[Yellowstone Special]

Thank you, Bob. Fortunately, when I download the photos they come out at just the right size when they're uploaded to the posts. It took me awhile to figure this out, as I'm a little slower than most members on this forum.

Keith and John: the K-Line wood sided reefer came with the banana bunches and tiny hooks used to hang them. The roof snaps out, then you place the hooks though small holes in the tops of the bunches and hang them from the inside ceiling of the snap-out roof. Then when they're all hung (there's 12 of them), you just snap the roof back on and you have a loaded reefer. This was a pleasant surprise to me, as this is my first K-Line car.

Evidently, K-Line made other loads for these reefers as well. I think that the detailing on the K-Line cars are every bit as good as the Atlas reefers.

 

[Boilermaker]

TP&W GP 30

I too have this Lionel legacy engine on my layout.

 

[Yellowstone Special]

Boilermaker: She's a beauty!

 

[MOVL]

Boilermaker,
Welcome to the forum!
I'm glad you posted that pic...it shows how sharp this engine really is. My photo was taken in some weird lighting.

 

[rboatertoo]

You have been aggressive on the acquisition front, Jim. Beautiful purchases. You have got the passenger car bug for sure!

That North Coast Limited set is very rare and beautiful.

Thanks Brian, now to find the up 21" cars.....

 

[J. S. Bach]

Show us your newest locomotive or rolling stock purchase. ...snip...

Your post made me look at my ebay purchases this year: seventy-seven items in seventy-two auctions; groups of trucks, couplers each count as one. That does not count train shows, stores, etc. Here is a sampling:

This first in line to be two-railed and (maybe) internally lit with randomly flashing leds:


This has some possibilities for two-railing, note that I have a pair:


Non-powered and I am not sure why I got it as it is still three-rail:


A ten-dollar cabin? Even with the proper trucks! How could I resist?


These are from ebay. The two gray Lionels are converted to two-rail; one with Commonweath and one with Buckeye four-axle trucks:


Another two-railed Lionel:

 

[Guest]

New MTH flatcar that should be arriving in tomorrow's mail:

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

I looked at those a couple of times Gene, that looks pretty cool.

 

[Guest]

Thanks GRJ... Just happened to see them on the OGR buy/sale forum and jumped at the chance to get it a very reasonable price.

 

[cchancey]

Great photos and equipment. All of you have fun with your new additions.

 

[MOVL]

Gene the fire trucks on flatcar is a nice piece of rolling stock.

This first in line to be two-railed and (maybe) internally lit with randomly flashing leds:

I have two of these for my alien recovery train that I'm working on. I too plan on adding LEDs to it to make to ooze glow. Shining lit LEDs at the ooze gave it a nice look.

 

[MOVL]

A couple new Atlas O cars arrived

These arrived yesterday.

An Atlas O Wisconic & Southern "we support our troops". It goes with the two I already had which read "God bless America" and "a day America will never forget". Also got an Atlas O cylindrical hopper for a simple re-lettering job.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Keith!

 

[Lehigh74]

Picked this up a few weeks ago.

These aren’t really new to the roster, but they’re recently returned from the back shop (Henning’s) where GRJ added smoke to the dummy (installed a tether and repaired the dummy smoke unit which I had managed to fry with 22VAC). They smoke pretty well, but it doesn’t show well in pictures.

 

[86TA355SR]

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

I recognize those! Glad they're all working.

Important safety tip, don't use track voltage on MTH PS/2 smoke units!

 

[PatKn]

 

[CDNJ]

Bought some nice K-line passengers cars.
Not pictured is the Lackawanna 18 inch set I found at a train festival.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Love the army stuff, I'd like to do a full army train at some point.

 

[Laidoffsick]

Although I still have several locomotives in "the build" phase, the last one delivered to the shops was a joint purchase: