orders and impulse items today from Legacy Station!
MTH Premier N&W J
Amoco 8000 gallon tank car. Couldn't pass it up as a good friend (and fellow forum member) @franktrain used to work for Amoco
MTH Premier Santa Fe Caboose
Lionel National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 30th Anniversary Operating Boxcar
@RSJB18 posted:Steve- If you're looking for a nice Alco- I just recently acquired these two beauties. Both are Lionel RS-11, command equipped. Not sure what other liveries they were made in.
@A.J.- that LIRR RS-1 is a beauty. Sure am gonna miss MTH.
Bob
Man those are sharp! I've always been a fan of RS-11s but I haven't landed on which road name. That Delaware and Hudson is looking mighty appealing though!
@RSJB18 posted:Just in case you need a nudge over the cliff....
Great close-ups, RSJB-18! I love the Alcos and those are two of my favorite liveries. You may be pushing more than one person "over the edge"! :-)
Tomlinson Run Railroad
@TomlinsonRunRR posted:Great close-ups, RSJB-18! I love the Alcos and those are two of my favorite liveries. You may be pushing more than one person "over the edge"! :-)
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Fortunately, I’m so far over that edge that Bob’s pics barely registered (there was a slight twinge of envy) 
mattrain I don't see any photographs. Would you check on that?
Just ordered bi color LED's for my control panel.
I don’t have photos yet as it hasn’t arrived, however I have a ScaleTrains CSX 3194 ES44AC coming sometime later this month! I’ll also have a YN3b GEVO coming in March to compliment it.
Today the Mail Lady (soon to retire) delivered this Lionel 9708 United States Mail boxcar.
Over the yrs she knew many of the packages she delivered to my house were o-ga trains. Next yr she plans on retiring so I thought it would be a nice retirement gift.
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For a paint project, I put in an eSnipe low ball bid on a 15" K-Line RPO car with no expectation of getting the car. Lo and behold, after forgetting about the bid, eBay notifies me I've "won" the car. I'm glad to have it, but it will sit for a while before I get to it. Photo to follow when it arrives.
Well, I didn’t need another engine, but I am sort of a MEC junkie! I couldn’t resist!
MTH scale two rail MEC F 3!
Now it’s a learning curve for me as it’s an electronic DCC loco.
Note: if DCC isn’t for me, I will put it up for sale. We will see.
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Haven't posted in forever so here is my newest addition! Picked up this Lionel Legacy NYC&HR S2 (6-84507) from TrainWorld for Christmas. The detail on it is outstanding, as is the swinging bell feature
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Newest addition to the locomotive roster. All cleaned, lubed and adjusted for peak performance. Special shout out to ADCX ROB for helping to solve a performance problem for me that turned out to be a cracked wheel bushing.
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About to purchase:
MTH 30-5197 - Donald Trump Bump-n-Go Trolley
MTH 30-5198 - Joe Biden Bump-n-Go Trolley
(because I don't have any trolleys - yet!)
MTH BNSF 25th Anniversary ES44AC Diesel Loco (they have six cab numbers
(have been looking for a BNSF loco to complete my collection [can I say that?] )
Currently looking to see which of my online dealers I've bought from previously has the best price. Big range of prices on these items.
Paul, for a steam and first generation diesel fan, I think that new BNSF 25th Anniversary engine looks great!
It can’t have been 25 years already!!
Thanks @Mark Boyce for the heads up regarding the images, I made the mistake of using a private Google Photo URL rather than my web server :-) Here are the photos:
N&W 4-8-4 J
Amoco 8000 Gallon Tanker:
Santa Fe Caboose:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Boxcar:
They look great, Matt!
Here are some of my latest children Lol😎
Lionel Govt of Canada 3 Bay cylindrical Hopper
MTH Premier ICG N8 Caboose
MTH Premier Illinois Central Gulf 1776 The American Eagle
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@mattrain posted:Amoco 8000 Gallon Tanker:
Matt,
Some nice rolling stock. I have never seen that Amoco tank car before is it a MTH?
