Nice find. Why can't I ever

Nice find. Why can't I ever find deals like that.

What kind of pricing was on them?

55.00 out the door, I’d don’t

55.00 out the door, It  don’t look like they were run, if so not run much. That was for all 3

nice

But beware the Brass Monster! If you end up chasing brass, you will find that you won't get out the door for $55 very often! There be dragons!

And you might be surprised as to the mixing of some of those and freight trains. Steeplecabs have hauled quite a bit of freight over the years.

You could see the last two in

You could see the last two in freight service. Check out the Iowa traction railroad. A modern Era RR that uses motors similar to those.

After looking a little closer

After looking a little closer they have been run and I am not sure about keeping them. I don’t even know if they get the power from the pick up wires on top

You could see the last two in

You could see the last two in freight service. Check out the Iowa traction railroad. A modern Era RR that uses motors similar to those.

Sure enough, and I watched a

Sure enough, and I watched a few YouTube clips on them.I would have figured steam or diesel, but I don’t know much about the electric power 

Most don't, although I don't know about these specific models.

I'm pretty sure they're from the 1960s or maybe even late 50s. It would be a surprise for 60+ year old models not to have been run at least some in their lifetimes!

Yea they need a good

Yea they need a good cleaning. The one in the old timer box( not the original box I discovered) does have wires attached to those pick up things on top.it appears to have been a kit, no name on it at all, does anyone know what it’s name is as in a real locomotive.

Looks like,,,,

it may be another Suydam, this a ling to Ho seeker catalog page from 1961

https://www.hoseeker.com/suydam/suydamcatalog1961pg06.jpg

Peace Bill

Bottom right corner is real

Bottom right corner is real close

Well worth what you paid!

Plus: You should at least make an attempt at getting them to run the way you want. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. A small shelf layout for switching freight. Might even keep them DC, and with a shelf layout, only need to run one at a time. I am jealous!

LOTS of traction brass on auction today

Have yo seen this auction site's list and photos of traction brass pieces?

https://connect.invaluable.com/stout/auction-catalog/3,000-Pieces-of-HO-Scale-Model-Trains_0ATPUVUBDD/0ATPUVUBDD

Wow that stuff is not cheap.

Wow that stuff is not cheap. Thanks for link.

Brass generally isn't

That's why we're amazed that you got the three pieces for $55!

It helps that I know the

It helps that I know the owner and I buy a lot of stuff from him. He was keeping an eye out for ho trains, he also buys estates. He also has a northern pacific diesel set with mail and passenger cars but the windows in the cars are loose and other stuff floating around in them. I checked them out and you can’t get the cars apart to fix them.I think the set is aetherns? 

Images have a sadness to them.

Since they are still unpainted they likely were never used as intended and they are old models from long ago. They should have been painted and used. Trolley/electric lines are a wonder to model if you choose to do so.*

*note to self: get off line and start weathering some practice cars...

If someone can use them I

If someone can use them I will talk, all run but they probably need a tune up, (the MEW runs smoothly) since they are not cheap I don’t want to mess with them

Traction

Some of my earliest railroad memories are of an electric traction line that served a printing plant near where we lived.  If you have a basic grasp of mechanics and electricity these will be easy to bring back to life.  Certainly less challenging than today's feature-packed DCC wonders.  If you want to move them along, let me know.

I think I sent you a email 

I think I sent you a email