[Dennis461]

The O-scalers have a thread like this, let's get one going for HO.

Today's find, $10.00 at yard sale. Athearn F7? dual flywheel runs but has some body damage and missing couplers. Luckily the coupler covers are still on the frame.

 

[Chops]

Saw this ad a few years ago, and thought I would stroke out from laughing so hard. Found out that such was available
in OO, and after several years of fruitless searching, I snagged one.

 

[Murv2]

I picked up 9 Roundhouse car shells that were advertised as paint samples. I've been building floors for them and included an interior in this one.

 

[Chops]

Photo Bomb. Seen in Steam Preservation Holiday in Henley.

 

[Old_Hobo]

What kind of locomotive is usually dragon that…?

 

[Murv2]

I've always had a thing for old Rivarossi/AHM steam:

 

[awbarlow]

I expect to add an OTM Tracker to my collection soon for a UP MOW train I’m planning to build. I also have Athearn Genesis UP1989 and UP1996 on preorder with a projected arrival date toward the end of Sept.

 

[awbarlow]

Or any modern KCS passenger cars, for that matter?

 

[awbarlow]

Or any modern KCS passenger cars, for that matter?

Sorry, this was for another post.

 

[Valsmere]

I added a Marklin 26730 Crocodile set to my collection, a great electric locomotive and freight cars that came as one set. Unfortunately I don’t have pictures yet

 

[OilValleyRy]

Will let ya know Sept 12th. Going to a “new” train show on the 11th.
Not expecting much from a first annual thing but you never know.

 

[Chops]

I'm usually leery about Bachmann's quality control, but will take a dive when it has a good review. This set is my second, the first being used in the Manhattan Transfer Subway Microlayout. This new set will transport miners to and from the village to collier on "Henley."

I was so impressed with how well the first set worked straight out of the box. Also, it is incredibly easy to set up, which is good for my blockhead skill set. Long on imagination, short on ability.

 

[Chops]

Put 'er in, and with a few false starts from not properly aligning the appropriate reversing sections, she works SPLENDIDLY. Bachmann got it right. Video to follow.

 

[Old_Hobo]

Tangent 8,000 gal. acid tank car….

 

[J.Albert1949]

Found this on ebay for 9.99. It needed new couplers, other than that, ready to use.

I have a smaller-sized layout, so I try to buy carefully. The cars that interest me are some that might indicate some "connection" to my railroad career.

Almost 40 years ago (how can it be that long?), when I was a young engineman fighting to hold on with Conrail back in those days, I worked a job that ran from Danbury (CT) over the Maybrook line and then hooked up with the former New York Central Harlem line up to the (then) end-of-the-line in Wassaic, NY.

One of the two companies we serviced there was "Triwall", which took raw cardboard and fabricated containers and other things. But in previous times, their factory had actually been the first "Borden's" dairy -- back in those times (around 1871) it had been started as the "New York Condensed Milk Company".

So... I decided a "Borden's" milk car would be worth adding. I reckon there may not have been actual express reefer cars of this type painted in this style, but that's ok with me. This one will do well enough.

The car:

The factory, as it looks today:

 

[Stumpy]

The factory, as it looks today:

That's begging to be modeled.

 

[Stumpy]

Fleabay listing said NIB. Bid was $40. Bid $45 and won it for $41.

Box is not "new". Older P2K because the mention of "Equipped with DCC plug" on the box is almost an afterthought and there is nothing about converting to DCC in the instructions.

NIB indeed. Factory tape on the clear cover.

The optional parts.

Now to get into the running gear, clean up the hardened lube and replace the wheelsets before the original gears crack.

 

[Old_Hobo]

Those gears may already be cracked….most were before even coming out of the box….but it‘s an easy fix, and well worth it….

 

[J.Albert1949]

Stumpy --

There should be an 8-pin plug (with a dummy adapter plugged into it) on the electrical board at the REAR of the chassis.

I'm thinking that one of the "postage stamp sized" decoders would work on that, assuming the existing light board doesn't get too hot (I had a Proto 2000 SD7 on which the resistors on the board got HOT when running with dcc -- I eventually changed these out).

You'll probably want to think about replacing the existing lights with LED's.

A URL to check:

| Train Control Systems

tcsdcc.com

 

[Stumpy]

There should be an 8-pin plug (with a dummy adapter plugged into it) on the electrical board at the REAR of the chassis.

There is. I just thought it odd there was no mention of how to convert it to DCC in the instruction booklet. That probably dates it in the late 90's... I'd guess.