Buy anything cool lately?

Picked up a few Lionel preordered items this week from The Train Station in Mountain Lakes, N.J.

2226461 BNSF Coil Car

2226471 Conrail Coil Car

2226621 Pacer Husky Stack

2233651 Canadian Pacific Heritage SD-90 #7010

Santa has a few things on his sleigh for me.  I went to Berwyn Toy Trains and got some cars.  I also ordered a few new engines, Canadian Pacific Military, the Santa Fe F7 yellow bonnet, as well as a NYC C-Liner.  Lionel had a caboose that matched a BNSF 25th anniversary engine I purchased previously.  I also purchased a CP military caboose, just released.

John

10 More trees, these are between 12 and 36 feet.

There's an antique store near me that got a large collection of modern O gauge in recently. I saw they had a ton of Halloween cars in the last time I visited and decided to check them out earlier today to see if they had any Christmas stuff as a part of it. This Railking Christmas Express Hudson was one of the many Lionel/MTH Christmas trains they had for sale, and for $180 for a Proto 2 DCS engine I could not say no. Other than me needing to reset the engine to get the headlight to work and the smoke unit being spotty at low speeds on DCS it's functioned perfectly over the 4 or so hours I had it running today at the River City 3 Railer's holiday display. This was 100% an impulse buy but it was so worth it.

Great buys fellows and @Frank Razz, wow, that’s a beautiful pink ES44 diesel and we should be thankful for all of the hospitals that help Cancer patients, St. Jude in Memphis Tennessee is such a wonderful group of doctors/nurses/surgeons.  Now, I finally started un-packing my new Sante Fe F7 AA Lionel legacy diesels. In the next few hours I’ll show the B units. The AA set came programmed Eng1, Eng 99 and worked right out of the box. Happy Railroading Everyone

Ok, here’s the Super Bass B unit, and in the catalog, 2022 signature, this was pictured with silver trucks, however, they are black and match the AA pair. The sounds are simply amazing, different from previous versions. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry- WOW! That is a beautiful set. I've always liked the yellow/ blue ATSF scheme. Let's see and hear a video of them in action!

Bob

R40 A Train set

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

R40 A Train set

Very nice set. Also nice to see the track off the floor. 👍👍😃

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Very nice set. Also nice to see the track off the floor. 👍👍😃

Bob

Thanks! Yes it’s been off the floor for a while now.

@leapinlarry posted:

Ok, here’s the Super Bass B unit, and in the catalog, 2022 signature, this was pictured with silver trucks, however, they are black and match the AA pair. The sounds are simply amazing, different from previous versions. Happy Railroading Everyone

That is a beautiful set.

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

R40 A Train set

Nice video Corey.

( can't get over the passengers getting away safe from the Giant Feline )

@leapinlarry posted:

The sounds are simply amazing, different from previous versions. Happy Railroading Everyone

Seems like we all want to see and hear these beauties on a video Larry.

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

R40 A Train set

That's a really good-looking set! Congrats Cory!

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

R40 A Train set

Love it Corey. All that’s missing is a little Duke Ellington 🎼 🎶 Looks like you also have a B line set - traveled that line many, many times. When they were delays on the line and the cars were PACKED, if you were lucky enough to be standing on the platform where the space between two slant fronts stopped, we’d push the bars on the slant ends open and ride on the fairly spacious platforms between the cars. Might not have been too safe, but it was exciting!!!

Thanks for the likes, I had to save up for this one and I’m glad I did. I’ll attempt a video of the sounds and give it a test run soon. Thanks for all the kind words. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

Ok, here’s the Super Bass B unit, and in the catalog, 2022 signature, this was pictured with silver trucks, however, they are black and match the AA pair. The sounds are simply amazing, different from previous versions. Happy Railroading Everyone

Beautiful set, Larry. I’ve always liked the warbonnet painting scheme, and the blue and yellow is an amazing variation. Enjoy!!!

@RSJB18 posted:

I bought a Reading SW-1 last week so now I needed some proper rolling stock to pull behind it.

It's a vicious cycle.....

Could be.......gambling  , too much adult beverages  , too much running around at night , etc  .................what a great way you have to enjoy yourself  Bob and keep your creativity alive.        ( and we enjoy your exploits too  )

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

R40 A Train set

Congrats on the acquisition and thank you for resurrecting my memories of twenty (20) years riding the "A" ("C" & "E") line from Port Authority Bus Terminal or Penn Station (depending on the day) to Chambers St. or World Trade Center.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Could be.......gambling  NOPE , too much adult beverages  OCCASIONALLY , too much running around at night NOPE, etc  .................what a great way you have to enjoy yourself  Bob and keep your creativity alive.        ( and we enjoy your exploits too  )

Just having fun with the worlds best hobby Dallas!

Thanks

Great finds everyone! Very nice set there Cory!

Bob, I think you need another Reading car! LOL

@RSJB18 posted

I bought a Reading SW-1 last week so now I needed some proper rolling stock to pull behind it.

It's a vicious cycle.....

Very nice Bob !   I love Reading stuff.

@mike g. posted:

Great finds everyone! Very nice set there Cory!

Bob, I think you need another Reading car! LOL

Mike, only 1? 😜

Found a great deal on some Weaver Sinclair tank cars, came with the shipping box, three different numbers and die cast trucks, all for less than the cost of 1 on that auction site. Local trains shows have been very very good to me.

I've been wanting a loop of this since it came out but wanted to wait a year incase they needed to work out any issues. I won't say this often about the gimmicks of modern Lionel but this track is actually really cool. I want to get more of it and maybe even it use year-round for any temporary layouts I do.

@trestleking posted:

Very nice Bob !   I love Reading stuff.

Dont know how I've missed a Pennsylvania fallen flag for so long.

