Yesterday, I found a box in my basement closet containing a brand new, factory sealed Williams Penn Central 4 car Metroliner set. I have no idea when I bought it and do not remember it. I have no use for it and would appreciate any advice about when it was made and how to dispose of it. Does it have any value? Feel free to contact me at my email address hocustom@aol.com. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much.
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Winter 20002-03 Catalog, page 14
Penn Central #MET-1002 Regular $249.95 sale $219.95 Power and Dummy
Two car add on: Regular $189.95 sale $154.95
Available in Penn Central only. Previous year offered Amtrak and Pennsy
Thank you so much for the info. All four cars are in one shipping carton.
Correction. It is a Pennsy set with red stripes and a red PRR logo on the side.
You can edit the title of the post with the correction.
"Dispose of" ouch!
The PRR and PC sets are less common than the Amtrak. It took me a while to find and complete a set of PRR and still only have a 2 car PC set.
Put these on Ebay, they usually get multi bids and you should happy with the cash.
Dispose of... wheww. Sounds harsh!
I love the Williams Metroliners. If I ever downsize in years to come and kept only a few sets to run in a smaller household, the Metroliners by Williams are keepers. Are they realistic? Not really, but they capture the feel of the real train in a great way. Sort of a comparison of a postwar Lionel streamliner but as a 1960s & 1970s high speed corridor train.
"Dispose" was probably an inappropriate statement. At my age, I have no use for the set and would like to get it into the hands of someone who can use and appreciate it. There must be someone out there who could add it in their collection or on use it on their layout. I understand that it is not a very common set.
A fellow member of our local club has it and will be putting it out on Ebay.
Diok S posted:A fellow member of our local club has it and will be putting it out on Ebay.
Why not offer it here on the OGR sale forum first?
I will store it FREE of charge in my climate controlled train room!!! It will be cared for like my own!!! 
If anyone out there has an interest in it, please contact me at hocustom@aol.com. I want to get it a good home. Thank you.
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