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Bought at a show last weekend this is a Lionel GP9 from '65. It runs strong but needs the traction tires added. Both lights still light. The front coupler is truck mounted but the rear is frame mounted and I'm sure it's original to this model. Thanks to waw47 I know that Lionel used Athearn GP9 shells around '60 but when Lionel switched to their own GP9 shell the cab was done differently, taller and not as long. That difference makes the long and short hoods on the Lionel a bit longer toward the cab. Catalog pictures show these with out handrails making me wonder if they came with them originally. The shell is almost exactly like the Athearn's except for the cab. The place on the side where the SF herald is placed is raised slightly and is not on the Athearn shell.
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 08:09:00 AM
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my lot this week comes courtesy of pgw(usa)a pair decked out in the passenger livery,ken
started life as a standard mantua,one has a cary boiler
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 11:52:50 AM
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Heres a engine from a yardsale. Came with 3 cars and loop of brass track! Never seen one before and $25 seemed to do. Seller said somebody told him the engine alone was worth $50! Has original horn too!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 2:03:28 PM
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 It a F-M C-Liner neat But did PennCentral ever have a logo like that?
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 3:22:23 PM
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I think this is my first Silver Streak ever, found it at the flea market my wife is currently working at on weekends. Guy has rotated his HO stock from his home storage,I finally decided to get it at the end of the day. No hand rails,but the chrome is about as perfect as it comes.
I tried to run it, it moved for awhile, then stopped, and I saw some smoke come out. So it will need work to get it going again. Still, pretty decent for $12 and a perfect shell. I have the parts, I can rebuild it. 
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 3:33:42 PM
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Yes MB, They Did have a logo Like That. And BTW Redneck Justin, MUST HAVE PENN CENTRAL!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 3:36:51 PM
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Yes MB, They Did have a logo Like That. And BTW Redneck Justin, MUST HAVE PENN CENTRAL!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 4:44:43 PM
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Here's a Tyco offering from Australia.
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 6:28:50 PM
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Anyway here is my old Tyco SF loco As I couldn't find my IGA loco 
I'll find that IGA loco eventually 
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 8:11:30 PM
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Nice Eaglerock, Where do you get all the aussie stuff? Another want!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 8:28:39 PM
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For You, Redneck Justin! My ACL E8/9! To bad I don`t own a whole Champion Consist. But still, this engine looks AWESOME!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 8:41:27 PM
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Ken, that Cary boiler looks great on that Mantua! I gotta ask Frank how he did that!
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 8:45:22 PM
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quote:Nice Eaglerock, Where do you get all the aussie stuff? Another want!
Originally posted by CNVIATyco - October 30 2011 : 8:11:30 PM
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CVT, the company I work for has a site in Australia. I have a co worker on the lookout for these items.
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Posted - October 30 2011 : 8:46:43 PM
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Can he Get me A NSW Caboose? I really want one. The streamline varitey.
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 12:07:34 AM
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quote:Can he Get me A NSW Caboose? I really want one. The streamline varitey.
Originally posted by CNVIATyco - October 30 2011 : 8:46:43 PM
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Check the eBay australia site, I scored some of my first Tyco Aussie loco's there.
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 07:48:18 AM
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I Want the NSW F7. Ill Check. Thanks!
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 9:10:37 PM
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$12 find on EBay. Only wish I new something about it. It does run real smooth. First articulated I have.
 
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 9:16:39 PM
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Italian By The looks!
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 9:42:04 PM
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My LotW entry, Custom Atlas-Kato RS-3...
and finally the real thing....
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 9:52:56 PM
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Very Good, Romcat!
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Posted - October 31 2011 : 9:54:30 PM
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Very Good, Romcat!
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 07:02:34 AM
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hi tkruger,picture is a bit dark but it looks like a italian fs e 646 by rivarossi,as shown in link,if not lima or others did it ken
http://www.rivarossi-memory.it/ENGLISH_VERSION/Riva_Italian_Locos/Riva_FS_E_646_II_Eng.htm
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 07:52:59 AM
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That is a nice Mike, catfordken.
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 10:00:11 AM
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This is my LOTW:
It is a brass powered Toonerville Trolley by Kemtron:
(It is pictured here next to my pre-WWII Mantua all brass Atlantic)
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 10:40:03 AM
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Toonerville Trolley was a daily comic & O.O I WANT ONE!
