Buy anything cool lately?

The latest boxcar from Menards

    Bill T

This showed up today from trainworld

picked up a 2224W this weekend.

I don't recall seeing a 350, not to mention it's matching 350-50 extension for sale.  But then, pickin's is awful slim in these parts.  Missing the controller, which will make for another fun project with the soldering iron.  Just finished doing a controller for a 497...good practice.

The Wabash 2339 was a freebee although I forced the previous owner to take $50 for it and a bunch of misc. PW. 

Bruce

These were a gift. They match perfectly with my MTH NYC PA set. This is an MTH 5 car aluminum NYC passenger set. It consists of a baggage car, 2 coaches, a vista dome, and an observation car.

Well - more Weaver finds for me... 6 beer reefers for $60.

and got this in the mail the other day. right now it's pulling the new to me 2224W. It's a 2055 for a great price, and got a 2065 boiler front from Jim Flynn.

Bought 3 books. Funny thing as all three tie into current threads in 2 Rail

The Pullman Cars

The Early Zephyrs

Chicago Stations and Trains. 

Went shopping today and picked up a nice Marx Commodore Vanderbilt loco, all complete, shows slight wear and runs smooth a silk. No a thing missing on it. Also picked up a Lionel #50 gang car in very good condition, clean, nothing missing-also runs very well. Have another that runs but not as good looking so it goes in to storage for a possible project.

Went shopping today and picked up a nice Marx Commodore Vanderbilt loco, all complete, shows slight wear and runs smooth a silk. No a thing missing on it. Also picked up a Lionel #50 gang car in very good condition, clean, nothing missing-also runs very well. Have another that runs but not as good looking so it goes in to storage for a possible project.

In between other projects I clean, polish and lube one of these PW LL aluminum cars a day.  Ever since getting a pair of 2353's the search was on in hopes of replicating set #2190W in the '53 catalog.  Still searching for a Silver Cloud but picked up a baggage car.

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Bruce

May I inquire how you clean those PW Lionel aluminum cars?

Thanks,

Paul

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In between other projects I clean, polish and lube one of these PW LL aluminum cars a day.  Ever since getting a pair of 2353's the search was on in hopes of replicating set #2190W in the '53 catalog.  Still searching for a Silver Cloud but picked up a baggage car.

Its nice to have the baggage, but it did not come in the 2190W set. There were two Pullmans, a Vista Dome, and an observation.

#2531 Silver Dawn Observation, #2532 Silver Range Vista Dome, #2533 Silver Cloud Pullman, $2534 Silver Bluff Pullman

Yeah, I'm aware of the baggage car no belonging, C.W.  Not exactly sure when they were introduced, but I see by 1956 they offered the railway express baggage.  As mentioned, I'm still looking for Silver Cloud...the missing coach.

Cleaning was a combination of methods.  While steel wool ( 0000 ) was used to remove light corrosion it doesn't easily reach down into those fine recesses found on the roof and skirts.  I add a bit of Mother's aluminum wheel polish to a fine brass brush and scrub the grooves thoroughly.  You can also add it to the steel wool for overall cleaning and brightening.  Avoid name plates with the steel wool or brush. To finish off I use a micro fiber cloth and vigorously rub off the blackened polish.  The plush side goes deep into the grooves to remove most of the polish...an old toothbrush helps extricate any stubborn polish.  Final buff with another clean cloth and it's done.

Bruce

Bought a bunch of cool swag from the White Pass & Yukon RR last week when I was there. They sell a really cool baseball cap with the current year on it, but have to buy it on the train itself, they won't sell you one otherwise.

Went to the gift shop afterward and had warned my wife that I might go nuts (didn't buy much else at the other places our cruise ship stopped at) but I only bought less than $60 total. Bought a t-shirt, some pins and patches and a book. My wife didn't even blink and agreed later that I was pretty sane with my purchases.

I made my semi annual visit to Trainland yesterday and picked up a DCS system, a bottle of JT Megasteam Hot Chocolate smoke fluid, and a Railking NYC Dreyfuss Hudson. I tested the loco on conventional last night and it looks, runs, smokes and sounds great. I will be setting up the DCS this evening. I'm hoping the scented smoke fluid is pleasant but doesn't give me an irresistable desire for hot cocoa.

Gentlemen,

   Just recently I picked up a P2 Pittsburgh, Pa Street Car from one of our OGR Forum members, I have been trying to get my hands on one for quite a long time.  My buddy Frank was ask to do the announcements for each of the actual stops for this particular MTH P2 Street Car.  I don't have a picture to post right now, when I pick her up I will take some photo's and post them.

Thanks again to Nick Simanic Jr for selling it to me and thanks to Bill for noticing his sale post on the OGR, and letting me know it was up for sale.

PCRR/Dave

Came across these at the Train show in Tampa today. Lionel NP PS4 TOFC that jump out at me and screamed buy me. Got the NYC PS4 Flat as part of the bargain.