@John Sethian posted:The Pennsy had a very distinctive style lamp post for their station lights. They looked like a normal gooseneck lamp, except they had two decorative spirals added to the “neck.” You can easily find photos of the prototype on line. Here is my O scale rendition
And a close up of the top
I used Gooseneck lamp posts from “We Honest” on eBay. Their part number is 705sBG. (They are on Chinese New Year right now, and will begin offering these lamps again after Feb 20.) They are made brass, and have a surface mount LED under the lamp shade. They are very close to the overall dimensions of a Pennsy lamp post, right down to two component pole. So everything is correct, except they lack the decorative spirals.
John,
I have been admiring your PRR-styled lamps for a few months now! I meant to post this picture a few weeks ago but forgot, this is an original PRR lamp at Cheyney Station on the West Chester RR (former PRR West Chester Branch). Your lamps are spot on!!!
I'm working on a model of Haverford Station (on the Phila-Paoli portion of the mainline) and you have inspired me to order the same lamps from "We Honest" on Ebay. I think I will end up leaving mine as stock after I was at Haverford the other week and found an old lamp there; note it does not have the decorative spirals.
