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quote:Nice haul, Sean. Looks like quality steamer parts. Which show did you go to?
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Hi Paul,
went to the Altoona PA train show this past weekend.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 5:23:35 PM
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** Nice finds Sean. The show location is not to far from my Mothers birth place, Ganister PA. Lots of interesting things in that bunch of parts. Nice to see you got to a show.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 6:27:48 PM
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Interesting repro pilots. I wonder if they ever made it to market.
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Posted - March 29 2014 : 7:28:13 PM
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* At the Greenberg train show today at Edison NJ. Maybe find some more tomorrow.
Pittman Bride and groom.
Mantua Quaker State Tank car.
Mantua Reading clearance car.
Gilbert # 500 Gulf Tank car.
A unknown Erie gondola.
A Revell NYC large gondola.
That's all. hope to dig a little and find more tomorrow.
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Posted - March 29 2014 : 8:20:27 PM
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ooo cool, toptrain! Do pix soon 
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Posted - March 29 2014 : 9:06:27 PM
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I look forward to your pictures.
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Posted - March 29 2014 : 10:21:09 PM
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| hi frank you do like your bride and grooms ken
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quote:Today at Meadowland flea Market . I found a few trains'
A Penn Line generator and light car was hiding in a MDC car box with on trucks and apart. From the same dealer I also got a Varney bay window caboose, Life Like Gulf tank car, and Mantua Virginian hopper car. At another table was a Stewart EL diesel apart and missing parts, and a Athearn ATSF tank car. Some use full things.
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Posted - March 30 2014 : 07:03:09 AM
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quote:hi frank you do like your bride and grooms ken
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Ken for years they just weren't there. They were tucked away in peoples collections. In the recent year they became aviable at shows, at good prices. So when I have time. and everything I need for them, they all get painted and lettered at the same time. I might have as many as 5 sets. If set up right they will run in double sets, like the real ones. I have to get some castings made of the headlights that mount to both ends on the roof of the powered units, and pantographs. I also need to power a couple.
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Posted - March 30 2014 : 07:09:12 AM
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Hey Ben I am going back this morning. Here is what I got yesterday. Not a lot.
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Frank - I like that ATSF tank car, and the Stewart loco looks interesting, have never had one of their locos.
Also have never seen a "Bride & Groom" set before. I am assuming these are some kind of early RDC? Will have to do some researsh on those. Nice looking set though, thanks for posting.
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That electric kit. It's strange how the cars aren't electric at all, they just look like normal passenger cars. Nice stuff you got though.
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Posted - March 30 2014 : 6:30:52 PM
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quote:Frank - I like that ATSF tank car, and the Stewart loco looks interesting, have never had one of their locos.
Also have never seen a "Bride & Groom" set before. I am assuming these are some kind of early RDC? Will have to do some researsh on those. Nice looking set though, thanks for posting.
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* Bride and groom are Pennsylvania railroad MU set, power and trailer car.
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Posted - March 30 2014 : 6:33:26 PM
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quote:That electric kit. It's strange how the cars aren't electric at all, they just look like normal passenger cars. Nice stuff you got though.
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* These were kits so look at the picture on the box. You will see the power car has a pantograph for over head power pick up.
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Posted - March 30 2014 : 7:50:02 PM
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quote: quote:That electric kit. It's strange how the cars aren't electric at all, they just look like normal passenger cars. Nice stuff you got though.
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* These were kits so look at the picture on the box. You will see the power car has a pantograph for over head power pick up.
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Oh, ok. Anyway, you'll have to show us how it turns out when you finish it. The whole forum love to see it finished.
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Posted - March 31 2014 : 12:50:36 PM
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** Here is the finds from the Sunday half of the Greenberg show yesterday.
Silvine B&O kettle.
Liliput, 4-6-0 usa type Santa Fe.
HO trains, 0-4-0 camelback for parts.
Trainminiature, FA1 Erie
Unknown, Borden's milk car
Unknown, Erie gondola
Roundhouse, all metal yellow stock car
Marx, Huron cement covered hopper car, red
Marx, Erie 6028 flat car for Criss Craft boat.
Gilbert, Peabody hopper car.
Lionel, Rath meat packing stock car.
Life Like Western Maryland open hopper car.
MDC Harriman CN dinner car.
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Posted - March 31 2014 : 8:24:54 PM
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Lionel, Rath meat packing stock car
oooo! I is soooo envious of you getting that car 
I got the one with Rio Grande & the cow on it
That one came from AMC since he doesn't like cattle cars
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 11:31:51 AM
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Saturday. 05-10-20144 Allentown train show. 4 car set of Lehigh Valley passenger cars, by IHC ( X Rivarossi ), A beat up Gilbert Eire caboose. And a life like combine PRR.
That's it . Not a whole lot. Needed money for today, Mothers Day.
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 11:36:52 AM
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Here are the last 2 cars listed in previous post.
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Posted - August 22 2014 : 07:49:54 AM
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* This Saturday and Sunday is the Greenberg train show at Edison NJ. I'll be there both Sat and Sun. Got to leave on 1:00 on Sat for family get together. Be there all day Sunday.
