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New Amtrak Stuff Arrives!

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New Amtrak Stuff Arrives!
Posted by dukebasketballer` on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 8:03 PM

Hey guys,

Just thought I would share a few pics of my new LGB Amtrak items.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 8:30 PM
How many did you buy??? lol Looks like you cleaned them out....
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Posted by dukebasketballer` on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:07 PM

I kinda went overboard but they are awesome! There are 2 P-42's in Phase 3 paint and 1 in Phase 4 paint. There is one Materials handling boxcar as well as 6 Phase 3 coaches and 2 Phase 3 Cafe cars and 1 Phase 4 Coach. And I'm not done yet; I just ordered 1 more Phase 4 coach and another boxcar. After all is said and done, the train will be just under 40ft long. Now I need to finish my layout so I can run the darn thing!

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 3:44 PM
Yikes! Thats quite a roster, I think you should change your forum ID to "AmtrakManiac" Wink [;)]

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Dennis Paulson on Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:14 AM

Beautiful trains David , nice pictures . Smile [:)]

I understand your reasons why  Wink [;)], everytime I see a Amtrak passenger train , I want several myself   Tongue [:P] .

They will look great operating on your layout Smile [:)] 

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Posted by Bucksco on Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:11 PM
I like the frieght cars in the background as well Johnny!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:25 PM
I'm envious.  I am looking to buy a set myself.  The cheapest I have found them, so far, is Ridgeroad station.  Wondering if you got a discount for purchasing as many trains as you did. 
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Posted by dukebasketballer` on Friday, April 6, 2007 2:26 PM

No discount for purchasing a bunch. Most of the internet and mail order places are already selling for very tiny profits.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 9:02 AM
Nice looking collection.
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Posted by Mike Dorsch CJ&M r.r. on Saturday, April 7, 2007 6:06 PM

Nice looking Amtrack trains . Saw some at a local train show last month and was pritty impressed by them . They are on my list .

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Posted by dwbeckett on Monday, April 9, 2007 8:53 AM

Forty foot,WOW, I thougth my 23 ft SF consist was long. and now I have to shorten it by two cars to make it look acceptable on the current INDOOR road. and to long for the small outdoor .

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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Posted by spikejones52002 on Thursday, April 12, 2007 8:43 AM

I see you run your trains like METRA in Chicago.

You run through against the switches. Your engineer does not obey signaling.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:58 AM
 spikejones52002 wrote:

I see you run your trains like METRA in Chicago.

You run through against the switches. Your engineer does not obey signaling.

You did not want to tell Zak he would be dealing with gear/motor problems but now your hawking on this guys engineer problems?! What gives Banged Head [banghead]

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Posted by markperr on Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:46 PM

A)  I'm jealous!!

2)  I wish I had that kind of money.

D)  They're beautiful, absolutely beautiful.  (did I mention that I was a little jealous?)

 

MARKBig Smile [:D]

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Posted by markperr on Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:01 PM
 spikejones52002 wrote:

I see you run your trains like METRA in Chicago.

You run through against the switches. Your engineer does not obey signaling.

 I don't get it.  What signals?  I don't see any signals?  What do you have against the METRA?  Do you have proof of these allegations?  Did you get fired from METRA?  Do you have nothing better to do with your time than to stand at a switch and watch an oncoming train go through it with the switch thrown in the wrong direction?  You need to read my reply in the lazy 8 thread.

Mark

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