Pennsylvania R.R. Everyday

A PRR M-1 leads a long, heavy coal train.

A five-stripe, Brunswick green GG-1 hauls the Broadway Limited across the Eastern Pennsylvania countryside en-route to its final destination, Penn Station, NYC.

Since I’m getting back into the hobby I’m still trying to catch up. NS heritage Es44 was on my must have list, next will be an E7.

Received three used PRR x29s today. They aren't marked for express service but I am using my imagination for a Mail express train. Two x29s, a prr express heavyweight, New Haven heavyweight, another x29, a PRR B70, PRR BM70 and P70. Pics to follow.

@87smokemetalic posted:

Since I’m getting back into the hobby I’m still trying to catch up. NS heritage Es44 was on my must have list, next will be an E7.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 😎

Some of my PW Lionel K4s

Some newer GG1s (to me) in my collection:

Tom

Thanks for the Post all, Show us some Turbines.

@Tom Densel posted:

Tom

Have to try some steamers in black and white nice job Tom

Pennsy Gs and caboose.

@Sitka posted:

Thanks for the Post all, Show us some Turbines.

@Sitka

Your layout is beautiful with superb scenery. You have done well with the classic tubular track. Here is a suggestion for a final touch. Back before we used all Gar Graves track with wooden ties, we started with the same Lionel tubular track as have you. What my son and I did to enhace the tubular track was to add wooden ties between the exisitng 3 ties on each track section. I bought long strips of balsa wood that were about the same width and thickness as the Lionel metal ties. Cut pieces of the balsa the same length as the permanent track ties and stain the with a wood stain that was about the same color as the the metal Lionel ties. when they were dry we inserted them under the track to fill the larger gaps between the 3 premanent ties. From the size of your layout, yours will require many ties to fully complete this project, so, do it in sections so that you don't go nuts trying to cut and stain all of the ties at once. The result was great. Also, stain the ties after they have been cut to length rather than staining to entire strip prior to cutting. The ends of each tie will be visible and must have stain on them.

Thank You for the complement, always thought about ballast or adding some balsa wood, the problem I have now the train store had closed about 5 years ago and I can't locate any balsa wood, Hobby lobby don't have any in the area, on my other layout I did use Gargrave, Send a picture when you have a chance of your ties.

Thanks Again Mark

@Randy Harrison posted:

@Sitka

Your layout is beautiful with superb scenery. You have done well with the classic tubular track. Here is a suggestion for a final touch. Back before we used all Gar Graves track with wooden ties, we started with the same Lionel tubular track as have you. What my son and I did to enhace the tubular track was to add wooden ties between the exisitng 3 ties on each track section. I bought long strips of balsa wood that were about the same width and thickness as the Lionel metal ties. Cut pieces of the balsa the same length as the permanent track ties and stain the with a wood stain that was about the same color as the the metal Lionel ties. when they were dry we inserted them under the track to fill the larger gaps between the 3 premanent ties. From the size of your layout, yours will require many ties to fully complete this project, so, do it in sections so that you don't go nuts trying to cut and stain all of the ties at once. The result was great. Also, stain the ties after they have been cut to length rather than staining to entire strip prior to cutting. The ends of each tie will be visible and must have stain on them.

Pennsy 44 tonner and cabin cars.

@Sitka posted:

Send a picture when you have a chance of your ties.

Thanks Again Mark

Mark:

The only photo of the wooden ties that I have is below. It is the section in the foreground just past the O-27 switch that is leading into a set of sidings. This is a very early itteration of our layout.

Several other thoughts for sources of wood are as follows. Some of Michaels Craft stores have displays of small pieces of balsa or basswood as carried by some hobby shops. Another thought is measure the space between the bottom bottom of your rail and the top of the platform. If my memory serves me correctly, that is a space of 1/4". If you have a table saw with a rip fence, you can cut strips equal to the width of one of the Lionel ties out of a small sheet of 1/4" Luan plywood sheet. Home Depot in our area sells small 2' x 2' sheets. Then use the length of a Lionel tie with one end of a Lionel tie against the blade, bring the the rip fence over to touch the other end of the giving you the length of a Lionel tie. You now can chop even sections off of the  2-foot long wood strips that you have just cut from the 2' x 2' sheet of plywood. You have now mass-produced wooden ties ready to be stained.

Pennsy Geep moving by a Idel NYC Freight train and rumbling by a farm. God Bless are Troops!

Got another car for my express train.

