MEGA Lot Of Vintage Ebay Locomotives - Let's See What We Got!
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024
- I ordered this mega lot of vintage ho scale locomotives off Ebay back in December. I've been meaning to open this lot up for a long time now and finally decided to do it today. Everything seemed to be in decent shape for the money other than a couple tyco mantuas which got damaged during shipping. There are some really unique models in this lot and I can't wait to get working on them.
#1 is an older Bachmann GP40
#2 B&O F7 looks to be an early Athearn gear drive, look it over, if it's Penn Line or some other brand it will say somewhere
#3 is a Tyco from roughly 1965
#4 Bachmann F9
#5 is a Life-Like Proto 1000 Fairbanks Morse, I forget the model designation but looks like the 5-axle engine (2 up front 3 at rear)
#6 same
#7 is an early Revell that used a rubber band in the drive; 1956, 1957
#8 - Penn Line drive, Athearn shell, Athearn lead truck, sold branded Penn Line, late 50s
#9 Athearn U30B
#10 Athearn GP35 with the all too common broken mount tabs
#11 Life-Like, drive may be newer than shell
#12 sold by AHM, made by Mehano
#13 Athearn GP50
#14 1970s Tyco. No real loss, I've never been able to sell those at shows
#15 same, and same
#16 you got it, Tyco shark .. I once sold a guy one of those and like 10 BN boxcars for $20
#17 Athearn FP45 locomotive lettered Amtrak
Nice haul, a couple pretty rare pieces and a few that are dirt common. Once more the packing is not great but at least IMHO nothing of value was lost there.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this, I appreciate it!
@@SMTMainline Sure, I've worked with this stuff so long that it's no big deal to help someone out with what they have. And since they changed the Tony Cook HO Resource all around it's gotten harder to look up things.
As a side thing I kind of collect what they call "tinplate era" HO, which is to say roughly 1955-1965, so I spent some extra time learning about those trains.
The Amtrak unit is actually an SDP40F
The engine is an Athearn FP45. Athearn did not make an SDP40F.
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Nope, EMD FP45. The EMD SDP40F does look a lot like a FP45 so the mixup is totally understandable, like mistaking a F9 for a F7. A train spotting difference is that the FP45 has a porthole in its rear side door while the 40F doesn't. Also, while Athearn does make the 40F today, it did not in the early 1970s which is when the AMTRAK model looks like it was made.
The Athearn units by themselves were well worth the price of the lot. It's a shame that most of the Blue Box units didn't come with handrails. One of the things I like most about the old Athearns is their metal handrails.
Together with the unbelievably unpopular Central Los Andes, this channel has the most entertaining stuff on the subject as far as I've seen on RUclips.
The Tyco loco that was made in austria was actually made by Roco, who later started building european models on Tyco branded chassis.
You got a great deal on this box of train !! Wow👍👍💯 , love😍 the Bachmann Santa Fe locomotive !! Good job 😉😉👍😊😎!!
I think you did well, even if you just park some in a service yard. I bought an engine about 18 years ago for $50!
Great lot of locomotives! Sounds like it was a good deal for sure. Btw, the Tyco Santa Fe "Warbonnet" F9 that was stamped "Made in Austria" on the bottom truck-plate.....Tyco used AHM parts on their later F9's in the 70's, in particular, the first Spirit of '76 F9s, and from what know, the drive system (which was like an upgraded MU-2/can motor system) was actually produced in AHM factories, hence the "Made in Austria." Not all later-generation Tyco F9s were made with AHM drive parts, though, as Tyco would eventually use the PowerTorque motor in all F9s.
Thanks for sharing the history on the TYCO.
Around 1982 Tyco's train line was sold to IHC and they sourced Mehano products for the sets, including in an irony the Pemco clone of the Tyco streamline caboose. The F9 was a revamp of the FT made for American Train & Track in the late 1960s.
Another awesome lot of locomotives Harrison! Fun fact about the BN GP40-2 that you got, most people call it the tiger stripe scheme because of the orange and black striping on the front of the locomotive, but it's also been referred to as the "Frisco Northern" scheme as this particular paint job appeared shortly after Burlington Northern absorbed the Frisco Railroad in 1980. Very fortunate that your locomotive has that particular paint scheme on it, from what I understand, it wasn't very popular with the BN faithful for several reasons. Kind of a shame really, I actually liked this paint scheme quite a bit mainly because it's so unique!
