@MichaelB posted:MTH parts has then in stock, I got like 6 of them some time last year. They only have the chrome ones, part #IE0000033 (25 cents each)
Thanks for the heads-up...I would've never thought truck springs were stocked as parts 
Got my order in before the pause in operations while they move to a bigger facility. Just waiting to install them.
---PCJ
@coach joe posted:Patrick, BCW makes a two piece box, cover slides over the box, and it is taller. I put some pretty big loads on some Menard's 14-1/2" flat car, Jordan spreader, patrol boat, Siku 1:55 power shovel and used the two piece boxes for those cars. They're in storage right now but looking at the BCW web site they look like the vault storage boxes.
I finally got to look up your suggestion, and while looking them over on Amazon, I ran across BCW's "Quick Fold" box. About a half-inch taller than the standard boxes and equipped with a magnetic flap-lid. Peel off and expose four adhesive triangles on the flattened pack, then pull the ends to form the main body of the box. While this setup requires you to store the cars vertically wheels-down, the extra vertical clearance might still be worthwhile for cars that are just a tad too tall for the regular BCW boxes, like most scale cabooses or modern tankers.
I didn't see how to navigate to them from BCW's Amazon storefront so you'll have to search the name directly.
---PCJ
I wasn’t planning on purchasing one of the new Lionel SD50’s, buuut… back in April, I received two beautiful Reading & Northern boxcars from the TCA. Lately, I have been purchasing items from lines that run/ran in my neck of the woods in NE Pennsylvania, hence the box cars and a Lionel GP30 special run Reading & Northern which I had recently picked up from Grzyboski’s. Unfortunately, when I posted pictures of the box cars, one of the METCA mob suggested they’d look really nice behind one of their special run SD50’s called a “red head”. In a rare moment of weakness, I checked out the METCA website… WOW!!! Now, what the instigator does not know is that, when I was young, I was a red head. I really had no choice at that point
The box cars
And the red head. This is a very striking piece with very crisp graphics. It is a good runner and has great sound. METCA and Lionel did a great job with these!!!
Here is a short video of the engine under way…
@Apples55 posted:I wasn’t planning on purchasing one of the new Lionel SD50’s, buuut… back in April, I received two beautiful Reading & Northern boxcars from the TCA. Lately, I have been purchasing items from lines that run/ran in my neck of the woods in NE Pennsylvania, hence the box cars and a Lionel GP30 special run Reading & Northern which I had recently picked up from Grzyboski’s. Unfortunately, when I posted pictures of the box cars, one of the METCA mob suggested they’d look really nice behind one of their special run SD50’s called a “red head”. In a rare moment of weakness, I checked out the METCA website… WOW!!! Now, what the instigator does not know is that, when I was young, I was a red head. I really had no choice at that point
And the red head. This is a very striking piece with very crisp graphics. It is a good runner and has great sound. METCA and Lionel did a great job with these!!!
Rare moment?????? Really???????? 
That's a sharp looking diesel Paul. Nice to see you've cleared the showroom floor and are running trains again.
Bob
Glad I looked at this thread. Paul had showed us the nose on Front End Friday and I was gonna ask for this shot.
METCA mob? Was the instigator Don Vito? Being a former redhead myself I can definitely see you as a red head. Bet you got a lot of sunburn when you went to Coney Island.
@Apples55 posted:I wasn’t planning on purchasing one of the new Lionel SD50’s, buuut… back in April, I received two beautiful Reading & Northern boxcars from the TCA. Lately, I have been purchasing items from lines that run/ran in my neck of the woods in NE Pennsylvania, hence the box cars and a Lionel GP30 special run Reading & Northern which I had recently picked up from Grzyboski’s. Unfortunately, when I posted pictures of the box cars, one of the METCA mob suggested they’d look really nice behind one of their special run SD50’s called a “red head”. In a rare moment of weakness, I checked out the METCA website… WOW!!! Now, what the instigator does not know is that, when I was young, I was a red head. I really had no choice at that point
The box cars
And the red head. This is a very striking piece with very crisp graphics. It is a good runner and has great sound. METCA and Lionel did a great job with these!!!
