That would be wonderful! Enjoy your new train shed!!
The last engines of 2022. Picked these up with the help of @EricTrainMan. MTH GP 40s been looking for the dummy for some time now. This will go with my Lionel SD45 and be my road power once the layout is done. 
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Used up my train budget for a while but found a 50th anniversary 6-31705 set with 5 passenger cars plus the add-on dinner. Last catalog for this was 2002. 50th anniversary of the 1950 773 passenger set that is.
Original 1950s set was a 773, 2426 tender with Madison, Manhatten and Irvington Passenger cars. The Saeger observation and Baggage car to match the set didn't arrive until the modern era.
The anniversary set came with TMCC, the 5 passenger cars listed above and the addon dinner car with TMCC controlled sounds. O54 track min, not O31 as listed on the lionel site. A few sample pictures plus some comparing the original vs the new. Original cars were 14" with window silhouettes. Anniversary set are 18" with detailed interiors.
Had to reseat 2 passengers, fix a couple of loose light connections and all working now. Just waiting on the correct traction tires to arrive.
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@VHubbard posted:Used up my train budget for a while but found a 50th anniversary 6-31705 set with 5 passenger cars plus the add-on dinner.
Had to reseat 2 passengers, fix a couple of loose connections, but all working now. Just waiting on the correct traction tires to arrive.
Sweet set… enjoy!!!
@RSJB18 posted:Made a donation to the @mike g. layout rebuild fund.....he sent me this York commemorative car in exchange.
Thanks Mike.
Your preoccupation with all things Reading/Pennsylvania, is beginning to concern me, Bob 
Really nice car - really like the Savings Bond tie in (I still have a bunch of them floating around somewhere at home!!!).
@Apples55 posted:Your preoccupation with all things Reading/Pennsylvania, is beginning to concern me, Bob
This coming from the New York ex-pat..
Can't wait to do the same....😉😉😉
Thanks
Wow, I never knew such a gem existed. Beautiful 50th Anniversary Special from Lionel. 
I bought this PRR caboose and sent it to Christine to redo ad PRSL. I am really happy with the result 
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Most of my consists start with the purchase of an engine I like and followed up by adding a variety of matching cars over time, including a caboose. Often the caboose is hard to come by or awfully expensive. At York in the Fall, I found a Montana Rail Link Atlas extended vision caboose that I had on a "want to buy" list. Last Saturday, just for the heck of it, I did a search on Rutland rolling stock and a MTH Premier Rutland (#50) extended vision caboose popped up for $35. I bought it and got it today. Needs a bath, but I just don't see that many Rutland caboose for sale so I'm happy to get this one. Ironically, someone else has the same version in #57 up for auction right now. When it rains it pours? I saw somewhere warm water and dish soap is good for cleaning the shell using a soft toothbrush. Disassembled of course.
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The LC2 Genesis Set is arriving tomorrow! Hope those long passenger cars can make it around my tight curves….
@Mooner posted:Most of my consists start with the purchase of an engine I like and followed up by adding a variety of matching cars over time, including a caboose. Often the caboose is hard to come by or awfully expensive. At York in the Fall, I found a Montana Rail Link Atlas extended vision caboose that I had on a "want to buy" list. Last Saturday, just for the heck of it, I did a search on Rutland rolling stock and a MTH Premier Rutland (#50) extended vision caboose popped up for $35. I bought it and got it today. Needs a bath, but I just don't see that many Rutland caboose for sale so I'm happy to get this one. Ironically, someone else has the same version in #57 up for auction right now. When it rains it pours? I saw somewhere warm water and dish soap is good for cleaning the shell using a soft toothbrush. Disassembled of course.
My same problem with Reading equipment has been well documented over the past couple of pages.
A Rutland caboose is on my list. Your's is very nice. Soap and water is a good plan for cleaning the shell.
Bob
This has been a year when I've had to increase the discretionary budget several times. Sometimes I just can't pass up on a good deal for something I never thought I wouldn'tm own. I found both on the bay with a Make Offer. I made a reasonable offer for both the red and the blue Lionel Commodore Vanderbilt. To my surprise, the seller accepted. I now have all three Lionel Commodore Vanderbilts, the Gray, the Red, and the Blue.
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A N & W A is somewhere between Lionel, Mr Muffin, and Harry Heike. Invoice paid; maybe we will see it next week.
Ordered a bunch of retaining walls, tunnel portals, and other stuff from Scenic Express and the last made it into the train room yesterday.
That’s about it.
We were at Menards in Watertown, SD buying seeds & planting soil today & I 
thought a new dump truck would be a nice compliment to our purchases ! It’s too clean & shiny, but it’s a good starting point for some weathering, etc.
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@Bill Webb posted:A N & W A is somewhere between Lionel, Mr Muffin, and Harry Heike. Invoice paid; maybe we will see it next week.
Ordered a bunch of retaining walls, tunnel portals, and other stuff from Scenic Express and the last made it into the train room yesterday.
That’s about it.
I hear you; my PRSL is somewhere between the latter two.
@FrankRazz posted:Sometimes I just can't pass up on a good deal ......
.............seems like this could be our mission statement for a lot of us on the OGR forum Frank .
