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 Posted - January 24 2009 : 4:14:16 PM
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hey guys
the collection i got near napierville quebec did not seem much at first until i got my eyes on this ROCK ISLAND NUMBER 99 A+B UNITS AND THE WHOLE SET THAT CAME WITH THEM... in the original box and in very nice condition
Have a look
      
guess i'm quite happy with this surprise...
i did find the A+B units on the web but never found the whole set
if someone has a listing or web page concerning it please get back to me
tx again again and again
PAT
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Posted - January 24 2009 : 4:33:48 PM
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Nice find!
Mike
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Posted - January 24 2009 : 9:21:31 PM
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Wow, very nice indeed. 
Looks complete and hardly used...you ought to set it up and run it sometime!
    
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Posted - January 24 2009 : 11:30:24 PM
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tx guys
i knew experts like you guys would appreciate...
i plan to get it up and running as soon as i get off e-bay or i run out of money
that should be soon
PAT
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Posted - January 31 2009 : 9:21:00 PM
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hey guys... in trouble again...
the marx set is rolling nicely with oil and contact cleaning..
the thing is that the set is older than i am ....
the only way i found to plug the transfo to the track is putting
the contact plate under the tracks is that the only way or should it be plugged another way???
tx in advance
PAT
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Posted - January 31 2009 : 10:28:47 PM
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| It most likely does clip under the track, I seem to recall my old Marx tinplate set having that feature.
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 09:45:20 AM
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ill check that out
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 10:24:24 AM
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If I remember correctly the tabs should push into the rails.
The lionel version clipped on around the rail.
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 1:00:07 PM
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you can see the contact plate in the second picture up top
tx
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 6:37:44 PM
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Ray's got the right idea.
The little tabs should be standing up,
and they will have to be pressed into the little gaps on the underside of each rail.
Mine had to be pressed pretty hard, and don't try to put both tabs in at once. Just do one at a time.
The end result should be flat, with both tabs placed inside the rails.
By the way, are these Marx controllers any good, in terms of safety?
I've got two, one with a built-in circuit breaker and one that has an external circuit breaker.
They both hum quite loudly, and don't sound too safe. 
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 8:44:16 PM
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Hey guys...
i knew you would get me out of trouble again...
the transfo is working quite well not much noise if you dont stick your ear to it.... runs a bit hot... i found out how to put it in reverse...
simple technology but so much fun...
guess i wont be able to sell it anymore bought some nascar cars to add to the set... different era but fun anyway....
ill try to put my hand on my father's lionel steamer he bought in new-york in 1955 he must still have it but where...ill feel like indiana jones going thru his stuff..........
tx again guys you're real pros
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 9:10:10 PM
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Woo hoo, Matt, looks like yours got a little warm in a past life 
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Posted - February 01 2009 : 9:24:35 PM
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I just noticed that after I posted the picture, actually! 
I'd have a fully functional Marx set if I could just find a working locomotive.
Weren't these things supposed to be as common as a dirty penny?! 
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Posted - February 05 2010 : 4:02:38 PM
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I ove my Marx 0-27! I take them out to Callahan RR days and 5 peple will try to make a non-refusing offer No way! 3/4 of it was given to me and ever since...
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - February 05 2010 : 6:42:37 PM
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nice set & awesome find  Do they make that particular type of locos in HO? Cause would be neat to copy the locos in HO
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Posted - February 05 2010 : 8:18:00 PM
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Hi Microbusss. Marx did make the same Rock Island set in HO 1959-60. The Engine had the same number 99. I have the B unit. The A unit is somewhere. When I get time i will post Pictures of the two. Carl
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Posted - February 06 2010 : 12:46:00 AM
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well if you do post BOTH scales together 
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