Here is a short video of the engine under way…
Great looking consist and engine Paul. Is there a matching caboose for Tail End Tuesday?
For being a NYC/Conrail fan I sure have a lot of NKP. I do have a soft spot in my heart for the Mad River Museum in Bellevue which is where the real life version is preserved.
Last week, I received a couple of pieces from Mr Muffins. One a preorder, the other a kinda-sorta impulse buy 
: Look below the photos for their descriptions
First we have this 30-72234 BNSF gondola released the end of May 2024. This one is the kinda-sorta impulse buy, as I placed the order a day after the pre-order below came in. What did I get it for?
Coupled to it in this shot is the BNSF boxcar (30-74983) modded by MNP (Many New Products) to contain a track-cleaning mechanism. It comes with a pair of detachable rubberized discs that in turn carry stick-on pads that rotate against the railheads independent of the car's motion. I first talked about this one in the Fall York 2023 entry. One thing about this car is that there's no provision to store the pads when not in use as a track-cleaning car.
I had been thinking about getting an unmodified 30-74983 boxcar to perform this function, but I couldn't find any during a casual lookaround. I was considering a brown BNSF gondola on Ebay (or Trainz, now that I think of it) when an email newsletter from MrMuffins' on 5/30 alerted me to some 2024 releases, this car among them. It stayed in mind till right after I paid the invoice for the pre-ordered locomotive below, then after some thought, placed the order the following day.
After a two years in pre-order status, here we have MTH's sole remaining modern 6-axle freight loco. Why AtlasO didn't purchase this tooling is a mystery to me and some higher ups at the company (lil' conversation at York), but it's here, the 20-21742-1 BNSF AC4400. I pretty much got it to represent 'run-through' power appearing in my mostly Eastern fleet (aside from some UP locos), most notably NS, just like prototype.
A high-angle view. This time I actually remembered to install the snowplow...and turn the loco to face the sunlight so it can actually be seen. Aside from the 25th anniversary Dash 8 (which came with a broken plow, prompting me to seek a replacement from MTH parts & service), this is the only brand-new unit I've installed the plow on.
A low-angle shot
A closeup of the front insignia. I wonder about that AC44C4M designation, but I don't know the spotting features of the real one yet.
And a closeup of the rear of the long hood.
For some reason, all these photos will break if this post is quoted. (Also when I edit it, but I edit it a second time to restore the images)
[Previous]: Some assorted freights from Cabin Fever 5/18/24 -- [Next]: ???
---PCJ
Handsome catch, but the gon, needs a load of Pumpkins
@RSJB18 posted:Rare moment?????? Really????????
That's a sharp looking diesel Paul. Nice to see you've cleared the showroom floor and are running trains again.
Bob
Oh, Bob… you so misunderstand me… I have never, I say NEVER before fallen prey to a weakness from my youth. If I had, I’d be still running engines conventionally
@coach joe posted:...a walk through another Ollie's revealed an even better selection of Atlantis model kits so the Howitzer followed mehome. I really need to start building...
Your two visits to Ollie's, @coach joe, spurred me to visit my local store. I already have the Atlantis Sherman tank sitting half assembled but picked up the 1:48 Howitzer and the super cool Nike Hercules. The Hercules is 1:40 scale, but it might fit on a longer Menard's flatcar, and the missile by itself doesn't have any visual cues that would give away its incorrect scale. Or I could make it part of a Nike launch site if I can find a place for it. I grew up very close to a site in the Philadelphia defense area that was never upgraded from the Nike Ajax to Hercules, and I've been fascinated by the history of that system for some time.
But like you, I've got to finish building some of the kits that are sitting in the basement.
@John's Trains posted:The Hercules is 1:40 scale, but it might fit on a longer Menard's flatcar, and the missile by itself doesn't have any visual cues that would give away its incorrect scale.
Here you go John.
