Are you selling any of it????

Nise to have another person to join this forum :thumbsup:

Nope, don't sell anything that was handed down to me.

I get here now and then... sometimes there just isn't enough time to visit everywhere

I cant believe how nice some of those new hudsons lionel is coming out with....I am not so fond of their berkshires though

does any one have a 2020 engine

ummm...........yep

I cant believe how nice some of those new hudsons lionel is coming out with....I am not so fond of their berkshires though
I agree, about the recent Berks. They sure got their moneys worth out of the old Berk tooling; they used that for sixty years or more!

Which Hudsons are you talking about? I didn't see any cataloged this year.

does any one have a 2020 engine
Sorry, I never liked the Pennsy turbines. We had one of the full O scale ones at the shop, when I worked there. It was a model of the same loco, but it was WAY bigger than the 671/2020.

Well the hudson i got with my hobo trian was nise but a couple years ago i think they came out with some new ones....but i havent gotten the 06 catalog yet.....gotta run up to HT soon....LOL

Well the hudson i got with my hobo trian was nise but a couple years ago i think they came out with some new ones....but i havent gotten the 06 catalog yet.....gotta run up to HT soon....LOL
Lionel has the '06, v.2 catalog online. I saw the Union Pacific Hudson from '04. I think it is the same as yours, except with a metal tender.

Is HT your local train store?

HT stands for Hobbytown.....they give out free catalogs
They sell some trains there
but there are two major train stores around me....i am pretty fortunate

i looked on the lionel web site just to get a peep at what came out.....a couple new sets that i am fairly fond of.....didnt see to many accessories i liked......i love the christmas tree seller and the accessory and also the ice rink.......

if you want the link to all catalogs 2000- now i will give you guys the link

i just picked up a shack or something like that brand new on ebay for like 10 bucks.....good deal....LOL

i just picked up a shack or something like that brand new...for like 10 bucks.....good deal....LOL
Neat!!

Which '06 train sets did you like?

I like the logging train.....for the money that is pretty good
i also like the expansion pack you can add to it

I like the logging train.....for the money that is pretty good
i also like the expansion pack you can add to it
I love the idea of this set. The docksider steamer is great, and it's put to good use here.

If I were to re-compose this set, I would use the timber cars, and maybe only two. I'd also use the bobber caboose. And, go with more prototypical car colors, since trains are christmas-y enough. This would make a better looking around-the-tree train, as well as allow a lower set price.

I'd also make add-on timber cars available, as well as matching operating log dump cars. However, I'd use the same real timber load, and hold-down chains, with the operating cars.

i agree.....they chose the cheap dump cars too....not the nice ones

i got the freight platform i bought on ebay today......it didnt come assembled thoug but i put it together and it looks pretty nice but i may drill a hole in the bottom and put a light inside it just to make it stand out a little more

that guys buildings were amazing.....i need one for my layout

that guys buildings were amazing...
Which guy?

i am not sure.....that guy who has the forum with his custom made houses and scenes

my brother is looking for a nice pre war set on ebay for his Xmas present.....seen any anywhere

my brother is looking for a nice pre war set...for his Xmas present.....seen any anywhere
That covers a lot of ground! Firstly, if he doesn't have to have a genuine antique, check out MTH Tinplate Traditions.

As for antiques, nice ones do come up you-know-where. Also, there are other online auction houses that specialize in toy trains. Just search for them. Or, get to a TCA Meet.

he is looking for antiques.....we are finding lots on ebay but we would like to buy one in person so we are going to some shows and hopefully we will find one....for now i am just building a huge layout in my living room with mountians and trestles and the whole sha bang......LOL

are you going to be setting up any new layouts????for the holidays ofcourse

are you going to be setting up any new layouts????for the holidays...
I don't usually do layouts, but if I build an engine or car, I'll set up some track for testing.

partyplatedave,
How's your prewar train search going?

I don't usually do layouts, but if I build an engine or car, I'll set up some track for testing.


WOW...you build your own cars....sweet....can you post some pics???

partyplatedave,
How's your prewar train search going?

well....seeing lots of good stuff but not ready to buy yet....they are usually sold car by car on ebay and i am just looking for a set :thumbsup:

WOW...you build your own cars....sweet....can you post some pics???
Someday, when I get a camera, I will.