Thanks for sharing the history, I learn a lot about this stuff from comments like yours.
@@SMTMainline no problem!
I thought the tiger stripe on the nose was pretty interesting.
@@MattKonsol it is and probably my favorite iteration of BN's paint scheme! It's just for some reason, it just never really flew with the BN folks at the time!
Well, Harrison, you did say there was a footprint on the box, most likely under foot where the two units were destroyed. Bubble wrap on the sender's part would have helped prevent the destruction. You have some that can be properly restored, and others that should be put out to pasture in the locomotive boneyard as parts for other restorations. The best of the lot may just be the Union Pacific "Serves all the West" switcher by Revell.
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
Yeah, it looked like someone used the box as a stepping stool... It's too bad a couple got ruined but I'm glad the others are okay.
Nice purchase from Ebay Harrison, now you have some projects to work on.
When I was a little girl. my older brother had a Union Pacific based train set. Every time I came downstairs there would be trains running around. There were such kinds of UP trains. there were manifest trains. auto rack trains. intermodal trains. and some locals ran on the track. some inspector and passenger trains also ran. there was some steam as well. it was really cool. It went really into detail every one bit. the set was built in 2001 before I was born. My brother was 12 and I was 4 years old. Some of the trains were from the 80s and 90 and they seemed to be in pretty good shape. I am now 14 years old. My brother is now 22. the train set is still there. I just own it now featuring more modern trains. The old trains are currently in the basement but if there’s something happening. Those trains will always run.
dang I didn’t realize this was going to be here
At least the shark nose survived! And the Amtrak engine is neat too. Nice find. 👍
It still is a b-unit, only that b stands for 'broken' unit!
Hopefully with some glue and tape you'll be able to turn it into a dummy unit.
That Revell switcher looks awesome..
The Revell switcher, if it can be put into reasonable shape, is prob worth more then the rest put together
I’ve been...... occupied, by mental health issues and life in general , but wow your channel is finally getting to where i always knew you were headed.
Sorry to hear about that, hope you're okay.
What you need for small, loose parts are mini ziplock bags. I think they're sold as jewelry parts bags. They sell them at places like Hobby Lobby. I saw those at the checkout line while waiting. Something like $3.50 for 150.
Now I put everything in those bags. Everything is organized and I don't lose anything. Tiny screws, wheel sets, couplers, all separated by type, size, etc. And for each locomotive that I can't repair in one day all the loose parts go into the bag or if have to store the loco long term in its box with detached/broken small parts it all goes into a bag, labeled and dated.
The bags look small but a lot can fit in them. I've got a whole motor with flywheels in one. My modeling tools and parts box is a fishing tackle box.
Seems like a smart way to organize.
Awesome haul. Hate that some got damage. But still got your money worth. If they all work.....
Heck, if two of them work, he got more than his money's worth! That's an excellent haul!
I have a f7a exactly like the pennsy one you got, but it was custom painted into a Chesapeake and Ohio paint scheme. It needed a REALLY deep cleaning, but it works fine.
Nice
4:10 I’m from USA and I have 4 of these on my layout! (2 pulling each train)
I can tell you’re Canadian because your vocabulary consists of “uh” and “ah”
thats most of our vocabulary
Let's not forget "there" and "eh?" haha
@@SMTMainline I almost forgot lol
Also the word sorry, us canaidians say that A LOT
Sorry if dis is affensive btw
I'm glad I listened to you I got a athearn blue box and Atlas engine for under a hundred dollars best purchase in ho scale they have never let me down they always start the only thing I had to do is clear their wheels
Just hearing tht Hey Folks brightens my day
I appreciate that
RIP B and F units
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That’s a great eBay purchase, thank you for sharing the unwrapping. Sorry two units were damaged, but others look almost brand new. Hope you can get them running again
The name of the of the paint scheme on the B&O 3509 is the Sunburst paint scheme. Also, the unit identification is a GP35 from the early time of Athearn. I estimate the production period from the late 60's to the 70's.
Well... That sucks about the Tyco engines. Especially the B unit. I guess you can save them for parts for other Tyco engines. Also, check the frame on the Amtrak FP45. It looks like there is frame damage on the rear, but I wouldn't worry too much on it. FP45 frames are often on Ebay, and the parts are easily swappable to make a good unit out of it.