@Apples55 posted:Oh, Bob… you so misunderstand me… I have never, I say NEVER before fallen prey to a weakness from my youth. If I had, I’d be still running engines conventionally
Paul,
Conventionally, meaning pure and wholesome as Joshua Lionel Cowen envisioned them?
Tom (living in my prewar house, running my prewar trains)
@Big Jim posted:Here you go John.
Nice job Big Jim!
Beautiful!
Right on--------cool head
@Dave Ripp. posted:Great looking consist and engine Paul. Is there a matching caboose for Tail End Tuesday?
Sorry, Dave… missed your question. Unfortunately, no caboose for any Tuesday in the foreseeable future 
For the last couple of years, Gryzboski’s has been doing a number of Reading & Northern special runs (needless to say, I have a couple ). They have announced a few Lionel cabeese due in the fall and I’ve ordered two. Until then, I’ll just have to imagine an appropriate tail end!!!
@PRR8976 posted:Paul,
Conventionally, meaning pure and wholesome as Joshua Lionel Cowen envisioned them?
Tom (living in my prewar house, running my prewar trains)
Pure and wholesome, Tom??? “No adult beverages for you”
@MichaelB posted:MTH parts has then in stock, I got like 6 of them some time last year. They only have the chrome ones, part #IE0000033 (25 cents each)
Aaand finally installed the new springs. Glad I went this route despite how fiddly a process getting the new springs in, because the body screws on the Airslide hopper (at least the RailKing one) are concealed under the truck bolsters, and even with the truck cranked as far to one side as possible, you can only reach the screws with a really skinny screwdriver, like a jeweler's screwdriver with an extra-long shaft.
As a recap, here's the truck as I discovered it upon unboxing for photos of the stuff I acquired April 2024 York
And here it is after installing new springs sourced from MTH Parts + Sales
Not gonna sugarcoat it, this is a really fiddly job with repeated trial+errors to get the first one in, afterwards it took about 45 minutes to install remaining five eensy-teensy springs. I bought 10, assuming one or two would take off to points unknown, but I managed not to eject any into the Bermuda Triangle. How I did it was to run a length of ordinary sewing thread through the spring and tie a loose overhand knot to keep it from escaping, then with fingers plus the aid of a pair of angled-tip tweezers, worked the bottom of the spring onto the nubs in the bottom of the slot, then squeezing the top 2/3 of the spring a little while shoving it under the bolster (there's an indentation on its underside to retain the top of the spring).
---PCJ
From our friends at Trainz. A pair of ERTL delivery vehicles and the 1998 NLOE offering of a LIRR TOFC with the Grumman Tomcat trailer. Twist ties on the GMC sedan delivery and the both the Grumman T/T and the flat car made it evident that neither had ever been out of the box before.
And this is a must have if you've ever strolled east down Kingsbridge Road from the Grand Concourse, just before Kingsbridge met Fordham Road and stopped for some ice cream. Maybe the Kitchen Sink!
Some K-Line Plymouth parts that may come in handy for a future project.
And from TinMan3Rail, a track repair kit, a two track circuit breaker so that I can use my KW with my modern trains and a free engineers cap.
Nice vehicles to go with your intermodal Joe.
@Big Jim posted:Here you go John.
That is such a cool idea! My dad and one of my uncles manned Nike bases in the Pittsburgh area in the late 60's and early 70's, and I vaguely remember my dad taking me on a small tour of the radar site he worked at when I was a very young kid. I think I'm going to have to make one of these for myself.
It would look great running with this recent acquisition from Stockyard Express :
And speaking of Stockyard Express, also picked up this Christmas themed reefer. I'm looking forward to running it at the "Christmas in July" event my club will be doing next month. 
Andy
I'll definitely get one of these buildings when I have a layout with the room.
Nice haul of goodies. You are outpacing Paul for sure.
@RSJB18 posted:I'll definitely get one of these buildings when I have a layout with the room.Nice haul of goodies. You are outpacing Paul for sure.
