Mystery of the Week

[E7]

This one has been floating around on Feebay for a while:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-O-Scale-B ... SwcOtclEVG

I thought at first that they might have mismatched the Loco and tender, but there is a Keystone on the loco. I can't find where the P-company had anything with this Whyte configuration. What say Ye?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Meh.

[2railjon]

I’ll take a look in my Pennsy Power book.
I like the look of the loco, but it’s a Williams and personally I’m not spending that kind of money for it.

[E7]

[quote="2railjon" .... but it’s a Williams and personally I’m not spending that kind of money for it.[/quote]

Agreed! Waaay too much, and I think it is a fantasy piece.

[E7]

Meh.

You'll get over it.

[ScaleCraft]

Following that link, you find this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-1939-L ... 3624479449?

Eccentric cranks broken off, eccentric rods missing, expansion links appear the be snipped off, paint....and the cylinders look to be angled down (crosshead guides up in back), all for $1095.00 plus shipping and NO tender.

Then, work a bit further into the links provided:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-763E-Hu ... 3867122438?

for 700 (now), plus shipping and tender, valve gear intact........

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Meh.

You'll get over it.

I was over it before I saw it,

[E7]

Following that link, you find this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-1939-L ... 3624479449?

Eccentric cranks broken off, eccentric rods missing, expansion links appear the be snipped off, paint....and the cylinders look to be angled down (crosshead guides up in back), all for $1095.00 plus shipping and NO tender.

Then, work a bit further into the links provided:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-763E-Hu ... 3867122438?

for 700 (now), plus shipping and tender, valve gear intact........

Dave,

What I get from the link (and evidently Jon also) is:

Rare O Scale Brass Articulate 2 Rail Williams Class A Pennsylvania BS 09 2-6-6-4

I can't explain how you got to those auctions, but if you look at the characters in the link you will see they differ.

I don't think the PRR rostered a Loco of that type (2-6=6=4), but I'm NOT Al Staufer.

Rich

[E7]

Meh.

You'll get over it.

I was over it before I saw it,

I'm HAPPY for you.

[bob turner]

I only looked up the first link. That is no doubt a N&W class A with PRR lettering. The price does seem a bit high, but this was not a bad model. The only thing I could find really wrong with it was the firebox was no wide enough.

I would probably go for one of these at the $300 point. Well-constructed out of heavy brass.

I did not follow the other links.

[E7]

I only looked up the first link. That is no doubt a N&W class A with PRR lettering. The price does seem a bit high, but this was not a bad model. The only thing I could find really wrong with it was the firebox was no wide enough.

My thought is that they may have confused that one with the 6 Y3a's got from N&W.

[rogruth]

PRR never had any of that wheel arrangement....

[bob turner]

Williams and many others would letter their models for anything you could imagine. Just look up the Williams 773, which has only one prototype. I think they offer it in eight railroads. Or worse - they delivered the PRR T1 in silver, green, or pink, your choice.

This is not noteworthy. Let's have some photos.

[E7]

Williams and many others would letter their models for anything you could imagine. Just look up the Williams 773, which has only one prototype. I think they offer it in eight railroads. Or worse - they delivered the PRR T1 in silver, green, or pink, your choice.

This is not noteworthy. Let's have some photos.

It may not be noteworthy, but I thought it was kind of amusing that they would try and pawn off a bogus 2 rail engine. I didn't think they would have the audacity (or maybe it should be stupidity) to try something like that in 2 rail.

As for the T1, I've never seen anything but BLACK, even in 3 rail. Did you buy all the colored ones?

[2railjon]

It wouldn’t take much effort to re-roster it as an N&W. Even though as Bob pointed out the firebox is too small and the piping would be incorrect or sparse. But if the price was reasonable for a Williams I’d run it as I’m not a neurotic rivet counter.