This week involved some Postwar searchlight car endeavors. Many
years ago I received a PW Lionel #3620 Searchlight car, but it was missing the
searchlight assembly. I found a reproduction unit at the monthly train show at
the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Illinois, and used it for many years. Earlier
this year, the reproduction searchlight assembly got damaged (cracked). I
recently found an original PW
searchlight assembly online and had it shipped to Billings. The #3620 now has
all original, functional parts for the first time in decades.
Last month I obtained a #6520 PW Lionel searchlight car at
an estate sale. While the car has many good features, it also requires some
work. One of the couplers is broken, it is missing the searchlight lens, and
the wire running to the bulb is disconnected. This week I was able to replace
the lens, and I attempted to re-solder the wire running to the bulb. After several
attempts, I found this to not be worth the trouble. Next month I’ll be headed
to western MT for a train show, and I’ll see if I can sell/trade the car there.
Also this week I received 5 new pieces of rolling stock. I
purchased these scale cars online: K-Line ATSF Dynamite boxcar, K-Line Kraft Cheese
reefer, K-Line Union 76 tank car, Lionel US Army tank car, and a Lionel
Philadelphia Quartz tank car.
Next week there should be a few more new arrivals, which
will be the last new modern stock for a while.
Until then, keep those rails shiny ~
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| An original searchlight housing (L) and the reproduction housing |
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Handle with care
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For the cheese lovers
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Orange and blue oil
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Contents are classified
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Off to make some sodium silicate!
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