MARX DIESEL ROCK ISLAND #99 A-B-A O GAUGE ++
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I HAVE LISTED A SET OF MARX'S ROCK ISLAND A-B-A EMD -7 POWERED A AND DUMMY 99'S AND A 99X B-UNIT ALL IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THE PAINT AND GRAPHICS ARE VERY VERY STRONG WITH VERY FEW NICKS, SCRAPES OR LOSS OF PAINT .THE TABS ARE CORRECT TO BE A FACTORY A-B-A . I DON'T KNOW THE DATE THESE WERE MANUFACTURED BUT THE POWERED ENGINE IS A SLOT AND TAB SO THE PRODUCTION DATE IS THE LATER SCARCER VERSION. AND BECAUSE OF THE DRY CLIMATE OF COLORADO THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE RUST ON ANY OF THE UNITS. I BOUGHT THESE FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS OLDER AND RAN THEM BUT TOOK EXCEPIONALLY GOOD CARE OF THEM BEFORE I BOUGHT THEM. THESE HAVE BEEN MY PRIDE AND JOY, I HAVE OPERATED THESE ON MY LIONEL LAYOUT WITH LOTS OF SWITCHES AND THEY RUN GREAT AND PULL SUPRISING WELL, AND DO THEY EVER LOOK GREAT PULLING A STRING OF CARS OR ON DISPLAY AS THE COLOR AND GRAPHICS ARE SO VIVID. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN TAKEN APART, CLEANED AND SERVICED RECENTLY. THE SLIDING SHOE SHOWS WEAR BUT I LOVED TO WATCH THIS SET OF ENGINES SO I RAN THEM REGULARLY WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE WEAR. . THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE PRETTIEST SET OF ENGINES THAT MARX EVER MADE SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EVER OWNING A ROCK ISLAND SET LOOK THIS SET OVER CLOSELY AS IT EXCEPTIONAL. PLEASE PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF QUALITY AND CONDITION ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE
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