Buy anything cool lately?

@Yellowstone Special….

I gotta tell ya. I’m a sucker for the Santa Fe Red and Silver/Chrome color combination. It just sparkles and looks SO elegant and top notch.

And FA’s in Santa Fe garb? How cool is that! You’re right…..I’ve seen quite a few PA1s but not FAs.

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Junior. I too, am a sucker for the Santa Fe warbonnets. Here's what usually pulls my Super Chief. But the Williams ALCOs are a fun change.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Here's the new engine set pulling a longer string of Lionel aluminum Santa Fe cars (except for the MTH Santa Fe express reefer). A Lionel TMCC Santa Fe F7 ABA set, with the lead A and B behind it both powered, since it's a longer train are what usually pulls my Super Chief. But the 2-motored conventional FA pulled the whole train without a whimper, just like in the old days. In fact, I had to slow it down so it wouldn't come off at the curves! I love the efficiency of Williams's bullet proof, stump-puller diesels!

So, it's nice to have the good old Williams ALCO Fs back. 😀

Nice looking set Vern. I have several Williams and WbB engines and they are great runners. Re-wire the motors in series and you can eliminate the jack-rabbit starts.

Bob

Yes, they certainly did a nice job on these - just look at the detail: grab irons, hoses on the pilot, etc

Thank you, Bob and Sam. It’s good to have this set back after missing it for several years. 😉

Picked up these units recently from a train show and then the B unit (not pictured) from eBay. Now trying to find passenger cars. Would LOVE the K-Line midnight chiefs but cant afford eBay or Trainz prices for them.

Edit: I have no idea what cars are supposed to go with these Williams engines. If anyone knows, I would be very grateful for the information. I cant seem to find anything online.

Got these original unused Lionel wrappers rolled up in a tube with a couple of postwar steam engines at an antique swap last weekend, the instruction books came with it too. The guy said they had a bunch of tools and parts too which they forgot to bring so I think the person whose estate they bought may have been a dealer/service station at one time.

Newest arrival from the NYC office:

A near perfect match for these prewar passenger varnish cars! 

Once I repair/replace the 85+ year old wiring in the rolling stock, I'll actually be able to operate 'em under power! 

Mitch

I just received my MTH Triplex engine. Have been looking for one for a while now.

idea-tihnker

@idea-thinker posted:

I just received my MTH Triplex engine. Have been looking for one for a while now.

Nice! Scale or Railking? Either way you can go wrong!

@Junior posted:

Congratulations

@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Newest arrival from the NYC office:

A near perfect match for these prewar passenger varnish cars! 

Once I repair/replace the 85+ year old wiring in the rolling stock, I'll actually be able to operate 'em under power! 

Mitch

You just gotta love what that New York office does for the Razorback Traction Co.!

@coach joe posted:

You just gotta love what that New York office does for the Razorback Traction Co.!

You better believe it!   

Mitch

GOT MAIL ........

.......MTH Premier Pennsy bobber to run with the little 0-4-0

.........Lionel Heritage Southern to run with the 0-8-0.

Not that switchers need cabooses but.........

Did some painting on them and got rid of the shiny plastic look on the Southern with Krylon FLAT spray.

Nice job Dallas but I really like the bobber ; that’s going to look cool behind a switcher. Do the lanterns light?

Jay

Bought this 6-18056 back in December.  Original packaging never opened.  But as expected the gear box was totally locked up with dried lube.  Been cleaning it over the past couple weeks and this morning lubed, reassembled and to my surprise, no leftover fasteners.   She ran smooth after a couple minutes.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Nice job Dallas but I really like the bobber ; that’s going to look cool behind a switcher. Do the lanterns light?

Jay

Yes Jay. 

OEM was lit by two very  bright screw in incandescent bulbs but they were just near the center of the cab and the laterns only had residual light from them.  The interior was too bright for me and the laterns were too dull.    SO.............

..............The area by the laterns was pretty tight but I was able to point a couple prewired LEDs in their area.    I also put one LED in the area that the OEM bulb was located near the front of  the cab and painted the bulb with green Tamiya clear.

Have a great finish to this Saturday  Jay. 

@Dallas Joseph…..those lanterns look awesomely . Mind sharing where you got those? I have several cabooses that need sprucing up. They would look awesome on them!

@Junior posted:

@Dallas Joseph…..those lanterns look awesomely . Mind sharing where you got those? I have several cabooses that need sprucing up. They would look awesome on them!

I can't take any credit Junior.....the lanterns came with the little bobber.

   I don't know if they would end up on the MTH parts and sales site.   Maybe one of the auction sites might have them or possibly Trainz would have some on their parts pages.

Junior.......I put in "  O scale caboose marker lamps " and found some at different sites.  GOOD LUCK.