There's one more PRR fan here in ILL. Been looking for info on the old PRR line between Terre Haute,IND and ST. LOUIS,MO. I've lived along it most of 53 years and can't find much of it's history. inch53
I'm here now. I knew this was here, I was just busy elsewhere. A large collection of N scale Pennsy stuff.
I am looking for information on the old Pennsy Cumberland Valley Branch. Especially info on the last passenger train that was run on the line from Hagerstown to Winchester. What was the consist? Did K4s run on this line? What year did service end? I grew up in Martinsburg and used to see Geep 9s and an SW1 that was based at Cumbo yard. Please direct me to the best place to find out this info. Thanks.
While I love the Mopac, I have the Pennsy in my blood.My great-grandfather worked for the Pennsy as a track inspector in the Grovertown, Indiana area.He worked for over 40 years for The Standard Railroad of the World, and somewhere there is a certificate to that effect,although no-one seems to know where it is
Another PRR Fan Add another PRR fan to the list. I've been on and off these boards for quite a few years, but I have never been a prolific poster. This is mainly due to the fact that I don't have a model yet, and since I am currently working in Indonesia (any train shows coming my way soon ) I won't have one for a while. I do want to model the PRR and some Reading stuff at some point. Are there many prototype items available or does it mostly have to be scratched together? I would like to model a coal operation with some passenger stuff as well. I want to put a station (Penn Central?) in. I would also love to put in Horseshoe Curve if I can do it justice in whatever space I have at the time. I grew up in Mifflinburg, PA in the 70s and there was a line running just behind my house. I don't know if it was actually PRR or not though. Sadly, I didn't get interested in modelling until after I had moved away from PA. Regards, Steve
I model exclusively PRR in N scale. Hopefully the server will come up again today and you can see my website. PRR heaven!
Hi Dave, The server must still be down, but I have visited your site several times. You along with Pete Nolan have provided some real inspiration for me. Some of the elements I would like to model in the PRR include, two Penn Stations (New York and Philly probably) for passenger modeling, horseshoe curve, coal operations, and one small town modeled after the town I grew up in. I'm not going for prototype authenticity or scale, but I do wish to do some justice. My era will be the 40s and 50s. Keep up the good work. Steve
New to Trainboard and a PRR fan with out-of-date modeling skills from lack of use. Currently NS Engineer Conway (Pittsburgh) to Harrisburg intermodalservice over ex-CR/PC/PRR. If I can be of any help to anybody, let me know. Bob C.
Welcome to TrainBoard!!!!!!! One thing we enjoy here at TrainBoard is Railfan stories and photographs both new and old. :lightbulb: :lightbulb: :lightbulb: :lightbulb:
Being here in Baltimore, and living within driving distance of the PRR Northeast Corridor, I saw a lot of Pennsy-PC Power. STUPIDLY, I seldom took my camera! I guess I never counted on all the mega-mergers that would eventually happen, making the Pennsy just a memory. I rode on the Pennsy a few times to visit my grandparents in NJ. We would board at Penn Station, and ride behind one of those spectacular GG-1s. One time I went alone, guess I was about 10. My parents told the conductor where I would get off, and he promised to keep an eye on me. I sat in this nice comfy chair, and over the backs of them were nice linens with a GG-1 embroidered on it. Sure enough, the conductor checked with me, and told me when it was my stop. He saw me off the train and to my grandparents, who were right there. I love riding trains. Flying may get you there sooner, but trains are a way to see the country in a hassle free way.
Another Pennsy railroader.. I'm another Pennsy railroader. Just haven't been much of a poster as of late. I do visit the HO scale forum alot and spend alot of time on the "other" forum site as well.. Scott
