Weekend Photos - 12/8/17

[christopher2035]

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

[chuck]

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.

[christopher2035]

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 ?

[chuck]

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

[LS1Heli]

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.

[christopher2035]

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

[LS1Heli]

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.

[LS1Heli]