Many thanks to a forum member who linked me up with a custom painter that made a beautiful Veterans F40PH for him. I am finally on the way to having a 1/48 size version of the CVSR passenger train.
For starters, the artist, is painting 3 Alco locomotives, CVSR #4241, #6771, & #6777. 5 passenger cars by Atlas, GGD, & Lionel. I am forgiving of a few differences on the C424 model by Atlas vs the prototype #4241. Using available off the shelf models to come as close as possible to the real train. I will be sending another 4 or 5 cars to the artist later this year. A highlight is my favorite Silver Bronco dome car #1105, an undecorated Atlas O car becomes CVSR Silver Bronco. I will post updates as the consist progresses. The baggage car which CVSR uses to load the bikes of "bike aboard" riders, is a GGD ATSF baggage car just like the CVSR #3450. Lionel 21" combine becomes CVSR's wheelchair lift ADA car #727 "Fort Mitchell." Lionels catalog pic showed a baggage door with 2 windows just like CVSR'S combine turned ADA car. However, the production car from Lionel has one window. Again, forgiving of a few differences in the interests of getting a reasonably close version of the prototype CVSR cars and locomotives. CVSR coach #2914 comes from Lionels 21" Penn Central coach, the exact car.
