engine suggestion request

[Frank53]

Hello Traindaddy!   Call Jim at the Trading Post in Cleveland,Ohio at: 1-216-661-7300. He has plenty of Postwar Lionel looking for a good home & a layout to romp around on. Jim also accepts Layaway & his prices are reasonable too!  Hope this helps. Take care.

 

I'm on the lookout for a 221 - know if he has one collecting dust over there?

 

[1688torpedo]

Hello Traindaddy!   Call Jim at the Trading Post in Cleveland,Ohio at: 1-216-661-7300. He has plenty of Postwar Lionel looking for a good home & a layout to romp around on. Jim also accepts Layaway & his prices are reasonable too!  Hope this helps. Take care.

[RR Redneck]

I would agree with Frank 53 on this one.

[thatboy37]

hey maybe even the polar express or if you model in my era a CN Dash-9. i think both would not be a bad idea. thats my opinion

[phillyreading]

Like jefelectric mentioned you can buy a new Williams Berk or Pennsy S-2  steamer for close to $200.00.  I bought the Pennsy S-2 and would buy another if I could afford any more train stuff lately or will trade my DCS (the hand held says DCS 3.10)system for a Williams Berk.

I like the old post war stuff, but a new Williams is almost as good.  Williams uses metal gears on the motors and trucks so the gears don't wear out that quick, also no electronics inside to jack up the price!

Lee Fritz

[Frank53]

I know you guys like the old Lionel, but did you know that you can buy a NEW Williams Berk for $200.00.

 

Thanks for the heads up John, but I am fearful I would get  struck by lightning or some other divine intervention.

[jefelectric]

I know you guys like the old Lionel, but did you know that you can buy a NEW Williams Berk for $200.00.

[traindaddy1]

JAABAT/FRANK53:  Thanks much.

[Jumijo]

Thanks for being honest with me about the play wear.  I'll keep my $60!

[Frank53]

aye yi yi, Frank . . . wanna double Dad's money? 

This one has some play wear on it Jim. While I appreciate the offer, I wouldn't want to take advantage of a friend like that. I know it hit the basement floor a few times.

[Jumijo]

They are great looking locos and are not exhorbitantly priced like the 726/736 berks. You can find incredible examples for all of those for well under $200.00.

 

aye yi yi Jim, they're not that expensive. I don't think my Dad paid more than $30.00 for this one:

you just gotta be willing to hang on to it for 60 years.

aye yi yi, Frank . . . wanna double Dad's money? 

Last summah I was on vacation in New Hampshire, and a little shop I popped into had not one, but two 736 Berks for sale. One was $225, the other $250. Both were well worn, especially their tenders,  but Berks none the less.

[Frank53]

They are great looking locos and are not exhorbitantly priced like the 726/736 berks. You can find incredible examples for all of those for well under $200.00.

 

aye yi yi Jim, they're not that expensive. I don't think my Dad paid more than $30.00 for this one:

you just gotta be willing to hang on to it for 60 years.

[Frank53]

726 Berkshire would be a nice one, but I am biased. 

a 675 or 224 would also be a nice compliment, or a 2065.

 

[Jumijo]

I'd suggest one of the 4-6-4 baby Hudsons. Either a 646/2046/2056, 685/2055, 665/2065. The four digit "O27" models sell for a little less than the 3 digit "O" guage versions. They are great looking locos and are not exhorbitantly priced like the 726/736 berks. You can find incredible examples for all of those for well under $200.00.

[traindaddy1]

I have a Lionel steam 2-6-4 engine #2035  and would like to get another engine to compliment it (same era and type but different enough so that they don't look like twins)  Any suggestions, as always, greatly appreciated.