quote:Originally posted by Jerry Rubin:
Joathan, waiting for the answer to your trivia question. I thought I knew most of the GG1 trivia answers but the Faively pantograph question is a great one. I would assume it was tested on the run to New Haven but honestly I don't have a clue. Great Post. Jerry
Jerry,
The answer is GG1 4899. It happened during the later PRR years (post 56 at least as it is shown in my photograph pulling the Keystone cars through North Philadelphia. I dug it out of Don Ball's "The Pennsylvania Railroad, 1940s & 1950's" which is all color and a wonderful resource for that era.
Interestly enough, it was only the rear pantograph that was substituted. I think it must have been replaced to the original type at some point as there are not a lot of photos of it with this configuration. Interesting variation for someone who has the interest in modeling it!
I am surprised we have not seen a scale Keystone set from MTH considering how much Pennsy they produce. Hmmm...another thread for another day.
