Buy anything cool lately?

Yes...I know it might be just a little bit premature...but had to have it...MTH Railking Operating “CHRISTMAS” Hand Car from Mr. Muffin’s! 🚂🎄😉😺

I had the day off and went to Portland today, to see trains and hit the hobby shops.
Didn't get a truckload but got some neat stuff.

@p51 posted:

I had the day off and went to Portland today, to see trains and hit the hobby shops.
Didn't get a truckload but got some neat stuff.

Looks like you hit Whistle Stop! Hope you head a great day!

Did someone post a Scranton trolley earlier? I tried to get back to it but; can’t  find it.

Thanks

Bob;

The LCCA just announced one for members - the convention this year was supposed to be in Scranton.

Thanks Paul, my daughter and her family are in Scranton. I thought it would be a nice addition to my layout.

It.has been on the market for a while but it's new to me. The Lionel Southern Train Master #6302. I like the new crew talk and the ability to change the horn and bell sounds with the Legacy remote. I am also happy to say it did not have any issues out of the box.

@NS1975 posted:

It.has been on the market for a while but it's new to me. The Lionel Southern Trainmaster #6302. I like the new crew talk and the ability to change the horn and bell sounds with the Legacy remote. I am also happy to say it did not have any issues out of the box.

Very good looking, but!  Southern's Train Masters had a lower pilot deck for crew safety.

Ron

@pdxtrains posted:

Looks like you hit Whistle Stop! Hope you head a great day!

Yep, I hit there, Hobby Smith and Tammies. Bought something at each.

NS Caboose, lighted with smoke unit. Found on eBay.

I've been looking for these MTH Frisco E8's (20-20855-1 & 20-20856-4) for a couple years.  Finally found them at a dealer NOS with a full passenger consist (5-car set: 20-65296, 2-car: 20-66296, and RPO: 20-68296).

Picked up a remote commander from a forum member.

Received my Legacy 4-6-0 locomotive this week. She runs and smokes great!

Got an MTH Q Type El Subway Set delivered this week. Upgraded the battery and added passengers, not as fancy as the other subway sets but its still nice.

I bought four Lionel Vision Line reefers sets. Two Union Pacific PFE Reefer sets (six cars total) and two Santa Fe Reefer sets (six cars total) and a Lionel Silver PFE Reefer set (three cars) with an additional Lionel Silver PFE Reefer, a Lionel Union Pacific Wide Vision Cupola Caboose with camera and a Lionel Legacy Command Control system.

We went a little crazy this month on a buying spree. My son picked up the CNW /CMO  4-6-0 ten wheeler from a club member. Has TMCC but the smoke unit is a goner,  needs replacement.

Then I bought this Santa Fe burro crane. I have an idea to take the cab and boom off , mount them on a 3 inch cylinder & turn it into a pillar crane for my coil yard.

I don't know,  she runs great , just a bit sparky and you can hear the gears really grind. Maybe a cleaning and lube job will keep her  together.

Then for no reason my son bought for me this NKP 2-6-6-2 mallet.  He said "just because ". I have a great family.

Hope you like them. 

Wow, Bill!  You brought up your son right! 😉

I finally got a Lionel #192 Control Tower!  It just arrived today and looks better than the pictures showed.  Needs some cleaning, but that is normal.  The only issue is the anemometer.  The 3 nubs that stick out are broken off, but that and the weathervane are original.  The roof does not have a bulb burn/bulge in it.  No broken/cracked railings or missing parts.  Everything looks really good.  For 125.00 I am very happy!

I also found a #148 dwarf signal to add to my collection.  That should be here tomorrow.

I will post pics once I have them cleaned up.

Next will be a #115 City Station.  Hopefully in the next few months.

I've been adding to my train collection over the last year or so.  I started years ago with a TMCC Pennsy S-1.  Over the last year I have been lucky online to locate the Lionel TMCC versions of the Dreyfuss Hudson, Pioneer Zephyr and UP M10000 at good prices.  Last week my largest purchase to date arrived:

Twice as much as any of my other purchases, but worth every penny.  I like these older TMCC locomotives.  They are far more budget friendly for me and do everything I need them to do.  Now all I need is a layout...

I agree, I don’t have a problem with TMCC engines.  I hope you get a layout to run them on soon.