Mail Call! Railway Post Office, commonly abbreviated as RPO has rolled in!

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I received a new toy for the workshop, a Cameo 4. My SweetieBear has been wanting one of these for a long time. Looking forward to seeing what she can do with it, not sure how useful it will be for HO Scale stuff, but will be handy for a lot of my other hobbies. New Toy For Sweetiebear And I.JPEG
 


If you don't make it over to the coffee shop, I'll show ya this car, I think came in on the next RPO after twforemans', my first piece of Tangent rolling stock. I really like the detail on the car, except the trip pin levers. They're going by by....
 
I just discovered this thread and really enjoyed seeing what everyone's interests are.

These treasures just showed up yesterday. The Locomotive Co was based out of Manhatten Beach CA. back in the late 70s.
Back then this was one of the few options for Colorado Midland Locomotives other than the two brass imports years before.
These kits were a three piece ordeal - Chassis, Superstructure, and Tender kits.
I picked up the 4-6-0, 2-8-0 chassis and two superstrucure kits. I will have to kit bash a couple of the old MDC/ Roundhouse tenders for them.
 

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CM-Fan said:
I just discovered this thread and really enjoyed seeing what everyone's interests are.

These treasures just showed up yesterday. The Locomotive Co was based out of Manhatten Beach CA. back in the late 70s.
Back then this was one of the few options for Colorado Midland Locomotives other than the two brass imports years before.
These kits were a three piece ordeal - Chassis, Superstructure, and Tender kits.
I picked up the 4-6-0, 2-8-0 chassis and two superstrucure kits. I will have to kit bash a couple of the old MDC/ Roundhouse tenders for them.
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I have never seen a kit like that before wow!
 


I snagged another ASAB boxcar #7234....I got it for 5 bucks plus 3.74 for shipping. so 9 dollar total not bad. I think this is an old Athearn BB but I actually think it may be a BEV-BEL series. Not sure. Will need to research it. So all in all a decent score. I do need to change out the wheel sets, add kadees and add a missing break wheel plus add a little bid of weathering. I do love these o'l BB Athearns & it's nice having operable doors. Plugged doors drive me nuts....

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2Tracks said:
James, nice box car! I agree about the moving doors, more realistic.
Found this Alco FA2...Demonstrator of course....... ;)
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Thanks!

I love ALCO demonstrators! I have been looking around for this unit you have the FA2.... Can you believe it that I do not own an ALCO demonstrator? 😜 :confused::mad::(

Although I have 10 GM/EMD demos go figure! GP7s, GP20, GP38, GP60s, SD7s, SD40-2s and E8.

Also a little tibbit of information. Other than my grandfather worked at ALCO. Currently ALCO #5 switcher from the ALCO plant is still running today and in operation. It runs in the north east area of upstate NY where I live. Hal T. Raven is the owner and operator.

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It is a sweet diesel locomotive! Love the ALCOs!
 
CM-Fan said:
Jerry - Is that the locomotive commonly called a "Sharknose"?
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Thank you James! 👍 Walt, I could see were looking at my photo you might think that the way the nose looks........
And speaking of Baldwins, an ABA Demonstrator set of the DR-4-4-1500 shark noses would look good lined up with the other Demonstrators... 🤤🤤🤤🤤
I thought it would take me forever to find the Demo FB2 motor........paid for it a about an hour ago........😁
 
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