The Amtrak unit is an Athearn FP45 which is supposed to represent the SDP40F units from the 1970s, their first new power that was purchased to replace the old E & F units inherited from the freight carriers. Amtrak never had FP45’s but the body style is fairly similar to the SDP40F
Thanks for sharing.
It's like chirstmass time all those engines in chirstmass color wrapping paper 🎄
I am very happy to see all the models thank you.
Someone at the USPS used it as a step stool. Our postal service is such a mess now its embarrassing. Could've been worse I guess, you could not have received the package at all. Those are some great engines that survived though.
Yeah, USPS is absolutely horrible.
That's what it looked like.... At least the other stuff was okay.
The first locomotive #6067 is a straight GP40. On top at rear it has 3 fans and the smoke stack is a turbocharger type. Santa Fe never painted their GP40 units in Warbonnet. The Warbonnet Scheme was reserved for their passenger and high priority trains. Open it up, I bet its not a pancake - its a flywheel or center motor. The Athearn undecorated is a GE U28B older drive system. It be nice to have the front painted as Canadian Flag and the rear American flag. The blue B&O is a GP35 - one small fan between two large fans. BN is a GP50 if it has larger grills than the GP40. The Amtrak is a passenger version FP45. They had a steam tank to power the passenger cars in the rear.
Thanks for sharing.
Yeah there tends to be good auctions with no bids on them from time to time, I own a Wilesco steam traction and I originally won it from a auction with it going under half the price and no bids, it was a great steal.
I like that scale train toy!
Harrison nice purchase. My money is on you. I think you will get everything running even the two broken and two empty shells.
Thanks, I will try my best.
If u went down to the Illinois railroad museum they have all the engines u can think of. Steam to electrics to buses to diesels and streetcars.
Hey Harrison. Here is an easy way to decifer what a gp38-2 and gp40-2 are. The gp38 has two radiator fans at the back. The gp40 has 3 at the back. Plus on both locomotives the one in the middle is for the dynamic brakes. But lots of these didn't have those dynamics when built. So almost all were converted in the layer years
Later years
That's good to know, I will try to remember but I tend to mix these details up...
I wish I could get some not-so-good trains from you, but I am not too sure. It might be pricey to ship to Saskatoon from California... But it is worth a try
Cool box lot. Up to bat for a good box lot myself. My candidate box is getting thin. Thanks for posting.🚂🚃🚃🇨🇦
Just keep hunting, you'll find a good lot eventually.
3:56 I actually own one of these. They seem to be relatively common, it's specifically ATSF #307 that's shiny like this.
They came out of the 1995 Bachmann Galaxy set, and I still own the original caboose from said set as well.
They are fairly common.
Всем крепкого здоровья!!!
csx has painted their 2 F40ph-3 in the B&O paint nice video
Dear SMT, this lot is nice, you got lucky
5:41 I am actually working on the exact same engine right now, it's got some weird centrifugal clutch that I had to remove and just put on a plastic pulley for the belt drive, I also had to balance the armature as it was not very balanced.
The athearn B&O geep is a GP35 in the “sunburst” paint scheme. The BN geep is a GP50 in the tiger stripe scheme from the 1980s. BN phased this scheme out fairly quickly in favor of the brighter whiteface scheme which was their last for the standard cab diesels before the BNSF merger
The b&O is a gp30 not a gp35
@@nathankeske5697 it’s a GP35. Athearn did make a GP30 during the same era. They are pretty hard to find these days. They have a vertical rear light while the prototype did not, that’s an easy way to spot them
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Dude make them broken trains with holes in the side like abounded.
That's a great idea he could put moss on the side to make it look overgrown great idea man now I know what to do if I get a broken locomotive shell.
There is a lot of crazy glue in your future! At worse you got a lot of spare parts!
The last engine, the AMTRAK, is an EMD FP45.
BTW, This is a perfect example of some of the good deals you can find sometimes. That FP45 was probably with $30 to $40 American by itself!
Maybe hardly anyone bidded on the lot because few people realized it was listed because it was worded too vaguely abd/or in such a way it didn't come up in a search as often as it should.
I think it was a pretty good deal. I suspect the reason no one was bidding was because of how close it was to Christmas. Not a lot of people buy these types of things as gifts and the people who might want them have already spent their money Christmas shopping.
