Hey Nick, another PC Fan here chiming in. I only decided to go back into O scale about a year or so ago, and haven't had a chance yet to build a layout. I do have a Williams semi-scale GG-1 in PC and also a PC caboose. Back in my N Scale days I had PC engines and equipment, as you can see in the photo.
I spent many a lazy warm day by the NE Corridor watching the PC trains run by. Sadly, I seldom took my camera!!
I saw Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train when it went through Baltimore. My father took photos of it. I'll have to see if he still has them.
Following up on the posts mentioning the RFK funeral train, one of the gentlemen to whom I refer as my "railroading mentors" was the Engineer on the three car pilot train which ran ahead of the special. The overall operation actually required the service of five Gs. The 4901 and 4903 receive most of the attention as they led the funeral train itself; however, the 4932 powered the pilot train with the 4900 and 4910 following engine light as protect power.
The crowds along the right of way were staggering. In fact, two spectators were killed at Elizabeth when the eastbound Admiral struck them as they stepped into its path to get a better view of the westbound special as it approached. In hindsight, given the numbers of people who had to scramble out of the Admiral's path, it's remarkable the accident did not have a worse outcome than it did. Following that tragedy, Penn Central stopped all movements in and around the special until it had passed.
Bob
