My Hanukkah Train (2017 version)

Jeff,

Here is the family in .jpg format.  

Thank you so very much sir!!! I'm very grateful for all of this!!!

Fantastic thread!

Jeff - what engine/cars do you have in mind for making into the Hanukkah train?

At this point, right now. I have only some Prewar Lionel Passenger cars that were made between 1935 through 1939, 1630/31. I have other cars of the same model that's going to be customized into "holiday" cars as well. They're very cost effective and easy to come by.  I've been looking on eBay for some Prewar freight cars for this project. I also have 2 professionally restored Prewar Lionel locomotives with tender cars with them as well. And they run fantastic. I do, sincerely thank you for the images that you have sent to me. They're going to be a big help in determining the freight cars that I will buy to complete this project. My decal designer in PA has already made decals for those 1630/31's for other holidays. When I get them restored, I want the cars to be lighted and have new "Box Couplers" on them. I hope to get started on this project sometime early next month, assuming that nothing will happen to delay this project. 

That's awesome.  I like your passenger car idea.  I looked online and saw these which I just mocked up to what I would consider doing, but I know this is your project, so I don't want to influence you.  

Those are AWESOME!!!

I hope to be able to paint the car's walls all white wih the roof & observation deck blue, to match the blue in the Hanukkah lettering. I plan to have "Hanukkah" & "1939" water slide decals painted in blue. Then they would be placed on the car(s) between "1630" & the "Pullman" logos. I really like that baggage car you have shared. I hope to be able to find one to be able to be a part of this train!!! I'm going over to eBay right now and give it a search for the baggage car. I hope to be able to find one on there, somewhere.