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@Joseph Frank posted:
Hello Melgar !
These "Bachmann produced" car bodies were in reality designed for and built as a new fleet for, the Baltimore Transit System . Brooklyn never had these particular style cars --- but they had something similar.

Anyway -- the 1940's NYC Board Of Transportation Green & Silver paint scheme on these Baltimore-ish B&QT streetcars is excellent as they are !
Regards - Joe F

Joseph,

Your knowledge and modeling of streetcars is exceptional and impressive. You are correct that the Williams/Bachmann model of Peter Witt Brooklyn #8454 is not exactly the same as the actual car, but I think it is quite close. As you indicate, the model appears to represent the prototype Baltimore Peter Witt car. I based my comment on several excellent pictures of Brooklyn #8454 in the book "New York City Trolleys In Color" by William D. Volkmer (Morning Sun Books). Thanks for straightening me out...

Irrespective of that, I am an O scale traction fan.

MELGAR

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