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@RSJB18 posted:

That has got to be the best model RR accessory I have ever seen. WOW!

I'm going to go sit in a dark corner of my basement under my little 4X8 layout and cry now

I think you’ll have a lot of company, Bob. Though with only 4x8, it might get a bit crowed under the table I’ve got around 16x18, so I may be able to handle some of the overflow (but I call dibs on the corner with the cushion). You do realize that 4x8 is sort of the minimum size needed for a turntable and all it’s required accoutrements???

This train has been in a suitcase for 60 years.  Guy got it as a 7 year old in 1950.  He gave it to me as someone who might enjoy it.  After adding a paperclip as a drawbar, and providing a tender, i fired it up and there she goes!  Built in 1948.  They don’t make em like they used to!

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Thanks for the comments  everyone.  My roundhouse was built  on a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood.  A friend  Steve Kimble built it in his basement from a Korber kit. We worked on the door design for  a  long time. We finally figured  it out  and each door for now is opened and closed with a switch. Later  on by command. Just haven't  got that far.20210226_20290620210226_20293920210226_203038

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My Lionel JLC N&W Y6b hadn't stretched its legs in awhile, so I got him down to drag the freight around the layout while being pursued by the new Legacy B&M passenger set. The Y6b has an ERR Cruise Commander installed and she runs like a Swiss watch these many years later. Sorry, I forgot to turn on the smoke....

In the background is my "S" loop with a Lionel Legacy first-issue U33c in GN "Big Sky " livery hauling a consist of S-Helper Service cars to pay the bills.

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Two iconic Lionel post-war NW-2 Switchers ease on to their respective scenes along side busy trackside workers.  The first is a 6220 Santa Fe from 1949-50 while the other is a colorful 6250 Seaboard circa 1954-55.  In the background of the 6250 photo a Lionel PWC Minuteman  Motorized Unit prepares to haul a battery of missiles to bases ringing the city.711B1498-0EEF-44D8-BB77-BB28D380D61ADDEDA7D7-8D09-4B55-8B27-DCAA7923D476

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@farmerjohn posted:

Ran another UP freight on my high line.

Thanks for another great share, john. May I add your layout to the list that I can share with my CEO when she shunts my train-play? "Hey Hon, Look at THIS Layout!!"

Elliot Quote: "You can bring your wife next time and show her how bad it could be."

--> Ill Never reach the heights of eagles, and Ill still try my best,"

I fouled things up so I’ll try again.  Two Lionel legends from 1947 stage a meet while taking a curve on the Shenandoah Short Line.  These two engines represented Lionel’s version of the PRR’s renowned K 4S Pacific.  The 2-6-2 wheel configuration was wrong but no one seemed worried about it at the time.  On the exterior line an O Gauge 675 hauls a short string of passenger cars while on the interior line its brother engine, an 027 Gauge 2025 pulls a short freight.  In the video the 2025 high balls it’s was down a straightaway.  These engines were identical twins except for their cab numbers.  I often wondered if the consumer of 1947 was aware there was no difference in the two engines.  Regardless, the motors in these engines may well have been the finest Lionel ever manufactured.03D6E775-5172-4486-83F1-16B4929F921E

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