Model Railroading > Penn Central/New Haven Commuter Train

In the process of re-doing a Rapido Penn Central yellow bird in it faded colors and patch panels, just started this project last week and of cause you remember the other unit that I did, but took sometime off from it. But now since the New Haven 8600 coach's are out I will now completed the project for the New York to Danbury train the way I use to see it coming thru Mt Verson train station during rush-hour with a 8 to 10 mix NH and PC coach's with a grill car. Even through I model Conrail I also love the New Haven too and Penn Central. I will also do lot's of weathering on the coach's too when they look worn out.
The yellow has been redone with a very faded custom yellow that I mix up also do some of the panels in conrail blue, the picture is to light to see it, but once I get done with the wreathing and things you see the 2 different blues

 

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Did the NH FL9's get so bad that the number boards weren't replaced  or did you leave them off on purpose ?, also I don't remember the red on the trucks, is / was that "as built" ? TIA Ed

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

calsubd Wrote:
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> Did the NH FL9's get so bad that the number boards
> weren't replaced  or did you leave them off on
> purpose ?, also I don't remember the red on the
> trucks, is / was that "as built" ? TIA Ed

The "red" on the trucks is the third rail shoes.

Nice looking "Fleabags" you have there.  When I worked at Amtrak in Rensselaer, NY that was their nickname-derived from the FL.  Somehow fleabag seemed more apropos than FLorida!  LOL.

Peter

The red thing is a wooden beam that supports the 3rd rail shoe. They started life red, and finished in a much more filthy state with little red left.


calsubd Wrote:
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> Did the NH FL9's get so bad that the number boards
> weren't replaced  or did you leave them off on
> purpose ?, also I don't remember the red on the
> trucks, is / was that "as built" ? TIA Ed



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/16 06:38 by tmurray.

Leave them as they are! They are masterpieces of Penn Central decay.  

tmurray Wrote:
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> The red thing is a wooden beam that supports the
> 3rd rail shoe. They started life red, and finished
> in a much more filthy state with little red left.
>
>
> calsubd Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Did the NH FL9's get so bad that the number
> boards
> > weren't replaced  or did you leave them off on
> > purpose ?, also I don't remember the red on the
> > trucks, is / was that "as built" ? TIA Ed

Thanks tmurray, I just couldn't remember the "Red" color, of course they had a lot of wear and tear on them by the time I saw them, TY again, Ed

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

calsubd Wrote:
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> tmurray Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The red thing is a wooden beam that supports
> the
> > 3rd rail shoe. They started life red, and
> finished
> > in a much more filthy state with little red
> left.
> >
> >
> > calsubd Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Did the NH FL9's get so bad that the number
> > boards
> > > weren't replaced  or did you leave them off
> on
> > > purpose ?, also I don't remember the red on
> the
> > > trucks, is / was that "as built" ? TIA Ed
>
> Thanks tmurray, I just couldn't remember the "Red"
> color, of course they had a lot of wear and tear
> on them by the time I saw them, TY again, Ed

They're RED because touching them at the wrong time could kill you!

WOW! These look amazing!

Thanks for sharing!

-Jason

Jason I sent you a private email that you haven't responded to yet