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One of the more famous PRR secondary lines ran from Williamsport in Pennslyvania to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario.    It had a branch to Canandaigua and there was pullman service to Canandaigua I think well into the 1950s.    This was the Elmira branch and there is nice magazine size book about it written many years ago.    It ran up through Elmira with a shorts section of trackage rights on the Erie (I think) and on up along Seneca Lake through Watkins Glen.    

I don't think the steam turbine ever got  up there, but lots of I1 2-10-0s ran  up there with coal trains to the lake and also M1/M1a 4-8-s with general freight.    Also the various consolidations and smaller power.  

Lionel has done a similar one with dual stairways that has been listed in a number of previous catalogues. 

This one was a plastic kit by Heljan I think.    The kit has been offered by a few of the plastic building kit suppliers over the years.  

I narrowed this one to fit the 2 tracks and platforms.   The tracks are on 4 inch centers and the bridge as it came would have been off the platform on one side.

That green pedestrian bridge was done by Plasticville about 20 years ago.  They show up at train shows and on eBay from time to time.

Here are several photos with Pennsy flavor from around my Pennsylvania & Western layout.  Click on any photo to see a larger version.

Double-headed Weaver H10s 2-8-0's approaching the grade crossing in Franklin, PA.

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MTH AS-616 with custom Trainphone equipment added, new engineer figure and corrected cab number.

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A pair of 3rd Rail H6sb 2-8-0's are on the inbound steam service track in Annville, PA.

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A 3rd Rail I1sa 2-10-0 is stopped at an intermediate signal between Lebanon and Summit, PA.  The signals on the left display an Approach indication, meaning that the Yard Limit Signals into Annville are set to Stop.  The signals are from Custom Signals.

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This is the freight station and Railway Express office in Summit, PA.

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A K-Line B6sb 0-6-0 works the yard in Annville, PA.

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T1 4-4-4-4 #5511 (3rd Rail) drifts into the station at Lebanon, PA.  My layout is set in the 1949-1953 time period, and highway stop signs of that era were yellow with black lettering and sat on a short 4-foot post.  Quite different than today!

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This is the interior of the Korber roundhouse in Annville.  It looks like a quiet day.

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A sampling of my GG1 fleet.  A repost, but such is life.  Missing 8 additional PRR ones in this photo.

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Fantastic, Jonathan... reminds me of the classic picture (I think it was an illustration) of GG1’s lined up in Philadelphia after bringing fans to the Army/Navy game. Gotta love all GG1’s (except possibly the horrific Conrail Bicentennial version - ugh!!!).

Here are photos of some of my HO PRR.  Most are vintage items.  I also have some interesting PRR N pieces including several PRR steam locomotives, GG1s, and passenger cars.  I should photograph the N, HO and O together for a fun comparision.

International Model Products 60' shorty PRR diner and observation.  This is late into their import period as the frames are bakelite.  I am guessing late 50's early 60's.

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Unbuilt 1955ish Penn Line E6 Kit.  I have several of these in various states of completion.

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Bowser K4 with super detail kit and extended tender that I built when I was 16.  As I have moved it over the last 35 years, I see it has lost a few details like the bell!

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Blue Line P85 coaches circa 1960's.

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Gilbert HO B6 with a smoke unit.  The motor sticks so far past the cab!

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Heavily modified MDC E6 with Bowser Tender.  I added $100 worth of detail parts to this $30 locomotive around 1995.

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My write up for my George Stock vintage GG1s.  George also produced steam locomotives based on PRR prototypes in HO and was also known for his skills in hand brush lettering for O scale and HO scale locomotives. 

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A 1960's - 1970's PRR N6 brass cabin.

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Here are some shots of the Panhandle's roster:

Double-headed I1s Decapods haul an ore train across the Panhandle bridge.

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East-bound Train 30, the Spirit of St. Louis, passes a Decapod west-bound on the bridge.

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In a scene reminiscent of the Grif Teller painting, the Spirit of St. Louis gracefully arcs off the bridge towards the viewer.

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Finally, we see an west-bound ore drag.  Please excuse the shakiness of the video (it's my first one).

