Buy anything cool lately?

Pennsyfan, thanks Bob, I'll take a look.

Bob back in the time of K-Line the Greenport Scoot tempted me but I resisted the Light and strayed from the path laid out by Paul.

ARNOLD, do not make the same mistake I did, follow the light, the Yankees are calling you to centerfield, buy those trains for it is good and righteous.

@Don McErlean posted:

@Dallas Joseph- Those are beautiful Alco's, whether or not the silver is prototypical.  I have the Lionel 2023 in silver and I love it.  OK ... one question and please pardon my ignorance, what does the term "RK" mean?  Thanks.

Don

Sorry getting back to you taking too long Don.

I might be wrong using the " RK " .    I'm refering to the  '  RAILKING '    line by MTH.

@Dallas Joseph-  HEY!  Got it my friend, "RK" means Rail King by MTH.  I have never really collected MTH, not because they are not beautiful but just because I got my collecting start in the early 70's and MTH just was not around.  I will tell you however those silver ALCO's if I could find a set might just be the first ones!!

Best Wishes Dallas (You know, I don't know where you got your nickname or perhaps your first name but if it refers to Dallas, Texas I just want you to know you have a mate in Waco .... me!)

Don

The latest acquisition, the NYC Licking River passenger car

to go along with the Rippling Stream dinning car I posted last week.

to be part of a train pulled by my NYC 785 Hudson.

I almost scored a Williams  5 piece Madison set cheap but with very little interest from others I wasn't watching as bidding ended and lost the set.  Oh well I think 7 cars would have been a bit much on a 4 x 8 anyhow.

@coach joe posted:

The latest acquisition, the NYC Licking River passenger car

to go along with the Rippling Stream dinning car I posted last week.

to be part of a train pulled by my NYC 785 Hudson.

I almost scored a Williams  5 piece Madison set cheap but with very little interest from others I wasn't watching as bidding ended and lost the set.  Oh well I think 7 cars would have been a bit much on a 4 x 8 anyhow.

Darn it Coach. Wish I would've known you were after those cars. Just sold a set of 3 of the same. Would've made you good deal.

@Don McErlean posted:

Best Wishes Dallas (You know, I don't know where you got your nickname or perhaps your first name but if it refers to Dallas, Texas I just want you to know you have a mate in Waco .... me!)

Don

Don't know where the name came from .    It was also my dad's first name.

The nicknames have been  HOUSTON , TEX , BIG D .

Take care mate.

My wife’s birthday present to me.  

Donnie, I saw you post them on the for sale forum but when I went back to look for the post I couldn't find it so i thought they sold quick.  I'm just looking for Madison/HW type cars and came across these cheap.  I've got my eyes on a K-Line 15" observation.

@coach joe posted:

Donnie, I saw you post them on the for sale forum but when I went back to look for the post I couldn't find it so i thought they sold quick.  I'm just looking for Madison/HW type cars and came across these cheap.  I've got my eyes on a K-Line 15" observation.

They didn't last long. Keep us posted on the observation car! That 785 is a great engine.

Not sure if this counts as "cool", but ever since seeing the videos of R.J. Corman cleaning up train wrecks I thought it would be cool to try to collect a consist of the R.J. Corman items.

Just received this the other day:

RJ Corman American Crane Car (MTH 30-79674):

This is now added to my R.J. Corman collection of:

RJ Corman N5 Caboose (Lionel 6-85301):

RJ Corman Flatcar w/Excavator (2022 LCCA Convention Car)  (Lionel 2201220):

Awaiting release of the R.J. Corman SD-45 Diesel Engine (MTH 30-21137-1). It's on "pre-order status):

It's way cool

@paulp575 posted:

Not sure if this counts as "cool", but ever since seeing the videos of R.J. Corman cleaning up train wrecks I thought it would be cool to try to collect a consist of the R.J. Corman items.

Yep , they're  cool Paul .

My “One Nation Under God” Lionel boxcar was delivered yesterday; just in time for July 4th!

It will be running on the Weekend Photo Fun.

Just got this K-Line K2630-22 B&O Plymouth switcher from forum advertiser The Western Depot. It's part of a custom run they had made. (They also sell a gray on blue reverse of this scheme.) I haven't even tested the smoke unit yet, but love it already. The paint looks sharp and the detailing is better than all but one of my other engines. It comes with Kadee-style couplers installed, which is great for something this tiny, and they include Lionel type couplers in the box. I had planned on converting a box car to Kadee on one end to use as a transition car, but was surprised to read in the K-Line instructions that these couplers can mate to Lionel. I never expected that but am happy that I don't have to put the big couplers on this or make a transition car. The engine pulls 4 cars without a problem and I probably wouldn't pull more than that anyway.

@John's Trains posted:

Just got this K-Line K2630-22 B&O Plymouth switcher from forum advertiser The Western Depot. It's part of a custom run they had made. (They also sell a gray on blue reverse of this scheme.) I haven't even tested the smoke unit yet, but love it already. The paint looks sharp and the detailing is better than all but one of my other engines. It comes with Kadee-style couplers installed, which is great for something this tiny, and they include Lionel type couplers in the box. I had planned on converting a box car to Kadee on one end to use as a transition car, but was surprised to read in the K-Line instructions that these couplers can mate to Lionel. I never expected that but am happy that I don't have to put the big couplers on this or make a transition car. The engine pulls 4 cars without a problem and I probably wouldn't pull more than that anyway.

Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.

@pennsyfan posted:

Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.

Now I hope that I don't see it in PRR so that I don't "need" to buy that, too.   ;-)

@pennsyfan posted:

Nice John, I’ve got the set but in PRR.

WOW. that can be waaay to much fun. an industry yard, in O scale , makes me think of the old HO scale time layout back four or five decades ago, they had in Pasadena. Love the background too.

I saw this posted in the beer car thread and wanted one. I bid on one for really low and forgot about it, but ended up being the only bid so I won it. The ebay listing name was incorrect so I don't think it got many views.

PRRick, Great looking reefer. Congratulations!!!

@John's Trains posted:

Now I hope that I don't see it in PRR so that I don't "need" to buy that, too.   ;-)

Be careful John. Plymouth's are like potato chips, you can't have just one.

@PRRick posted:

I saw this posted in the beer car thread and wanted one. I bid on one for really low and forgot about it, but ended up being the only bid so I won it. The ebay listing name was incorrect so I don't think it got many views.

Nice find Rick. I love a good IPA!

Bob