This just in from METCA; I’m going to give it a local name. 
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It's a local name here
@Guttersnipe posted:It's a local name here
Yes of course; I should have said I’m going to change the name to be Farmingdale Electric.
I'm joshing, just jealous that I didn't pick it up. Pac electric was the real thing here, My Grampa was a conductor
They are still available.
@pennsyfan posted:They are still available.
METCA sure has some cool stuff on their for sale page.
@John's Trains posted:That's a beautiful engine in a beautiful paint scheme. I hope it gives you years of trouble-free service.
John
Thank you, John. I hope so, too. It’s an oldie. From 2000 Vol. 3. Before MTH issued PS2 with the external charging jack. And really bad FYA.
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:Thank you, John. I hope so, too. It’s an oldie. From 2000 Vol. 3. Before MTH issued PS2 with the external charging jack. And really bad FYA.
I think you will be fine Mark.
I bought these used 10 years ago on my way to a pirates game one Saturday when they we’re playing the Mets.
I stopped off in Monroeville on my way to Pittsburgh at the Greenberg show and picked these up for 100.00 each.
They used to belong to Walt Rapp and still had and still have the names that Walt gave them…one is “kennywood” and the other is “pirates” One unit has 214 hrs and the other is 252 hrs.
keep a good battery in it and it should last a good long time…I hope lol !
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@taycotrains posted:I think you will be fine Mark.
I bought these used 10 years ago on my way to a pirates game one Saturday when they we’re playing the Mets.
I stopped off in Monroeville on my way to Pittsburgh at the Greenberg show and picked these up for 100.00 each.
They used to belong to Walt Rapp and still had and still have the names that Walt gave them…one is “kennywood” and the other is “pirates” One unit has 214 hrs and the other is 252 hrs.
keep a good battery in it and it should last a good long time…I hope lol !
Thanks Bob, that’s encouraging to hear. Do both of yours have the goofy Freight Yard announcements where he says “see you on the flip-flop three times” and you have spontaneous horn blasts that appear to happen for no reason? Or is my sound file corrupted?
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:Thanks Bob, that’s encouraging to hear. Do both of yours have the goofy Freight Yard announcements where he says “see you on the flip-flop three times” and you have spontaneous horn blasts that appear to happen for no reason? Or is my sound file corrupted?
Mark your initial post prompted me to pull my units off the shelf and give them a run to see if they were still “viable” lol.
Both units required batteries because these have not been ran in years.
So after replacing the batteries I gave them both a long run (15 mins) each and tested all the functions and yes both units have the most ridiculous PFAs I have ever heard. I was thinking corruption too but the twin unit did the exact same nonsense.
In short your unit is working as built.
Bob T
Bob - thanks for checking. Really appreciated!
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:Bob - thanks for checking. Really appreciated!
Nice EL unit Mark.
Another line that I should have on my layout. 🤪🤪🤪
Bob it seems like the Voices have returned.
I don't know about you, but in my case, they never leave, what is worse, every now and then I talk back to them. I will say, though, a Challenger, helped me win a lottery the other day 26 66 62
Great buys guys, recently I purchased a pre-owned diesel and caboose, the caboose being new in the box, just because this engine runs through Clarksville Tennessee. RJ Corman, Lionel Legacy. 
Happy Railroading Everyone
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@coach joe posted:Bob it seems like the Voices have returned.
What did you say Joe? I can't hear you over this annoying guy who doesn't shut up......
Heading to Trainland tomorrow to pick up a set of the Lionel Fezziwig's cars for Christmas........
slip slidin' away........
@RSJB18 posted:What did you say Joe? I can't here you over this annoying guy who doesn't shut up......
Heading to Trainland tomorrow to pick up a set of the Lionel Fezziwig's cars for Christmas........
slip slidin' away........
Ok Bob so now you’re stirring the pot. I all but gave up looking for a Fezziwiggs ballroom; but now you’ve got the wheels turning again. What’s a man to do?
Oh man, the voices are coming back strong. I felt the k-line Hudson needed some nice freight to haul. A very helpful forum member sold me his scale k-line bay window caboose. And the fine folks at Trainz sold me my first (but not last) Atlas 40' reefers. Wow, the detail and size. I'm hooked! I love building freight consists. 
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@Donnie Kennedy posted:Oh man, the voices are coming back strong. I felt the k-line Hudson needed some nice freight to haul. A very helpful forum member sold me his scale k-line bay window caboose. And the fine folks at Trainz sold me my first (but not last) Atlas 40' reefers. Wow, the detail and size. I'm hooked! I love building freight consists.
Nice Donnie- careful, billboard reefers are habit forming.
Donnie that's a mighty nice train that went together really quickly. Just like Atlas hit it out of the park with those 40' reefers K-line was scoring with many of their cabooses, bay window, extended vision and if memory serves me they even made a NYC with the bay window stopping just below the windows, kind of like a half bay.