Found the Kemtron ad in the Model Railroader Jan 1965 Dummy was $11.50 Powered was $25
I'll bet it a rare item!
Also I have seen this trolley in a tin O gauge Probably it was for 027 hehe
I'd paint mine to match the comic & belive it or not There was a few cartoons based on this comic as well
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 11:35:04 AM
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quote:Toonerville Trolley was a daily comic & O.O I WANT ONE!
Found the Kemtron ad in the Model Railroader Jan 1965 Dummy was $11.50 Powered was $25
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Hi Microbuses! Rare indeed! I paid $350 for this one. The last one I saw sold, went for almost $500 or more. and it was not powered:
http://brasstrains.org/kemtron-toonerville-trolley-brass-made-in-japan
There was a painted (& broken) one that sold in the beginning of the year for almost $700. I thought I got a fair deal considering. It was much more than what I would have liked to pay for sure, but less than the going rate.
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 11:56:29 AM
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not surprized, MnT hehe Probably won't find it at shows
Anyway here is the ad from MR Jan 1954
See?? A 500% increase on price & I meant 1954 not 1965
To those who have read the Toonerville Trolley comic or watch the toon The grades & curves in the comic are impossible to do IRL or in model form Which btw are in book form So check your local library or on Amazon & even those books are collectables
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 2:24:54 PM
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Did find the loco I was looking for  It's not a IGA The only thing I got with this loco that is IGA is a flatcar with containers
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 5:51:20 PM
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Nice Engine, MB!
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Posted - November 01 2011 : 11:05:34 PM
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 07:50:58 AM
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Let me in here. Lots of photos this week. Diesels are dissapearing again on the PGW on this side of the pond. The CNJ has sent some passenger power. A, L class, 4-6-0 camelback.
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 5:02:48 PM
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Nice Toptrain!
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Posted - November 04 2011 : 9:42:44 PM
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Redneck Justin,
Is your PC C-liner a Lionel. That might make it worth more? I thought I say some in the Lionel catalogs in HO Seeker's site.
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Posted - November 04 2011 : 9:55:04 PM
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Alco Fan, my C-Liner is a Ahm product. C-Liners sold by Rivarossi for Lionel was in the 50's. PC didn't form until 1967-1968 there abouts.
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Posted - November 05 2011 : 11:23:41 AM
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I saw the originals when I was a kid; the yellow stripes are too thick and the purple doesn't look right BUT having an engine in ACL colors is definitely a good thing for ACL fans. My grandparents lived along the C&WC (Charleston and Western Carolina) main line. They ran geeps in the ACL purple but lettered C&WC because ACL controlled the company. quote:
For You, Redneck Justin! My ACL E8/9! To bad I don`t own a whole Champion Consist. But still, this engine looks AWESOME!
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Posted - November 05 2011 : 9:56:01 PM
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The AHM/Mehano C-Liners are very common, inexpensive locos. The most common is the 70's-80's version with the noisy 3 pole motor, which I tend to avoid. The initial runs in the 60's had a five pole motor, brass axles and a brass worm, and a screw holding the front truck in place instead of the later plastic tabs. The most I've paid for the 60's version is $15 NIB, so that $50 estimate is ridiculous. A yard sale is the last place to get an accurate value.
That said, $25 for the lot wasn't bad (especially if it's an early model), but I would have talked him down.
quote:Alco Fan, my C-Liner is a Ahm product. C-Liners sold by Rivarossi for Lionel was in the 50's. PC didn't form until 1967-1968 there abouts.
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - November 04 2011 : 9:55:04 PM
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Posted - November 05 2011 : 9:58:40 PM
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Thanks for the input Nelson! I do need a motor for it soon. Seems as if the brushes are grinding down on the commuter. There's copper dust all over the motor's top.
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Posted - November 06 2011 : 06:01:45 AM
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quote:
Mike!
I really love the B&M repaint! Very nicely done!
Sean
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Posted - November 06 2011 : 9:27:15 PM
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I wish I could take credit Sean, but I bought it that way...
Thanks,
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Posted - November 07 2011 : 6:05:07 PM
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quote:Thanks for the input Nelson! I do need a motor for it soon. Seems as if the brushes are grinding down on the commuter. There's copper dust all over the motor's top.
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Justin, you can ease up on the brush wear by compressing the V spring to reduce pressure on them. The brushes are soft, and there's too much tension on them from the factory. Experiment with it to find the sweet spot. They do wear out quickly otherwise.
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