Buy anything cool lately?

@MikeH posted:

Nickel Plate passenger cars (20-64232, 20-64233, & 20-64236).  From the final MTH catalog.

Very handsome .

Picked up the LC+2.0 Berkshire Nickel Plate Fast Freight Set from The Train Station in Mountain Lakes, NJ today. Thanks Dave!

@CAPPilot posted:

Unknown flatcar with tractors.  No manufacturer's name anywhere.

If you decide to sell this car I am interested. I’m retired from International and always try and add anything with our logo.

TW Nathan’s cars just showed up. Here they are flanking the earlier NLOE version by Lionel. Many memories stirred up here. I lived the first 70 years of my life in Marine Park Brooklyn. That was about 20 minutes from Nathan’s. On a day like this in February, 65 degrees; my late wife and I would jump in the car and head to Nathan’s for a couple of dogs and then a stroll on the boardwalk. We sure missed that when we moved to NJ IN 2014. People say Jersey shore this and Jersey shore that. That’s only because they have no idea what they missed! Sorry for digressing.

Really nice cars, usually I don’t pay attention to the cars. I am going to try and get a couple.

Nice layout too…

Rich

My wife and I were fans of the big Nathans in Yonkers, I think it was number 2 in size...then one day it was bulldozed down and a much smaller Nathans appeared in a strip mall. Time marches on, I guess.

@pennsyfan posted:

TW Nathan’s cars just showed up. Here they are flanking the earlier NLOE version by Lionel. Many memories stirred up here. I lived the first 70 years of my life in Marine Park Brooklyn. That was about 20 minutes from Nathan’s. On a day like this in February,65 degrees; my late wife and I would jump in the car and head to Nathan’s for a couple of dogs and then a stroll on the boardwalk. We sure missed that when we moved to NJ IN 2014. People say Jersey shore this and Jersey shore that. That’s only because they have no idea what they missed! Sorry for digressing.

I picked up the 100th Anniversary version from NLOE a couple of years ago - also a great car. One of my favorite Nathan’s “urban legends” was that the fries from the Coney Island location always tasted the best (I do believe that to be true!!!) due to the fact that they hadn’t changed the oil in the fryers in over 75 years. Unfortunately, superstorm Sandy put an end to that!!!

Considering all the PRR equipment I have, I did not have a "cabin car" with yellow cupola. Fixed that with this nice RailKing  scale sized N5c. Reasonable price too.

My MTH premier Erie Lackawanna GP-9 came in this week from MrMuffins Trains & my MTH Railking AKSteel switcher from Train World. Need to get some pics!! Also received a call from Stockyard Express this week that my MTH Railking Republic Steel switcher is on its way.  Busy week!!

@Ralph M posted:

Considering all the PRR equipment I have, I did not have a "cabin car" with yellow cupola. Fixed that with this nice RailKing  scale sized N5c. Reasonable price too.

The yellow cupola meant it was not assigned a region thus would float around the system.

Ron

Sometimes it pays to work your way through all the items available in a particular category on a dealer’s website.  While searching for Lionel 6565 boxcars (found one, see below) I came across a car I had purchased when it came out but sold a few years later.  The price was something I could live with so I added it to my shopping cart.

Trucks on this car are die cast metal, but the springs are just for looks.  It’s mind boggling that this car is 40 years old now.

As noted above, I did find an interesting 6565 boxcar that I also purchased.

Die cast sprung trucks.

Die cast frame too.

Although I have more rolling stock than I will ever use, I think there will be more 6565 cars in my future.

How about this?  New never been run. Got it at a show last weekend. The instruction envelope is still sealed.

My L-5 arrived today. Charging it before I do anything else.

@PRR8976 posted:

My wife and I were fans of the big Nathans in Yonkers, I think it was number 2 in size...then one day it was bulldozed down and a much smaller Nathans appeared in a strip mall. Time marches on, I guess.

Tom, growing up in the Bronx that was my Nathan's.  I don't know if it was #2 in size but it was #2 chronologically.  I know that from the placemats they used when I would hit the Westbury branch for lunch while working on Lawn Guy Lind.  Do you remember the kiddie rides they had outside the one in Yonkers?  Almost a mini Coney Island amusement park.

I just received my new Lionel Southern Pacific SW8 #1102 from the 2021 Big Book Catalog yesterday. It's cool to me because it's my first switcher. Unfortunately for me, I was too busy to even open the box yesterday, so finally got my chance this morning. I took it out of the box, did a visual inspection, looks fantastic! Before putting on the track I lubricated all the usual lubrication points, and then put it on the the track. Powered it up, programmed it to Locomotive #2 on my Legacy Cab2, cycled the track power, and fired it up. Sounds great! I love the sound of a rattling old supercharged diesel at low RPM's! Add to that the whine of the supercharger and generator, music to my ears.

Since it's also FEF, I'm posting some photos over there too.

Here's some photos:

My New Haven R2a just came in from lionel. All I can say is what a beast! The smoke box color is right on

Wow!  Guys what great new engines...thanks for posting.  Things as big as that L-5 pennsyfan and that R2a biscuitag97 would take up most of my main line by themselves, but they sure are beautiful.  pennsyfan and Apples 55 I really loved the Nathan's refers...really love Nathan's hot dogs as well.  Luckily for me, Nathan's is one of the brands they sell even way out here in Texas so we can still get that great taste.  Bradj - that Coca Cola set was the one I bought for my oldest son in about 1976 I think...it started this whole train thing for me!  GregM - I agree the 6565 cars are really neat, on one of the other threads we had a pretty good discussion over several days posts about them and finding them.  One of the folks did compile a list with product numbers and dates, I will try to post it - don't know if that will work.

I am going to follow a prior post about a "new" 3 dome tanker.  This one is 3 dome for "Plasticville Petroleum Products" from Williams by Bachman "Classic Freight Series" and was their 2009 Platinum Club car.  It has sprung die cast trucks, metal ladders and trim, and a very colorful (if fictional) livery.  I know 2009 was 13 years ago but this guy was still  in his external shipping box when I bought it and I doubt it has ever been on rails.

Hey I attached the list that was worked up on the 6565 cars and its below.  You have to open the attachment with "Word" but its there if you want to look at it.  OBTW, this list was just compiled by some interested foreum folks so if you happen to know of one we missed please add it.  Thanks.

Best Wishes,

Don

Thanks Don!

@Apples55 posted:

I picked up the 100th Anniversary version from NLOE a couple of years ago - also a great car. One of my favorite Nathan’s “urban legends” was that the fries from the Coney Island location always tasted the best (I do believe that to be true!!!) due to the fact that they hadn’t changed the oil in the fryers in over 75 years. Unfortunately, superstorm Sandy put an end to that!!!

Nothing was better on a cold winter day than an order (or two or three) of hot fries in the cone cup from the Coney Island location.

Just picked this cute little teapot up!

I’m officially done with motive power purchases for a while… gotta let the train budget recover…