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MTH released this Railking LVRR GP9 in January.  I had it on pre-order at Nicholas Smith, but for some reason that fell through.  I ended up getting it at Ye Olde Train Shoppe.

The Lehigh Valley had two GP9s.  The 300 had three different paint schemes and the 301 had four in their time at LV before they were painted Conrail blue.  The 301 was one of only two LV engines that had the wide yellow stripe scheme with the other being an RS3.

The model looks good in this paint scheme.  It has good sounds and smoke (although neither the catalog nor the website description mentions smoke).  One thing I don’t care for is that the MU hoses (molded into the pilot) are painted in tiger stripes.  I would rather see them black along with the rest of the pilot like the prototype.

Lehigh74 - I purchased the same engine and was not sure about smoke???  I put a couple of drop in the forward exhaust stack and the only smoke was out of the body frame.

Have you added smoke fluid?  Did it work? If so, do you recall which exhaust stack in and does smoke come out of both stacks or only one?

Thanks,

JP

Got a TMCC gantry crane for the scrap yard. Was a little fussy out of the box , needed some adjustment to the gears to get it working properly.

Also I picked up a LC+2.0 BT 0-6-0 in Bethlehem Steel. It's next to my US Steel conventional 0-6-0. The USS I weathered some time ago,  maybe the Beth Steel will be next.

Unfortunately both locomotives have the same engine number.  I wish lionel used a different number.

@DETROIT posted:

Lehigh74 - I purchased the same engine and was not sure about smoke???  I put a couple of drop in the forward exhaust stack and the only smoke was out of the body frame.

Have you added smoke fluid?  Did it work? If so, do you recall which exhaust stack in and does smoke come out of both stacks or only one?

Thanks,

JP

I haven't added fluid yet.  I just turned it on for a few seconds with engine sounds off so I could hear the fan.  I have another GP9 and smoke comes out of both holes.  I don't think it matters what hole you add the fluid to since there is plastic manifold.

I just bought this Lionel 2026460 Ford single door 60' boxcar.

@DETROIT posted:

Lehigh74 - I purchased the same engine and was not sure about smoke???  I put a couple of drop in the forward exhaust stack and the only smoke was out of the body frame.

Have you added smoke fluid?  Did it work? If so, do you recall which exhaust stack in and does smoke come out of both stacks or only one?

Thanks,

JP

Sometimes the fluid forms a bubble and it prevents the smoke from exiting the stack.  Turn on the engine and the smoke, then while the engine is sitting in neutral on the track, try forcibly blowing into the smoke stacks. This usually works for me, particularly when i see smoke coming out of the body frame but not the stack.

Picked up a 2019 Legacy ATSF 3751 class Northern, number 3759. I have to open it up and check the thermistors are in the correct place so the smoke units, especially the whistle steam, don't burn themselves up (it's an issue on these). While I'm in there I'll also swap out the Canon motor for a Pittman.

@Lou1985 posted:

Picked up a 2019 Legacy ATSF 3751 class Northern, number 3759. I have to open it up and check the thermistors are in the correct place so the smoke units, especially the whistle steam, don't burn themselves up (it's an issue on these). While I'm in there I'll also swap out the Canon motor for a Pittman.

Wow, Beauty eh! The detail is amazing and I love watching the action and smoke! Thanks for the share, great video... maybe someday (tsunami repairs, and all.. lol) Very nice.

@Lou1985 beautiful engine! I recently got the same one with the Black Bonnet scheme. Was unaware of the smoke problem though. So far so good but I will keep an eye on it!

@Chris1985 posted:

@Lou1985 beautiful engine! I recently got the same one with the Black Bonnet scheme. Was unaware of the smoke problem though. So far so good but I will keep an eye on it!

There's a thread about the whistle steam issue if you are interested: LIONEL (2019) - 3759 Santa Fe Northern - Whistle Steam Cooked Self | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)

It's a pretty simple fix, as long as the unit hasn't cooked itself.

It's so pretty, even the locals had to come take a look...

Tom

Lou1985, this is one of my favorite Lionel Legacy steamers and the whistle steam effect is the Icing on the Cake. With the Pittman motor, it’ll pull many passenger cars to parts unknown.  The video is really inspiring showing simply how far our hobby has come and yes” it is the Best of Times”. Thank you for sharing this with us. Happy Railroading Everyone

k line made some beautiful engines.  Got this for about half of what the Lionel version recently reviewed retails for.

Took delivery this week of a Lionel 57 lionel steel switcher.  Made in 1996, has TMCC. Runs great,  no horn or bell or talking, manual couplers, no smoke, but like I said,  has  TMCC! In the manual lionel states that it will be noisy.  Yes it is, a true growler with that open frame AC motor.

A good addition to my scrap yard gantry crane.

@FlyPlanes-PlayTrains posted:

It's so pretty, even the locals had to come take a look...