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Posted - August 23 2014 : 12:34:02 AM
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| Be interesting to hear how the crowd is, if they sell much. I thought about doing that one.
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Posted - August 23 2014 : 7:39:07 PM
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Didn't sell much. But I purchased these. At the show I meet both Nelson and Pete. Nelson point out to me on what table the Aristo-Craft loco was and that the dealer was asking $20. Thanks Nelson.
Gilbert Black LNE metal gondola.
Gilbert #502 MKT sock car.
Gilbert #510 Monon covered hopper.
Revell- two - B&O open hoppers #4110.
Aristo Craft 2-6-0 Thomas Rogers Mogul loco P&R.
Silver Streak, tank car, CONOCO, all metal with metal faced -paper sides.
See what I get tomorrow.
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Posted - August 23 2014 : 8:22:40 PM
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Nice scores! It goes without saying that the Aristo-Craft loco is sweet - But I like those hoppers 
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Posted - August 24 2014 : 10:04:18 PM
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Well here are my Sunday finds here at Edison NJ Greenberg train show.
stock car, MKT, 502, Rivarossi, Como Italy 1957. Could be a Lionel Car? Yellow with Brown roof.
stock car, MKT 4702, life like, China. Yellow with Brown roof.
stock car, MKT 47152, life like, Hong Kong. All Yellow
box car, GTW 58614, Lionel.
tank car, Koppers, 33518 Gilbert.
tank car, Gulf 33511, Gilbert.
tank car, PENN DRAKE OIL, Mantua. all metal, paper sides.
buildings, Village School, House blue, Pine Hallow Station, General Store.
Total for both days
13 cars, 1 locomotive, 4 buildings.
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 5:27:12 PM
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Trains I got at the Salisbury Train show. New Hope PA.
frank
A Fleischmann B truck diesel.
A HO train company New One CNJ 4-6-0 camelback.
A MDC 4 car passenger set on old time cars painted for the Lehigh Valley.
A gilbert Gulf tank car 500
A gilbert N&W gondola car 505.
"that's all folks" He, He, He.
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 5:45:48 PM
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Wow Frank...that MDC Lehigh Valley set is super-nice. Great score all around
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 5:58:26 PM
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quote:Wow Frank...that MDC Lehigh Valley set is super-nice. Great score all around
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they are painted good but decaled bad. I will strip off all but the railroad name. I hope to find some fancy scrolls in white to apply. also will paint roofs black.
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Posted - October 06 2014 : 8:21:38 PM
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quote:Trains I got at the Salisbury Train show. New Hope PA.
frank
A Fleischmann B truck diesel.
A HO train company New One CNJ 4-6-0 camelback.
A MDC 4 car passenger set on old time cars painted for the Lehigh Valley.
A gilbert Gulf tank car 500
A gilbert N&W gondola car 505.
"that's all folks" He, He, He.
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You bought those coaches from Joel, didn't you? I think they were from his table... I should post my finds probably.
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Posted - October 07 2014 : 06:39:04 AM
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Hi Connor. they weren't on Jole's tables but outside the main hall in the front hallway off to the left when you first walk in. The table with all the HO steam locomotives on it. Hope you had a nice day.
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 4:03:43 PM
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Visited my friend Charlie today. Came back with this stuff. this may take a few posts.
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big, heavy, book 10 1/2" X 13' 644 pages
large drawing for old time 2-6-0. part of building instructions.
System map of Penn central railroad.
Train stuff
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 4:10:34 PM
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post 2
Tyco catalog
Tyco catalog
Athearn catalog
Card stock building
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 4:17:22 PM
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post 3
Large blue print drawing of B&O 2-8-8-0.
instructions to build Tyco Mantua pacific locomotive. 4 pages.
book of old locomotive builder's advertisements.
decal sheet.
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Posted - October 11 2014 : 9:34:59 PM
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Nice haul, Frank. I like the Rivarossi plow. Is it illuminated? Some of them had a working headlamp above the point of the plow.
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Posted - October 11 2014 : 11:55:46 PM
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Cool Penn Central map Frank - bet that would look good framed
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Great stuff you got there, toptrain. Especially those blueprints and maps.
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Posted - October 23 2014 : 5:44:03 PM
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While on a camping trip to PA on Thanksgiving (your Columbus Day) I went to an antique store in Wellsboro, PA and picked up these items.
I also got these 2 engines. I am still searching HO Seeker to try and determine what exactly the steam engine is. It's a Mantua is all I know at the moment. Trying to determine if it's a Pacific or a Hudson.
The switcher would not run when I tried it out but the motor would hum. I took it all apart and cleaned out all the lint and dog hair from the wheels and gear and found a track nail in the motor that was jamming the armature. Removed that and thoroughly cleaned the commutator and brushes and reassembled the engine. It runs nicely but sounds like an old hand turned egg beater when running, but from researching I guess that's the way they run.
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Posted - October 23 2014 : 6:47:29 PM
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that fire tanker I needs for my Fire Fox set
I has those containers too
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Posted - October 23 2014 : 7:19:01 PM
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quote:I am still searching HO Seeker to try and determine what exactly the steam engine is. It's a Mantua is all I know at the moment. Trying to determine if it's a Pacific or a Hudson.
