Hello Bill (Subway Depot)
Which model work train, or unit, are you referring to in particular?
If its the NYCTA-MTA GE 50-T work loco, its scratchbuilt. MOST of my work cars are totally scratch built - none are MTH "work cars" other than a few MTH IRT R-type and IRT Low-V Car bodies painted in the M-o-W Yellow colors....called "Crew Rider Cars".
One of my "Crew Rider" cars in yellow is my scratchbuilt R-21 type Carbody modified with the side windows covered over. Its at the rear of the work train in my videos.
I did take some Lionel-based items and completely re-work and modify them to scale improvements and details ---ie: my NYCTA BLACK Hopper Cars and my NYCTA YELLOW Hopper Cars are such, and a long center cab loco. However, 90% of the work cars on my system are scratch built and many are replicas of actual real prototype cars from the wooden EL Car Systems to the steel subway car divisions.
Here BELOW is the webpage link to my FLICKR PAGE ALBUM called "O-Scale NYC Transit Work Cars". There are loads of photos of these cars.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...s/72157626205010066/
ALSO below are 3 short videos of one of my work trains running on the EL. Of course, you will see quite more of my very many work cars in the above FLICKR ALBUM.
Regards ! - Joe F
