I am in the process now of having a complete commuter train customized. How many of you have done the same in the past? Please post pictures of your customized complete passenger train set and tell us how long ago and why you did it.
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I wanted my Bellevue and Schenectady RR to have its very own crack LTD passenger train, it was to reflect the area served, had to have an ALCO steamer to reflect Schenectady the home of ALCO and the nickname of Schenectady which is the Electric City because of being the home of GE. My RR is a fictitous division of the NYCRR sooo the Electric City Express was born, its actuallly, an ALCO E-4(MTH)engine number is my birthday and each of the coaches and diner(Wildwood Harbor, Bellevue, Schenectady, Center City)-all MTH, reflect a city on my RR and the observation car is named after my wife(Deborah A. Klose). The paint scheme for the entire train utilizes the NYC Jade Green and my own logos.
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Now that's what I am talking about. Beautiful job Don. Hope mine comes out as well.
Passenger Train Collector,
Just started into a customized one of a kind Militray Special Forces Train, have the lead engine and a couple Pullman troup transport Cars, will have the Professional Train Surgeon, John Hazur here in Pittsburgh, Pa make another engine and some additional Viet Nam era rolling stock as I go along.
PCRR/Dave
Here is John Hazur's Special Forces Engine, I am definitely happy with it.
Our year of marriage. The birth years and names of our Children.
I also did one up for my Mom and Dad the same way. The "Ochranek Limited" headed by a repainted and renumbered 675.
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No photos handy.....but I have a set of 6 K-Line 15 inch cars of mixed roads that I stripped, painted silver with black roofs and made custom decals for Empire State Express for my MTH RK NYC Hudson. About to strip a WbB CP streamline passenger set to repaint.
