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My car of the week is a Marx Great Northern. 
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 6:25:11 PM
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Well, I'll toss one out,. which one to choose.......................? OHHH YEAH.....
Hey, Ben....HAVE a LOOK!
The OLD, THEE ORIGINAL, Walthers.. PIKER (OR is it the Oscar?)
WELL yeah, 2 bucks, OHHH NO! I got it for half that price! its falling apart, but looks..........complete to me? I thought it was worth a buck! 
How's ya like 'em apples Ben?
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 6:38:56 PM
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Picked up this Mantua a while ago.
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 6:40:47 PM
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Tom,
That be a really good box car for a paper mill set up for a reason to "drop it off" in a siding with a possible "mill switcher" ????? Nice old car!
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 7:15:46 PM
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not bad, EM-1 Needs some work to make it better
Here is a odd Tyco/Mantua caboose Possibly a Tyco Red Box? 
Not even listed on Tony Cook's site!
Does have loop couplers  One will be changed
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 7:16:20 PM
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I have here a Lipton Tea car that I had for over 20 years. I like it because of the colors on it. Made by aHm.
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 7:22:39 PM
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Ben,
I thought it wasn't to bad, a little work, will make it a nice car. to be painted in B&O to matcvh the other passenger train of the same roof line I got................
That car, you pictured, I seen a TYCO company car, and didn't grab it fast enough! LOL another guy got it before I could even have thought to try reaching to get it......... really, was like a rat race today......
Got a few good ones tho!
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 8:18:23 PM
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Here is mine. The Mantua VALVOLINE Oil.
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 9:28:42 PM
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| hey royal blue I needs that car along with Niagra, Kellogg's & Wonder Bread
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Posted - November 24 2013 : 10:51:21 PM
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Keep with my foreign theme today, my contribution is a french dining car by Liliput, I bought this back in my teens or early 20's, when I splurged a bit of my grass-cutting money on some premium stuff instead of Tyco  I may have to run it one day.
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Posted - November 25 2013 : 09:31:19 AM
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my cnw stock car ken
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Posted - November 25 2013 : 12:03:15 PM
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Love the choice of vintage cars John & Frank!
My COTW offering is a 2-fer (...well 3-fer actually) dedicated to New Haven:
The two NYNH&H depressed center flat transformer cars were purchased this past week as well as the below Athearn 40' boxcar. Nor sure how many of the transformer cars I have now... I would guess at least 12-15.
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Posted - November 25 2013 : 2:16:32 PM
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Thanks Sean!!! For a buck, on Sundays show? Yeah...... I couldn't pass it up!
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Posted - November 25 2013 : 8:02:46 PM
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| Hey John, Tell me more about that Walthers "Piker" or "Oscar". Was there a prototype for that? That's pretty cool. I was thinkin' someone created that thing; pretty cool to see a kit that unique. All the detail in the interior, I was wondering which drawer the silverware was kept in.
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 12:18:45 AM
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Barry,
Funny you should ask. these were made in a series of Walthers cars called "Tongue-in-cheek models" from back in the day. in past years tho, Walthers re-released the Oscar and Piker, which as you see here is a really short clerestory roof passenger car, that rode on a single passenger car triple axle truck....(Would take a serious curve I'd bet!) Not sure when they were first offered but....I know I have seen in them in OLD Model Railroader and MRC magazines.....
These originally were offered as kits... you and I had to build them as we seen fit, the newest offerings are RTR from Walthers!
THEN, interiors. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they may have came new with what you see in mine.....wooden with cardboard overlays, but nice looking for the time and still not to shabby for today! I have to say that stove for cooking in mine is a dead giveaway to what that "area" is dedicated to be!
I couldn't pass it up for a buck as I said.....it was falling apart on the table I got it off of, and still is! BUT, that will change as time permits!
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 02:55:26 AM
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My COTW is a Tyco brown box Western Marylands flatcar with tractors. A recent train show purchase ,boxed and unused. Skimpy tone
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 10:07:36 AM
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I picked up both of these at a local swap meet in October- the REA car is Accurail and the B&M boxcar is Mantua- with the old metal trucks and integrated coupler housing. I replaced wheels on both with IM 33" metal ones and Kadee-#5s as well (although the B&M photo still shows the horn hooks on). That Mantua has metal door guides- don't know how old it may be, but it looks good. The blue on the REA car is actually more "navy blue" than my poor photo image shows.
About $ 4.00 each- easy shopping!
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 2:20:01 PM
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Ron,
LOVE that REA "B&O" #1907... plan to keep it in that paint?
NICE for 4 bucks!
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 3:43:06 PM
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That is a keeper- it has absolutely no connection to my Minnesota- midwest layout, but it IS very attractive on it's own, as a 1950-ish type item for my transition (sort-of) era modeling.
I didn't even think twice- just grabbed it, took my money out and quietly give the gentleman the $4.00 he advertised it for on the table. Maybe it is more common in other areas of the country at swap meets, but I know that I would have spotted it and bought it years ago if I had seen one here in Tampa-St. Pete locally! The question is- what midwestern roads had similar boxcars for REA? Now that is something worth researching from my perspective!
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Posted - November 26 2013 : 3:56:58 PM
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quote:The question is- what midwestern roads had similar boxcars for REA? Now that is something worth researching from my perspective!
