PENN CENTRAL FANS: An O-Gauge Product Checklist and Discussion Thread

Snagged two rather difficult to find Penn Central items that popped up at two different Atlas O dealers recently. The C-628 and NE-6 caboose. I actually ordered the C-628 with PENN CENTRAL on the sides but the second road number without it showed up from the dealer. Since the goal is to own both anyway I kept it and am waiting to hear if he actually has the other one.

Nice acquisitions, Nick. 

Enjoy!

Peter

Beautiful loco and cabin car.  Can't wait to see pictures of them on your layout.  I'd love to have one of those Alcos, but it would be too big for my layout.

Tom

It's been about one full year since I decided to go on this endeavor and it's the first time I have seen either of those items for sale in that time. They were obviously easy to get around the time Atlas released them, but since then people really seem to be hanging onto it...

As for locating them, every couple of days I'll take 15 minutes to run through a bunch of planned searches I have on either Google or eBay. Every so often I'll get lucky and find something. The NE-6 was listed on eBay by the dealer I got it from and the C-628 was buried a few pages back in a Google search. The dealer also got back to me that that was his only C-628, he had written the wrong item number.

I would like to see someone do a six axle U-boat in Penn Central.  That would look sharp MU'ed with the C-628.  Can't wait until the Trainman U-23-B is delivered.

Tom

Basic black for bituminous business ...

Now that's an awesome photo Ace. I have a Penn Central coal train building up. So far it consists of Lionel's one 3-bay Penn Central hopper and the eight black H21a hoppers Atlas O produced. The only thing is I have yet to see a photo of an actual unit train of black Penn Central H21a hoppers...

I'm waiting for a few older items to sell on the "Bay" before I can reserve my U-23B. Like the 3rd Rail FL-9, I completely forgot about that one and will be reserving it last second. Atlas's product page for them says 2nd quarter 2013 delivery.

http://www.atlastrainman.com/locomotives/tmou23b.htm

The Penn Central was a sorry excuse for a railroad.  Why would anybody in their right mind like anything Penn Central

Hey Spider you're a funny guy 

when I can get this and 5 Pac Fruit cars, and then the caboose for <300.00
I will learn to like Penn cent

Who said anything about us being in our right mind?

Tom

Nice catch! Would you be able to share with us what the exact item number of the caboose is and perhaps a photo too? I was wondering if it was unique to this set and thus it would qualify on my list as a set breakup item.

Love the PC stuff. How can you not like the mighty Penn Central! Ok, except for Ben.

Hey Nick,  you just can't have one A unit, looks too odd! 

It is pulling into the station this week  !! and I qualify as a person,

that looks, likes, buy, and dont have a clue of item #, will adv when

Brown truck comes in drive!!! and send the pic !

Being so disorganized the Penn Central was all about odd trains and combinations one never really did see before. In fact, a lone A unit with only two or three coaches in tow was quite typical of pure PC passenger trains!

Indeed the H21a's look pretty good but even with eight of them the train seems a tad short. Something tells me given their popularity we'll be seeing another run of four so that should help. Addictive hobby, you bet 

As for the E-7, that really was a bummer but I heard only two people actually preordered it so we can't blame Scott at all for cancelling. On the bright side, at least PC plain black with white lettering is a pretty no-brainer project for any custom painter 

Agree, no paint scheme, poor logo and formed from the residues.