@Strummer nice AF transformer. Do you primarily run 2 rail Flyer or 3-rail? Nothing to be embarrassed about, it is cool- I love those handles. I use a #1 35 watt/16 volt output for accessories and an 8b 100 watt, 15 volt output for my 3-rail mainline which was surprisingly a big improvement over my Lionel 1033 on that line.
StevefromPA posted:@Strummer nice AF transformer. Do you primarily run 2 rail Flyer or 3-rail? Nothing to be embarrassed about, it is cool- I love those handles. I use a #1 35 watt/16 volt output for accessories and an 8b 100 watt, 15 volt output for my 3-rail mainline which was surprisingly a big improvement over my Lionel 1033 on that line.
1. Thank you. I'm really liking it so far. The range of speed(s) is very, very good. Not bad for something made in 1953(?), which I guess makes it a 65(!) year old appliance. 
2. I like to run whatever the mood strikes me. Since I just recently got an AF 300, and now this, I'm leaning a little towards the Flyer stuff... at least for now. This old stuff is very affordable, and of course, works great! 
Mark in Oregon
Of all the steam engines purchased in the last two years, The Lionel H-10 is by far the best value and most reliable of the steam engines. My "Pennsylvania Lines" #1709 and "Western Allegheny" #85 H-10 engines with West Lines Tenders are fun to operate. The swinging bell, Steam Whistle Effect and regular stack smoke give this 2-8-0 engine a lot for its price. The H-10 can pull ten 21-inch Pennsylvania passenger cars that I detailed with Preiser people. I finally have engines out of the sealed box that work well and are fun to operate.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
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John, That is great to see the H10 is working out so well! I considered ordering once since I live about 10 miles from the old Western Allegheny, but decided against it due to budget constraints! I'm glad you like it!!
Received these nice looking pw 2559 Budd cars today in the mail. Now I have all the pw Budd's to complete both sets, 400, 2550 2559 and 404, 2559, 2559.
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@Trussman AWESOME earlier presents for the holidays and congrats on the set complwtion! As I think you know I love Budds, the RDC-9 variation is really cool. Bodies look to be in great shape as well, I have a PW 400 and the lettering i a bit faded in addition the some scratches on the top, nothing noticeable wit those two.
Found these Williams E7s on the bay recently with local pickup which saved me shipping. The bodies are in perfect shape. Idler gears on the trucks are sloppy. I will replace the trucks now that I know that Bachman sells them. (Someone here on the forum was discussing the issue this week and I used the provided link....thanks!.) I ordered the maximum of 6 and should have them next week, I hope. The plan is to power the dummy unit, too.
That leads me to another quest. How to prevent the 2 engines from jumping out of synch. These engines are Tru-blastII and don't have a lock out switch. I would actually like to equip the dummy with Tru-blast Plus which does have the lock-out feature. Then, how to install a lock-out switch on the one with Tru-blastII? I have engines with both and the boards are just different enough that I can't picture an easy retrofit being done.
Any help would be much appreciated, Phil
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StevefromPA posted:@Trussman AWESOME earlier presents for the holidays and congrats on the set complwtion! As I think you know I love Budds, the RDC-9 variation is really cool. Bodies look to be in great shape as well, I have a PW 400 and the lettering i a bit faded in addition the some scratches on the top, nothing noticeable wit those two.
Thank you Steve. I remember you posting about your 400 Budd and that you like the Budd cars. I'm kinda partial to them also. In my younger yrs, I remember seeing them setting in Newtown Pa.
Yep these Budds are in excellent condition. I've always want to get all of the pw Budds, but were a little to rich for me until about a month and half ago I got a very good deal on 404, 2559 and 2550 in one buy.
@Trussman good for you man. Yup I have the PW 400 Budd which I run with the 2550 Conventional Classic(2014?) dummy. Was tempted to go to Gryzboski’s today, since I was up near the Poconos, to pick up another2550 conventional classic(they’re only 39.99-which, IMO, is a good deal) but passed b/c where I was actually was about as from where I live. Still want to get up there some day. Also, not that far from Newton either, if my geoegraphy is correct. Did you grow up in/around Scranton?
Anyway, congrats on your PW set completion. I was at a long-time collector’s house who was looking to sell some of his collection, showed him a pic of my layout, and he asked if the 2550 was an original because , “”now that’s a good car”. Much respect your way to taking your time in completing the collection until you got some good deals. The excellent condition is an awesome plus. Kudos, my friend and fellow Budd fan.
Have you run your powered PW Budds(the 400 and 404) together? If so, did they run together smoothly?
My dad picked up a legacy cab forward today he’s wanted one for a long time and came across the right deal
Here’s 10.5 minutes of steam era running !
StevefromPA posted:@Trussman good for you man. Yup I have the PW 400 Budd which I run with the 2550 Conventional Classic(2014?) dummy. Was tempted to go to Gryzboski’s today, since I was up near the Poconos, to pick up another2550 conventional classic(they’re only 39.99-which, IMO, is a good deal) but passed b/c where I was actually was about as from where I live. Still want to get up there some day. Also, not that far from Newton either, if my geoegraphy is correct. Did you grow up in/around Scranton?
Anyway, congrats on your PW set completion. I was at a long-time collector’s house who was looking to sell some of his collection, showed him a pic of my layout, and he asked if the 2550 was an original because , “”now that’s a good car”. Much respect your way to taking your time in completing the collection until you got some good deals. The excellent condition is an awesome plus. Kudos, my friend and fellow Budd fan.
Have you run your powered PW Budds(the 400 and 404) together? If so, did they run together smoothly?
The town I remember seeing the Budd cars was in Newtown Pa (s.e. PA. ), just north of Langhorne Pa. A conventional classic Budd $39.99 sounds like a very good price. I haven't been to Gryzboski's in yrs. I live in central Pa.
Tomorrow I'll give it a try running the pw 400 and 404 together and see what happens.
A Little NYC Christmas Shopping.
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Old Lionel posted:Very sorry to hear that ogaugeguy . I just got my "Boston Elevated" version clear above the dimples and the Railway part had one dimple between the R and a , and a and y , but all letters are clear. and my "Merry Christmas Railway " version was above the dimples. So MTH did get the lettering better on some of the Brills. Maybe see if any other Trenton at your dealer turned out same . If some better maybe you can exchange.
Checked it out at another dealer and it was the same as mine. A real disappointment, but there's obviously nothing to be done except to accept its flaw and keep it. Maybe to other folks who see it, that dimple won't be that obvious. Maybe I'm just fixating on it.
Lionel did a killer job on these ..
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picked up these two O Gauge Railroading Weaver cars off eBay. I should have them properly weighted and 2-railed by the 1st.
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Picked up an 0-4-0 2-rail steam loco with operating headlight and battery power for the tree layout. It's a well-known roadname, though not prototypical.
This little monster has some serious pulling power: a 6-car consist on 8" radius is child's play, and it'll take 3 freight cars up 20% grades like it was built for 'em.
3-position conventional operation is managed by its onboard switch. Brio's Command Control version is diesel only right now; hopefully they add steam next year. Maybe by then we'll get Bluetooth as well; then we could get DCC, even if DCS and Legacy are still out of reach.
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