I ordered a riveted model of the visionline gg1 and was thinking of putting a Congressional set together with old rivets. is this correct to do?
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It's hard to say, I would think so at one time or another before she was converted to Freight service but you might try the real trains section of the forum. You can also try emaqiling the PRR Technical & Historical Society. I pasted there link below. Hope this helps.
When was:
1. 4800 converted to freight?
2. When did the streamlined CONGO start?
3. If there is overlap in the dates, it was possible.
4. I think the SENATOR used the same pool of cars as the CONGO. It is fact the 4872 was power on the SENATOR early in January 1953.......
I could be wrong, but I think the PRR did run a HW CONGO.
Dominic Mazoch posted:When was:
1. 4800 converted to freight?
2. When did the streamlined CONGO start?
3. If there is overlap in the dates, it was possible.
4. I think the SENATOR used the same pool of cars as the CONGO. It is fact the 4872 was power on the SENATOR early in January 1953.......
I could be wrong, but I think the PRR did run a HW CONGO.
1. 4800 was assigned to freight service in the late 1950s (not sure which year), and lost its steam generator in 1960.
2. The PRR was running heavyweights on the GG1 powered Congressional Limited Express until 1952, when the PRR bought two new streamlined train sets and painted some GG1s Tuscan (not 4800) to pull them. These became the Morning Congressional and the Afternoon Congressional.
3. Six GG1s were painted Tuscan for the Congressionals and the Senators. At this time 4800 was painted in the Modified Loewy scheme: DGLE, 5 stripes, and serif lettering. It could have pulled the Congressionals/Senators as a backup engine if there was no Tuscan painted GG1 available (unlikely?), but it would have been competing with all the other DGLE painted GG1s.
4. Same pool of engines, not sure about the cars. These were sets, so they ran together although I assume some mixing later in life was done.
4800 was regeared for freight June 1960 when the steam generator was removed. Also GG1s 4801–4857 were also regeared for freight service and steam generators removed prior to 1960.
You got PRR heavyweights, especially parlor cars??? This would be your 4800 Congressional consist base. She also hauled a LOT of other PRR passengers, including NY - Philly clockers, and the Broadway Ltd. Have fun with yer riveted Gee !
Shoot... I think all we HAVE leading congress is "old rivets" as you call them. Heck they got in and stayed in and most of them look like the old crypt keeper. Half way in the grave already! We need term limits on congress! I mean they don't even know what all the new technology is! Wait.... why are we talking politics on THE train forum?!?!
I like Ron's post above, but if I had the bucks for Old Rivet I would be running her anyway I like. 
I always liked the 4899 in the so called as built scheme. Hopefully WBB will bring it back on there scale GG1's I have a MTH shorty but like the scale better.
tackindy posted:Shoot... I think all we HAVE leading congress is "old rivets" as you call them. Heck they got in and stayed in and most of them look like the old crypt keeper. Half way in the grave already! We need term limits on congress! I mean they don't even know what all the new technology is! Wait.... why are we talking politics on THE train forum?!?!
Well, we are talking about the CONGRESSIONAL, right?
