Buy anything cool lately?

@Mark Boyce posted:

Keep telling yourself that, Paul!  😉

At least twice a day (three times on days ending in “y”)

@Pingman posted:

@Apples55 those are LIONEL correct?

Would love to see close-ups since I've never seen a set before.

Beautiful set, congratulations!

Thanks Carl. Yes, they are Lionel - actually two sets... a 4-car and 2-car set (15313 & 29155). I passed when they came out due other priorities, but did pick up the PA AA set, so stumbling on these was a great stroke of luck!!! Here are close up photos of some of the cars - I think they are really sweet.

@Apples55 thanks for the photos.  These seem to share the same extrusion, interiors, etc. as the Texas Special cars I've heard about but not seen.  Definitely the high water mark for LIONEL 15" passenger cars.

@Apples55 posted:

At least twice a day (three times on days ending in “y”)

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Good thing they don't run on 027 😂😂

Very Nice Paul.

@RSJB18 posted:

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Good thing they don't run on 027 😂😂

Very Nice Paul.

Close, but no cigar, Bob... minimum O-31   As much as I like the 21” passenger cars I have (do you even have a 21” straight away??? ), the 15” cars do look nice on my O-72 curves. And the aluminum on the D&H cars is very sharp. As @Pingman pointed out, these are really a high water mark for Lionel.

Just received a couple of custom Alaska RR boxcars from a forum member.

Awesome. Great Price. Thanks

Paul, are you sure you're saying Stop. in your mantra?

Beardog49 some nice purchases.  Looks like you're missing the soldiers and a machine base from the Marx set.  I saw that ARR post and almost went fro the 25th Anniversary boxcar.

Added some MTH lighted Union Pacific cars to my collection. Hope to someday have an MTH General to go with it!

My package arrived!

Hi all, 2 boxes arrived today. One had these Bowser CN Roadrailers. The other had a CP switcher calf and CP high cube boxcar I’ve been looking for. Happy belated Father’s Day!!

  Proof that patience eventually pays off, arrived by mail this week in the shape of 44 tons in Lehigh Valley splendor.  
Tom

@FlyPlanes-PlayTrains posted:

  Proof that patience eventually pays off, arrived by mail this week in the shape of 44 tons in Lehigh Valley splendor.  
Tom

What a great looking engine Tom. Lehigh Valley had some beautiful paint schemes.

Gerhardt, Those are some neat trailers and containers I haven't seen before.  The CN now runs through our town after having purchased the Bessemer & Lake Erie, but I only see their engines along with B&LE engines and cars.  No trailers through here, they run iron ore, coal, specialized gondolas with steel loads, and tank trains.  Your trailers with the 'swooping' train look neat.

Tom, I love the 44 tonners, and yours in the LV livery looks sharp.

Two weekends ago I picked up a Antonio Consoli/Western Coil Burlington Zephyr.  With this latest addition, we now have a 9900 American Flyer Zephyr, 616W Lionel Flying Yankee, & 51008 Lionel Zephyr.  Interestingly, the only one that doesn't run is the 51008 which has a hot short that I can't find.

The Consoli/Western Coil has mismatched electrical connectors between the cars (see pictures).  I have no idea as to why this was put together this way.  If anyone has ideas as to how to replace/improve the connectors, I'm open to ideas.

Found a Williams Jersey Central FM Trainmaster.I got it for 85 bucks due to a missing side truck frame.Took care of that by finding one on the Bay. Runs great!  [url=https://postimg.cc/y3RkgXhJ][img]https://i.postimg.cc/J06JFpGQ/20210622-111810.jpg[/img][/url]

The side frame came today!

I was made aware 3 years ago that these even existed and from that point I have been all over the internet looking for them. I finally came a-crossed not one but 15 of these wonderful fronts. Today Santa came early and all I can say is CHOOCH!

Dave

My wife bought me the Alaska Railroad cupola cam caboose from Lionel. Took out the window and it works like a charm.