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 Posted - October 07 2009 : 10:52:56 PM
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First off: It's not mine. Secondly, all you need to know:
http://www.goingincirclez.com/Crusader
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Posted - October 07 2009 : 11:02:23 PM
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Wow, your restoring, detailing, history, and presentation are awe inspiriing...
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 05:13:30 AM
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Very impressive results, that we've come to expect!
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 10:48:29 AM
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Is it rare tho?  Cause I'd like one someday
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 11:47:01 AM
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Nice work Tony.
Didn't one of those just sell for $8000 on Ebay?
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 5:20:59 PM
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| Looks awesome! The work you do is always amazing. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 7:30:32 PM
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quote:Nice work Tony.
Didn't one of those just sell for $8000 on Ebay?
Originally posted by Ray Marinaccio-October 08 2009: 11:47:01 AM
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I knew they were collectible, but I had no idea they brought that much. 
Even tho I'm not a huge fan of streamliners, they are pretty cool.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - October 08 2009 : 9:44:31 PM
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quote:Nice work Tony.
Didn't one of those just sell for $8000 on Ebay? |
Ray, The only high priced Crusader sale I recall was a New Jersey Custom Brass Set. I saved the auction image.
I can assure you that this Penn-Line Crusader, which Tony has done such a masterful job on, cost no where near 8 grand!
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Posted - October 09 2009 : 10:16:42 AM
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Tony,
Very nice job on the Crusader & also the pictures & story !
You are truly a craftsman !.... There are not many of these Penn Lines Crusadersa to be found, I have seen maybe 3-4 of them at York,s TCA meets & some on ebay & they seem to run around $1,200.00, this is the asking price but that were still on table when I went back around,
I was born in Reading, Pa in a old stone farm house & the RDG tracks leading into the Yard ran about 200 yds away from the house so in my early yrs I was woke up in the mornings by whistles, bells, steam noises of all kinds & couplers clanking when cars were shuttled around,
My one Uncle & I sat on the bank above the tracks & watched the small switchers puffing smoke & ringing bells & switching car around, saw troop trains both coming & going some with flat car loads of tanks, trucks, cannons & etc & also when the coaches went by the troops would wave at us, those days of trains are good memories & of course back than I was to young to understand the tragedies of WW II & didnt realize that the war was the reason of all this train activity, my Mother & I also had a ride on the Crusader into Reading one time & I all I remember is the activity around this train as people were standing around looking at this shiny engine with blue on it & the shiny cars instead of the dull green cars & the grimy black engines that we were used to be getting on & it wasnt until yrs later when I got interested in the RDG RR that I realized the shiny & blue train was none other than the Crusader,
I dont have a Crusader in my collection & next week when I attend the York meet I will be looking for one like I always do & hope to find one at a afforadabe price, I keep hearing that Broadway Limited is playing with the idea of making a HO Crusader & sure hope they do or somebody does,
THanks again Tony for taking time to take pictures & writing about the Crusader,...................Abe
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 Posted - October 09 2009 : 11:34:35 AM
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great write up and pics. :)
~anna
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Posted - October 09 2009 : 11:56:09 AM
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Maybe it was $800 and I saw to many zeros with my blurry double vision.
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Posted - October 09 2009 : 2:05:32 PM
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| Great work as always Tony! I liked how you told the story as more of a press release rather than a "how too".
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 Posted - April 30 2023 : 7:38:44 PM
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"Did not one of those just sell for $8000 on Ebay?
The only high priced Crusader sale I recall was a New Jersey Custom Brass Set. I saved the auction image.
I can assure you that this Penn-Line Crusader which Tony has done such a masterful job on cost no where near 8 grand!"
Originally posted by LoopnHook on October 08 2009Â
Gorgeous set deserves a look after over a decade ago.
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