Model Train Journal

Happy Friday

Took Lorenzo to a train show last weekend in Raleigh & we picked up a few nice items - a 2046, 8551, 2328 45N & he REALLY wanted to get a 1045 flagman, so I we picked one up!



2328 Burlington GP7 leading passenger set 1534W from 1955




Lionel's 2046 Hudosn leading set 1473WS from 1950 -


& passing the newly installed 1045 - he loves to push the button!


Set 2219W w/ the 2321 Lackawanna FM & 1583WS w/ the 2037 wait for clearance out of the yard


621 Jersey Central NW2 leads 1956 set 1551W past the freight station


1957 set 1583WS w/ 2037



Also picked up this Lionel 11252 set from 1962 - it''s in almost L/N shape -









Lorenzo at the train show -







A nice bonus was that we took Amtrak from Charlotte to Raleigh & back for the train show. He had a blast & it was a nice Father/Son day







NS rebuilt SD40-2 3226 leads a local through Christiansburg, VA .Always nice to get a friendly wave from crew too!



NS SD70M-2 2679 hustles eastbound 20T through CP MO at Cresson, PA


NS Dash-9 9264 leads 18M through Ingleside, WV on a chilly Fall morning


NS SD40E 6318 ( ex CR SD50 6707) shoves 21A westbound past CP SLOPE in Altoona

Love that opening shot, great composition/lighting.

Nice find at the train show. Watch out for the exploding box car. It's got a lot in common with an style mouse trap including the ability to inflict great pain. Satellite launcher is another one to be careful off. I love that car but the spring mechanism for the launcher can fire that projectile with a lot of force and the spike on top of the satellite is pre-CPSC. As a child one of my friends had that car and the satellite often stuck itself in the ceiling tiles over the layout.

oh we know all about the satellite car lol. That's one of his faves!.

I'm not a big fan of the exploding boxcar though- for the reasons you stated, but he loves it!
What boy doesn't like to blow stuff up ?

We had a set of construction/destruction toys for our son called "Building Blasters". Not the most PC toy, especially post 9-11.

That 1551W is really nice. I have that set too, but the 6562 is bright red and the 621 is the dark royal blue. I love that engine.

LS1Heli wrote:That 1551W is really nice. I have that set too, but the 6562 is bright red and the 621 is the dark royal blue. I love that engine.

I think the 6562 in gray was less common for this set. I need to add a light to the 621. Really wish it had a light

I agree. That is the only 600 series diesel I own that doesn't have a headlight (from the factory) but has a horn. It looks very plain w/o a headlight, however, as a PW, 600 series, CNJ fan, I love the 621...way more than the 611.