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  Pennsylvania X45 50' Boxars

  December 1, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 6,559 views - 1 comment - 1 like

  by Greg Martin Model photos by the author DURING 1951, and continuing through 1952, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shop turned out 500 new 50' 6" boxcars of all-welded construction in series 73000-73499. Altoona utilized Youngstow...
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  Pennsy' EMD F3 (and F5!) - A Quiet Move to Dieselization

  September 27, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 3,980 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  by Greg Martin Pennsy initially bought F3s just in A-B-B-A lashups. These Phase 2-late units are shown as-delivered without nose lift rings or ladder grabs and with the unit number in the Keystone. Chicago, IL; August 1947. Historically ...
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  Re-creating Horseshoe Curve in HO

  September 21, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 5,436 views - 0 comments - 2 likes

  by Doug Geiger, MMR Photos by the author At sunset, we witness several trains traversing Horseshoe Curve. Altoona Reservoir is built on a door, which drops down to the left for access. Pistons ease its descent. Most modelers choose to d...
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  Modeling Pennsy's Century 630: A Second-Generation Brute

  September 21, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,821 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  by Stuart R. Thayer Model photos by the author PRR 6322 is doing what the Pennsy C630s were known for best...pushing hard on the rear end of a heavy train, while the trains conductor watches the show. *Text Not Available* Starting in...
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  A Penn Central Locomotive in O Scale

  September 20, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 3,116 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  by Jim Teese, MMR Photos by the author The genesis of this engine goes back quite a ways. In the mid-1970s I was working for Bell Helicopter in Iran and building a few HO models in my free time. I saw an ad from AHM in Model Railroader...
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  Modeling the Moose River Division

  September 19, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,888 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  by Art Fahie Photos by the author Handpainted Masonite backdrops help to add a feeling of depth around the entire railroad room. Joe may live on Long Island, but his modeling heart is clearly elsewhere. "You're never too young or too ...
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  Pennsylvania (PRR) Alco C425

  May 23, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,947 views - 0 comments - 2 likes

  by Rich Picariello Photos from the authors collection; credits as indicated The Prototype C425: The 2,500-hp C425 (Alco specification number DL640B) was introduced by Alco in 1964 as a member of their Century Series. At the end of pr...
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  Oldtowne, Maine... It Ain't Just Canoes Anymore!

  April 5, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,354 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  by Art Fahie Photos by the author Bob was careful not to over-weather the layout. The layout is built with the present-day attitude of the 1950s era, not a reflection of what once was. Oldtowne is up north toward the middle of Main...
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  Trackside Coal Tipples

  Invalid date - posted by Christopher Brimley - 9,239 views - 0 comments - 1 like

  The PRR decapod is drifting downhill and will be working the train brackes all the way to Weirton Junction. It is at the front of a westbound symbol freight, CIN-1 as it rolls by the Hanlin Coal & Coke Co. tipple just west of Dinsmore Tunnel. Hanlin...