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 Posted - April 07 2012 : 07:48:26 AM
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Bi-annual train show / flea, usually pretty good, has been moved to Charlestown, WV to a bigger venue, very nice. Hope to make some good finds today. Haven't been disappointed yet!
Jerry
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 Posted - April 07 2012 : 3:05:09 PM
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Hi AMC_Gremlin_GT,
Good luck! I hope you bring back a ton of great finds and share some pictures with us.
Mytyco
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 7:42:24 PM
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quote:
Good luck! I hope you bring back a ton of great finds and share some pictures with us.
Mytyco
Originally posted by mytyco - April 07 2012 : 3:05:09 PM
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You better believe it! Here's my haul for the day, posted below.
A couple of vendors were making nice deals, so I got some pretty good stuff for cheap. Parking lot was FULL when I got there an hour after it opened, place wasn't packed, but it stayed busy. I still found bargains and hard-to-find items regardless. Here's more -
As you can see, I found plenty to buy, lots of vintage stuff. Found magazines with articles on things I"m interested in, GG1 and UA Turbotrain were two subjects I found magazine articles on. And some D&RG articles for Microbusss, too.  Overall a fantastic day in West Virginia, went up to Harpers Ferry,and passed through, here's a pic of the train right-of-way by the town on the river there -
Did stop at one flea market, and found a cool '60's or '50's Rambler ( AMC ) wrench, $1, and a barber's electric hand massager, $3. Set of 1970 Virginia plates, $20. Came home through Frederick, MD down 70/270, just a beautiful day to drive my AMC Hornet wagon. Arrived home about 6 PM, beat the wife home from work, and just finished uploading this pics. Ah, time for a Smirnoff Ice....(Pffffft! Glug, glug, glug....) 
Jerry
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 7:44:27 PM
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| nice finds Gimmie the 4 trucks!
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 8:50:18 PM
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quote:nice finds Gimmie the 4 trucks!
Originally posted by microbusss - April 07 2012 : 7:44:27 PM
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You're getting ONE of them. LOL
Jerry
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 11:34:00 PM
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Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â April 07 2012Â :Â 7:42:24 PM
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What a cool shot, Jerry. I love how the ROW is elevated. Are those wooden timbers, or steel?
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 11:51:41 PM
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What a cool shot, Jerry. I love how the ROW is elevated. Are those wooden timbers, or steel?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â April 07 2012Â :Â 11:34:00 PM
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I believe it's an active rail line, and they are wooden timbers all, no steel anywhere except on top.
EDIT/UPDATE - ok there IS one piece of steel, a small girder bridge where an access road runs under it. But otherwise all wood structure. Here's two additional pics of the area
Lovely area,if you ever get to Wash. DC area, Harper's Ferry is a very historical area, and very beautiful country in the mountains, this rail line follows the river between the mountiains, one reason it's raised on the trestle like it is.
Jerry
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Posted - April 07 2012 : 11:52:09 PM
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Hi AMC_Gremlin_GT,
Great haul!
What kind of engine is the BN N scale engine?
The Diner is very nice.
The Majorette Western Auto semi, Corgi Mars truck and red bus are SWEET!
Who made the red bus and camper?
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 12:39:42 AM
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It is beautiful, and it's unusual to see such a long wooden structure like that these days. Usually they were filled in long ago. Thanks.
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