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 Posted - August 10 2014 : 08:47:52 AM
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Starting off purple this week, I found a nice ACL Observation car at a local Virginia train show, would look nice as an excursion car behind an ACL F7 or something similar that I have, so I got it for 16. Nice Athearn piece, I managed to drop it taking it out of the box, so now I have to repair a coupler, and reattach the rear "glass" in the back, it's loose inside now. Sigh. At least that's all the damage it did, nothing to the body I could see. Whew!
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 10:29:32 AM
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nice car jerry,mine this week is an ajin great northern 50 ft passenger boxcar
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 11:15:56 AM
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Keeping with the passenger car theme, my COTW is an Athearn Genesis Napa Valley coach. (I have three types of them and I posted one already in the COTW section.)
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 5:46:19 PM
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A string of mostly Tyco B&M box cars towed by ersatz
RS12, gifts from Leo G. of Massachusetts, who prowls
train shows and estate sales with his lady friend, when
he is not growing tomatoes and taking the grand kids
to the Butterfly Atrium.
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Posted - August 11 2014 : 12:16:45 AM
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My COTW is this recently restored GM&O caboose on display at our local village park.
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Posted - August 11 2014 : 01:51:25 AM
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| Nice caboose in the park, Steven...!
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 02:26:13 AM
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How much does a used caboose, like that,
run for? I've heard some pretty high
estimates, but can't quite believe them...
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 09:03:26 AM
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Mark another one off the list, New Haven 8 wheeled caboose!!
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 11:52:15 AM
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quote:How much does a used caboose, like that,
run for? I've heard some pretty high
estimates, but can't quite believe them...
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â August 12 2014Â :Â 02:26:13 AM
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10s of 1000s of dollars to even buy one!
Then a few more 1000s just to move it! 
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 12:11:18 PM
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quote:nice car jerry,mine this week is an ajin great northern 50 ft passenger boxcar
Originally posted by catfordken - August 10 2014 : 10:29:32 AM
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 I love Great Northern stuff! Looks awesome!
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 12:56:46 PM
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My car is another billboard car I have acquired.
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 1:26:16 PM
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quote:My car is another billboard car I have acquired.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 12 2014 : 12:56:46 PM
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I got one of them too
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 10:25:22 PM
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Tyco operating boxcar custom painted as a Southern Pacific express boxcar. It's frequently added at the head of my SP passenger consists.
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 01:12:42 AM
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All Nice cars guys! I favor Redwoods and Catfordken's so far this week. But Jerry's Atlantic Coast Line Passenger car is neat too!
This one is on the layout table so I will use it in this weeks COTW. AHM's Woolworth box car. Another hard to find piece...
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 3:03:49 PM
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| Great looking freight cars so far. This next one is lettered for Wilson lines. 
Edited by - wks on August 13 2014 3:04:39 PM
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 6:45:02 PM
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Here is a very easy to tell the difference in 2 old time reefers. Both are Goetz Country Club Malt Liquor cars.
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 7:00:38 PM
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MY COTW is an IHC Santa Fe Pleasure Dome. It has seen 1 or 2 repaints in it's lifetime, starting out originally in L&N paint (which never had a dome car), then in JNXT colors...and another one I can't quite remember. Which is fine because that's the way most real passenger rolling stock goes through life. I picked this as its final repaint, looked like it was meant to have this look. #503 "Plaza Santa Fe".
  
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 7:08:01 PM
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quote:MY COTW is an IHC Santa Fe Pleasure Dome. It has seen 1 or 2 repaints in it's lifetime, starting out originally in L&N paint (which never had a dome car), then in JNXT colors...and another one I can't quite remember. Which is fine because that's the way most real passenger rolling stock goes through life. I picked this as its final repaint, looked like it was meant to have this look. #503 "Plaza Santa Fe".
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â August 13 2014Â :Â 7:00:38 PM
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Nicely done. That's a good looking dome car. - Thomas
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 7:28:41 PM
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quote: quote:MY COTW is an IHC Santa Fe Pleasure Dome. It has seen 1 or 2 repaints in it's lifetime, starting out originally in L&N paint (which never had a dome car), then in JNXT colors...and another one I can't quite remember. Which is fine because that's the way most real passenger rolling stock goes through life. I picked this as its final repaint, looked like it was meant to have this look. #503 "Plaza Santa Fe".
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â August 13 2014Â :Â 7:00:38 PM
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Nicely done. That's a good looking dome car. - Thomas
Originally posted by Redwoods - August 13 2014 : 7:08:01 PM
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That's what I was gonna say!Seriously though, nice passenger car and I do have to agree with you that it's back story is very much like a lot of passenger cars.
-Steve
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Posted - August 13 2014 : 10:59:30 PM
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quote:MY COTW is an IHC Santa Fe Pleasure Dome.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â August 13 2014Â :Â 7:00:38 PM
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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
You wouldn't be Kubla Khan, would you?
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - August 14 2014 : 01:56:00 AM
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quote:1. What does the guy do in the box car?
2. Fabulous 19th century scene with that wooden
reefer!
3. Dying over that Dorito car, Woolworth's pretty
nifty. Does anyone remember Zayre's?
4. Citizen Kane alive and well. Nice quip. Nice equip, too.
5. Will donate plasma for that Tyco caboose.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â August 14 2014Â :Â 01:55:15 AM
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Posted - August 14 2014 : 12:55:05 PM
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quote:1. What does the guy do in the box car?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â August 14 2014Â :Â 01:55:15 AM
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You load small packages into the roof hatch on the left and then the guy pushes them out the door. Here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VziO8McwuM
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Posted - August 14 2014 : 11:10:49 PM
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This looks choice, I am inspired to build one in REA! quote:Tyco operating boxcar custom painted as a Southern Pacific express boxcar. It's frequently added at the head of my SP passenger consists.
Originally posted by Redwoods - August 12 2014 : 10:25:22 PM
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Posted - August 14 2014 : 11:49:42 PM
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I'm totally with you. I'm tempted to do one in REA myself.
I've added an actuator in front of my REA building at the Redwoods and Pacific passenger terminal. I still need to add a platform to catch the packages.
In some ways the Tyco operating boxcar makes more sense in express service at the front of a passenger train.
quote:This looks choice, I am inspired to build one in REA! quote:Tyco operating boxcar custom painted as a Southern Pacific express boxcar. It's frequently added at the head of my SP passenger consists.
Originally posted by Redwoods - August 12 2014 : 10:25:22 PM
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Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â August 14 2014Â :Â 11:10:49 PM
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 4:29:01 PM
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hey, Redwoods IF you do a boxcar with REA on it
Use the more modern REA logo on the boxcar
Like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAILWAY-EXPRESS-AGENCY-REA-ADVERTISING-PORCELAIN-SIGN-Station-Train-Railroad-/190775043952
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 4:51:07 PM
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quote:
Walt...if I may....
....THE INFORMER
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 6:29:22 PM
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quote:
I like the modern REA logo too. I'd probably use the more modern 50-foot plug door for that project.
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Posted - August 16 2014 : 7:31:18 PM
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My car of the week is a Tyco 1860's combine that I traded for with Chops. I've been wanting one of these "flat roof" styles instead of the Overton style to better match what the 4-4-0 might have pulled, though when it comes down to it, I guess they probably pulled a little of everything.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/barry/20140816192941_100_4482.jpg
It was fun watchin the General pull it around, but really should have had better lighting to get a decent video.
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