Tom

Couldn’t agree more.  Lehigh Valley had some gorgeous paint schemes.  The snowbird would easily be my favorite LV scheme, but the prewar switcher scheme makes it a tough choice.  I almost picked of a PS2 version of that engine at Allentown first frost a few years ago.  I didn’t get it, but I did end up getting Peter Lerro’s print Titans of Industry.  After looking at the print for a while, I regretted not getting the engine and got the same PS3 version that you have.  Later I got a matching dummy and caboose.

I bought a Lionel Legacy Big Boy First Run and a used from a friend a Lionel Vision Line UP Jim Adams Auxiliary Water Tender

@Lou1985 posted:

Picked up a 2019 Legacy ATSF 3751 class Northern, number 3759. I have to open it up and check the thermistors are in the correct place so the smoke units, especially the whistle steam, don't burn themselves up (it's an issue on these). While I'm in there I'll also swap out the Canon motor for a Pittman.

One of my favorite engines. I have the tmcc version to replicate the Santa Fe employee special train with the Diesel engines.

Got in a Tom Yorke "Tony's Garage".  Small building ..had to check door height to verify it was O scale.  Very dilapidated building that l will add to my ghost town abandoned station stop/mining camp.  Dunno when l will get to it, as am halfway through bashing a Nash auto dealer from a Stony Creek parts store.  Stony Creek sent me redone Nash/Lafayette signs for it.  Not sure Nash still offered the cheaper Lafayette in 1940, but did a couple years earlier, as most makes including Packard tried to make it through the Depression with a cheaper model.

@FlyPlanes-PlayTrains posted:

It's so pretty, even the locals had to come take a look...

Tom

Tom,

I just checked my mailbox and saw that my response to your email months ago saved as a draft and didn’t send. Regardless- I’m happy for you that you were able to get your hands on the LV Alco snowbird! Congrats!

@Lehigh74 that’s an awesome GP-9! Love the color scheme. Might I add, the hobby shop from which you purchased it is probably my favorite! Love seeing the Valley represented!

@Jdjones24 posted:

One of my favorite engines. I have the tmcc version to replicate the Santa Fe employee special train with the Diesel engines.

Thanks. It's a nice locomotive. My Premier ATSF 2900 class Northern is still my favorite though. Makes the 3751 class look tiny in comparison. The 2900s were just imposing all around. Later design and larger locomotive/tender will do that.

Not much better then coming home from a long day on the railroad. Walk in knowing my new lionel dockside was delivered. The wife already had dinner ready and had the box opened. As soon as we finished it was down stairs and test it.

I won an auction for this Lionel Semi-Scale PRR box car last month on EBay. It’s part of the semi-scale freight set that Lionel produced in the 1990’s. I just won another auction for the B&O hopper last weekend. So now all I have to find is the Shell tank car at a fair price to complete the set. I’m running my PW 2555 Sunoco tank car in the consist until I find the Shell tank car.

ncdave - I thought I had a post war Shell tanker for you - but I have 2 Sunoco 3 domes, 1 Sunoco 2 dome and a single dome Lionel tanker in orange. I am moving more toward scale so the post war stuff doesn't fit in anymore. Just sits wrapped up in a box. If there is something else - send me an email. I am tired of dealing through the bay. Jeff

Jeff,

Thanks for looking for me. I’m mostly scale now too. But I have always liked this particular group of semi-scale cars.

Dave

My new MTH Freight

Added another pup to the pup train. Got a few more coming over the next few days........Pic.............Paul 2

Lionel SP GS2 arrived today! I like this engine a lot more than I expected.

Wow Chris, that engine looks great!!

Chris that sure is one sharp looking engine! It is going to look amazing going around on your layout!

My latest best find is the early Lionel 33 with 6 wheels and two no 12 early short hoppers - 1911 - 1912. A new antique store opened and it was sitting on a shelf in the middle of the store. Best part it was $85.00 for the three pieces, bad part it was painted and someone changed the frame. The motor is original.

@paul 2 posted:

Added another pup to the pup train. Got a few more coming over the next few days........Pic.............Paul 2

Lots of buying going on Paul. How goes the layout?

Brand new century club sharks

@DLepak posted:

I just bought this Lionel 2026460 Ford single door 60' boxcar.

Now that's one nice boxcar!  Enjoy.

Just picked up the MTH Premier Line PRR SD-35 Diesel Locomotive from Just Trains yesterday.Very sharp locomotive.

Pup day Monday. USPS dropped off another one for me. Pic..............Paul 2

Bob, I have not worked on the layout for a long time..

Paul, we all know why you havent worked on the layout for a long time. You have been building shelving for all your Piggy Back TOFC!

I cant wait to see the display of them all!

Paul, Excellent looking pup car.  Mike may be right about the shelves.  Either that or a Mod Squad surprise module to top Bryan’s

@paul 2 posted:

Added another pup to the pup train. Got a few more coming over the next few days........Pic.............Paul 2

Nice addition Paul

@paul 2 posted:

Pup day Monday. USPS dropped off another one for me. Pic..............Paul 2

Bob, I have not worked on the layout for a long time..

Paul. With all the Pigs you own you must be in Hog Heaven lol