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Found a Weaver Crusader locomotive and car set:

Regards

Fred

sncf231e posted:

Found a Weaver Crusader locomotive and car set:

Regards

Fred

A great find!  I settled on the MTH Rail King version see little hopes of finding this set.

Ron

Well, the end of 2019 was tough on the old wallet... first I had the Lionel PRR J-1a and then the NYC J3a Hudson. Now...

First up, I received the two 3rd Rail PA’s I ordered from the second run - a D&H and a second New Haven...

The last items weren’t such a big hit since a Grzyboski gift certificate I got for Christmas paid for most of it - in homage to my quasi “lawn-guy-lin” roots, a Lionel C-420 and Dashing Dan caboose...

Haven’t had time to run them yet - that will be tomorrow’s adventure. I have to find some unused numbers on my Cab2!!! 

I think I’m swearing off engines  

Apples55 posted:

Well, the end of 2019 was tough on the old wallet... first I had the Lionel PRR J-1a and then the NYC J3a Hudson. Now...

First up, I received the two 3rd Rail PA’s I ordered from the second run - a D&H and a second New Haven...

The last items weren’t such a big hit since a Grzyboski gift certificate I got for Christmas paid for most of it - in homage to my quasi “lawn-guy-lin” roots, a Lionel C-420 and Dashing Dan caboose...

Haven’t had time to run them yet - that will be tomorrow’s adventure. I have to find some unused numbers on my Cab2!!! 

I think I’m swearing off engines  

When programming into Cab remote I try to use number on engine. Easier for me to remember that way.😁👍

Joe Gozzo

Apples55 posted:

 

I'm so jealous! There is so much great stuff coming out right now, but that is one of the sharpest locomotives I've seen in while! Enjoy!!

Nice!  We only have 4 locos right now but a pretty small layout that can only run 2 at a time...I have to rein my little man in...every time we go to Ready to Roll he wants to buy another one...hopefully his latest Tri Rail purchase calms that down for a bit...can't blame him but he needs to get a job 😁

OliverCliffs posted:

Apples55 posted:

 

I'm so jealous! There is so much great stuff coming out right now, but that is one of the sharpest locomotives I've seen in while! Enjoy!!

Techno-Peasant is CLEARLY a misnomer, Paul. 

To my wallet's good health, I have limited my locomotive faves to EMC/D E and F units--no Alcos, Baldwins, etc.

Also, Paul, your LIONEL bridge was again a particularly nice feature of the Christmas layout.

NOS K-Line Scale smoking caboose.  The level of detail is so good, it makes nearly everything else on the layout look toylike. 

So my Christmas order from North Lima Train Works arrived today (actually a replacement order for the original order lost by FedEx) in the big box.

 The first part of this LIONEL Union Pacific parts order were the “Chatham” coach; “Clifton” combo car; “Plainfield” vista dome coach; and, large door baggage car shells, along with their respective interiors and frames.  The trucks and couplers were ordered and received when LIONEL had its 50% off sale in November.  (Top to bottom are the "Plainfield," "Clifton," "Chatham," and large door baggage cars.)

These four UP cars were part of the LIONEL 6-31712 Anniversary set of seven cars and Alco diesels.  I initially bought the three I already had as donors for NP North Cost Limited and Great Northern Empire Builder smooth-sided, 15” aluminum passenger cars, but decided they are too nice to paint and chose, instead, to complete the seven car set and find donor E or F units to repaint to match.

 During the LIONEL sale, I also bought Pullmor motors and F-3 front motor trucks for them.  For some reason, the rear motor trucks were not available or over-priced compared to NLTW’s price, so my NLTW order also included two rear F-3 motor trucks. 

I feel fortunate to have acquired the motors and trucks at favorable prices since they are replacement components for those same items that were lost in a recent move from GA to VA.  There were a few miscellaneous parts also, but that's all for now.

And, again, props to NLTW for getting to me so quickly these replacements for those lost by FedEx.

Was able to pick up a KLine NYC Smoking Woodside Caboose 

Trainlover160 posted:

Apples55 posted:

Well, the end of 2019 was tough on the old wallet... first I had the Lionel PRR J-1a and then the NYC J3a Hudson. Now...

First up, I received the two 3rd Rail PA’s I ordered from the second run - a D&H and a second New Haven...

 

The last items weren’t such a big hit since a Grzyboski gift certificate I got for Christmas paid for most of it - in homage to my quasi “lawn-guy-lin” roots, a Lionel C-420 and Dashing Dan caboose...

 

Haven’t had time to run them yet - that will be tomorrow’s adventure. I have to find some unused numbers on my Cab2!!! 

I think I’m swearing off engines  

When programming into Cab remote I try to use number on engine. Easier for me to remember that way.😁👍

Joe Gozzo

Thanks Joe... I did consider that, but with the number of engines I have, it didn’t seem practical - too many similarly numbered engines. I decided to group my engines by type - steam, electrics, diesels, and “other”. Unfortunately, due to my insatiable appetite for new engines, the groups have been running into one another. I’ve got to sort out what is still available. I really don’t think I want to renumber engines...  

Thanks apple.

See Brian, there is a New Hampshire, errr New Haven, engine in almost Pullman GREEN!!!!

 

Bought this Atlas BNSF PS-4750 covered hopper via eBay a week or so ago.  It arrived, opened up the box and low and behold it’s the 2 rail version.  I thought it was 3 rail.  I reread the listing and could find nothing that said it was either version, but looking again at the picture of the end of the box and sure enough it says 2 rail.  I need to look at the pictures more closely.  I contemplated sending it back but then I remembered that I had read in thread here on the forum that the Kadee couplers will mate with with 3 rail couplers just fine.  Sure enough they do!  So I’m keeping the car.

In the last week I picked two new Lionel 48' Husky Stacks, a Menards - Express Railway Agency truck, and some Arttista pieces (a Hobo hiding and two men playing checkers on a bench).

Morning everyone, I know they may not be cool to a lot of you. But I went to the local train show yesterday and was able to pick up 9 gondolas and 1 New Haven switcher, along with 4 bottles of Grass for my layout. I got it all for $200 is for me it was a good day!

In due time all will get Kadee couplers and either a BNSF or BN repaint! Yes Bob including the New Haven Switcher!

My new K-Line Motorcraft RailRoadster , ready for it's first deliveries. 

Well guys, there’s lots of good looking pictures posted, and now that the new 2020 catalog has landed, merchandise from the 2019 Lionel catalog just landed. My 21 inch full Vistadome StationSounds car arrived. Also my friend Owen Fox received his new L&N mountain Steamer. Both are great models. Happy Railroading.

Williams new orange juice switcher 

I acquired the above items in trade for some old HO stuff.

Lot's of great new stuff on everyone's railroads!

I just spotted these on the F/S forum from member @Mike A. Scooped them up in an instant.

So now Paul needs to send me his new D&H ALCO PA to pull them behind....... (I know....it won't run on 027 curves)