Can you take the 2 empty shells, and put the two broken trains chassis's on them?
You could make a scrap yard in your layout and use the destroyed engines in it.
@12:35 that engine is called an SDP40F (based off of a SDP40 and the SD40-2), it was designed for amtrak in the early days to replace the old F and E units
However Athearn used their FP45 shell and chassis for it.
Hey, my boss at the model train store I work at in Niagara Falls NY just said “hey, so I was looking on RUclips and I found this Canadian guy who buys all this crap off eBay” and I instantly knew who he was talking about 😂😂😂 anyway great lot you picked up!
Lol
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I wish I had so many fans. Getting sent so many trains is cool
It's nice that people do but I paid for this lot.
@@SMTMainline YEs, that too. I meant your other videos, where you open up fan mail things.
That busted plastic is fixable. You got a railroad junkyard right there. Just set them out and put some little dudes with cutting torches by them.
I will try to glue them first but that isn't a bad plan B.
If you only paid 40-50 for that....that's an impressive haul!!!! And could that be another Baltimore and On Fire??? :) And that Pensy 9769 is an F7A, according to what I can find on-line.
It seemed like a pretty good deal to me. Hopefully not another Baltimore and On Fire though :)
@@SMTMainline Well, it WAS an impressive haul of locos, either way.
I can’t wait for all the can we make it run videos
There should be a good amount of those from this lot. It all depends on how many turn out to be runners.
The train is broken.
12:17: This is the same Athearn I have, only when you give it power, you have a firework show of sparks.
oh cool they added special effects
Steel wheels are known for causing this. I always enjoyed it as a kid.
9:49 the orange in the front of a BN is called the tiger face
3:10 the side of the truck cover for the Pennsylvania F unit fell off into the paper wrapping. Hope you didn't toss it.
I searched for this timestamp just to say this.
Haven't thrown anything away yet so I will have to have a look out.
Stepped-on!!!???
I think the last unit out of the box may be an FP45. The prototypes were
originally built for The Milwaukee Road and the Santa Fe.
It looked like someone had used the box as a stepping stool, not great.
the first B&O engine you pulled out is actually a GP-35
Some interesting relics and useful pieces...not to mention the wrapping paper for future gift giving.
That Athearn Amtrak loco is an FP45. It looks like it's a dummy. If you want, I can send you an powered unit I'm not using. And those busted shells....don't bother with them - use the mechanical units for those as spare parts!!! And by the way...great video!!!
I think it is a powered unit although I will have to have a closer look. Thank you though.
@@SMTMainline Well, if it isn't powered and you want one, let me know by email and I'll send you the one I have...along with a few other locos which might make you interested...
It's possible, considering the damage to the Funits, that the motor mounts have been knocked out.
The BN at 9:42 is cool since it has the tiger stripe nose.
Hello SMT The Penn-line is the early drive they used 1955-1960 it has a Pittman motor angled down with a spring drive to the rear truck shaft, The Revell is the early drive they used 1956-1959 with couch and belt drive Thanks
I have some other Revell locos but had never seen this before. Thanks for sharing.
12:38 it’s an SDP40F, Amtrak’s first locomotive that was made for them. Only one is alive, and I’m pretty sure it’s owned by a freight company called Mersc
It is! We had 18 of them if I recall correctly! All have been scrapped but one which was used to represent MAERSK! Doyle McCormick (who runs the S.P. 4449)I believe owned it for a short time and now a museum owns it!!!
It's a FP45
@@GNF54 Amtrak didn’t roster any Fp45s, therefore this can’t be true unless it’s some sort of fantasy locomotive.
@@jcrailfan9251 Athearn never made SDP40Fs, it’s an FP45 in Amtrak colors
@@user-sd7qo7qe4v Huh, didn’t know. Well, then your correct
In case you didn’t find out, your Amtrak loco is an EMD F 45 or FP 45, hope you enjoy your box of locos
Thank you!
Yep, ya gotta love the US Mail, but a nice haul for only $50.
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Good ole USPS never fails us..
Nice BN GP50, classic Blueboxes are always nice!
They sure are!
As New Haven modeller said , request boxing , heavy card or layers of bubble wrap as more protection for your purchases , lucky more was not broken just wrapped in paper ! Greg ..
Seems like a wise idea.
