Like that Pennsy tender from a #250. The 250 was my first Lionel train. Still have it.
Regards, Roy
The entire front face of the layout is being re- done, and improved
The original supports for the elevated track were not used, but have come in handy now
It took me awhile, but I finally figured out that if I lift the factory above the N scale tracks, it would open up a lot of space in the center section
Well, thank you ! I was just reflecting on the fact that My Space is having it's first Birthday !
It's been so much fun !!!
A lot of ideas, and things I've always wanted to try are showing up here !
I had to go back and look. You've come along way in 364 days!
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
A work in progress...
The front and side of the layout will be filled in with building flats
"Please watch your step"
"Now boarding, train for Kyoto and Osaka"
I had a " break in two", and the engine came around and slammed into the back half of the train. My most common accident scenario...
Scenery helps to keep things from hitting the floor
It is becoming much more vertical
My city is getting a complete makeover...
I would say that the overall proportions of those Atlantics are pleasing to the eye. I will probably pick one up at some point.
And the NKP;
one of my favorite roads ! Rode behind 765 and 587 out of Chicago.
Lima superpower Rocks !!!
I gave mine the Nickel Plate look with some water based paint and paper labels:
I think I completely forgot what I was jabbering about.!
But what a fun diversion !!! You can really get pulled into that game !!
Incidentally, I like those little Atlantics!
The last time I was at Carnegie Science Center's 0 gauge layout, last May, many trains were powered by the trusty little workhorses. I wouldn't mind picking up a couple to assist in traffic upturns...
They do the job !!
Well, I know where my dreams come from. One of my favorite time wasters is my Nintendo DS and my favorite game is Lionel Trains: On Track. In the game two opposing trains or even one faster and one slower train can pass right through each other. Here's a short clip someone posted on the tube:
The other half of that dream had me climbing a steep cliff so I could get a shot of the "newly restored for excursion service" Pennsy loco that was pulling silver passenger coaches accross the long bridge over the "great horshoe falls of Cleveland". Only the loco was a Pennsy Atlantic of the 1990's Kughn era Lionel production that looked something like this:
I've got a wacky brain!
Well, I've got a 2018, so I'm half-way there! Woo-hoo!
And they're collision proof! OK maybe that's only in my dreams. But you gotta admit a 2035 and a 2018 both pulling freight in opposite directions on the same figure 8 layout and passing through each other like there was nothing there is quite a memorable sight! Even if it was only a dream!
Yes indeed! The problem so far is I haven't found one at a reasonable price or one in reasonable condition. But there's one out there I know, I've just got to be patient.
The 2035 has that iconic Postwar look.
Plus, I have 2 2025's, and 2 2035's. Although they are essentially the same engine, and the 2025 are silky smooth runners, the Magnetraction of the 2035 makes a Huge difference !
So, if you come across one at a reasonable price, don't let it slip through yours fingers !
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