October is becoming a very expensive month for releases by all three manufacturers. This time my Trainland order for two Exclusive Army ES44ACs came in. I hope to be able to run both at our club, TMB, on Veteran's Day with a whole string of flat cars with military loads. PS, one engine is number with the year I was born, 1943
Picked up a couple UP offset vista domes in the past week for paint projects for ~$45 delivered each off eBay. The first arrived today as I was experimenting with seating positions on an earlier, similar purchase.
The interior seating is for my NP NCL vista domes which ran short roof end forward with six rows of seats/2X2 seating.
These particular cars typically sell for ~$100 per car. Too much to spend for a donor.
A TMCC Lionel B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4. My first scale Lionel engine. I normally collect MTH engines but they don't make m(any) large B&O prototypical engines. I figured out I could add TMCC to my DCS Wifi controlled layout for just over $100 so I could run the EM-1 command control. Its been cool discovering the different features between Lionel TMCC and MTH PS-2. Really glad to be able to now pull my long B&O freight consists with appropriate power. Looking forward to adding other Lionel B&O and C&O steamers to my roster.
These just arrived from France. I unpacked them right at the front door. The Indian sign was an inexpensive add on. I’m going to take a picture and reduce it to size for my Motorcycle shop building. Can’t wait to get the trucks in some scenes. 
@vash44 posted:Started to unbox some Atlas containers. Ordered benchwork and am ready to start putting together my intermodal yard.
OMG!! Unbelievable collection. Atlas must love you. I am looking forward to how you display this equipment.
@Darrell posted:I almost put a bid on that! Glad you got it!
I have one of those sets . I bought it lightly used back in the 90s and never ran it . I’ll be selling it up at the Hamburg train show on December 4th . ( Hamburg PA ) I’m slowly selling off most of my O gauge trains and this is one of the things that has to go . Too bad , it’s a nice looking train . 
Wow, looks like there’s no recession here on the OGR Forum, lots of great purchases, either old, like new, or new, or new to us. It’s all great. I’ve had this Horse car on order for awhile. The new VisionLine Horse car, and it actually worked right out of the box, Thank you Lionel. Happy Railroading Everyone 
@Donnie Kennedy posted:Took a chance on a mpc gp9 NYC 8477. It's built like a postwar with magentraction and Pullmor type 1 motor. Got it for a reasonable price. Runs really well and quiet. For an MPC era engine I'm pretty impressed.
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:MPC made 2 others like that around the same time. The Milwaukee Road GP9 from the Fallen Flags Set, and the JC Penney Exclusive Wabash GP9 with the display case.
Interesting - I knew about the NYC, but didn't know that the MR and Wabash had the same construction/motor. These were for all intents and purposes Postwar engines.
@Yellowstone Special posted:I've been on the lookout for a 2012 Lionel Legacy GP9 to have as a back-up for my 2007 Legacy GP7, since the 7 is early Legacy and no electronic boards are available for it anymore. Anyway, the 9 arrived today and I put it through its paces. It's definitely an improvement over the 7, with removable trucks sides to change out traction tires and the trucks also swivel for quick access to the motors.
The only minus is that the diesel horn is different from the 7s, which was the way I remember hearing it as a kid growing up in the fifties. When the UP replaced its GP7 with GP9s, the horns sounded the same. But not on mine. Anyway, I am glad to have found one very reasonably priced, as these GP9s only come along for sale about once a year or so.
Glad you found the engine. Those GP7s are pretty cool though, with their dual headlight clusters (one cluster with two headlights and the other cluster with a MARS light and a red emergency flashing light) and yellow roof strobe. It's a real light show. If a light board goes out, though, show's over; they've been unavailable for quite a while now, as you say. Not to mention the old Legacy boards now being gone.
@breezinup posted:Interesting - I knew about the NYC, but didn't know that the MR and Wabash had the same construction/motor. These were for all intents and purposes Postwar engines.
It is as close to postwar as you can get in my opinion. The only reminder I have that it's an mpc era is the electric horn that works when it wants too. I prefer the ol postwar battery operated bicycle horn that sound like a lame duck. But it really is a smooth running engine.
I just got a NIB Lionel 17336 PFE Steel Sided Reefer. I don't have many cars from this era, but the detail work is amazing, to me at least. The opening and closing roof hatches, the opening side doors with the little handles, the attached ladders. All good stuff, but it looks pretty delicate, and I'm kinda a non-delicate guy!
Just got 4 more vehicles from Menards. Most of my vehicles are from Menards, excellent quality at a reasonable price.
Gene
I got ANOTHER piece of ET&WNC boxcar 434 today!
A guy who visited the layout last month told me about the pieces that got sold and that he had a piece he wanted to send to me because the layout is that theme. I didn’t really think he’d go through with it and here comes a box today. It’s a cut rectangle almost exactly like the piece of the caboose (ET&WNC 505) fascia I also recently got. Maybe I’ll put both in one large frame. I’m not sure yet exactly how I’ll display them but they’re going on the wall for sure!
Went to the Bandit meet for the first time and found two NASA cars I didn't have at a reasonable price.
Charlie
@coachjoe, yes it is nice to get NASA cars under $50.00ea. They do tend to have a premium to them.
Charlie
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