Needless to say that will be quickly corrected. 🤣🤣🤣

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Dont know how I've missed a Pennsylvania fallen flag for so long.

Needless to say that will be quickly corrected. 🤣🤣🤣

Bob

Well, Bob… if you’re interested in Pennsylvania fallen flags, don’t forget the Erie, the Lackawanna, the Erie Lackawanna, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, to name a few

Seriously, of late, I have been trying to pick up pieces from lines that ran/run through my northeast corner of PA since I’ve lived there for 25 years now!!!

Wife picked out the METCA Life Saver flat. She enjoys train shopping.

@Apples55 posted:

Well, Bob… if you’re interested in Pennsylvania fallen flags, don’t forget the Erie, the Lackawanna, the Erie Lackawanna, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, to name a few

Seriously, of late, I have been trying to pick up pieces from lines that ran/run through my northeast corner of PA since I’ve lived there for 25 years now!!!

Well now you fellows are giving me a guilt complex because I haven’t thought much about fallen flags. However I am working on a few PRSL tangents. I picked up some Atlas PRSL passenger cars at a sale. I don’t have a PRSL engine. I ordered two Erie AS-616s from METCA. I am going to ship one right out to Christine to re do it as PRSL. The AS-616 was on the PRSL roster. In the meantime the Holly Beach hobby shop in Wildwood NJ is making a PRSL tank car and some Cape May sand cars. So then I sent a PRR caboose to Christine to also do in PRSL. I also have a steam engine on order from Mr Muffins that I’m waiting for Harry Hienkel to letter PRSL. All because I got a good deal on some passenger cars. 🤪

@pennsyfan posted:

Well now you fellows are giving me a guilt complex... 🤪

You know what that means, Bob… our work here is done

@leapinlarry posted:

Ok, here’s the Super Bass B unit, and in the catalog, 2022 signature, this was pictured with silver trucks, however, they are black and match the AA pair. The sounds are simply amazing, different from previous versions. Happy Railroading Everyone

Great looking set, Larry.

I've always liked the look of silver trucks and they're pretty easy to remove and paint silver, if the mood strikes you, like I did

with this Legacy MOPAC AA set that originally came with black trucks.

@Apples55 posted:

You know what that means, Bob… our work here is done

The voices are spreading!

@pennsyfan posted:

Mike, only 1? 😜

LOL I had one, now its gone! Some guy on the forum just had to have it!

@mike g. posted:

LOL I had one, now its gone! Some guy on the forum just had to have it!

@pennsyfan

Wonder who that was........

I needed to add something with fizaz to my Polar Express, so I just received these today from Train World Black Friday sale. I'm liking it! Happy Holidays!

Good thing I got the PE LionChief Plus 2.0 as it's pulling 10 cars now with electrical pickup rollers, that's a lot of drag and it has no problem. My original PE that came with the set would not be able to pull this consist.

@pennsyfan posted:

Well now you fellows are giving me a guilt complex because I haven’t thought much about fallen flags. However I am working on a few PRSL tangents. I picked up some Atlas PRSL passenger cars at a sale. I don’t have a PRSL engine. I ordered two Erie AS-616s from METCA. I am going to ship one right out to Christine to re do it as PRSL. The AS-616 was on the PRSL roster. In the meantime the Holly Beach hobby shop in Wildwood NJ is making a PRSL tank car and some Cape May sand cars. So then I sent a PRR caboose to Christine to also do in PRSL. I also have a steam engine on order from Mr Muffins that I’m waiting for Harry Hienkel to letter PRSL. All because I got a good deal on some passenger cars. 🤪

Bob, that's known as model train creep -- modest expenditure (~$200-$300) becomes much, much bigger (~$2,000+).  (It's similar to how the Pentagon buys new aircraft, ships, etc. or big public works projects cost 10X more than originally budgeted.)

My buddy did something similiar:  got a super deal on a 4 car set of LIONEL Northern Pacific dome cars N/OB at Spring 2021 York never having owned any NP items previously; and, has since spent thousands acquiring two sets of ABA TMCC equipped F-3 diesels and a mix of 18 or so custom painted, LIONEL, and K-line passenger cars--all because he got a good deal on those first 4 dome cars.

@Pingman posted:

My buddy did something similiar:  got a super deal on a 4 car set of LIONEL Northern Pacific dome cars N/OB at Spring 2021 York never having owned any NP items previously; and, has since spent thousands acquiring two sets of ABA TMCC equipped F-3 diesels and a mix of 18 or so custom painted, LIONEL, and K-line passenger cars--all because he got a good deal on those first 4 dome cars.

I started off with one derelict gi-raffe car... 

Mitch

@Pingman posted:

Bob, that's known as model train creep -- modest expenditure (~$200-$300) becomes much, much bigger (~$2,000+).  (It's similar to how the Pentagon buys new aircraft, ships, etc. or big public works projects cost 10X more than originally budgeted.)

My buddy did something similiar:  got a super deal on a 4 car set of LIONEL Northern Pacific dome cars N/OB at Spring 2021 York never having owned any NP items previously; and, has since spent thousands acquiring two sets of ABA TMCC equipped F-3 diesels and a mix of 18 or so custom painted, LIONEL, and K-line passenger cars--all because he got a good deal on those first 4 dome cars.

At least I know I’m not alone. 😜

@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

I started off with one derelict gi-raffe car... 

Mitch

A friend of mine was repainting a set of 607 cars but he needed a roof for the obs. He found an obs with a good roof. Then that obs needed a train. He found a set where the obs roof was good but the car was messed up, so he repainted that set. That went on for a half dozen sets.

And the beat goes on.....

Another Reading car added to the fleet courtesy of a forum member.

You guys are a bad influence.......

Bob