Spring Cleaning Sale

I'm cleaning house here at Traingeek Mansion. The following is a list of HO scale model train stuff, as well as some paper railroad items. Prices do not include shipping. Please email me at steve@theboykos.com if you are interested! First come, first served. I prefer PayPal for payment.

CO 493374 86' boxcar, Kadee couplers - $10

CN 5075, dummy, Kadee couplers - $10

ACFB 52311, Kadee couplers - $6

CN 72952 caboose, horn-hook couplers - $4

Union Pacific shortie caboose, horn-hook couplers - $4

CP 1928 old-time boxcar, horn-hook couplers - $3

CN 669, rubber-band drive, one horn-hook coupler - $3

NIRX 232001 reefer, Kadee couplers - $5

RDC, rubber-band drive, no couplers - $5

CN 270 shortie flatcar, Kadee couplers - $4

RBOX 34627, unbuilt kit - $8

CNA 711816 autorack, Kadee couplers - $5

CN 79017 wooden caboose, horn-hook couplers - $4

SP 514002 open autorack, horn-hook couplers - $10

CP employee timetable #31, Saskatchewan Service Area 2004/07/19 - $5

Model Railroad Planning 2003 - $4

VIA National Timetable, January 15, 1990 - $4

VIA Atlantic Canada Services, April 30, 1989 - $3

VIA Quebec-Ontario Services, April 27, 1986 - $2

VIA Rail National Timetable, October 30, 1994 (2 copies) - $5 each

Railfan and Railroad, November 1999 - $4

Railroad Magazine, June 1974 - 75 cents!

Railroad Magazine, July 1976 - $1

Cliff Merritt's Scrapbook - 25 cents!

Japan Railway Timetable May 2009 - $1

Not a Sentimental Journey - $3

CN Operating Manual for Locomotive Engineers, September 1966 - $4

Full Steam Ahead - $5

CN Trackside Guides 2000, 2001, 2004 - $4 each

CP Rail 10 Year Locomotive Program - $1

CN Engineman Training - $5

Rail Canada Volume 1 - Diesel Paint Schemes of the CN System - $10

Amtrak System Timetable, Fall 2005 - $4

Railways of Winnipeg Volume 1 - $5

Official Railway Guide, April 1983 - $2

Official Guide of the Railways, November 1970 - $3

Cooks Continental Timetable, May 1971 - $2

The Road to the Sea - $1

Montreal's Streetcars - $1

Thanks for looking!

UPDATED

For Sale - Timetables, Magazines, Model Train Stuff

I've been going through some stuff in my train room and I found some things that are surplus. I'm listing them here to you first, dear readers. If they don't sell, they're going on eBay or waiting for a model train show.

If you want them, please email me at steve@theboykos.com, first come first served. Shipping is extra and at cost.

Timetables and Magazines

1. VIA Rail public timetable, April 27, 1986, Atlantic Canada Services - $0.50
2. VIA Rail public timetable, April 27, 1986, Quebec/Ontario Services - $0.50
3. VIA Rail public timetable, April 30, 1989, Atlantic Canada Services - $0.50 (each, 2 copies available)
4. VIA Rail public timetable, January 15, 1990, National - $5
5. VIA Rail public timetable, October 30, 1994, National - $5 (each, 2 copies available)
6. CN Lines, Volume 15, Number 1 (Hudson Bay Railway, Northern Manitoba in the 1950s, PA-1s, Hawkesbury-Glen Robertson Mixed, CNR's Mountain Observation Cars) - $4
7. Model Railroad Planning 2003 - $4

HO Scale Track and Switches

1. Peco medium radius Electrofrog switch, left, code 100, painted brown - $12
2. Peco medium radius Electrofrog switch, right, code 100 - $14
3. Peco small radius Electrofrog switch, right, code 100, painted brown - $12
4. Peco double-slip Insulfrog switch, code 100 - $30
5. Atlas #6 "super" switch, left, code 83 - $8
6. Atlas #6 "super" switch, right, code 83 - $8
7. Atlas #4 "custom line" switch, right, code 100 - $1
8. Atlas snap switch, right, code 100 - $1
9. Life-Like switch, right, code 100 - $1

HO Scale Freight Cars

1. Southern Pacific open tri-level autorack, SP 514002, Accuready/Accurail - in box - $20
2. CP Rail refrigerated boxcar, CP 165199 - $4
3. BC Rail extra-height boxcar, BCOL T-20120 - $4
4. BC Rail boxcar, BCOL 4079 - $3
5. Boston and Maine open 4-bay hopper, BM 71741 - $3
6. Boston and Maine open 4-bay hopper, BM 71744, Athearn in blue box - $3
7. CN open 2-bay hopper, CN 139789 - HH - $1
8. CN open 2-bay hopper, CN 117575 - HH - $2
9. Virginian open 4-bay hopper, VGN 2610 - $2 each (2 available)
10. Swift boxcar, SRLX 1020 - $1
11. Carleton Eastern Road covered 4-bay hopper, 1512 - $1
12. SOO Line covered 4-bay hopper, SOO 74088 - $5
13. CN wooden caboose, Model Power, CN 79017 in box - $2
14. CP boxcar "Spans the World", CP 241039, Athearn in blue box - $2
15. DuPont tank car, SHPX 3246, Athearn in blue box - $2 each (2 available)
16. Dow tank car, DOW X-38373, Athearn in blue box - $2
17. Undecorated black tank car - $1 each (3 available)
18. Undecorated shortie pulpwood car, Athearn in blue box - $1
19. CN refrigerated boxcar, weathered, NIRX 232001 - $2 each (2 available)
20. CP Rail boxcar with multimark, one coupler needs to be glued back on, CP 88400 - $1
21. CN boxcar with black door, CN 486520, Athearn in blue box - $3

All cars have Kadee-compatible couplers except the two marked "HH" with horn-hook couplers.

