Pennrail Paint Schemes
This
page contains some details of the different paint schemes of Pennrail. It started with some photos of cars as
actually modeled, both in PSMRRC days and the Bedford Division revival, and eventually
expand to the conceptualized schemes that were never painted. It will also contain a short snippet written
by Mark S. Wurst detailing how the locomotive scheme was born, augmented by
some recollections by Frank C. Mellott.
There
is an alternate draft page showing the modeled freight car roster here. (I prefer the draft page but have not
shifted to it as the primary one yet, since the draft one loads many thumbnails
while this page does not)
Actual images (to
be linked soon):
Locomotives:
PR 238 (GP38-2)
PR 836
(SD45)
PR 837 (SD45) (2006 primer gray)
Freight cars (see
also freight roster):
Boxcars:
§ PR 25400
(50 boxcar)
§ PR 25401
(50 boxcar)
§ PR 25416 (50
boxcar 2006 Accurail run, their 5600
series Ex. Post car series 25416-25485 25420,
25424,
25427,
25428,
25430,
25431,
25432,
25434,
25437,
25439,
25441,
25444,
25445,
25448,
25449,
25452,
25454,
25455,
25456,
25458,
25459,
25460,
25463,
25465,
25467,
25469,
25471,
25473,
25475,
25477
and 25479)
§ PR 25000
(50 boxcar 2006 using Accurail data-only ext. post car - number corrected to
25000 on August 8, 2007)
§ PR 25042,
25044,
25051
, 25060
, 25077,
25103
, and 25117
(50 Accurail Welded data-only base Marks applied 2007)
§ UPE 28927
(50 boxcar) (John Balogh photo)
§ SCW 36198
(50 boxcar) (Roundhouse car, was one of the worst of the 1989-1990 PSMRRC Pennrail
custom paints, lettering was not legible, car was painted out, and restenciled
SC&W)
§ PR 21027
(60 boxcar) (Con-cor data only as base car numbers/marks applied 2008)
§ PR 21067
(60 boxcar) (Con-cor data only as base car numbers applied 2006, marks 2007)
§ PR 2xxxx (40 boxcar) (Accurail data only base assigned 20300)
Covered Hoppers
·
PR 88246
(AC&F Covered Hopper all gray with black letters)
·
PR 88301
(AC&F Covered Hopper all gray with black letters)
·
PR 88300, 88309, 88311, 88313, 88320, 88322, 88326, 88332, 88337, 88344, 88345, 88349 (ACF 4600cuft three-bay
covered hoppers)
·
PR 87503
(Pullman-Standard PS2CD)
·
PR 87614
(Pullman-Standard PS2CD)
·
PR 87113
(UP&E with PR reporting marks PS2CD)*
·
PR 87xxx
(PR with PR Keystone Herald)*
·
PR 87xxx
(PR with PR route arrow herald)*
·
PRLX 17085 (PRLX with hand-painted route arrow
herald on one side)
Hoppers
·
PR 81027
(Greenville 100T 15 panel hopper) (John Balogh photo)
·
PR 81100, PR 81134
(Greenville 100T 15 panel hopper) (lettered 2008)
·
PR 81137
(Greenville 100T 15 panel hopper) (lettered 2006)
·
PR 81147, PR 81172, PR 81188
(Greenville 100T 15 panel hopper) (lettered 2008)
·
PR 81190
(Greenville 100T 15 panel hopper) (lettered 2006)
(Asterisks
represent cars never finished but only partially painted final coats were
never applied. Cars likely to be attempted again with a newer source car than
the 1995 vintage ones. Car numbers were
assigned, but need to be looked up by the author as to what they were the two
87xxx cars themselves have since been slated to become Nickel City Line as its CEOs time
permits)
Other freight cars
·
PR 65735 (flat car w/stakes) (John Balogh photo)
·
PR 46200, 46259 (52 mill gondolas)
Non-revenue cars:
Cabooses
o PR 4547:
Wide Vision Caboose (Atlas 1900 series base car, painted by PWMRC member Lynn K.)
o PR 4552, 4562, 4571
and 4580:
Wide Vision Caboose (Atlas 1900 series base car, painted in 2008 with a scheme
devised PWMRC member Lynn K. in 2006)
MOW Equipment (disposition unknown save the 65100)
o Crane
o Flat Car (partnered with Crane)
o Coach (PR Solid Gray)
o PR 65100MW (Rail Car 2008)
Although the PSMRRC did its own custom run in the late 1980s of Roundhouse boxcars, and sold these through the mid 1990s, many of this run did not turn out very well. The 2006 run of 60 cars through Accurail is the first known commissioned run outside of that early run done by members themselves. Over half of the 2006 run (32 built/renumbered so far) will remain in the hands of Rob McKeever, being individually renumbered using Accurails renumber decals. A few of them have been spoken for by others. A select few are available, inquire by email to pennrail at gmail dot com. (Some have asked about making them available via paypal. Im thinking about it)
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