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My COTW for this week is an N scale Union Pacific ore car from Atlas, which I got from one of my parents' friends with a bunch of other stuff. 
-Steve
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Posted - January 18 2015 : 10:46:26 AM
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My COTW is this recently purchased Bachman 51' steel boxcar.
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Posted - January 18 2015 : 11:03:58 AM
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oh man! I want that one hehe 
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Posted - January 18 2015 : 11:51:27 PM
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Got a huge lot of trains last year from one of my mom's friends whose husband passed away. I decided I would try my hand at weathering & selling on Ebay since I had some pretty decent rolling stock to work with. Kinda nervous to see how it does I've never offered up one of my works before haha. Car started life just as a new Walthers Trainline hopper.
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 12:49:52 AM
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Finally found a good MU-2 powered trolley for a bargain price. Need to make a trolley pole for it. COTW
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 07:10:23 AM
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| Looks like its on the El. Lovely old piece. Great find.
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 07:39:13 AM
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quote:Finally found a good MU-2 powered trolley for a bargain price. Need to make a trolley pole for it. COTW
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â January 19 2015Â :Â 12:49:52 AM
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metalsmith1; If you run on a elevated line you don't need a pole because they ran on third rail.
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 09:57:02 AM
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quote:Finally found a good MU-2 powered trolley for a bargain price. Need to make a trolley pole for it. COTW
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â January 19 2015Â :Â 12:49:52 AM
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These MU powered trollies are really growing on me and I don't have one yet. I should really get at least 1. The MU is one of my favorite mechanisms.
For my trollies, I've been using poles from Eaton Custom Engineering, eBay user richeaton. For under $15 shipped, they're tough to beat even if I'm not using overhead wire.
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 11:27:57 AM
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Life-Like BAR
I almost have all these cars except 3 ad ones 
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Posted - January 19 2015 : 9:30:01 PM
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My COTW is my Tyco Tropicana box car..
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Posted - January 21 2015 : 3:08:04 PM
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A most delightful surprise in the mail this week, this just in from TF's WKS.
Snazzy little chrome piece will go well with the Silver Streak caboose.
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Posted - January 21 2015 : 3:10:06 PM
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quote:My COTW is my Tyco Tropicana box car..
Originally posted by walt - January 19 2015 : 9:30:01 PM
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First ice cream, now I am craving OJ. Must be subliminal advertising. Nice
find, I've only seen Tyco Tropicana in orange.
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Posted - January 21 2015 : 6:35:30 PM
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Yes, Jeff... I believe that someone done the Tropicana boxcar in orange, I can't remember who... This one is the Tyco version and Tyco done some piggyback trailers too.
REVISED, after looking on ebay I found there are several different Tropicana cars made.
Edited by - walt on January 23 2015 01:32:45 AM
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 6:13:40 PM
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My COTW is a pair of Fleischmann Hi-Level cars I redid for my Amtrak Phase III Sunset Limited project.
Hi-Level Coach Dorm
 
Hi-Level Lounge
 
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 6:19:53 PM
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Jerry,
I like the passenger cars, You do good work.
Regards, John
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 6:50:43 PM
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 That's very nice, Jerry. I love what you did with those coaches.
-Steve
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 7:06:05 PM
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| Colorful cars. This one a MTH PRR box car. 
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 10:01:22 PM
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Nice, Richard! I've never seen that one before...
Jerry, Great job on the passenger cars!
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Posted - January 23 2015 : 12:22:07 AM
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| Nice passenger cars. Real good job on those. Love'm.
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Posted - January 25 2015 : 05:34:26 AM
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nice amtrack cars and PRR box car.
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