I have only the one, which was not particularly collectible (none of my AF
items are, as I can't imagine paying a premium for something I intend
to rework anyway, so the collectors mostly will not be frustrated and
outraged), lacking brakewheel, a corner step and the paint and lettering
scratched. I touched the paint up while adding scale details so hesitate to
strip and repaint it--not that I have a great use for the factory-scheme,
which is the Peabody Coal captive-service operation (one of the more stupid
marketing ideas)--but that it seems to be a less-common one than
the others I see. It would be interesting to have another one or two to paint
and reletter, so if there are low-budget grey-market shells around,
that sounds like something I would want; after all, it is only the shell I
need. Thanks for the background, and I shall be looking for a couple at
shows. Probably if I want more than the one or two, I shall buy AM triples,
which are much more what I'd want.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> To answer your question, the A F 3 bay hopper was a late addition to the
> best of my knowledge and generally always considered to be more collectable
> than other A F hoppers. It was a quest of mine in my early S Scale days to
> find 1 in suitable condition and especially price for converting to Scale. I
> never did. They were made later by Lionel at which time I did buy one brand
> new, take it out of the box for the first time, remove the trucks and give
> them right to the seller for a $5.00 credit towards the car. His head was
> spinning when I did that.
>
>
>
> The 3 bay car was also made new, somewhat illegally, at the Lionel factory
> and the shells were "taken out the back door" as the story goes. Others more
> knowledgeable (Rollie) could fill in the details on that one. They used to
> be pretty plentiful. You can tell because they are a perfect unpainted gray
> color that has never had anything done to them. I thought I had a bunch of
> these shells but could not find them when I looked in the past 6 months.
> Ironically a friend just gave me 1 of them back just last weekend I gave him
> years ago as he decided to not use it. So I am sure I have one of them.
> Bill Lane
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