George

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Here are some shots of the Panhandle's roster:

Double-headed I1s Decapods haul an ore train across the Panhandle bridge.

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East-bound Train 30, the Spirit of St. Louis, passes a Decapod west-bound on the bridge.

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In a scene reminiscent of the Grif Teller painting, the Spirit of St. Louis gracefully arcs off the bridge towards the viewer.

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Finally, we see an west-bound ore drag.  Please excuse the shakiness of the video (it's my first one).

George

MTH, PRR K-4s meets, at Terryville on the Great Northeastern Railway, the Blue Comet en route to Atlantic City.

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MTH, RailKing, PRR M1-a at the head end of a long coal train.

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Preparing a Lionel, post war, PRR steam locomotive for its next assignment.

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The "Federal", headed by an MTH, RailKing, PRR GG-1 reaches full speed, leaving the city of Christopolis on the Great Northeastern Railway headed for Washington, D. C.

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Well this is my first time on this thread and I find that even though I rode the PRR extensively (commuted to University on the NE corridor while it was still Pennsy) I have very little in the way of PRR equipment.  So here is the best I can do.  New addition for me, the Lionel #6454 PRR boxcar made between 1948-1952.

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Great pictures everyone, thanks for posting

Don

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Unfortunately everything is packed up waiting for my hoped for next and last migration but have some pics.

S1 on test stand.

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The perfect compliment the Fleet of Modern.

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A Lionel metal double door box Santa brought with my first Lionel train set Christmas of 1947 or maybe Santa brought with second set the Lionel "Electronic" set for Christmas 1948.

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A scale S2 by Lionel made in violation of contract with Mike Wolf.

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A MTH model of the uniquest of all GG1's.

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A Train Master.

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Shrouded K4.

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A few cabin cars mixed with other roads cabooses.

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Well this is my first time on this thread and I find that even though I rode the PRR extensively (commuted to University on the NE corridor while it was still Pennsy) I have very little in the way of PRR equipment.  So here is the best I can do.  New addition for me, the Lionel #6454 PRR boxcar made between 1948-1952.

Lionel 6454 PRR Box

Great pictures everyone, thanks for posting

Don

Nice looking boxcar here are some pictures for you on the shepherd and sheep, We think we got from scenic express about 8 yrs ago I did a search on scenic express and out of stock, item number PR65325 $28.99 maker Preiser, Good luck with your find, did you try ebay?











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Sitka:  Thanks for the pictures and the compliment on my "lone" piece of PRR equipment.  I looked at my collection inventory and it turns out I do have 1 or 2 more cars but they are in storage (another word for lost ).  I will try your sources and e-bay.  Have looked on the trains portion of e=bay but not the "diecast figures" specific listings.  Oh well, I am off next week and will search then.  Thanks again for your response and information.

Don

Well this is my first time on this thread and I find that even though I rode the PRR extensively (commuted to University on the NE corridor while it was still Pennsy) I have very little in the way of PRR equipment.  So here is the best I can do.  New addition for me, the Lionel #6454 PRR boxcar made between 1948-1952.

Lionel 6454 PRR Box

Great pictures everyone, thanks for posting

Don

Don,

  You are hereby admitted to our exciting club! Glad you are not anti-Pennsy if you rode it as a commuter!

Tom

PRR8976 - No I am certainly not "anti-Pennsy"  in fact just the opposite.  Its just that after collage, all my military / job assignments were in the mid and south west and hence out of Pennsy territory so I just didn't collect much PRR equipment.  I do have the Lionel # 675 locomotive that many have posted and that the general opinion seems to be its a K4 even though the wheel arrangement is not correct.  Anyway .... thank you for the welcome.  

I did find one other piece of rolling stock in my collection but I am afraid that it bears little resemblance to anything  real or scale.  It is however from as early as 1915 and was available until 1925.  It is the Lionel #800 box car.  So Pennsy modelers, here is what you would have had if you had been modeling in the first 1/2 of the 20th century

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Best wishes and Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays

Don

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A little more PRR from my collection:

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Picked these up nd delivered today from the MPC Era. I saw my dad had them in a very old photo I found but have no idea what happened to them so in his memory I acquired another set.

