Green Alco FA A-A Passenger Set Spotted

Check out December 2002 of CTT.  There is an article on  the set pictured below. The set engines were decorated by Len Carparelli.

I need this set like I need another mortgage but I can't help but be drawn to it.  When the catalog was released and I saw it, my mind immediately went back to childhood and my dad's trains.

ed h posted:

Check out December 2002 of CTT.  There is an article on  the set pictured below. The set engines were decorated by Len Carparelli.

 

 

Thanks, Ed. Will have to check that out.

Edit: Wow, it was featured on the cover of that issue. 

These have now hit the street--anybody got this set? I'd love to see it in action!

Do a search here on the forum. Lots of talk, reviews, pics, etc on it recently.

Len Carparelli is a master restorer/painter and has been for several decades, and he did a lot of custom work for the brothers, Shaw at Madison Hardware. Presumably, all his work is properly identified, according to TCA standards.

pdxtrains posted:

These have now hit the street--anybody got this set? I'd love to see it in action!

You must have missed these:

https://ogrforum.com/...-set-detailed-review

https://ogrforum.com/...50#77030152658228050

https://ogrforum.com/...25#77171017929461925

Thank you!

I got just the cars, no engine. The packaging was very well done - very cool with the retro boxes, Postwar "paper" and such. Normally I throw out all boxes except original Postwar boxes and engine boxes but I saved these and put them on display with my other Postwar boxes. 

The cars are great. The lighting could be a bit better (will eventually replace with 14V bulbs) but I'm happy. I always thought the Turbine and green coaches was the nicest Postwar train ever made. Always my favorite. Go figure, my turbine is Out of Service pending a very minor repair. I had them running with my 726RR and 2025 last week. 

I would not rule out replacing them in distant the future with a set of originals. As I do not plan to attend York  at all in 2018 (), the reproductions are the next best thing. 

Nice vid.

I swapped out the bulbs yesterday with the 14v I ordered. Definitely makes a difference although I'm still thinking about an LED conversion eventually.