Someday, when I get a camera, I will.


lol......do you use a lot of switches???

what kind of track do you use??

what kind of track do you use??
All my track is older stuff. Except for the plastic battery stuff, of course- and that's likely as not to get cannibalized for the plastic.

i am trying to get some pics but cant find my camera.....but it looks sweet.....i alos found out that realtrax from mth isnt that good....i dont like it anymore but i just use cheap track.....the 89 cent stuff lol

aaaaaaaaaaa......crap....i just missed another brand new 80watt transformer on ebay....whent for 99 cents...thats the second time this week

i just bought a lionel ice station brand new for 55 bucks but has 10 bucks shipping......then found out it didnt come with the car!@#$$@$@

i just bought a lionel ice station brand new for 55 bucks...then found out it didnt come with the car!...
It didn't say in the listing?

i bought it a couple days ago from an ebay seller named TRAINZ

i bought it a couple days ago from a...seller named TRAINZ
I think I've bought from him. Big-time train seller.

It should have said in the listing what you'd get. If not, let him know. Most dealers don't want any unhappy customers.

Dave your layout looks very goood for the holidays Merry Christmas

Has anybody on here used the graduated trestles for the Lionel FastTrack? I bought a set last week, and it appears to have been a huge waste of money. First of all, they were a pain to put together. After it was all set up, it looked great. I used them along with a set of elevated trestles, and I had one train passing over the other. However, my Polar Express set could not climb the grade without using full throttle. Even then, it barely made it up. Then, of course, it took off like a bat out of hell. If I didn't shut it down fast enough, it would launch itself right off the track. The observation car dropped 3 1/2 feet to the hardwood floor. I wound up taking it all apart, and just running the trains flat. Certainly not as fun to watch, and those darn trestles cost like $40.00 a set! I always had inclines on my HO layouts, and I never had this problem before.

...I always had inclines on my HO layouts, and I never had this problem before.
Because of differences in gearing, typical Lionel O gauge locomotives freewheel downhill, whereas HO locomotives don't. Only Lionel's expensive "Odyssey"-equipped locos can automatically handle up- and down-grade control, as on your graduated trestle layout.

Some folks with situations like yours use track blocks to provide higher voltage on the upgrade, and lower on the downgrade. Be careful: if different transformers are used for the individual blocks, their output voltages all have to be phased the same way.

My problem with trestles is when my trains go downhill the go way to fast and burn up the motor in my santa fey but when i turn down the speed it doesnt have enough strength to make it back up the hill

Yep. Gotta block the graded loop, and use different track voltages.

Dave your layout looks very goood for the holidays Merry Christmas

THANX....gotta come over and see yours soon

HO locomotives typically feature a single-toothed worm-and-wheel gearset, which cannot be backdriven. Backdriving is where turning the wheels forces the motor to turn. The easiest way to see this, is to try turning the wheels of a locomotive by hand. The typical Lionel locomotive will allow this, unlike most other brand, and scale, locomotives. Only Lionel's expensive "Odyssey"-equipped locos can automatically handle up- and down-grade control, as with your graded layout.

Some folks with situations like yours wire in additional power on the upgrade, and reduced on the downgrade. One has to be careful to get different power sources phased properly, though.

the odysees are very nice but toooooo expensive.......but if you setup the track with turns going down or even a helix setup it slows it WAY down :thumbsup:

Yep. Gotta block the graded loop, and use different track voltages.

I gotta what dee what with a who da who

I gotta what dee what with a who da who
LOL! Go back to those library books about layout building. They'll have info on track blocks. Blocks are sections of track which are electrically isolated from each other. In this case, you may need 10-15 volts on the uphill block, and only 5 volts on the downhill block.

LOL! Go back to those library books about layout building. They'll have info on track blocks. Blocks are sections of track which are electrically isolated from each other. In this case, you may need 10-15 volts on the uphill block, and only 5 volts on the downhill block.

well its that mth track so i will just have to bend the bottom of the middl track......i will try it

by the way....i returned those library books today......60 bucks over due....LOL.....the book fee if i lost them would be that much.....i dont know how much the fee will be....LOL

I tried it and remembered that you have to have the whole track powered.....so i have to get one of those track clips for that track

HAPPY NEW YEAR......had an almost forest fire with my skilled firework shows