Yes, it's Pennsy and a very specific Pennsy Geep as well. The PRR only had 3 GP-7s with roof mounted air tanks. In the early years, the Pennsy ordered locomotives for a specific purpose. Two of three (8551 and 8552) three were assigned to Williamsport-Buffalo passenger service. Mine will represent No. 8551.
Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Alan Lambert <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > From: Alan Lambert > > Gale, > From What I looked atWhat railroad had the Antenialike that one. I did not > see any pictures of any that had that. Only pennsy guys would pt that up > there. I don't think SP had that as I have never seen it down here in > Texas.Heping Bob out hereas I am in Fort Worth and he is in Houston. > Thanks, > Alan > > *From:* Gale Hall <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:03 AM > > *Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} GP-7 Update and Progress Photos > > > Bob W... > > I think you are judging a book by its cover, I think that GP-7 is SP not > PRR.... > > Bob F > > Great work looks fantastic.. > > gale hall > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bob Werre <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:25 AM > *Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} GP-7 Update and Progress Photos > > > Very cool, Bob! It sure is nice to be able to photograph progress like > this as it happens. In the couple of times I've judged contests these > progress shots do show all the work you've done. This is important when > the judges aren't all that familiar with what S guys go through to get > their models looking right. > > I also assume that you Pennsy guys have one additional handicap when it > comes to handling GP type locomotives. One additional handrail/antenna to > straighten. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > > On 3/22/12 8:37 AM, drgw223 wrote: > > > If you've been following my posts on the conversion of the AM GP-9 to a > GP-7, I'm happy report that the locomotive coversion is complete and ready > to be moved to the paint shop. I've uploaded a couple of progress photos > showing the pre-painted version, which you can view here: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/2131888790/pic/1430517891/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc > > or, in the "Bob Frascella's GP-7" file on the group website. > > It's hard to tell from the photos but all the walking surfaces include the > installation of the Archer treadplate which adds a nice texture to the > otherwise smooth surface. A couple of other items of interest include the > modified AM fuel/water tank. When I compared it to the plans in Mainline > Modeler, I discovered that the fuel tank was not tall enough and rode too > high above the rails. I also added the Pennsy cab signal box behind the > fuel tank, thus the reason for the roof-mounted air tanks. The correct GP-7 > early handrail stanchions were used. These are very delicate castings and > bend very easily but the well worth the effort. > > I'll post more photos after painting and decaling. > > Bob Frascella > Wenham, MA > > > > > >
