Big Indoor Trains

A new Lionel N5c caboose was recently acquired as the build-out of the faux Girl's Train continues:

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Based on photos I've seen, the N5c included with the original set was a pastel blue, not pink. This pink one was a repop Lionel ...

Recently acquired this well-worn Lionel set #292 from 1927:

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The 248 loco is missing a few trim pieces and both couplers require replacement; a complete clean/lubrication will need to be done, and hoping a bit of polish brings the ...

While cleaning up the layout this AM, gave the Lionel 225E a spin around the outer loop:



Dragging a string of 600-series passenger cars, the E-unit was acting a bit wonky...likely needs a good cleaning and light lubrication.

A Marx #666 2-4-2 steam loco acquired off the Vienna Station train list this week:



A little dusty/dirty, it needs a good scrub and a polish. Runs and smokes terrific.

A rare example of Penn Central steam

Spotted this Fundimensions-era Lionel 8757 in Conrail livery moving down the mainline:



Sparked memories of driving past Enola thirty years ago and seeing Conrail-blue locomotives lined up at the service facility.

Rummaging around in the plastic storage bins I keep under the layout, found this little postwar Lionel 1655. Dusty and dirty, I brushed off the worst of the dust, put it on the track, and it took off:

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One of the "Columbia" type ...

A friend of mine, hearing of my effort to assemble a variation of the Lionel "Girl's Train", contributed this modern-era production 6424:

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Catalogued in 2003 or 2004, it's a bit ghastly, but it adds a bit of play-value. We're ...

Picked up a couple of 6464's off eBay:

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Like new without boxes, they are nice. The 510 starts the build out of a Girl's Train; the 525 just came with it. Less than thirty bucks all in for the pair. These are repops from 1999.

There ...

Using a badly worn Lionel 2037 and a pile of bits, we cobbled together a 2037-500:

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Other than some issues with the paint we used, this was a fun project. Paul over at TrainWorx was super-helpful in sorting out what parts we needed ...

The MTH RailKIng M-10000 was spotted out on the pike this week:

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We acquired this new some 25 years ago, primarily for its ability to handle O-31 curves (unlike the Lionel version from the mid-1930s). It's a nice toy train, one that ...