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

[skyliner]

To follow-up on my post above, here is a short video of the loco in action. This is one of the first test runs I did after taking it off the programming track.

https://flic.kr/p/2nycN23

 

[rgeiter]

also a grand slam for me on these hoppers.....

INTERMOUNTAIN RAILWAY UP 2 BAY COVERED HOPPER 3 PACK MFG 1059-3A

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Are you going to use these on your railroad or are they going to remain in their boxes. They look very collectible.

 

[Alcomotive]

Are you going to use these on your railroad or are they going to remain in their boxes. They look very collectible.

Ya know they're people who would have these left in boxes as collectibles but I will be opening these but will be keeping the packaging as clean and undamaged as possible. Another words the boxes will be well kept. I am not overly concerned with losing any value as these will retain that. I don't think they will increase. Anyways I will keep searching for more of these and if I stumble on another that is a duplicate I will buy and store it.

 

[rgeiter]

Ya know they're people who would have these left in boxes as collectibles but I will be opening these but will be keeping the packaging as clean and undamaged as possible. Another words the boxes will be well kept. I am not overly concerned with losing any value as these will retain that. I don't think they will increase. Anyways I will keep searching for more of these and if I stumble on another that is a duplicate I will buy and store it.

That’s what makes you a model railroader! I would run them too. They look really nice!

…but I had to ask.

 

[Alcomotive]

Got this in today......Athearn RTR 93938 ACF CENTERFLOW 2 Bay Covered Hopper ACFX #44504

 

[ctclibby]

My today stash. Mid-South Hobbies in Memphis.

Rivarossi Big Boy. Has DCC and sound. Looks like somebody was playing around as one wire is broken/cut. Will find out.

Rivarossi Challenger - not known if DCC or what.

Spectrum USRA Light 4-8-2. Tender is pretty heavy, will find out later about DCC and stuff.

Proto 2000 E6A/B - A powered, B not - no DCC as far as I can tell.

Later

 

[Alcomotive]

So as mentioned in the coffee shop....this arrived yesterday by snail mail......

BROADWAY LIMITED 7186 HO GE ES44AC, UP #8075, TTG W ALUMINUM, PARAGON4 SOUNDDCDCC, SMOKE, (FANTASY PAINT SCHEME)


I will be runnin it later today.....and post more pics on the JR's UPPR thread.....

 

[Alcomotive]

Hits keep on coming with a few surprises!

These all came today. I am home early today from work in a few moments I am off to the train room to run some new stuff! Today is overcast and rainy. Left work early due to massive server failure. IT crews working on putting in a new system and it will take a day and a half. So here we are!


So up first is a shocker for me! I have never seen these sets before by Athearn/Roundhouse "The Operator's Choice" 3 pack of hoppers.... I got this set for 75 bucks and I am very pleased with the quality and details for the money!

Roundhouse RTR The Operator's Choice ATH93995 Rock Island ACF 2970 2-Bay Hopper (3-Pack) 12111, 12293, 12486



I got this little gem on the whim! I still like the old school stuff and for the money it was good and makes good filler for the train's consists! A little weatheriung will make it a great car! I may upgrade the stirrups and ladders.....

Roundhouse - Whistle Stop Trains Wisconsin Central 35 ft Covered Hopper (Grey) WC #81142

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So I stumbled into (2) of these hoppers and I am delighted to get these which will go great with my fleet of hoppers I recently got and posted on here a week ago! Different road numbers! Very crisp printing and great details!


Atlas 20 002 860 ACF 4650 Centerflow (Late) 3 Bay Covered Hopper Union Pacific - Building America SSW 70175



Atlas 20 002 857 ACF 4650 Centerflow (Late) 3 Bay Covered Hopper Union Pacific - Building America SSW 70125

 

[Alcomotive]

Also got one of these "Royster" hoppers I have 3 tank cars LPG gas type and like them! I may get a couple more of these hoppers if I can get better prices on them.

Atlas 20 004 804 ACF 4650 Centerflow Covered Hopper Royster ACFX #48094



Got (2) more Intermountain hoppers...



InterMountain 45354-06 4750 Cu Ft 3-Bay Hopper Rock Island #132733




InterMountain 45354-04 4750 Cu Ft 3-Bay Hopper Rock Island #132527






Lastly I found another TIMKEN tank car woo hoo! One that I didn't have! So stoked! So now I have another one to add to my stable and as you can see the sequence is filling up! I will add TRB 7946........on the hunt for the remaining numbers to fill in! 7942 and 7950! TWO LEFT TO GO!





Athearn HO Scale Timken Roller Freight Tank Car Built Metal Kit TRB 7946





that's it for now I have a few more hoppers coming yet so stay tuned!

 

[TLOC]

Not quite RR related, but close, this arrived today, hopefully it will make my painting a little better.