Grain Elevator at Meadows Print Special

Hi, I'm running a special on my Fine Art America page. This image of the grain elevator at Meadows, Manitoba at sunset is on sale. This is a stretched canvas print, ready to hang with all mounting hardware included.


You can also have a look at the other prints I have for sale there. Thanks!

Slides for Sale

I have some surplus slides in my collection for sale. The complete gallery is here. I'm offering them here first to ye faithful blog readers. What doesn't sell is going on eBay.

I did not take any of these slides. I bought them quite a few years ago. I'm selling these because I already have slides of the same units from a similar angle. They were taken in the Maritimes in the 1980s. The names in the gallery show when and where the slide was shot.

The slides were scanned "as is" with no attempt to correct for exposure, composition, etc. A few of the scans show that the slides weren't mounted exactly straight in the scanner!

I'm asking $3 per slide, shipping extra. Buy 3, get 1 free.

They are going on a first-come, first-served basis... email me at steve@theboykos.com.

For Sale

I have a few duplicates in my employee timetable (ETT) collection that I am offering for sale. I'm offering them to you, my loyal readers, first. I will offer them for sale here until the end of Tuesday, December 6, and then I will put the remainder on eBay. Prices listed are firm and do not include shipping. I may be willing to offer a slightly reduced price for a multi-item purchase.

I also have one book for sale, again a duplicate.

First come, first serve, by email at steve@theboykos.com. I will update this blog entry as items are claimed. I prefer PayPal but I will accept a cheque or money order.

All items are in good condition. 

For sale:

• Book: Railways of New Brunswick by David Nason: $15
• ETT: Canadian Pacific Railway, Manitoba Service Area, TT #20 effective January 28, 2001: $5
• ETT: CN Rail, Atlantic Region, TT #81 effective September 29, 1980: $5
• ETT: CP Rail, Atlantic Region, Saint John Division and Dominion Atlantic Railway, TT #19 effective April 24, 1977: $5
• ETT supplement: CN, Prairie Region, Supplement 1 to TT #36 effective August 1, 1990: free, postage only

Note that the last is just a 4-page supplement covering changes to the Meadow Lake and Big River subdivisions, not a complete timetable.

Montana Rail Link Blanket For Sale

Here's something a little unusual. A fellow named Mark Barrett has this Montana Rail Link commemorative throw blanket for sale. It was created to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Montana Rail Link. It measures 6 feet by 4 1/2 feet and is unused.

If interested, please comment here or email me at steve@theboykos.com and I will pass it along.

Want to Buy a Park Car?

Riding Mountain Park is for sale, for a mere $340,000.

Why not match it up with Edgarton, a blue-and-yellow "E" class sleeper for $39,000 (needs work)? Or maybe a Budd coach car or a couple of blue and yellow coaches (need a lot of work)?

Never mind that, go buy the complete Minnesota Zephyr set for a cool half million.

Buy, buy, buy!

:)

Train Magazines For Sale

I have a collection of train magazines that I am selling, here. There are many Model Railroader magazines, some Trains, some Railroad Model Craftsman, and a few others. Many of the magazines were my dad's, from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Prices? Any magazine before 1980 sells for 50 cents, anything after costs a dollar. I can do a really good deal for multiple magazines if you are interested. I just want to get rid of these. :)

Currently there are 49 Model Railroader, 56 Railroad Magazine*, 8 Trains, 5 Railroad Model Craftsman, and 5 others.

Follow the link and look at the spreadsheet. There are tabs along the bottom to switch between magazines. Send me an email (stevetraingeek@gmail.com) with what you would like, and I will get back to you.

First come, first served.

* Railroad Magazine was the precursor to Railfan & Railroad.

Train Material for Sale

I'm posting this on behalf of Gordon MacDonald, who acquired a few train booklets and is looking to sell them. They are:

Uniform Code of Operating Rules (UCOR) - CN Grand Trunk Western…Central Vermont - Duluth, Winnipeg, Pacific Rail (1 booklet August 26 1951)

CP Rail General, Train and Interlocking Rules (1 booklet July 5 1949)

Constitution and By-laws of Retired Rail Employees Assoc. Charlottetown October 15 1964 (1 booklet)

CN Rail Grand Trunk Rail System, Duluth, Winnipeg, Pacific, Central Vermont - Operating Rules (1 booklet dated July 1 1929)

CNR Rules and Regulations for the Operation of Trains under CENTRAL TRAFFIC CONTROL (1 booklet dated Aug. 1 1941)

The Timetable Collector 10th Anniversary April 1972 issue with inserts.

And a few more items…

Contact Gordon at TowGuy2000@gmail.com

Surplus books for sale

I went through my train book library a little while ago, and identified some books that I will probably never read again. If you are interested in any of these books, please email me at steve@theboykos.com or call me at (506) 455-9792. I am asking $10 each for the hardcovers, $5 each for the paperbacks. Shipping NOT included.
- Ghost Railways of Ontario (Volume 2), Ron Brown, paperback, very good condition. Very well researched.
- Lords of the Line, David Cruise and Alison Griffiths, hardcover, dust jacket torn. Never read it.
- The Great Book of Trains, Brian Hollingsworth and Arthur Cook, hardcover, good condition. Never read it.
- 100 Trains 100 Years, Fredric Winkowski and Frank D. Sullivan with Richard E. Mancini, hardcover, very good condition. Beautiful book.
- Living Steam, Anthony Lambert, hardcover, very good condition. Nice book.
- The Wonderful World of Steam Locomotives, P.B. Whitehouse, hardcover, fair condition. More European than North American.