Buy anything cool lately?

For someone who grew up in Chicago, this Atlas reefer that arrived over the weekend is pretty cool. 😎 🍺

I picked up a Lionel Legacy SD70Ace a while ago at the Lionel Warehouse sale.  I had been after this one for a while but could never find one for less than $1500, snapped this one up as soon as I saw it.  I'm finally getting to run it now that I have solved some clearance issues by upgrading to O48 curves.  Gorgeous engine with great sounds!  It is so loud I have to turn it down or it drowns out the rest of my engines on the table.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Haha 😂. You know how to put things into preceptive Paul. That's exactly how I imagined this line up. Being a Browns fan that's pretty much what you have to do to stay sane. Eat, drink, clean up after yourself , and sleep it off until next year.

As a legally qualified long suffering Met fan, I feel your pain, Donnie. Unfortunately, they haven’t made any Irish Whiskey reefers I come from a long line of Brooklyn Dodger fans who coined the phrase - and you have to yell this in your best angry/anguished voice -  “wait till next year”.

Great purchase @ArtsModelTrains, nice diesel, I had one ordered at the early order price when they came out, however I let a good friend buy mine. I just couldn’t get that one past my wife, so, I do have the other presidential diesels. I did receive my B&O Lionel 18 inch aluminum StationSounds diner snd it works great. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry - beautiful B&0 dinner and station sounds as well !  really beautiful.  I also liked the Presidential Diesels.  We saw the prototype of the George Bush diesel here in Texas as it passed on its trip to the final resting place of Mr. Bush.

Best Wishes and Happy Holidays Larry

Don

May not be lately, but over the past yr, these are some of the postwars I acquired and reconditioned.

11, 1656 switchers w/bell ringing tenders. I now have 14 of these 1656 switchers.

14 extra tenders,

2,  682 turbines, one I cannibalized from parts to make it correct w/correct tenders.

1, early 2020 turbine

@Apples55 posted:

As a legally qualified long suffering Met fan, I feel your pain, Donnie. Unfortunately, they haven’t made any Irish Whiskey reefers I come from a long line of Brooklyn Dodger fans who coined the phrase - and you have to yell this in your best angry/anguished voice -  “wait till next year”.

AND IT'S THROUGH BUCKNER'S LEGS!!!

I'm with you Paul. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

That's why I play with trains...🤣🤣

Bob

Not super exciting but I found this in a local Dollar Tree ( Dollar and  a Quarter Tree these days).

A nice small square that I will put to good use on future projects. It's got standard measurements on the other side.

Bob

Trussman,  I love those postwar engines. Nice work!

@RSJB18 posted:

AND IT'S THROUGH BUCKNER'S LEGS!!!

I'm with you Paul. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

That's why I play with trains...🤣🤣

Bob

All of us Met fans need some train therapy after this year.

Tom

@RSJB18 posted:

AND IT'S THROUGH BUCKNER'S LEGS!!!

I'm with you Paul. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

That's why I play with trains...🤣🤣

Bob

Ahhh… the memories, Bob. 1986 was the first year my family had a Saturday plan to Shea. In the World Series, we had tix for 2 games - one of which was the 7th. The 6th game was Saturday night and we were transfixed watching the game, but I had to go out and pick up the Sunday early editions of The NY Times and Daily News (remember those days???). Things were going badly as the game dragged on, so I finally decided to make a run between innings - ran to the car, turned on the radio, and tried to pay attention to my driving. As I passed the “old man’s bar” on the corner of Ave. M and Coney Island Ave, there were a bunch of people standing outside, looking in the window to see the game on TV. When I got to the train station at Ave. M where the paper stand was (remember those???), there were a ton of people standing outside the nearby bagel store which had a TV - one person would go inside, check the game and come out and tell everyone the latest (between the paper stand and the bagel store was… TrainWorld!!!). Luckily I got home in time to see Mookie’s hit. Our seats for Game 7 were so high up and so far out in the upper deck, I finally saw the legendary water near Shea and you had a better chance of getting a beer from a flight attendant on the next plane over than you did of a vendor finding our seats Had that plan for over 30 years until the 10-game magically morphed into a 20 game plan As the song says… those were the days my friend.