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I have one for use in the spray booth. Nice addition but the spring holders are clumsy on my unit. A buddy has 2 and his springs are fine. Still playing with it 8 months after I got it.

enjoy yours

 

[TLOC]

also a grand slam for me on these hoppers.....

INTERMOUNTAIN RAILWAY UP 2 BAY COVERED HOPPER 3 PACK MFG 1059-3A

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Those are great cars. I use PWRS when all else fails in the USA. Ordered my UP Gensets from them as the price was one of their rare big really good sales. Turned out they had sound and were marked incorrectly and priced wrong so they cancelled the order on me around 2/2022. No problem since they caught it before shipping

 

[Patrick]

Ok, if this is the wrong place, too bad it's here anyway...lol

The haul from the Estate Sale

First is a Holgate+Reynolds city block (#606) kit:

Then a Roundhouse building kit (#1-01 Single Story Brick)

Then a couple of Suydam & Co. Kits (#1 Corrugated Metal Furniture Factory and #76 Ed's Market)

The corrugated kit requires soldering, definitely something different.

Then the previously described BB kit and the hobby tools.

Things I can use.

 

[Smudge617]

Ok, if this is the wrong place, too bad it's here anyway...lol

The haul from the Estate Sale

First is a Holgate+Reynolds city block (#606) kit:
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Then a Roundhouse building kit (#1-01 Single Story Brick)
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Then a couple of Suydam & Co. Kits (#1 Corrugated Metal Furniture Factory and #76 Ed's Market)

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The corrugated kit requires soldering, definitely something different.

Then the previously described BB kit and the hobby tools.

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Things I can use.

Nice little haul you have.

 

[TLOC]

Postal Service delivered this afternoon.

Detail parts and a couple AtV’s and acetone tanks

Crew members from Miniprints plus the Portable Auger heading to the Transload yard. The deer, goats, more RR folk and bear were shipped the same time but not here yet.

The coil car was a trade for a weathered pulp car. This is a Walther's car from the discontinued Gold Line. Much nicer then I was expecting. I have a couple coil cars coming from Exactrail that better be much much nicer then this car since they cost more then double this one

Tsumani2 from Soundtraxx. I got one last week and put it in a MP15AC from Athearn Genesis. I love the sound, IMO the operating feel is very similar to the ESU4 it replaced. So I ordered 3 more, here is one of them. The Tsumani2 so far is much easier to program then the ESU units

 

[BigGRacing]

since they cost more then double this one

you will have to do a side by side comparison for us. I have 3 exact rail to build still myself.

 

[TLOC]

you will have to do a side by side comparison for us. I have 3 exact rail to build still myself.

Gary, I have 3 other Exactrail cars on the layout. They are wonderful cars, roll great, have great weight, are very detailed and just look great. I can compare the 2 brands of coil cars side by side but Walthers did a fine job with the coil car I have. I have 2 from Exactrail enroute. The Walthers car is not heavily detailed but it is good enough and this car does roll great and has good weight. 5 of these in a manifest would be fine. When switching as that is what I like, I prefer the more detailed cars.

I have some of the Scaletrain,com rivet counter cars, some Exactrail, Tangent, BLMA prior to Atlas buying them, a few Intermountain and a couple Athearn Genesis cars. For the money value I put them in my order.

I like WaltersProto cars if I can find good to great sales. Without a better then 20% dupiscount the value is not there, IMO. Accurail is 1/2 my 24 car covered hopper fleet and the value can’t be beat. They make great unit train cars. I have some BB left and a few Roundhouse. I am trying to upgrade the fleet and not exceed 70 cars on the layout. I prefer all cars be used on the layout and not in a drawer.

 

[BigGRacing]

Makes complete sense, I want my cars all on the layout as well. My old army cox train is sentimental value so it just has to stay.

 

[MikeInHubCity]

Stopped at a LHS in Plover, WI yesterday after a brutal vision therapy session and picked up a couple pieces of rolling stock.

Walthers Mainline 54’ P-S 4427 3 bay Soo Line covered hopper & Bachmann 50’ plug-door box car in the BSA Adventure colors.

 

[TLOC]

Two more cars showed up from HomeShops LLC. These Tangent cars in private freelance road names have been super well done.

They were inspected out of the box with no broken details. Placed on the layout for the 1st photos and are heading next to the weathering bench

I now have 4 cars from HomeShops with a possibily of rounding out the grain car unit train with a few more

I currently have no other deliveries scheduled. Maybe more retail therapy in the next few days

 

[TLOC]

It’s never a good sign when you forget what you ordered. Today an order showed that I had forgotten about.

3-decoder buddies
1-Soundtraxx Tsumani2 decoder

from Streamlined Back Shop @ SBS4dcc.com

now to find the ditchlights, the speakers and the other 2 Tsunami2’s that I put in a safe place together