Has anyone here modeled the Paoli Local line from Paoli, PA to Suburban Station in Philly?
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That would be a challenge!
I came close in that the Paoli local was included in the station sounds of my original AMTRAK AEM engine. Cool station sounds
I've got a plan that includes a 25' curved wall shelf (2 track), catenary and some back-and-forth circuitry. Something to run my PRR commuter cars and GG1 along and maybe deliver a beer from my bar to the card table. I'll only have room for at most a 4'x4' table at one end to run an MTH SEPTA street car on. Not much room for accessories but it'll evolve over time.
You could model a short stretch from, say, Paoli to Strafford. Or Villanova with the P&W underpass (resin model of the Bullet Car was produced at one time)
MTH and Lionel made models of the MP54 cars-I have the MTH set and they are lovely. If you just gotta model the SEPTA era, not sure if there are models of the later cars.
The Paoli station is an unprepossessing bit of architecture but the Strafford station was built for the 1876 Phila World Fair and then moved to Strafford and would be a model builder's challenge!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ia_Train_Station.jpg
