Quote from: keystone on December 06, 2012, 03:50:34 AM
GIjoe 80
WW2 Navy vet here. Dismantleling a 5 x 9 H-0 layout.  I have oodles of track and some turn outs. The track is 3' flex style and some sectional all usuable and in operation yet. You figure out what you need trackwise and I'll send it to you No charge. All I need is the postage.
Joe W

Sent you a message via this Bachmann forum. Hopefully it got to you well. Looking for as much track as possible. Turnouts are needed for my project as well. Just let me know postage and where to send to. Also, thank you for your fellow service.

Forgot to mention not looking for handouts but it would be grateful and appreciated. Willing to buy HO Trains and track that people are selling if they are willing to work within my means of income.

Quote from: electrical whiz kid on December 01, 2012, 05:58:33 PM
GIJoe;
Semper Fi.  I am a Vietnam vet (Phu Bai, near Hue).  Hope all is going as well as it can for you, and the VA is treating you as well as they have me.
What are you looking for in locomotives and rolling stock? 
Richie C.
former Ssgt, USAF

First off Ssgt. Thank you for your service and Welcome Home. I sent you a message via this board. The VA is treating me pretty well. No complaints so far except for the back log of claims. Currently rated 70% but have applied for an upgrade to 100% individual unemployability. As far as train stock, I am open. Needs to be HO. Got a few pieces of Santa Fe collection including the Santa Fe Locomotive Engine. If it's Santa Fe collection cool, but open to the different types. Mainly need preferrably close to new track. But open if anyone here wants to donate and help me out.
  For those that want to help and donate and send please message and I will give you my mailing address

I recently sent you a message. Was wondering how much your father is willing to sell it all for? I am willing to pay for shipping and handling if price is right. I am a wounded vet living on a limited income and I have a few trains and track from my great grandfather. He had his probably since the 1920's or maybe a decade or two later, but before Hobby Stores were "invented". Anyways, I am looking for more train stuff to add so I can do a real nice layout around my ceiling area.

Not looking for value. Just looking for age, as in what year it was approximately made or sold on the market.

I took the casing off and it has the numbers 91019 if that helps anybody

I have one that is chrome plated and I received it from my great grandfather after he sold majority of his train set and layout in the late 80's early 90's. It has Bachmann China on the bottom. It is a Santa Fe 307. I don't know how old it is and I am quite curious, but I do believe that Bachmann did make one years ago. I did acquire a same engine only with a red and dullish grey shell.

I received some trains from my great grandfather in the late 80's or early 90's before he passed away some of his train set. It was boxed up until recently since I had no place to start work on it. My great grandfather had a huge train lay out with at least some of my pieces being from Bachmann. Surprisingly everything still works great especially the control and the engine. The engine is a Santa FE 307 engine. Compared to one that I recently acquired at a local train show, mine is the exact same engine except that instead of being red and grey it is red and a shiny metallic silver. Granted it still works, but I am wondering how old it is out of curiosity sake. My grandfather was born in the 20's, and like I said it was my great grandfather's set so that might help?

Also, if there is anyone here on the central coast of California, I would also like help in setting up my train set around my ceiling atrium area which has a ledge and nice light system.