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GUEST,AJames7993@aol.com	BS: Model Train: Sort of Tech (60* d)	RE: BS: Model Train: Sort of Tech	20 Dec 05
Help!!! I just acquired a Joy Line train...engine, tender, and 2 passenger cars...very poor condition...much rust. The engine isnt' too bad body wise, but the wheels are quite rusty and the copper connection is very corroded. The wheels will turn very slowly by hand so they are not completely frozen. I'm an American Flyer collector but have become very interested in the earlier trains, Marx,Dorfan, and got this Joy Line on ebay cheap. Am wondering is there any way to attempt to clean up the rust at least on the cars for display even if I can't get it running again. The wheels on the passenger cars look so bad, I think the rust has truly corroded them. Can they be replaced? Thanks for any help anyone can give. Feel free to email me at AJames7993@aol.com if I've taken too much space here.

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