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That Pennsy look
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:30 pm
by GAP
My model railroad is an extension of the Pennsy (GR&I) across the straits and up to Sault Ste Marie (1961). How do I Pennsy-fy it to make it look like the PRR controls it? What kind of buildings, structures, etc would add to the Pennsy look?
Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:35 pm
by SD80MAC
A lot of Pennsy signs along the tracks, like whistle posts, were shaped like Keystones, so that might be something to consider.
Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:43 pm
by berkmeister
Well GAP, how about some of those famous Pennsy style position-light signals? Even if you model the GR&I as it really was as "dark" territory, you would need these signals at both distant and home locations at all interlockings on your mainline. Berk
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Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:03 pm
by railohio
Rider humps and block stations.
Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:44 pm
by dmitzel
GAP wrote:My model railroad is an extension of the Pennsy (GR&I) across the straits and up to Sault Ste Marie (1961). How do I Pennsy-fy it to make it look like the PRR controls it? What kind of buildings, structures, etc would add to the Pennsy look?
If you're a PRR modeler you've got it made... plenty of stuff out there to buy off the shelf. Just go out to the Pennsy "hysterical society" website and start surfing away.
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Seriously, I Googled the railroad and found a whole bunch of stuff in 1:87 scale - here's one link
http://kc.pennsyrr.com/model/prrflavor.php. Oh, and yes... get those US&S position light signals for the distant/approach and home signals for your (imagined) junctions with the DSS&A and Soo Line - nothing say's "P-Road" more than those IMO.
Have fun... maroon smoothside varnish sure looks good Up North.
Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:28 am
by dmitzel
berkmeister wrote:Well GAP, how about some of those famous Pennsy style position-light signals? Even if you model the GR&I as it really was as "dark" territory, you would need these signals at both distant and home locations at all interlockings on your mainline. Berk
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GAP,
Check out this recent thread on the Atlas HO forum - right up your alley:
http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67969
Tom Johnson is an artist right up there with Lance Mindheim, IMO.
Re: That Pennsy look
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:22 am
by Gov. Crappo
I model N scale but heres an example....my line is a fictional MI road that has ties to the PRR(GR&I) and this is the "distant signal to P Junction" which is my Pennsy interchange....simple thing that says "Pennsy"
(yes i know the lights should be yellow not white but i havent painted them yet
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