Had to move some boxes for a closet project so I pulled out some of the girls. Lets see yours.
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Unfortunately, i didnt have much to begin with so I sold most of it off last century when scale trains in 3 rail was growing by leaps and bounds.
Have always been partial of the FM train masters!
I was 12 when I bought the North Western when it came out. Worked at a nursery to buy trains.
Love it! That's a GREAT lineup.
Stu
Those low-tech beauties won’t ever let you down!
JohnA
If more folks would be inclined to post some pictures, I could go dig up and unpack some more.
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Never had the red G. The PC was our first and got the 4935 when it came out. Had the Amtrak and cars for a while but sold them years ago. Always wanted to take a mint series G and put the presidential cars behind it.
@HSD68 posted:Had to move some boxes for a closet project so I pulled out some of the girls. Lets see yours.
I love MPC and while it gets shown no love lets face facts. Clean crisp graphics simple to run and easy to repair. Yes they are not scale but many of those big scale steamers will be dead when MPC keeps right on running. This Christmas I brought out my first MPC a PC GP9 that I converted over to simple TMCC. Simple smooth and it runs ! !
All of the engines in those pictures have been packed away for a long time. The D&H was converted to magnatraction tears ago. It will pull anything but not as much as the FM. I have a couple that I run but not having a layout we are stuck with running through the house on the floor from time to time.
Here's another photo for you HSD68. The B&O F3 on the left is a single motor F3 from MPC shown side by side with the "Neil Young" edition F3 from several years ago.
Despite the single motor, this MPC model is a robust puller and the original (and noisy) e-unit is still going strong. I've resisted the urge to upgrade my MPC's to more modern electronics even though I operate in a TMCC environment. There's something nostalgic about the original electronics, although maintaining those e-units is a challenge!
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Here’s a recent acquisition that has wet my appetite for MPC. 1971 Illinois Central set.
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When I started buying my own trains, MPC was all the rage. They really did produce some great stuff!!!
A 783 Hudson:
A 785 Hudson:
A set of NYC & PRR 15” aluminum Passenger Cars:
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Love all those D&H units. The ones that I have were converted to magnatraction. They still run like all of the 3 axle engines run, but will pull a LOT. Like to run them with a piggyback train.
When I was a teenager, If you wanted a B&O coal train you had one choice, the 9110. In the early 80's, you could find these at York for 2-5$.
Here is a few of them
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@Sean007 posted:Now that is a great looking MPC set!
How's it run?
Runs great! The 8254 unpowered unit was upgraded with a powered chassis by the previous owner so I can run with two motors.
I also picked up the 9200 IC boxcar that must have been changed out of the set for the 9301 mail car.
Here's a later issue1985 GP9 8587 the JC Penny Wabash special with prototype engine number 484 also with electronic horn.
Here's the first MPC catalog cover from 1970.
Have fun running and collecting your MPC they made some great trains.
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Great thread. Can't kill 'em, easy to fix if you do, what's not to like.
I've considered upgrading some to ERR, at a minimum I may swap out the e-units for Dallee boards.