> Curious. Wouldn't modelling the late, GREAT PRR with brighter colors
(TUSCAN comes to mind) with rolling hills be more interesting and fun
than dull, gray cars
> on the flat???? Just curious on the Keystone Main.
> Jim "PENNSY PROUD on the Keystone Main" Lyle
Dear Pennsy Proud....
First of all, there was nothing dull about the 20th Century Limited.
Close inspection of actual photos shows a flat black roof with glossy
sides of rich blue-hued gray with elegant silver (aluminum mist) pin
stripes. Some have conjectured that the mighty NYC's pin stripes were a
reflection of a world class baseball team called the "Yankees" which
wore uniforms with pin stripes. No matter how you measure it, the NYC
was a class act known for innovation (much of which failed, but we won't
go there).
Being mighty, the NYC conquered hills and mountains. The Boston &
Albany (B&A subsidiary) rolled right over the Berkshire Mountains while
the big hill just west of Albany (aka "west Albany hill", clever eh?)
utilized pusher service to keep the passengers on schedule. And the
Catskill Mountains were tamed by a branch line exiting the West Shore
Line at Kingston, NY. While the mainline was flatter than most, the
secondary lines provided some interesting challenges. So, in summation,
the gray cars were not dull (when new) and the track was not all flat.
Last but not least, a noted historian has just released the results of
considerable research in which he determined that the PRR had much to be
proud of -- mainly that the NYC agreed to that infamous merger called
the Penn Central. Then they both went down the tubes together never to
be heard from again. I suppose much could be claimed as to which RR was
at fault, but note that Penn Central's headquarters was in Philadelphia
and not New York City. So the score is one for the NYC and two for the
PRR in the "How to Bankrupt a Railroad" contest. At least the PRR was
good at something and won the contest hands down -- or should that be
"wheels up"?
Not only that, but the PRR had more steam locos than the NYC and
therefore made a greater contribution to global warming. For
shame........
Cheers....Ed L.
Historian
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