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That's some REAL passenger service!

Yes, 67 is too young to go. Some contributors are starting their best work right about then.

When I first was getting into the hobby I was very happy to discover Phil's work - and look! There's ...

Wow, that's rough. But good that they caught it in time!

That's a tough one. Even companies with bad financials like the PRR kept the blinds in their feature cars right down to the end.
The shades would roll up into a recess above the windows. If the car ...

Interesting, and on second thought not surprising.

Didn't the cars cancelled off of the massive C&O order arrive in 1950? Those didn't have full skirts. Since skirts could be a nuisance anyw ...

I'm trying to hunt down the answer to your question but keep coming up with sources where the photos are not dated! In general, however, the answer appears to be "before 1960". I'll keep l ...

And that, of course, is why there are no pictures of CF7s painted for the roads requested!

In the interest of keeping the models as prototypical as possible, are there any pictures of CF7 locomotives painted for those roads?

The consist would fluctuate by day-of-the-week and by season. For example, you might see:
a former NYC baggage,
a Pullman stainless steel sleeper originally built for Florida service,
a PRR Duplex ...

In addition to what Rick said, remember that PC was only in the long-haul passenger business for just over 3 years, and repainting was not a high priority. You could fill out your trains with un-repa ...

The whole episode, from the museum being evicted and down to this is just so unreal. If someone was trying to write fiction they wouldn't be able to come up with a plot like this!

These definitions apply to the United States only. One cannot understand the development and regulatory history of railroads in the United States and yet be ignorant of the definitions of these terms ...

The transition era ended in 1960. The first production U-boats came out in 1960. There was no overlap. Penn Central came in 1968.

There's a need for Baldwin road switchers and the entire Fairbanks Morse line way before getting into GE.

I like that, early CF7, not quite a geep, but definitely not an F7 anymore either. And look at all that detail!