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From: price@noscvax.UUCP (James N. Price)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Need cars for old Marx model train
Message-ID: <153@noscvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 11:50:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 23 11:50:40 1985
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Reply-To: price@cod.UUCP (James N. price)
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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Dear fellow railfans.  This is my first posting.  My name is Jim Price
and I live in San Diego, CA.  I am a railfan on a couple of fronts--
I'm a ghost town buff (old western mining towns) and hence am interested 
in "ghost railroads" related to ghost towns.  Along that line I am
presently researching and writing a booklet about railroad stations
in San Diego County.

I have also recently resurrected by childhood Marx electric train set--
it's an O guage from the mid-1950s.  I'd really like to get a couple  
of cars for the train, specifically a coal tender and a caboose. 
However it appears that couplers between cars are different for 
different makers of cars (an early version of the if-you-buy-our-
hardware-you-gotta-buy-our-accessories approach to business!)  And
I find from our local "Frank the Train Man" who's been in business since
the 40s that he can't get me Marx cars.  I understand from another 
local fellow that I can get coupler adapters so I can use Lionel or
whatever.  I'd prefer to get some Marx cars, tho.

So--my questions are:  is Marx still around?  Can I get cars with 
Marx couplers from somebody who specializes in same?  Or should I  
sign up for using adapters and buy what's readily available?

My direct mail address is PRICE@NOSC.ARPA (NOSC = Naval Ocean
Systems Center).  Thanks in advance for help.

--Jim Price


P.S.  Any other railroad station buffs out there?