Buy anything cool lately?

The grand children are coming over tomorrow, so I walk to the public library today and check out the “Shark Train” & purchase the “C is for Caboose” from “The Friends of the Library.

Gary

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I can see it now...Sharknado 4: Sharks on a Train.  Sharktraino?

Haven't bought much lately but today I went to my favorite antique store while I was out doing rail photos. Glad I stopped. They had just got in a very nice Lionel 736 Berkshire with the 2761WX tender it really great shape. The 76 had been at the top of my list so I brought it home. Not a bargain price but fair. Runs smooth and quiet.  It is clean but I haven't lubed it yet but will.

My package from MB Klein arrived yesterday with a Railking PRR caboose to go with my LC+ PRR mikado, a Railking NH flat car with transformer load, RK barrels and a bottle of JT MegaSteam blueberry scented smoke fluid.

Picked up these at a swap meet.

Mr. Country Joe, (You didn't mention it, nor did you ask for my two-cents-worth-waitin-for-change, but I just gotta say,) I think I see a nice alleyway taking shape there - a possible home for those sharp new barrels?

FrankM.

FrankM

You are starting to worry me. Why are you starting to lerk in our alleys?

There's nothing in that alleyway right now but I like you're idea so thanks for adding your two cents.

Your convivial reply is certainly much appreciated and fits the overall social atmosphere of OGR, doesn't it. FrankM.

Oh, I be a-lurkin' all right; in fact, I actually took a couple photos of an alleyway along Rt.11 in Upstate NY recently (though they came out poorly.) Yes. Indeed. I am out there watching and examining.

The ones I've shown on an "Alley" thread I initiated are...

...behind here...

...and in here....

FrankM.

Came Thursday, from Legacy Station:

MTH GE Evo boxcar

   Bill T.

The new Trains special edition on N&W 611 was at the Barnes & Noble store so I bought a copy today.

It was pretty good. I saw the locomotive as a kid in the park at Roanoke before the flood, and then running several times after that. I probably live way more than 1000 miles from the nearest NS tracks and might never see her again, but I'm so glad she's back in steam.

Just this:

Peter

Peter,

That's the coolest thing going!  

Even with all all the hoopla on my "which is causing the herky jerky, the  J versus TIU match of the century" topic, I am still glad I got my Imperial J?  Your whole Premier set looks great, runs great, sounds great!

Carry me back to ole Virginie!!

that is nice!

Today I got in a Brooklin 1935 Dodge pickup, the last of the known pre-1941 O scale

(approximately) pickups I knew to be out there, and was not on my streets.  Now they just need to make a bunch of Terraplane, Willys, Mack Jr., GMC, Chevy, and even other years of Ford pickups for pre-WWII, plus maybe a few I've left out, such as Federal.

I enjoy reading train books.

     This one is "Hollywood Trains" by J. C. Squares & J. Spencer Beck

First Copyright date is 1941© - last Copyright 1994©

     This is a reference book about Hollywood, how they use their top stars in pictures about trains. The book is printed in high contrast, black & white, 

    You railroad puffs, may enjoy this book.

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 Dorfan 211 Freight set. Actually bought the set at last years Cal-Stewart meet, but just got an original box for it.

Steve

Another great boxcar from Menards for $18.

      Bill T.