Wait a minute… how did I get pulled into this??? And considering my BigBoy with the auxiliary water tender is just about as long as your layouts are wide, me thinks youz lawn-guy-lind guyz ain’t outpacing me. But it isn’t a competition after all 
@Apples55 posted:Wait a minute… how did I get pulled into this??? And considering my BigBoy with the auxiliary water tender is just about as long as your layouts are wide, me thinks youz lawn-guy-lind guyz ain’t outpacing me. But it isn’t a competition after all
Not criticizing.....just pointing out the obvious when it comes to train procurement endeavors......
Not that I'm one to talk......
Just 'cauze my layout won't fit a BigBoy doesn't mean I can't find plenty of things that will.....
@Apples55 posted:Wait a minute… how did I get pulled into this??? And considering my BigBoy with the auxiliary water tender is just about as long as your layouts are wide, me thinks youz lawn-guy-lind guyz ain’t outpacing me. But it isn’t a competition after all
We all make choices!
@RSJB18 posted:I'll definitely get one of these buildings when I have a layout with the room.
Nice haul of goodies. You are outpacing Paul for sure.
As far as the building; I’m out of room for buildings; but I did grab a picture which I’ll print out and adhere to a foam board for a back drop.
I just picked up the Lionel Doodlebug from Trainworld.
I will test it at the train museum. 
My luck be with you
@Genemed posted:Good luck with it, I’ve enjoyed mine, lots of fun.
Gene
Gene,
I love doodlebugs and the PRR. What a great layout and video! Love the smoking, too, Thanks for posting.
Just in today, Lionel L&NE caboose. I purchased this waiting for the arrival of the Lionel Alco S2 L&NE #611. I’ve been reading and learning the works of the L&NE railroad along with the history of the #611. IMO, living in NE, it deserves some recognition on my layout. I also ordered a Labelle boxcar kit which will get kit bashed to fit over my Northeast track cleaning car with L&NE K4 decals.
Gene
Just purchased another Lionel 6-52013 Artrain t.o.f.c. When the Lionel 6-11718 NS intermodal unit train set came out back in 1992, this Artrain t.o.f.c. was said to be the ad-on to the set. With that being said, then there can only be 300 completed set.
Very surprised to win several items at the recent Cabin Fever auction.
I believe this Chicago South Shore Caboose was made by Weaver. This one showed up as a 2 rail version with full interior and lighting. The 3 rail version I've seen on the forum had no lighting and frosted windows.
Silly me thought I could easily swap Lionel caboose trucks onto this one. That is not going to work. May have to bite the bullet for a pair of Atlas or MTH caboose trucks or trade the 2 rail trucks and Kadees for a pair.
The 3R box says its designed to scale. It sure looks smaller than my other 3R cabeese. It is significantly shorter but is the correct width. Maybe just a different version. Grab bars are molded onto the car which is more of an indication of semiscale? What has me scratching my head are the 2R wheel sets - details seem a little at odds with the expectations for 2R and the interior lighting clearly made for 2R.
Still an nice caboose for my layout.
Things have finally settled down around most of the the house issues and I finally took time to photograph the items I purchased at the York Meet in April for The Penn American Railroad.
Locomotive Department
Santa Fe F3 ABBA (MTH Premier ABA 20-2485-1, B Unit 20-2485-3)
I’ve always liked the Santa Fe diesel Bluebonnet paint scheme but always seem to have other fish to fry and never got one. While perusing Vince’s Trains booth I saw it sitting on the table looking at me and The Voices agreed I should take it home. As a bonus they also had the matching B unit. SCORE!
This is a ProtoSound 2.0, 3 volt model. It will proudly be hauling freight on my eventual main lines.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern #3751 Legacy Steam Locomotive (Lionel 6-11332)
This is another locomotive on my wish list that I have had my eye on, especially after moving to Southern California near it’s home rails, and Vince’s booth stuck again. I’ve passed on a couple versions of the #3751 for other items over the years, including the recent SF 2900 series 4-8-4’s, but the time and the price was right this time. And with Golden Gate Depot listing Santa Fe heavyweight coaches to be produced my Santa Fe steam passenger consist can come together. I can also use it to lead my excursion trains too, just like the real thing.