@PRR8976 posted:

All of us Met fans need some train therapy after this year.

Tom

Not me, Tom… I jokingly say I’m a legally qualified, long suffering Met Fan - as kids, Mom & Dad took my brother and I to several Met games that they played at the old Polo Grounds (if nothing else, a good, long subway ride from Flatbush in Brooklyn!!!). Usually, they don’t string us along into the playoffs… they have enough consideration to the fans to fold early so we don’t get our hopes up. This year was a bit of a stretch, but as my Brooklyn (Trolley) Dodger parents would say, “wait till next year”

@Jerry Williams posted:

Trussman,  I love those postwar engines. Nice work!

Thank you Jerry.

I like getting these postwar back in shape for another 60 yrs .

@Apples55 posted:

Ahhh… the memories, Bob. 1986 was the first year my family had a Saturday plan to Shea. In the World Series, we had tix for 2 games - one of which was the 7th. The 6th game was Saturday night and we were transfixed watching the game, but I had to go out and pick up the Sunday early editions of The NY Times and Daily News (remember those days???). Things were going badly as the game dragged on, so I finally decided to make a run between innings - ran to the car, turned on the radio, and tried to pay attention to my driving. As I passed the “old man’s bar” on the corner of Ave. M and Coney Island Ave, there were a bunch of people standing outside, looking in the window to see the game on TV. When I got to the train station at Ave. M where the paper stand was (remember those???), there were a ton of people standing outside the nearby bagel store which had a TV - one person would go inside, check the game and come out and tell everyone the latest (between the paper stand and the bagel store was… TrainWorld!!!). Luckily I got home in time to see Mookie’s hit. Our seats for Game 7 were so high up and so far out in the upper deck, I finally saw the legendary water near Shea and you had a better chance of getting a beer from a flight attendant on the next plane over than you did of a vendor finding our seats Had that plan for over 30 years until the 10-game magically morphed into a 20 game plan As the song says… those were the days my friend.

I was at my future wife's house the night of game 6. We had plans to go out after the game. Her father and I were watching and were both ready to turn the TV off when the come back began. One of the greatest games in WS history IMHO. The Mets Astros marathon in the LCS ranks up there too.

I had a Daily News route....those Sunday papers weighed a ton!

"Meet the Mets" 🤣🤣

@RSJB18 posted:

AND IT'S THROUGH BUCKNER'S LEGS!!!

I'm with you Paul. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

That's why I play with trains...🤣🤣

Bob

I was watching the game in the on campus pub.  The inning before the comeback everyone was so frustrated hot dogs were flying at the big screen projection TV.  Remember those?

Just bought MTH Premier EMD F-3 AA, B. Union Pacific F-3 ABA and Burlington AA, B. Considering purchasing Big Boy and   Challenger from the same collection. Their Northern Pacific F-3 AA, B as well, if they can find it.

Great additions to your collections everyone!!

Last week I received this custom patriotic M&Ms boxcar. I missed out on a similar one over the summer so I contacted the eBay seller and they kindly made me another one.

@Richizzle07 posted:

Last week I received this custom patriotic M&Ms boxcar. I missed out on a similar one over the summer so ......................                                                                        ( I contacted the eBay seller and they kindly made me another one. )

Nice to know there are real people out there Rich.

I blew the rest of my 2022 freight car budget & bought these 2 like-new Atlas EL 50’ boxcars.  Now I just need to get busy & build a layout to run them on !

Rich in SD

@trestleking posted:

I blew the rest of my 2022 freight car budget & bought these 2 like-new Atlas EL 50’ boxcars.  Now I just need to get busy & build a layout to run them on !

Rich in SD

Those are very nice Rich. Atlas makes a nice 50-footer just be careful of the stirrup steps, they break even easier than Weavers. I've gotten very good at repairing the LOL.