I bought a 4 car set of Strausburg RR 0 gauge passenger cars in the late 1980s. I can't find any information on them, even at the Cho Cho barn in Strausburg PA where they were purchased. I think they were $75 each at that time. Does anyone else have this set or have any info on them.
Thanks
Strasburg dealed with many companies or vendors so the passenger cars could be; Williams, MTH, Lionel, K-Line, Weaver or Atlas.
I & others would need much more info on them to help you identify who made them, such as style of car; Madison 60 or 72 foot, streamliner, vistadome, heavyweight, ect.
Lee F.
Thanks for answering, The only other information I have is the box they came in. It's a Williams deluxe 5 car madison set. On the end panel is hand written "Strasburg railroad 4-car passenger set A Strasburg train shop exclusive" The cars are 14" long, have triple axles and are modeled after the old passenger cars that the railroad uses.
I hope this helps.
hooter47,
Those passenger cars sound like the Reading King Coal set of 60 foot Madison cars that I have by Williams, do they have non operating knuckle couplers as well? The set I have has three axles, two metal wheels with one plastic in the center of the two metal wheels, two lights in each car that have a separate wire to each light. I bought the set from a friend of mine about ten years ago for $140.00 for the six passenger cars.
I am looking to replace the non operating knuckle couplers but every time I look for knuckle couplers they are more than $5.00 a piece, so that would be $60.00 or more to upgrade to operating couplers so I am leaving them as is for now.
Also got some great bargains on Williams engines from my friend, a GP-9 with horn & whistle for only $125.00, or a Pennsy S-2 (cab # 681)for $200.00.
Lee F.