Along with Legacy control and Legacy Railsounds this beauty has Odyssey II speed control and whistle steam effect. It also comes with three different smoke stacks.
Reading Fairbanks Morse Train Master Diesel #861 (MTH Premier 20-21652-1)
This York trip seems to be unearthing several wish list items for me. And with the aid of The Voices I’ve been guided to the right places. Years ago I bought a set of K-Line Reading 18” aluminum passenger cars but didn’t have any power to pull them. Over the years I picked up a few worthy engines to haul them and the Train Master was the final engine I wanted for the set. Again I didn’t pull the trigger on any of the previous MTH and Lionel offerings of this brute. But my friend Pete at JusTrains had this recently released version in their booth that helped me finally right a wrong. The FM Train Master will look great hauling a commuter train to all the local towns even though the sound package is freight sounds.
This scale ProtoSounds 3.0 version has all the PS 3 and DCS goodies including being Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable and DCC command control.
Intermodal Department
MTH Premier Flat Car “Erie” W/2 20’ Pup Trailers (Sherwin Williams) (Custom Run for Stockyard Express 20-95626)
More colorful Pup Trailers to ride the rails on my Pike. There are two flat car numbers but I only bought one of them. What was I thinking?! I didn’t see any left on Saturday.
MTH Premier Flat Car “Milwaukee Road” W/2 20’ Pup Trailers (The Florsheim Shoe Co.) (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys and Trains 20-95590)
No affiliation with Florsheim Shoes other than for nostalgia as my mother used to shop at a nearby Florsheim store when she would drag me shopping with her when I was a child.
Both of the above cars operates On O-42 Curves.
Rail Car Department
MTH Premier 50’ Waffle Box Car “Rock Island” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-93989)
With all the trains I have in my inventory I don’t have any Rock Island trains. I always liked The Rock logo, the blue paint scheme and, well, I like waffles! This well done MTH Premier scale waffle box car from Berwyn’s fills that void.
MTH Premier 40’ AAR Box Car “Elgin, Joliet & Eastern” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-99416)
This is another purchase fueled by nostalgia. In the very first N scale set I received one Christmas while in grade school it contained a box car that looked just like this. When I saw it at Berwyn’s booth the memories flooded back to my mind from that time, when I wondered what the heck EJ&E was!
(2) MTH Premier 50’ Ps-1 Box Cars w/Youngstown Door “Great Northern” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-99303 & 20-99304)
These looked so beautiful on display and I love the Great Northern Goat logo. The green paint shade is sharp so I had to get both car numbers! They also have a wood slat floor interior and they are the first MTH freight cars I own or have seen that includes 2 rail mounting spacers for 2 rail trucks purchased separately.
Lionel Jack Daniel’s Tank Car (Custom run by the TCA Metropolitan Division)
I believe this was made from the Lionel Unibody tank car (If Stu is watching maybe he can clarify). It will go nicely in a consist with my Jack Daniel’s TOFC cars I purchased previously or parked at the Jack Daniel’s Department 56 facility we have.
Cabin Car Department
K-Line “Spirit of ’76” Bay Window Caboose (K612-7600)
This patriotic commemorative caboose will be perfect for pulling up the markers behind my MTH scale Conrail Bicentennial GG1 during American patriotic holidays around The Penn American Railroad system to celebrate. The colorful scale caboose also has a smoke unit.
Electronics and Digital Control Department
DCS Handheld Remote Battery Compartment Thingy (Dave Hikel of Hikel Layouts & Trains)
I’m not sure of the official title of these parts but they secure the batteries in the DCS handheld’s battery compartment from shaking loose inside. It’s been a problem I hear with some of the remotes where the batteries shake loose and disconnect from the contacts possibly causing havoc with running trains. I personally haven’t had this problem but I figured why tempt fate? It fits securely on the batteries when installed when you close the cover. I noticed a few friends having these so I asked Dave for a couple. He didn’t have anymore at York but he mailed me a pair after he got home. Nice little insurance.