Pennsylvania Railroad Everyday!

Weaver N5C

I didn’t get to York this spring but I made these York worthy purchases. The Westinghouse sign has been on my want list for a long time. The B Unit fits in with my Trailblazer set. And the book on PRR passenger equipment was a great buy.

Newest set of rolling stock weathered and on the main.

@Trainwreck nate posted:

Newest set of rolling stock weathered and on the main.

Looking good Nate keep them rolling, God Speed! Mark

@Sitka posted:

Looking good Nate keep them rolling, God Speed! Mark

That’s the plan, I need something to do while I wait to start the new layout.

Bought this 3484 operating car for 9.99, great shape other than the plunger missing, but that's a easy fix, HAGD Shake a Vets hand tell him/her Thanks

PW Lionel repainted F3 2333 Santa Fe junker Pennsy moving some freight, Thank a Vet

Well PRR fans, I don't have too much to show for this thread but I can't resist posting my "BEEP" which I run quite a bit as it is very suited to my small tight layout.  So here she is:

Here she is showing off her PRR keystone.

Here she is hard at work ( this is on our summer place front porch layout).

Here she is on delivery day, foreman of engines looking over his new steed and comparing it to "old faithful" just behind.

Best wishes

Don

@Randy Harrison posted:

@Sitka

Your layout is beautiful with superb scenery. You have done well with the classic tubular track. Here is a suggestion for a final touch. Back before we used all Gar Graves track with wooden ties, we started with the same Lionel tubular track as have you. What my son and I did to enhace the tubular track was to add wooden ties between the exisitng 3 ties on each track section. I bought long strips of balsa wood that were about the same width and thickness as the Lionel metal ties. Cut pieces of the balsa the same length as the permanent track ties and stain the with a wood stain that was about the same color as the the metal Lionel ties. when they were dry we inserted them under the track to fill the larger gaps between the 3 premanent ties. From the size of your layout, yours will require many ties to fully complete this project, so, do it in sections so that you don't go nuts trying to cut and stain all of the ties at once. The result was great. Also, stain the ties after they have been cut to length rather than staining to entire strip prior to cutting. The ends of each tie will be visible and must have stain on them.

Great pictures! Still have my Fathers 681 so I've always been partial to the PW turbines.

If I walk down stairs I can see (7) P.R.R. calendars.

Pennsy B5 doing some early morning switching.

@Sitka posted:

Thank You for the complement, always thought about ballast or adding some balsa wood, the problem I have now the train store had closed about 5 years ago and I can't locate any balsa wood, Hobby lobby don't have any in the area, on my other layout I did use Gargrave, Send a picture when you have a chance of your ties.

Thanks Again Mark

I think gargraves sells ties check their site.

@jim sutter posted:

If I walk down stairs I can see (7) P.R.R. calendars.

@jim sutter

Jim:

Your layout and train room are GREAT!!!! However, every time I see your train room I all but kick myself. When I was very young in the 1950's, my maternal grandfather, a PRR retiree after 42 years of service, gave me a PRR calendar each year. I did not take care of them and they disappeared over the years. If I still had them in good condition, they would be really good in our finished basement with the trains.

Randy, those calendars plus a Jim's Train Shop building are the only train related items I have.

I'm looking forward to June 11. I plan to run my PRR E6, no. 460 with only a Weaver B60 and Lionel Coach. Of course, you know why!

Edit: Research identifies a PRR B60b rather than a B60. I cut out the other mail express cars behind the PRR no. 460 Atlantic leaving the baggage car and coach. I took these stills along the route on a test run.

Pennsy equipment on the Free State Junction Railway.   MTH porthole caboose and Wiliams by Bachman 44 tonner.

I missed this year's PRRH&TS convention due to other commitments, so that is three years now I have not attended.  Back in 2019 I took these photos of some great models of PRR RPOs.

Some Pennsy moving some American Made Products! Thanks to All who have posted.

Pennsy business car 120.

Ron

Anybody got a Congressional trainset running? I recently got a Williams GG-1 4866 in silver livery with their 4-car 60' semi-scale aluminum "Congressional" consist with dome observation (oops!) but don't have a big enough pike to run it yet. It would be fun to see others!

My time at PSU made me fall in love with the PRR! I rode the Amtrak Broadway during its last years to my parents' home in Chicago a couple of times. Wish I could have done that in the 1930's...

@PRRronbh posted:

Ron

anyone else ever notice the prototypes re painted in  gloss pint