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Posted by traindaddy1 on Friday, April 20, 2007 2:21 PM
Hey Guys: Thanks to all.
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Posted by bfskinner on Friday, April 20, 2007 12:40 PM
Try candy and/or flowers.
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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, April 20, 2007 11:39 AM
yeah, that too, Philly.

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Posted by phillyreading on Friday, April 20, 2007 11:27 AM

Another nice thing about the Williams tender is that you only need a whistle or bell button to activate it, NO TMCC or DCS needed!

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, April 20, 2007 9:03 AM

Nice catch, Doug. Since he asked for Lionel, I didn't even think to mention the Williams tenders. These tenders have Trueblast II whistles and bells, as opposed to an air whistle or Train/Railsounds.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, April 20, 2007 8:48 AM
Recommend you consider Williams. On pg. 90 of their recent catalog, they show two NYC tenders - one for a Berkshire (#BRKTNDR-03) and one for their S2 (#S2TEND-02). The former MSRP is 99.95 and the latter 79.95 - could be less with their platinum club or at a re-seller.

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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, April 20, 2007 7:30 AM

 fifedog wrote:
jaabat - You CAN be very helpful at times.  I was truly expecting you to extoll the virtues of haveing a MARX 666 tender to trail behind traindaddy's loco...Evil [}:)]

Booga booga!!!Evil [}:)]

Actually, I was trying to be as tender as possible. He did after all, ask for some tender advice... 

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, April 20, 2007 7:25 AM
jaabat - You CAN be very helpful at times.  I was truly expecting you to extoll the virtues of haveing a MARX 666 tender to trail behind traindaddy's loco...Evil [}:)]
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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, April 20, 2007 7:13 AM

Lionel doesn't currently offer that style tender in NYC livery. But they did recently (2006) offer a nice "mountain" style tender that is actually a great fit for the PE berk. The Post War Celebration Series 773 whistle tender is lettered for the New York Central. They can still be purchased from Lionel dealers. I know one in my area still has some. I think they run $45.00 or so. Back in the post war era, this type of tender was often paired with the 736 Berk, although the number then was 2046W.

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Seeking Tender Advice
Posted by traindaddy1 on Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:00 PM

Hi! Today, I am seeking tender advice from you, the experts.

I would like to get a Lionel New York Central tender around the same size as my Polar Express tender.

If, by chance, you would have some advice or model number, I'd appreciate it.  As always, many thanks.

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