Might add a few$$ to postage but save your trains from damage , do you have a email address ? @@SMTMainline
That really stinks that you received those ATSF units in such condition... but it does give me an idea of what you could do with them! You could use them as a parts source and use the remains to create either a wreck scene or a scrap yard scene or something...
Not a bad idea. I think I will try to fix them first but if it doesn't work out I may do as you suggested.
aren't any parts to take off of them
You could make a mini train scrap yard with the broken parts!
The B&O unit has what is called a Sunburst paint scheme.
The broken engines might be why the seller included the extra shells the damaged engines looked like the same type as the shells so bonus
Nice haul! Sorry about the broken ones.
It's okay. Thanks for watching.
3:49 I got that locomotive for 8 dollars. Very nice Train. It’s a A+ in my book.
Does that plastic get brittle as it ages? It shattered like glass. Also noticed the baldwins and F/M's held up pretty well. Go figure.
are you going to be able to restore the broken Santa Fe F units?
at 4:00 the coating isn't coming off the train heat boiler exhaust was removed
LOL. “Hi, my name is Harrison and I’m a locomotive collector” Group: “Hi Harrison!”
“I was on eBay again...”
Group: (collective sighs and groans)
“I rented out a storage unit for my collection, it’s getting pretty big.”
Group: (all nodding)
“I can fix them all. I really can! I don’t have a problem! Really! I don’t know why I’m here! People watch me unwrap them, so I buy them. People watch me fix them, so I fix them!”
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I love that up switcher
Me too
Hey all those trains that you unboxing they use to run in my home town in indiana
I would not bother trying to piece those broken Santa Fe units back together. They are a dime a dozen. Use the running gear parts to bring that PC locomotive back to life. You got some nice Athearn models there....the U-Boat has the desired fly wheel drive. The rest would make great kitbashing projects. Nice cheap find there.
That amtrak unit numbered 503 was an SDP40F
Thanks
I see some good green stuff in there
The Bachmann Santa Fe is a gp40 because it has 3 fan on the back. Gp38 locomotives have two fans. (I'm not an expert, this is the only loco classification I know besides steam locomotive wheel configuration.)
That's what others seem to think as well so I'm with you on that.
I think those two broken ones where the ones that got stood on
I used to keep my collection.more models of trains but recently lost.
The big Amtrak Boi is an FP45 but it's supposed to be an SDP40F
the fact only two shells are broken and they are both from the same manufacturer I almost want to say the plastic might be old and dry rotted. So it just kind of just broke apart just from that or what ever caused the damage was just kept to that spot.
It does seem strange that those two were the only ones that broke, it could also be they were just placed in an unfortunate part of the box.
I have the Santa Fe 6069 and the Santa Fe 307 F7 bachmann locomotives. Honestly I think they are pretty good engines.
They look nice.
The revell switcher is a belt drive
Love that Amtrak SDP40F locomotive
Oooh wow those locos look cool!
Oh and umm off topic I got a Chessie system engine and a new haven boxcar today
Another great video. 💙 T.E.N.
oh boy you got units for a junkyard, sad that they broke tho
7:45 That Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive is actually a GP35, the easiest way to tell is that the GP35s had 3 rear fans like GP40s, except the middle fan is smaller than the other rear fans.
It's Like NJT CNJ UNIT
Some beautiful locomotives..
Thanks
3:55 . I own one of these for my gigantic n scale layout
2:35 I have the same one, except in Canadian PAcific scheme. BEat-up, and has a super weird motor. Oldie, I bet. Was made in Yugoslavia...
Likely so, many models were.
smt the first diesel you pulled out. i have the same exact one. i have had it for 5 years on my layout that stays all year round and it runs with out a hitch. i wish i had the union pacific switcher you got because i have a lot of freight with the couplers on it. i have Santa Fe one with the newer couplers but not many freight cars with the couplers. i feel bad for you with the to broken trains at the bottom. the f unit you can fix but the b unit might be beyond repair in my opinion but you can still try to fix it any way. this can be a new video idea.
I will have a go at trying to repair it at some point. It's too bad that happened but I'm glad the other ones are okay.
What the hellllllllll I thought I couldn’t be more jealous
:/
I got some locos on the way that should arrive this month
Looks like the two broken ones were made of some weird plastic that is succeptible to shattering, cause I have never seen plastic break like that.
I suspect the box got cold before the damage occurred. The plastic was likely super brittle.