Good evening. Cloudy 71° today's high 77°. Compared to some of y'all it feels like winter. Extended forecast indicates the temperatures will follow Jersey tradition and go into the 90s for the opening of school on 9/7.
New Cars:
ACF Baggage Dormitory - Walthers "General" series. Prototypes were rebuilt into Baggage/RPO cars in 1964 / 1965.
Tavern Lounge Observation PRR # 1132 - not the best picture On the "General", car frequently ran behind baggage car, from 1957 to 1967 when the was combined with the Broadway Limited.
Now, the rest of the train I made up:
Motor PRR 4913 under the imaginary catenary wire.
PRR P85B Coach # 4126, a Centralia Car Shops RTR from perhaps 2002..Walthers did their own P85B for this project, but I have a small fleet of the others, and saw no advantage in replacing a $ 40.00 car with a $ 80.00 car.
Single unit dining car (stand in). This is Walthers Proto IC dining car from the early 2000s, Until I find something better, this will suffice. A porthole window in the service door would improve appearances.
PRR 4160, another Centralia Car Shops P85B coach.
My idea was to cobble a "prototype correct" pike sized PRR passenger train from the 50s. This is my version of the Trail Blazer - NY and Chicago coach Train that was combined with the "General" in the off season from 1952 onward. The Short consist, is why it was combined with the All Pullman General.
My current layout is not designed for passenger operations, so this train will be put away after the novelty wears off, but the next layout will be passenger oriented.
The photos were taken at Lazeretto Station, named after the Quarantine Station on the Delaware River in Tinicum Township, (South of Philadelphia), and the birthplace of Stromboli. The station is on the (model) PRR adjacent to the Reading's Essington station.
Terry, Curt, Phil et all. Be careful with the approaching hurricane. They are unpredictable. Prayers and best wishes. Stay safe.
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