Re: K-line

[alexweiihman]

I never had any club engines because i discover k-line right before they went bust but those club engines looked like great deals.

 

[M1Tanker]

The New Haven EP-5 club engine is as lovely as any engine I own.

[alexweiihman]

The details are not only the thing that makes it lovley the price was probley too!

[M1Tanker]

Basic stripped down model was $100 or so I think.  We were very loyal K-Line customers.  They hooked me with their die-cast hoppers.

[alexweiihman]

I started to get into k-line right before they got bankrupt, I think that it is sad how lionel introduced their K-line By lionel.

[RR Redneck]

The fact that K-Line is now owned by Lionel.

[alexweiihman]

I understand but the engines and cars arre just not that attractive.

[RR Redneck]

Sorry.

[ben10ben]

I have yet to buy a K-line product that I didn't like.

My first was a club Trainmaster. $225 got me one with TMCC, Railsounds, and smoke. Back when the K-line first came out, it completely blew any other Trainmasters available from the major manufacturers out of the water.

I was able to pick up a couple of reefers from Davis Trains after K-line was out of business. I got lucky and ended up with three for around $60, which is hard to beat. I think that they were a bit high at their original $60 or $65 retail price(compared to the $50 Atlas ones). They were at least 90% as the Atlases, though, and a real bargain at the $20-30 closeout price.

[Joe Hohmann]

Since I'm a passenger car fan, I'll restrict my comments to that. In my opinion, K-Line made the best looking semi-scale streamlined passenger cars in their "Streamliner" line. They are not as high or wide as other brand's semi-scale, which gives them a "more real" (less stubby/toylike) look. They have great paint, very decent detail, interiors, and great lighting. The price could not be beaten, as well. You do, however, need to run them with semi-scale engines to look "right".

The other item they made that "beat all the others" was the animated "Watchman Shanty", and I own all 3 (MTH: OK, Lionel: way too big/toylike for me personally). If Lionel does not continue making it, they're crazy. Joe

[ChiefEagles]

I've got tons of K-Line box cars and die cast hoppers.  Too many die cast hoppers.

[spankybird]

I have to agree with the semi scale passanger cars. They were great looking.

 

I really liked the 027 low profile switches with aux power and lights ! Much better than Lionel 027 swithces.

[mickey4479]

I bought a K-Line PRR B6s steam switcher and it looks great.  It runs pretty well but I am a little dissatisfied with the speed control even with the TMCC features.  I heard that an after market company has a board to insert with better speed control steps, but I would not want to tackle that.  It really runs well other than that.