An Interesting Day at the TCA Meet

[R.K. Maroon]

The DFW O-scale club took our portable traction layout to the local TCA meet last weekend. We do this every year, and though it is not generally a scale show, everybody likes to see live-wire action. Here we see (Nortonville) Phil Randall's very nice Lake Shore Electric #111 in a run-by:


https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fd0p3mi0mfttvifw38c71/Lake-Shore-Electric.jpg?rlkey=dkzp0h37860yoy4q52maerx0p

John Fisher's Ohio Public Service freight motor is seen here with Phil's recently restored Trinity Valley Traction express reefer just behind:


https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v2mfn7lg86k8gbfkcn6or/John-Fisher-OPS-86.jpg?rlkey=al26gvfyjtylwkb5kf13vjclf

One never expects to find anything but toy trains and a smattering of HO and N on the sales tables at this meet, but to our surprise, there was a large collection of two-rail O-scale on one of the sales tables. Even more surprising, most of it was pre-war or early post war. Sadly many of the cars were cardstock-sided Westbrooks in throw-away condition. However, there were some nice finds among the junk, such as this Lobaugh 0-6-0:


https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/u54rokt0nmwr49y5zxtmm/Lobaugh-0-6-0_01.jpg?rlkey=q0lz195uya4jgiy9v6tflrea9

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/og2zpf3eza3fa6qhezav7/Lobaugh-0-6-0_02.jpg?rlkey=vrbfsd8w9sqtzrrcfyvow96vb

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rg22gjgzdusp7agkim9l9/Lobaugh-0-6-0_05.jpg?rlkey=sg933xo3s114nw56hlihumt8z

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1vsjxo0i8ieh0z6ucb9x0/Lobaugh-0-6-0_06.jpg?rlkey=eo4ll2dwvw6xw3bam0e9m8rps

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rrjd994qjsuuab20ds0eu/Lobaugh-0-6-0_07.jpg?rlkey=0fgl2adie6xgm4rj56t72lq6n

I love the big-bulb backup light in the tender, but only as a mark of its era. I see a modern constant-brightness light in its future.

Jim

[SWrailroader]

Nifty! Gotta love traction! Nice Lobaugh!

[up148]

It really looks well assembled and very complete. Certainly was somebodies baby. If only they could talk.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Nifty! Gotta love traction!

Yup! Love that steeple cab....wish someone would 3D print some of those off,

[bob turner]

EBay notwithstanding, these things seemed to be a dime a dozen. I had a difficult time passing up bodies, some with trucks and trolley poles, at shows for $65 each.

And best of all, they are, unlike a lot of International stuff, well soldered, substantial brass.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

EBay notwithstanding, these things seemed to be a dime a dozen. I had a difficult time passing up bodies, some with trucks and trolley poles, at shows for $65 each.

What century was that they were $65? Just a drive under a trolley/steeplecab has not been less than $100 for as long as I've been an O scale modeler buying them from Quentin.

And best of all, they are, unlike a lot of International stuff, well soldered, substantial brass.

The IMP stuff is bringing crazy money prices.....I sold off all mine but 1 that I wanted to rebuild. I'm getting close to abandoning that project and selling off the body, and the Overland drive trucks.