December 15, 2005
The Model Fleet Roster
Earlier posts have hinted about this in the past, but I might as well repeat it: I'm not much of a model railroad man, having not the time, space, skills, or budget for it. That being said, I like having the odd railcar to sit on a desk as a static display, inspired by a photograph of Stuart T. Saunders and Alfred E. Perlman wherein a model of a 50' boxcar is shown in the new jade green-and-black Penn Central livery.
I in fact bought an Athearn 50' Penn Central boxcar with that exact photograph in mind. It's a close enough match.
Anyways, I figured that it was about time to update the readership on the gradually growing fleet of railcars. All are in HO scale, which I find to be the best for display and low cost of acquisition.
Boxcars
PC 142772
DL&W 12022
Hoppers
NS 144711
PC 459755
N&W 12988
N&W 107579
Cabin Cars
PC 26403
N&W 557524
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I haven't yet laid out for any motive power, but I intend to, sooner or later, purchase an Alco C628 in Penn Central livery. I wouldn't mind having an N&W C630, especially in the Pevler Blue livery, but those don't seem to be as readily available for cheap.
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I have always been fascinated by the various terms used for a caboose. Since you referred to yours as "cabins", I know you were probably raised near the Pennsy or its close (at least some time ago) financial relative, the Norfolk and Western. On the NYC and the ATSF, they were "Waycars". On the CRI&P, they were "Crummies". I have also heard "Hacks" and "Bobbers".
My prejudice gets in the way here, but since the Pennsy and its associated lines were the only ones that I know of to use the term "Cabin", this is yet another argument which demonstrates that the PRR's use of the phrase "The Standard Railway of the World" was a proclamation believed only by themselves!
Posted by: Rip at December 16, 2005 05:11 PM (4hR91)
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