Yes,
a Lionel 250 box cab engine-great fun if a bit basic. and a Lionel 115 station; brilliant. I also bought a Marx 1404 target signal-sweet piece of kit.
Hot Box from LIONEL at Perris, 40 dollars in the box brand new!
With an interest in shortlines, and noting that Beebe and Clegg made reference to a book, "Slow Train to Yesterday", in their book, "Mixed Train Daily", I tracked "Slow Train" down and have it coming.
Enjoy Eric. I hope you enjoyed your visit. Looking forward to seeing your layout.
Al
Picked up two new volumes of the books on Pa. lumber RRs at a local junk shop. (antiques?). Really good reading and at the back of the books are lots of pictures of people, equipment and the trains with locos.
I just received this beautiful station from Crescent Locomotive Works. It fits an O-72 curve. My original plan was to place it in the rear of the layout, but due to changes I have made to the layout plan since I ordered the station, it would no longer fit in it's intended spot. I've moved it up to the front of the layout (much better visibility), but I can't use it in the intended manner (the three pieces should be end to end), but it still works for me.
And I went to Grzyboski's to pick up my 2015 National Train Day boxcar and, in a moment of weakness (and since Joe still had some in stock), I could no longer resist...
I passed on the 21 in. passenger cars - they are really too long for my space (and, frankly, I already have enough passenger cars!!!). And, since I am not a rivet counter, I have no problem using this beauty to pull my 20th Century Limited heavyweights.
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Just picked up the Liberty magazine 11/23/46 issue in beautiful condition. Really cool to see the catalog inside. Plus it came with the separate price list. Piece of Lionel history.
new building and sand tower and a power plant custom built.
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NO! My buying is on hold for the moment...why? We owe $2500.00 in taxes!!! I could sure put that money to good use on my layout. Oh well, I'm sure Mr. Obama will find something to waste it on.
Added this scale set of Lionel F3's ( 6-14536 & 6-14539 ) to the fleet. Some modifications to cab lighting are in order, before the bulbs burn through the roof. If it's not too destructive, I'll also try closing the gap between units.
From what I gather, these were the first scale F3 offerings by Lionel and they haven't been offered with Legacy yet?
Bruce
Another 1/43rd Nash Ambassador has arrived, a 1939 sedan (they are now offering a coupe, but towns with all coupes are not based on reality, just my fantasy), to go with the 1935 one I had...this is a lot of top of the line Ambassadors for the boonies I model, but I like "orphan" makes. I hope it dawns on them to make a low-priced Lafayette, as they have a Terraplane for a low priced Hudson prewar example. The model car makers lately seem better at putting out interesting models than do the train makers, and are getting my money.
http://www.lionel.com/products...tm-berkshire-6-82959
115th Anniversary Legacy Berkshire
Since my picture taking leaves something to be desired; she's a beauty!
p51 posted:
Still can't believe I managed to find a train order sheet from the ET&WNC, but better still, it has locomotive # 12 listed on it, and is from the year and time of year my layout takes place!
Lee
That's a great find. How did you come across it?
suzukovich posted:p51 posted:
Still can't believe I managed to find a train order sheet from the ET&WNC, but better still, it has locomotive # 12 listed on it, and is from the year and time of year my layout takes place!
Lee
That's a great find. How did you come across it?
EBay has been very good to me lately for rare stuff. The funny thing with a RR that not-so-well-known, hardly anyone else wants the stuff, but among who do, well, money is sometimes no object.
I saw an employee pass from that RR from 1938, and it ended at just shy of $900! My Mom has always referred to that as having more money than sense.
Oh, I belong to that RR's historical association, and they just issued membership cards for the first time ever. I love mine that I got the other day in the mail!
My favorite person in the whole world dropped off a package of goodies. These are from the last Catalog. 5 more auto racks, a wood chip hopper from a set, now I have two and two unloading/loading ramps. A few pics. I did not take them out of the boxes..........Paul
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My new favorite :-)
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TrainingDave posted:Picked up a brass Weaver John Wilkes. Wonderful engine.
Where did you find it; always liked this engine!