Real Estate & Buildings Department
Atlas O Suburban Passenger Station (Item #66901)
I had my eye on the Suburban Station for a while, and at the April 2023 Meet I saw one for sale but didn't grab it and forgot to go back to get it before the end of the Meet. So at the October 2023 Meet I made it a priority to pick one up. I went back to the dealer that had it, but of course they didn't have one and couldn't locate one anywhere at the Meet. It wasn't even on my radar for this April 2024 Meet, but The Voices guided me back to the dealer where I saw it last year and sure enough, there it was!! The Voices never fail me!
This station will be perfect to anchor the commuter rail station I want to construct for the layout. It will sit in the center of a raised station platform on one side while the other side of the tracks will just be a raised platform with some small shelters and lighting on both sides. It’ll be used by passengers for Amtrak trains, Penn American Railroad long haul and commuter trains and occasional excursion trains. I might add the MTH brick station to the mix also.
Apparel Department
It was time to add to my t-shirt collection of favorite railroads. Great for train shows, outdoor picnics, wedding attire, walking the boardwalk at the beach or having lunch at your favorite sports bar.
April's York Meet had great weather, good food, great friends and Traindiesel pricing! All in all, it was a good week in the big leagues!
@Traindiesel posted:Things have finally settled down around most of the the house issues and I finally took time to photograph the items I purchased at the York Meet in April for The Penn American Railroad.
Locomotive Department
Santa Fe F3 ABBA (MTH Premier ABA 20-2485-1, B Unit 20-2485-3)
I’ve always liked the Santa Fe diesel Bluebonnet paint scheme but always seem to have other fish to fry and never got one. While perusing Vince’s Trains booth I saw it sitting on the table looking at me and The Voices agreed I should take it home. As a bonus they also had the matching B unit. SCORE!
This is a ProtoSound 2.0, 3 volt model. It will proudly be hauling freight on my eventual main lines.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern #3751 Legacy Steam Locomotive (Lionel 6-11332)
This is another locomotive on my wish list that I have had my eye on, especially after moving to Southern California near it’s home rails, and Vince’s booth stuck again. I’ve passed on a couple versions of the #3751 for other items over the years, including the recent SF 2900 series 4-8-4’s, but the time and the price was right this time. And with Golden Gate Depot listing Santa Fe heavyweight coaches to be produced my Santa Fe steam passenger consist can come together. I can also use it to lead my excursion trains too, just like the real thing.
Along with Legacy control and Legacy Railsounds this beauty has Odyssey II speed control and whistle steam effect. It also comes with three different smoke stacks.
Reading Fairbanks Morse Train Master Diesel #861 (MTH Premier 20-21652-1)
This York trip seems to be unearthing several wish list items for me. And with the aid of The Voices I’ve been guided to the right places. Years ago I bought a set of K-Line Reading 18” aluminum passenger cars but didn’t have any power to pull them. Over the years I picked up a few worthy engines to haul them and the Train Master was the final engine I wanted for the set. Again I didn’t pull the trigger on any of the previous MTH and Lionel offerings of this brute. But my friend Pete at JusTrains had this recently released version in their booth that helped me finally right a wrong. The FM Train Master will look great hauling a commuter train to all the local towns even though the sound package is freight sounds.
This scale ProtoSounds 3.0 version has all the PS 3 and DCS goodies including being Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable and DCC command control.
Intermodal Department
MTH Premier Flat Car “Erie” W/2 20’ Pup Trailers (Sherwin Williams) (Custom Run for Stockyard Express 20-95626)
More colorful Pup Trailers to ride the rails on my Pike. There are two flat car numbers but I only bought one of them. What was I thinking?! I didn’t see any left on Saturday.
MTH Premier Flat Car “Milwaukee Road” W/2 20’ Pup Trailers (The Florsheim Shoe Co.) (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys and Trains 20-95590)
No affiliation with Florsheim Shoes other than for nostalgia as my mother used to shop at a nearby Florsheim store when she would drag me shopping with her when I was a child.
