This loco had the annoying habit of losing one of the studs that holds the left-hand connecting-rod/eccentric in place. A little bit of clear lacquer on the threads should keep it in place.
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More stuff down off the shelf, this a prewar Lionel 249 with a short string of 2600-series freights:
This loco had the annoying habit of losing one of the studs that holds the left-hand connecting-rod/eccentric in place. A little bit of clear lacquer on the threads should keep it in place.
This loco had the annoying habit of losing one of the studs that holds the left-hand connecting-rod/eccentric in place. A little bit of clear lacquer on the threads should keep it in place.
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In lieu of watching the Super Bust, headed to the basement to give the Lionel 258 a spin around the mainline; here it is working its way down the backside of the layout with a string of 800-series freights, heading south toward the eastern end of the tunnel at Heat Pump Pass:
I guess I should head upstairs and watch the half-time show.
I guess I should head upstairs and watch the half-time show.
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Standard gauge trains at the model train exhibit at the Brandywine River Art Museum in July 2018:
Photo courtesy of Ron Cogswell.
Photo courtesy of Ron Cogswell.
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Shawmut Terminal Alco S-2 #90 ready for work:
From an operating session on a friend's two-rail O-scale layout.
From an operating session on a friend's two-rail O-scale layout.
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Another shot from the archives, here the Lionel 253 hauls its drag of 2800-series freights around the northwestern corner of the mainline:
The 253 was a cab-off restore using Woods enamel (peacock) and a few reproduction parts. I striped the base in orange as was done on at least one of the department store specials.
The 253 was a cab-off restore using Woods enamel (peacock) and a few reproduction parts. I striped the base in orange as was done on at least one of the department store specials.
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The first "set" I bought for my kid back in 1996, a pair of O-27 Reading Alco FA units (6-18934) and a set of similarly-schemed O-27 passenger cars:
He was seven at the time and a huge fan of Batman/Power Rangers, so I figured this set was as close to a Dark Knight/Black Ranger set as we might find. Interestingly, I don't think the Reading ever ran an all-black scheme for passenger equipment (could be wrong). Cab units definitely had a black paint scheme, but I'm thinking the black passenger equipment was a bit of a fantasy scheme by Lionel.
On the layout, we ran this as King Coal, the Reading train that ran between Philadelphia and Shamokin, Pennsylvania. We typically ran it with a baggage car, a combo, a couple of coaches, and an observation. We have a VistaDome as offered by Lionel, but rarely used it. VistaDome equipment on such a relatively short-haul eastern train seemed highly unlikely.
Anyway, the "set" hadn't seen track-time in probably fifteen years (at least), so we got it on the track recently and let it run. Quiet and smooth, it's a terrific conventional runner (even if those pilots are a bit ghastly).
He was seven at the time and a huge fan of Batman/Power Rangers, so I figured this set was as close to a Dark Knight/Black Ranger set as we might find. Interestingly, I don't think the Reading ever ran an all-black scheme for passenger equipment (could be wrong). Cab units definitely had a black paint scheme, but I'm thinking the black passenger equipment was a bit of a fantasy scheme by Lionel.
On the layout, we ran this as King Coal, the Reading train that ran between Philadelphia and Shamokin, Pennsylvania. We typically ran it with a baggage car, a combo, a couple of coaches, and an observation. We have a VistaDome as offered by Lionel, but rarely used it. VistaDome equipment on such a relatively short-haul eastern train seemed highly unlikely.
Anyway, the "set" hadn't seen track-time in probably fifteen years (at least), so we got it on the track recently and let it run. Quiet and smooth, it's a terrific conventional runner (even if those pilots are a bit ghastly).
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A local commuter train headed by a Rev. 1 version of the 259E from 1933:
One of five 259/259E locomotives in the collection, this is the oldest. Made in 1933, the first version to feature an E-unit. It lines up nicely with a set of Lionel 603/604 passenger coaches from 1932.
A nice little passenger train from the nadir of the Great Depression.
One of five 259/259E locomotives in the collection, this is the oldest. Made in 1933, the first version to feature an E-unit. It lines up nicely with a set of Lionel 603/604 passenger coaches from 1932.
A nice little passenger train from the nadir of the Great Depression.
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I've been doing a bit of documenting of the sets that I have, the sheer numbers having gotten to a point where I'm having trouble recalling where the stuff came from and whose it was, if important. That's something to be aware of when you’re basically collecting history; I'm not big into provenance, but it is occasionally nice to know the history of a piece.
Here's a Lionel 299W set that came to me a few years ago, a childhood set that belonged to a good friend of a good friend of mine:
From 1936, it's Lionel's scaled down version of the UP's M-10005/M-10006 City of Denver. Introduced by Lionel just a few months after the train entered service, it was quite the scoop for the company. The Old Man, a life-long fanboy of the Streamliners of the 1930s, would have loved this thing. It needs a few replacement bulbs in the vestibules, but otherwise runs and looks terrific.
Here's a Lionel 299W set that came to me a few years ago, a childhood set that belonged to a good friend of a good friend of mine:
From 1936, it's Lionel's scaled down version of the UP's M-10005/M-10006 City of Denver. Introduced by Lionel just a few months after the train entered service, it was quite the scoop for the company. The Old Man, a life-long fanboy of the Streamliners of the 1930s, would have loved this thing. It needs a few replacement bulbs in the vestibules, but otherwise runs and looks terrific.