Finly got some of my Cabin Cars unpack on on display been 7 years [packed up.

My MTH E8's ABBA and the Fleet of Modernism along with several front end cars. I am still looking for a set ofMTH Premier20-2637-1 PRR C Liners fro m 2004  Vol 1 Catalog.

As a Oh By The Way I heard from MTH and the P5a's are on the water and should arrive in mid January and the really big news is the P5a Replacement Shells are about 2 months behind them per "L" at MTH parts.

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A little more PRR from my collection:

Picked these up nd delivered today from the MPC Era. I saw my dad had them in a very old photo I found but have no idea what happened to them so in his memory I acquired another set.

Finly got some of my Cabin Cars unpack on on display been 7 years [packed up.

My MTH E8's ABBA and the Fleet of Modernism along with several front end cars. I am still looking for a set ofMTH Premier20-2637-1 PRR C Liners fro m 2004  Vol 1 Catalog.

As a Oh By The Way I heard from MTH and the P5a's are on the water and should arrive in mid January and the really big news is the P5a Replacement Shells are about 2 months behind them per "L" at MTH parts.

Now that is a string of Cabin cars Very nice all!

Mark

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Now that is a string of Cabin cars Very nice all!

Mark

Mark Thank You, that is not all of them I still have some more to unpack and display and that is only the Pennsy ones I have at least 2 dozen of other Road names I really have a thing for Pennsy Cabin Cars and Cabooses .I think I have maybe 75 to a 100 of them total. Post War, MPC, Lionel and MTH.

Here are two photos from my  Pennsy passenger car pool.  The top photo is business car 120, an observation car.  This is a K line product.   IMG_0078

A custom interior resides inside this MTH Pennsy diner.   I purchased this car, in spring of 2019,  from a very nice and talented Canadian gentleman who created custom cars and sold them in the Orange Hall at York.  There are candles on every table inside the car with waiters in the isle and some passengers sitting at tables.  fullsizeoutput_69b

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Morning P.R.R. Fans, here is my 2332 GG-1 from 47-49, Looking at stripping and repainting in Brunswick Green and adding new gold stripes.  Also, my Williams P.R.R. Passenger cars, adding LED strips. And found a site on ebay that sells seats and other items for passenger cars and other items for cars. (SCALE CITY DESIGNS) not bad prices.

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Q2 takeover:



Norm;

Your layout is absolutely the most realistic I’ve ever seen. While I am not a fan of weathering equipment, your weathering seems just right - obviously hard working equipment without looking decrepit!!! And the Q2’s are beautiful engines. Now, I have to ask one dumb question... how did you film the parts from inside the shop??? Talk about realistic - amazing.

Well while no where near as neat as the beautiful engines that have been posted, the attached PRR ore car came from MPC in 1987.  While I have no idea how many or even if the PRR had any cars of this sort, Lionel felt that they were prototypical enough to produce them.  So here is the Lionel MPC 19300 PRR ore car.

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Best wishes for a great rest of the week

Don

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The PRR's Q1, a single prototype built in 1942, was an 4-6-4-4 duplex design with the rear cylinders reversed and under the firebox to allow larger drivers.  The engine was built for fast freight but the cylinder locations resulted in a smaller firebox that could not maintain boiler pressure under load, limiting its sustained speed.  It had streamlining when it was first built, but it was removed in 1944 because it interfered with maintenance and was not that effective at low speeds.  The engine was last used in 1948 and scraped in 1949.

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The PRR's Q1, a single prototype built in 1942, was an 4-6-4-4 duplex design with the rear cylinders reversed and under the firebox to allow larger drivers.  The engine was built for fast freight but the cylinder locations resulted in a smaller firebox that could not maintain boiler pressure under load, limiting its sustained speed.  It had streamlining when it was first built, but it was removed in 1944 because it interfered with maintenance and was not that effective at low speeds.  The engine was last used in 1948 and scraped in 1949.

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Ron beautiful pics always enjoy looking at your 40s layout

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