Both of the above cars operates On O-42 Curves.
Rail Car Department
MTH Premier 50’ Waffle Box Car “Rock Island” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-93989)
With all the trains I have in my inventory I don’t have any Rock Island trains. I always liked The Rock logo, the blue paint scheme and, well, I like waffles! This well done MTH Premier scale waffle box car from Berwyn’s fills that void.
MTH Premier 40’ AAR Box Car “Elgin, Joliet & Eastern” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-99416)
This is another purchase fueled by nostalgia. In the very first N scale set I received one Christmas while in grade school it contained a box car that looked just like this. When I saw it at Berwyn’s booth the memories flooded back to my mind from that time, when I wondered what the heck EJ&E was!
(2) MTH Premier 50’ Ps-1 Box Cars w/Youngstown Door “Great Northern” (Custom Run for Berwyn’s Toys & Trains 20-99303 & 20-99304)
These looked so beautiful on display and I love the Great Northern Goat logo. The green paint shade is sharp so I had to get both car numbers! They also have a wood slat floor interior and they are the first MTH freight cars I own or have seen that includes 2 rail mounting spacers for 2 rail trucks purchased separately.
Lionel Jack Daniel’s Tank Car (Custom run by the TCA Metropolitan Division)
I believe this was made from the Lionel Unibody tank car (If Stu is watching maybe he can clarify). It will go nicely in a consist with my Jack Daniel’s TOFC cars I purchased previously or parked at the Jack Daniel’s Department 56 facility we have.
Cabin Car Department
K-Line “Spirit of ’76” Bay Window Caboose (K612-7600)
This patriotic commemorative caboose will be perfect for pulling up the markers behind my MTH scale Conrail Bicentennial GG1 during American patriotic holidays around The Penn American Railroad system to celebrate. The colorful scale caboose also has a smoke unit.
Electronics and Digital Control Department
DCS Handheld Remote Battery Compartment Thingy (Dave Hikel of Hikel Layouts & Trains)
I’m not sure of the official title of these parts but they secure the batteries in the DCS handheld’s battery compartment from shaking loose inside. It’s been a problem I hear with some of the remotes where the batteries shake loose and disconnect from the contacts possibly causing havoc with running trains. I personally haven’t had this problem but I figured why tempt fate? It fits securely on the batteries when installed when you close the cover. I noticed a few friends having these so I asked Dave for a couple. He didn’t have anymore at York but he mailed me a pair after he got home. Nice little insurance.
Real Estate & Buildings Department
Atlas O Suburban Passenger Station (Item #66901)I had my eye on the Suburban Station for a while, and at the April 2023 Meet I saw one for sale but didn't grab it and forgot to go back to get it before the end of the Meet. So at the October 2023 Meet I made it a priority to pick one up. I went back to the dealer that had it, but of course they didn't have one and couldn't locate one anywhere at the Meet. It wasn't even on my radar for this April 2024 Meet, but The Voices guided me back to the dealer where I saw it last year and sure enough, there it was!! The Voices never fail me!
This station will be perfect to anchor the commuter rail station I want to construct for the layout. It will sit in the center of a raised station platform on one side while the other side of the tracks will just be a raised platform with some small shelters and lighting on both sides. It’ll be used by passengers for Amtrak trains, Penn American Railroad long haul and commuter trains and occasional excursion trains. I might add the MTH brick station to the mix also.
Apparel Department
It was time to add to my t-shirt collection of favorite railroads. Great for train shows, outdoor picnics, wedding attire, walking the boardwalk at the beach or having lunch at your favorite sports bar.
April's York Meet had great weather, good food, great friends and Traindiesel pricing! All in all, it was a good week in the big leagues!
Did somebody say jack pot, Can't wait to see the Diesels bring in the Streamline passenger train, the Switcher moves the combine and baggage car to the opposite end and turns the observation around and put it where the baggage car was, and the Northern pull the whole works back on the road heading the other direction. maybe we can convince the management to pass around, some samples of Jack to help us enjoy the show
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