Pennsy E-8 Diesels

SandJam,

First of all, I think you got a heck of price on these babies.  Mine have not yet shown up, but I paid more than you!

Secondly, I was really excited to see these in the catalog, and feared they would not be produced as shown in the catalog.  This paint scheme is from the 1960's, the twilight of the Pennsy.  It really isn't a very good looking paint scheme, and I can't recall this scheme ever being produced in any scale.  Though I made my layout such that it can accommodate any Pennsy train from the 20's through 1968 by aging the scenery as it goes from east to west, my favorite era is still the 1960's.  NEVER thought I would see this scheme produced on a model.  I just ordered the PC E-8's, and plan on running a PPR A with a PC A to represent PC circa 1968.

Beautiful locomotives and in a PRR paint scheme many have wanted!!  Great job Lionel!

Alan

I agree. Beautiful engines. 

Not only Jawn Henry, EM-1's & GTEL's....

and all the other articulated steam locomotives, save for the bendy boiler Santa Fe Mallet's.

Plus, guys like these...

Rusty

Very nice locomotives.  Thank you for posting the photos.

I model the early 1950s so I'm hoping Lionel will do these with the five-stripe paint scheme.  But it is good to see the 1965-era scheme done so well on a very nice model.

These E8's [EP22's in Pennsy parlance] will look terrific on the head end of the blue ribbon fleet.