The only thing I was really looking to purchase at the Ohio N Scale Weekend was a steam engine. I lucked out. Not only did I find a great steam engine, it is from the Pennsylvania Railroad and part of a complete set with all the rolling stock. Here is a 35 year old Con-Cor PRR set #8505, still in the original box.
The engine is a 4-6-4 Hudson. We tested it on a layout at the show and it worked great. It has traction wheels that were completely dried out. When I got home, I cleaned those and they softened right up. The engine works great! In addition to the steam engine and tender, there are twelve boxcars and a caboose. All are in fantastic shape.
There is no light in the front of the engine even though it looks like there should be one. There are two wires that connect the engine to the tender. I am not sure what those are supposed to do. Otherwise, this whole set is perfect. I could not be happier with it.
In addition to the steam engine, I also picked up an assortment of rolling stock. I found a car carrier that works great with the pack of N scale cars I picked up on Amazon. In front of the car carrier are four PRR tankers I picked up at the show.
To round out the rolling stock, I found a five pack of Kato double stack Gunderson MAXI-IV Well Cars and two PRR flatbed cars with semi trailers on them. My rolling stock collection is looking much better. Thanks Central Ohio NTrak!
