Pennsy GG-1 entering station,
@Sitka posted:Pennsy GG-1 entering station,
The above photo brings back fond memories of many times waiting to catch a train on the platforms of both 30th Street Station, Philadelphia and Penn Station, Baltimore where you could see from a distance, the headlamp and the pin stripe "cat's whiskers" of the GG-1 silently approaching the station platform. That anticipation never got old for me.
@Randy Harrison posted:The above photo brings back fond memories of many times waiting to catch a train on the platforms of both 30th Street Station, Philadelphia and Penn Station, Baltimore where you could see from a distance, the headlamp and the pin stripe "cat's whiskers" of the GG-1 silently approaching the station platform. That anticipation never got old for me.
Thanks for sharing your memories Have to say the Williams GG-1 is a great running engine.
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What better place to "debut" my newly-reworked 1955 2340-25 GG1 than PRR Everyday! She needed a fair amount of work because she was damaged in shipment due to poor packing on the part of the seller. Here she is pulling the MPC-era PRR FARR #5 consist from 1984 including the stock car from 1989:
This loco is scale width and height with the length reduced by about 25% so she could negotiate the tightest O-gauge curves of the time. She couldn't have been run on "027" curves. I'm amazed at how quietly she runs. I understand she has been nicknamed "Ugly Duckling" by some, but not for me! I'd even get another one if the price is right!
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@Bill Swatos posted:What better place to "debut" my newly-reworked 1955 2340-25 GG1 than PRR Everyday! She needed a fair amount of work because she was damaged in shipment due to poor packing on the part of the seller. Here she is pulling the MPC-era PRR FARR #5 consist from 1984 including the stock car from 1989:
This loco is scale width and height with the length reduced by about 25% so she could negotiate the tightest O-gauge curves of the time. She couldn't have been run on "027" curves. I'm amazed at how quietly she runs. I understand she has been nicknamed "Ugly Duckling" by some, but not for me! I'd even get another one if the price is right!
WTG Bill, nice looking GG-1 runs great and nice looking stripes!! Hope the seller gave you a few bucks off for damage God Speed! Mark
DC. Where Maryland Ave crosses New York Ave (US Rte 50) and becomes Bladensburg Rd (MD Rte 450)……..that’s the old Pennsy Main line into Union Station, now used by Amtrak.
Let me help with the orientation......I am on Bladensburg Rd, coming from College Park into DC. The intersection after the bridge is with New York Ave. Maryland Ave is on the other side of the intersection. Union Station is perhaps two miles to the right in this shot.
Since technically, the Pennsy went out of business, in 1967, that paint has held up pretty well! Or, it’s been repainted……I don’t know……
Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!
Peter
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@Putnam Division posted:DC. Where Maryland Ave crosses New York Ave (US Rte 50) and becomes Bladensburg Rd (MD Rte 450)……..that’s the old Pennsy Main line into Union Station, now used by Amtrak.
Let help with orientation......I am on Bladensburg Rd, coming from College Park into DC. The intersection after the bridge is with New York Ave. Maryland Ave is on the other side of the intersection. Union Station is perhaps two miles to the right in this shot.
Since technically, the Pennsy went out of business, in 1967, that paint has held up pretty well! Or, it’s been repainted……I don’t know……
Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!
Peter
Great picture thanks for sharing! Mark
My wife and I passed under that bridge many times while commuting to work in DC and Arlington from Maryland.
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Bob great looking caboose Mark
While we are showing brass PRR cabin cars, here is a Williams, 3-rail (don't let the 2 rail- track fool you), O gauge brass ,PRR, N-5-C. It is lightly weathered for me by Harry Hieke. The photo is on Harry's finished product photo track in Harry's back yard.