Ron
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Great question! I have seen REA express reefers normally seen on passenger consists labeled for other roads but I can't remember seeing any 40' REA box cars other than the B&O. I'm sure there are some but I'm drawing a blank.
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 02:35:55 AM
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Jerry, Ron,
I believe the C&O also had REA 40 footers too....... as well as CNJ and maybe even the Reading........Outside of that "area" as it seems all were pretty close together......I'm not sure of any others, specially 40 foot box cars!
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 09:58:32 AM
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Hi All,
Great cars this week.
JNXT 7707, Really nice Marx car. Being that it is molded in color is really cool. It looks like a softer plastic than todays cars are made of. I Love it!
My COTW is made by Lima, It has a 2 molded into the sides just below and between the 2nd and 3rd windows on each end, I have only seen 1 and 2 on the sides. Is this 1st and 2nd class?
Any idea on when this was made? It came in a yellow box with red lettering that has the L formed into the window of the box on the left side? There is no description on the box.
Thanks for sharing everyone.
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 10:10:58 AM
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| hi mytyco,lima made lots of stuff for others over the years,this fs car of the italian railways is proving hard to find but i will find something and let you know ken
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 10:15:56 AM
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This B&O REA box car is made by Roundhouse ( MDC), They didn't just make this one, or this color. These cars were made in Royal Blue and Pullman green. I have 4 different numbers and 2 in each color. 1880 in Royal Blue, 1885 in Pullman green, as yours 1907 in Royal Blue, and 1999 in Pullman green. I'll post me 1907 here to show you that it is the same but very different. For whatever reason The person doing the silk screen printing reversed the sides. Maybe a mistake , maybe on purpose. Here is my 1907.
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 5:19:32 PM
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quote:
That would be Tyco blue or green (little trains) box. The TYCO roadname only appeared until the mid 50's.
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Posted - November 27 2013 : 8:16:59 PM
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| So I actually found a rare Tyco/Manya bobber caboose??
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Posted - November 28 2013 : 08:11:41 AM
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Hey Buss those Manya cabooses are very hard to find. Were they made in China, or somewhere else ?
frank
PS And I am one who misspells words a lot.
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| I'll bet mine was made in USA
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Posted - November 28 2013 : 09:22:09 AM
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| ben it might be you are right,but who are manyaken
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Posted - November 28 2013 : 09:37:29 AM
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Well- if northeastern roads had the REA 40ft box car as a particular item, then- by the powers of freelance modeling granted to me- I will have to create a midwestern analog, perhaps CNW, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line... just to be able to insert such a car "appropriately" into my Minnesota, Sioux Lake and Western layout! That's yet another winter-spring project, and now I have one more reason to attend the upcoming swap meet on 7 Dec that I planned on as my Christmas "self-shopping" treat! Thanks, guys, for the backround on the REA car!
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Posted - November 28 2013 : 11:54:46 AM
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for any help you can give me on the Lima car.
Maybe I should know this, but what is an FS car?
Thanks
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Posted - December 01 2013 : 3:43:05 PM
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| Something about those Railway Express Agency cars that is real eye-catching. The lettering script maybe.
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Posted - December 01 2013 : 3:45:54 PM
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| hi mytyco fs is an italian railway,full name Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A,ken
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Posted - December 09 2013 : 2:35:04 PM
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quote: The question is- what midwestern roads had similar boxcars for REA?
Originally posted by siouxlake - November 26 2013 : 3:43:06 PM
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I know, for sure, that the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR was in on the REA. REA was big and had many affiliated railroads. I don't know what kinds of cars specifically rolled on what particular railroads, but there was a big REA presence in the Midwest.
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Posted - December 09 2013 : 7:21:22 PM
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quote: quote: The question is- what midwestern roads had similar boxcars for REA?
Originally posted by siouxlake - November 26 2013 : 3:43:06 PM
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I know, for sure, that the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR was in on the REA. REA was big and had many affiliated railroads. I don't know what kinds of cars specifically rolled on what particular railroads, but there was a big REA presence in the Midwest.
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ORLY?? Then WHY can't I find a original REA sign?? & not a repop one?? 
Yes I DO wants one!
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Posted - December 09 2013 : 11:10:24 PM
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Just got this A.C. Models vinegar car lettered for Fleischmann Transportation Co. It's in poor shape but I plan to fix it up and add new couplers and archbar trucks.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/Redwoods/ftcx1329.jpg
I didn't like the paint job very much until I saw this car...
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=479643
... so I think I'll keep this paint scheme.
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Posted - December 10 2013 : 11:13:03 AM
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Nice car choice Thomas! Love the old wood cars!
Sean
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Posted - December 10 2013 : 11:21:52 AM
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quote:Nice car choice Thomas! Love the old wood cars!
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - December 10 2013 : 11:13:03 AM
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Yes I agree even the "wooden" ones made of plastic I likes!
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Posted - December 10 2013 : 11:40:40 AM
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| love seeing vintage bits being recycled,ken
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Posted - December 10 2013 : 8:47:25 PM
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Hi catfordken,
Thank you for the help on the Lima car.
I did not catch that you had posted that until just now.
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| hi mytyco,no problem young man,ken
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