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The only difference between the Pacific and the Hudson is the trailing truck. Since you don't have a trailing truck yet, the engine is a Pacific if you can get a 2-wheel trailing truck and it's a Hudson if you can get a 4-wheel trailing truck.
I know that sounds flippant, but it's so.
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Posted - October 23 2014 : 7:45:01 PM
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About those Pacifics, you have a lot to learn about those things. The original one made between 1952 to around 1955 was all diecast with a bell above the headlight. From around 1956 to around 1958-1959ish, they put the bell on the boiler which is how they kept it for the rest of it's production life. After that, from around 1959-1960 to when Tyco got bought out by Consolidated Foods in the early 1970's, the Pacifics were metal except the cab and tender shell which appears to be the one you have. I believe they also changed the motor around this time. In the brown box era, they cheapened the loco even more like the rest of the lineup back then. The rest is most likely history.
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| Actually there is more to it than that. The motor mounting/drive gear couplings are different also. As this doesn't have a motor I am having to check closely for other details to determine exactly what it is.
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quote:Actually there is more to it than that. The motor mounting/drive gear couplings are different also. As this doesn't have a motor I am having to check closely for other details to determine exactly what it is.
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I apologize, I'm still kinda new to Mantua as well as you apparently are so yeah.Is there any chance you can post every angle of the locomotive to this forum so we can help with identifying it?
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Today finds at the East Rutherford NJ train show .
* Three locomotives and a tray of trains that needs work.
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2 life like P-2000 Lehigh valley PA1 locomotives. both powered. And a Athearn RS3 LV diesel.
A Hornby 4-6-2 blue complete.
A Hornby 4-6-2 green in need of parts.
A Bachmann powered track cleaner.
2 German style freight cars.
Rivarossi E7 NJ Transit for Pete.
Varney SW7 B&O switcher needs drive parts.
Tyco dump car for parts.
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quote:Today finds at the East Rutherford NJ train show .
A Hornby 4-6-2 blue complete.
A Hornby 4-6-2 green in need of parts
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For one thing, that blue 4-6-2 is Gordon from Thomas The Tank Engine (I watched the show when I was little. ) and second of all, the green 4-6-2 is a Hornby Flying Scotsman that looks much like mine.Except older, of course.
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Posted - October 25 2014 : 6:34:13 PM
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you are corret, sir
Plus Gordon is a Flying Scotsman type
Also the railway was called North Western Railway
Thats why the big NWs on the cars & vans(cabooses)
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Posted - October 25 2014 : 7:53:49 PM
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quote:you are corret, sir
Plus Gordon is a Flying Scotsman type
Also the railway was called North Western Railway
Thats why the big NWs on the cars & vans(cabooses)
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Yeah, I know that as well. I read some of the original stories when I was little too.
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*** I went to the Train show today at St Joe's high school. ***
I got a Bachmann 3 car set of CPRR old tine cars, A Fleischmann unpowered railcar. A MDC cookie box car and a Model power Baby Ruth tank cars. Also a Gilbert small die-cast diesel.
frank.
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Posted - November 02 2014 : 10:21:34 PM
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Went to Brockton's annual train show today, and here's what I picked up...
TYCO log dump car set, lighted bumper, traffic lights and signs; Athearn SW9 Santa Fe diesel, Life-Like Proto 2000 Santa Fe GP9, another Santa Fe dummy engine (missing a truck), Kadee uncoupling magnet, and some new rolling stock.
Also got a box of these with stuff that I'm mostly donating to the model train museum I mentioned...
(I was told the locomotives won't run.)
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Posted - November 03 2014 : 12:00:53 AM
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quote:
Also got a box of these with stuff that I'm mostly donating to the model train museum I mentioned...
(I was told the locomotives won't run.)
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â November 02 2014Â :Â 10:21:34 PM
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don't you DARE!!
I want the Amway, Santa Fe boxcars & the Golden Eagle loco + caboose!
won't run? bet I can get them to go
Edited by - microbusss on November 03 2014 12:06:40 AM
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 Posted - November 07 2014 : 8:42:30 PM
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found 2 at a flea market 32 miles away
Varney boxcar & Bowser 45' 3 bay hopper
there is lots of Lionel stuffs
A complete Marx O set & a Budweiser O or 027 set too
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Posted - November 23 2014 : 10:29:55 AM
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There was a recent train show at Allentown Pa. It was the first frost train show. I was lucky enough to find these trains at a very reasonable price. You can see there are no $150. locomotives here with DCC and sound. Just a pair of Athearn GP7, from different dealers. A ATT. Little Miner 2-2-0. It is missing a main rod and the screw to hold it on so cost less. Some Gilbert pieces, three. Three Revell, and a Fleischmann car. Also a old Mantua Sinclair tank car. The last a old plastic Mail car and a coach modeled from the 1850 to 1860 time period. A model that if properly put together can be used a period layout.
** Good luck in your searches for that great addition to your trains. **
frank
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