@franktrain posted:Matt,
Some nice rolling stock. I have never seen that Amoco tank car before is it a MTH?
Just pulled the trigger with ordering one of these aluminum castings of the builder plate of an Army steam locomotive, cast off the real one in the collection at the Age Of Steam roundhouse:
https://age-of-steam-roundhous...-builder-s-plate/302
When I get it, I'll drill bolt holes and then paint it in a graphite color as I have confirmed the originals were NOT cast in bronze in WW2 but were cast from iron instead. Darn.
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I've been after this one for a while.
#844 "in service" 1948-1952, two-tone gray, and sellers FWH.
Key Model Imports Custom Series #49.
It'll get a good clean up, a few tweaks and minor fixes . A shakedown on the test track. Then I'll decide if I want to repaint the wheels to a better looking black or do any upgrades.
Delivered to the office. Couldn't wait to do a quick inspection. Wind wings in the box. Better pictures to come.....
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Picked up this Lionel model of B&O Mikado #4500 that’s been hanging out at Trainworld since it was released back in 2017. Have had my eye on it for at least a year and a half now and it somehow never sold so I finally pulled the trigger...really great job by Lionel, even when comparing it to the real #4500 down at the B&O museum...
Also this REA truck by Classic Metal Works that was somehow only $10 from TW...
And finally stumbled on this old K-Line by Lionel 3-piece lighted vending machine set while strolling around my LHS!
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Just ordered this from Mr. Muffins yesterday. Worked for Eastman Kodak for 16 years..
Happy stimulus to me..
Jeff
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Like that Kodak RS1. Was there such a thing?
cool beans!
Not sure if there was a Kodak RS1. I have heard that Kodak park had a decent fleet. I've got the unlicensed Kline switcher set and a few Kodak KMT boxcars. The Engine will go good with my many Kodak Weaver tank cars.
Jeff
@Drewski1992 posted:Here are some of my latest children Lol😎
Lionel Govt of Canada 3 Bay cylindrical HopperMTH Premier ICG N8 Caboose
MTH Premier Illinois Central Gulf 1776 The American Eagle
Oh, I forgot to include this one guys. This is a MTH rail king Illinois central husky stack. This was a Christmas gift from my folks this year😁
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Some great Engines and cars guys! One day when I get ahead of the game and have some extra cash I need to find me a nice Steam Engine for a train I am trying to build that the wife and I road for one of our first dates!
@RSJB18 posted:Steve- If you're looking for a nice Alco- I just recently acquired these two beauties. Both are Lionel RS-11, command equipped. Not sure what other liveries they were made in.
@A.J.- that LIRR RS-1 is a beauty. Sure am gonna miss MTH.
Bob
Appreciate that Bob! I like both RR’s, the liveries are portrayed exceptionally well. Also, the other pics of the RS-11 you posted really do a good job of showing an in-between from an RS-3 to a C628- I doubt that was ALCOs intent but that’s how I interpret it. I do primarily run Northeast RRs- my TMCC or ps2/ps3 motive power consists of Amtrak, CSX, LV and PRR. I’d have to think it over but I really like that New Haven
Photos will be posted once it arrives, but snagged another K-Line 15" aluminum Golden State pax car this evening: the "Golden Divan" is a blunt end observation car. Sole bidder on this one, maybe because it's missing the drumhead. For my purposes, this is fine since it will become the donor obs car on a streamline, lightweight UP pax train and receive a drumhead from Tomar. This was another minimal bid I was prepared to lose because this paint project is 6 months or more in the future and these cars show up constantly.
A more impactful purchase today that will be put to immediate use: two Sterlite 40 gallon, lockable, rolling totes for $20 each from Walmart. They'll hold my trains under the permanent layout at the train club I recently joined, and transport them when we resume operating the traveling layout. An important feature, my passenger cars can be stowed upright in the baseball card boxes I use making it much easier to retrieve them for use:
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