Buy anything cool lately?

Well, back from summer fun for a few days. A not-so-easy- to-find NIB Lionel Union Pacific GP-7B unpowered unit arrived today to supplement my GP-9A.  When the UP discontinued its Yellowstone Special to West Yellowstone in 1960, then changed its terminus to Victor, Idaho, it used a GP9 A & B to replace the F7 A & B. The train was discontinued completely after the summer season in 1965.

I can use them on my layout for both passenger and freight service. 😉

Genemed, who makes the yard lights?  They look nice.

Rich R

@amtrack5899 posted:

Genemed, who makes the yard lights?  They look nice.

Rich R

Rich, they’re made by Lemax. I bought them at eHobbyTools.

Gene

@Apples55 posted:

Joe;

Another possibility is the aluminum cars Lionel made in the early 80’s - I still see them for sale every so often. If I remember correctly, they are 15” cars. Depending on the size of your eventual layout, you could make do with three or four of them (they were sold individually, not as a set). My set is on the top shelf…

Paul,  my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here.  You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.

Thanks for the heads up.  I've seen some of those alyouminium cars on eBay, good to know they're an option for 42" diameter curves.  For now I'm going with the HWs, I think the light gray with dark gray window band will look good behind the 785.  If they look too small then there's the RK Commodore Vanderbilt or even the K-Line 20th Century Limited that can pull them.  If that's the case then those 15" alyouminium bad boys could be next.

@RSJB18 posted:

On my way to Lynbrook tomorrow....😁

Now, where did I leave my credit card!🤣🤣

Bob

Bob, I'm so glad you can't resist the LIRR.  I must have been typing a response to Dallas when Frank posted about this unique caboose and would have missed it.  Now all I have to do is decide if it's a good fit behind either of my LIRR engines, a K-line F-unit dressed in the MTA silver, blue and red scheme with a black roof or the gray Beep.  I do have the NLOE 10th anniversary box car and Islanders TOFC so a caboose could make for a nice little train.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

They are nice Joe.     They aren't  " plated "  like my RK Santa Fe streamliners though.

Nothing compares to those "plated" cars.

Just picked up a set of Williams NYC passenger cars to pull behind my Alco FA’s…

Pleased to get a deal on this Atlas dbl-track bridge.  It was listed as 2-rail but of course is 3-rail.  It’s needs some TLC but will be a planned centerpiece at the rear of my to-be-named layout.

Rich in WV

@Steaming Jon posted:

Just picked up a set of Williams NYC passenger cars to pull behind my Alco FA’s…

Real sharp!

@coach joe posted:

Paul,  my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here.  You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.

Mea culpa , mea culpa from here to Paul. 😥

@coach joe posted:

Nothing compares to those "plated" cars.

👍 roger that Joe.

@coach joe posted:

Bob, I'm so glad you can't resist the LIRR.  I must have been typing a response to Dallas when Frank posted about this unique caboose and would have missed it.  Now all I have to do is decide if it's a good fit behind either of my LIRR engines, a K-line F-unit dressed in the MTA silver, blue and red scheme with a black roof or the gray Beep.  I do have the NLOE 10th anniversary box car and Islanders TOFC so a caboose could make for a nice little train.

An ever expanding collection Joe. Club cars from NLOE and the guys in Riverhead, Nassau Hobby, and Trainland. Lots of locos from various mfrs, and soon to be, more cabeese! 🤣

I like watching O gauge LIRR trains much more than riding the real ones....

🤪🤪

Bob

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Mea culpa , mea culpa from here to Paul. 😥

Ago tibi gratias!!! ✝️ And for your penance, purchase a piece of rolling stock of your choice

@coach joe posted:

Paul,  my apologies, I didn't mean to sully your reputation here.  You're just trying to show us the way to train enlightenment.

Thanks for the heads up.  I've seen some of those alyouminium cars on eBay, good to know they're an option for 42" diameter curves.  For now I'm going with the HWs, I think the light gray with dark gray window band will look good behind the 785.  If they look too small then there's the RK Commodore Vanderbilt or even the K-Line 20th Century Limited that can pull them.  If that's the case then those 15" alyouminium bad boys could be next.

Yes the collection is fantastic, but the shelving to show them off is also great.  More Please

@Genemed posted:

Rich, they’re made by Lemax. I bought them at eHobbyTools.

Gene

Going to have to check out that ehooby  thanks

Well, I broke down and bought some vehicles from Menards.

Hamms? The land of Sky Blue Waters

Several days ago someone posted several pictures of a sitting style creeper. Since my layout starts at 48" high, this piece looked like a good way to do work under a layout. I actually had no idea something like that was available. I found several different configurations for sitting and rolling around. After looking them over I decided on the one shown here. It has adjustments for the seat and back and good heavy casters for rolling. I ordered it from Zoro, 400 Bordentown-Hedding Rd, Bordentown, New Jersey 08505 for $226.

@Bill Park - Wow what a neat product!  Thanks for posting, I also had no idea that anything like that was available.  It looks so comfortable however that if I had one I think my family would find me asleep under the layout !

Best Wishes

Don

I bought the MTH 100 ton chrome hoppers and the MTH Westinghouse caboose.

Will try to have photos of the hoppers Saturday  as I left them at the club.