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Here's my Car of the Week... Picked this up at the Show Today... Tyco T311Y J.C.Pennys Boxcar... New In Red Box.. Do not find this too often in this condition ...  Carl
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Posted - April 03 2011 : 7:23:05 PM
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Nice car Carl,my cars of the week are 1 bachmann and 2 roundhouse painted for the vinton lumber company of vintondale pa ken
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Posted - April 03 2011 : 8:00:10 PM
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My car for the week is a weathered coal hopper It started as an undecorated Athearn car painted and lettered for the Rock Island.
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Posted - April 04 2011 : 3:07:30 PM
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Here's my Tyco/Mantua Hobby Horse MMP # 704
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Posted - April 04 2011 : 10:28:52 PM
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Another nice find Carl.
Cool looking passenger cars Ken. Is the bottom one a car to house the passengers' horses?
55, good looking "aged" hopper.
Defunct, that car have any "treasures" in it? Old TYCOs by chance?
Here's my car(s) of the week. Southern Crescent Limited Passenger cars. Not sure what brand yet, sure someone on here can look and identify quickly. Just got today from that bidding site! Thought my new (too me) Rivarossi Pacific Southern Steamer would look good pulling these even though not from same era.
Oh well my railroad!
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Posted - April 05 2011 : 12:53:59 AM
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Posted - April 05 2011 : 6:28:35 PM
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quote:Here's my car(s) of the week. Southern Crescent Limited Passenger cars. Not sure what brand yet, sure someone on here can look and identify quickly. Just got today from that bidding site! Thought my new (too me) Rivarossi Pacific Southern Steamer would look good pulling these even though not from same era.
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Those are 100% Tyco  Nice set! The Crescent Limited seems to be one of the harder to find roadnames...I have yet to find a set  
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Posted - April 05 2011 : 8:48:58 PM
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Thanks DeCheez. Thought the truck ends looked similar to old TYCO riveted on couplers, but someone put Kadee couplers on these. They are also completely different from my later Amtrak passenger cars which have plastic bottoms that are somewhat detailed. The Southern cars are just plain metal with no detail. These look to be from the 1963 time frame, old as me!
So my $35 bucks were well spent?!
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Posted - April 05 2011 : 11:39:34 PM
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quote:| So my $35 bucks were well spent?! |
I would say so
Somewhere in the early 70's Tyco switched from metal floors to plastic. The cars with the metal floors are dual lighted
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Posted - April 06 2011 : 7:43:37 PM
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aaskas - very nice passenger cars I need the UP versions Except the Combine
Defunct RR - That place probably no longer exists  But nice car Always did like the hobby store promo cars
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Posted - April 06 2011 : 9:41:49 PM
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Thanks Ben. I'll keep my eye out for the UP versions when I go to my next show.
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Posted - April 06 2011 : 11:42:11 PM
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I got two a Lionel Auto Loader and a Lionel Piggy Back. I got them both for FREE. They came in thier original boxes and didnt even look like they were used. Any info would be appreciated. Thanx guys.
  
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Posted - April 07 2011 : 12:00:01 PM
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This week it is my Laconia Mathasons Dry ice car.
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Posted - April 07 2011 : 5:44:50 PM
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Irishfirefighter1416 - I think you just got 2 of the hard ones to find
toptrain - very nice car Don't see a dry ice car often 
aaskas - well if you do find the UP set need 2 passenger cars 1 observation & I'd take the combine anyway & look for set in Rio Grande too
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Posted - April 07 2011 : 8:07:11 PM
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quote:I got two a Lionel Auto Loader and a Lionel Piggy Back. Any info would be appreciated. Thanx guys.
Originally posted by Irishfirefighter1416Â -Â April 06 2011Â :Â 11:42:11 PM
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I've watched a few of the Auto Loader Lionel auctions, and they go high ( $50 plus ). Only cheap ones I've seen are missing the autos. You got a GREAT bargain on both, but I'd love to have the auto rack.  thanks for posting so we could drool over them.
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Posted - April 07 2011 : 9:17:44 PM
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Hey Buss ! Here the UP are very hard to find. The Rio Grand almost impossiable. Good Luck Ben.
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Posted - April 07 2011 : 9:19:12 PM
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...now I know where my station wagon came from...
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Posted - April 08 2011 : 5:57:11 PM
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well here is mine I think it a Athern Not real sure
I got it with a Marx HO train set I found at a antique store for $25
Hard to find maybe? Anyone have some spare doors?
toptrain - Yeah I knows But never hurts to ask Lucky I got the combine only
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Posted - April 08 2011 : 10:21:22 PM
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quote:
I have a pair of Athearn blue box kits that I built that look identical to those, with red trailers and no cars though.
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