Planning a consist for the new "Century Green" NYC E8s

The 20th Century as Lionel is producing it would only be prototypical for 1938-1940, and the EMD E8 wasn't introduced until 1949.  Plus the experimental Jade green paint scheme was only used on an E8 A-B-A set between 1960-61, so definitely not prototypical to run with the '38 century cars.  A prototypical consist would include a hodge podge of late 50's, early 60's NYC passenger equipment (Lionel has made some over the past few years) or else a freight consist matched to the era.

At the end of the day, though, its your layout and you can do whatever you like!  I'm sure they will be a beautiful set.

@Catonsville Central Railway posted:

The 20th Century as Lionel is producing it would only be prototypical for 1938-1940, and the EMD E8 wasn't introduced until 1949.  Plus the experimental Jade green paint scheme was only used on an E8 A-B-A set between 1960-61, so definitely not prototypical to run with the '38 century cars.  A prototypical consist would include a hodge podge of late 50's, early 60's NYC passenger equipment (Lionel has made some over the past few years) or else a freight consist matched to the era.

At the end of the day, though, its your layout and you can do whatever you like!  I'm sure they will be a beautiful set.

Thanks Woody. Yep - just looking for a starting point/some direction and your post is helpful! I think that with the Dreyfuss running 14 feet of passenger cars around, that a freight consist matched to the era might look cool behind the E8s. I may go that route and work on making a list of suitable options. I like to pickup rolling stock at train shows when I can, and I imagine I could make a criteria of era/road names/car type to look out for.

Custom Jade Green Hoppers would look great!

https://e-zcatch.square.site/p...rd-886237-886776/266

Lots of shots of the Century Green (jade green) NYC E units - a pair of E8 A units and a matching E7 B unit made up the experimental paint scheme trio:

https://www.google.com/search?...mp;bih=929&dpr=1

I would second a set of 1948 20th Century cars.  While there were some changes to the cars after delivery such as numbers being added to the names this would be a great looking set behind the Jade E8s. 

@Catonsville Central Railway posted:

The 20th Century as Lionel is producing it would only be prototypical for 1938-1940, and the EMD E8 wasn't introduced until 1949.  Plus the experimental Jade green paint scheme was only used on an E8 A-B-A set between 1960-61, so definitely not prototypical to run with the '38 century cars.  A prototypical consist would include a hodge podge of late 50's, early 60's NYC passenger equipment (Lionel has made some over the past few years) or else a freight consist matched to the era.

At the end of the day, though, its your layout and you can do whatever you like!  I'm sure they will be a beautiful set.

What Woody says. By 1961 there were almost no passenger trains made up of matching cars. The least plausible would be the 38-46 20th Century Cars. Mostly the later TT Gray streamliners and heavyweights, ribbed silver aluminum and stainless cars, with a few green head end cars.

Pete

"Plus the experimental Jade green paint scheme was only used on an E8 A-B-A set between 1960-61,"

So far as I know, there was not a Century Green E8B; there was, however, a Century Green E7B, that sometimes ran with the E8's.

I have the MTH E8's in the green.  Let me just say wow, they are awesome.  Struck me as a bit odd that Lionel used the same road numbers as MTH.  When I run them, I have run a mix set of NYC passenger cars, MTH and Lionel.  I haven't thought about the running some of the Madison cars with this.

John

@jbmccormick posted:

.....Struck me as a bit odd that Lionel used the same road numbers as MTH.  .......

There was only one ABA set painted Century Green: E8A #4053/E7B #4107/E8A #4083,  It would not make since to put any other numbers on these engines.

@Catonsville Central Railway posted:

The 20th Century as Lionel is producing it would only be prototypical for 1938-1940, and the EMD E8 wasn't introduced until 1949.  Plus the experimental Jade green paint scheme was only used on an E8 A-B-A set between 1960-61, so definitely not prototypical to run with the '38 century cars.  A prototypical consist would include a hodge podge of late 50's, early 60's NYC passenger equipment (Lionel has made some over the past few years) or else a freight consist matched to the era.

At the end of the day, though, its your layout and you can do whatever you like!  I'm sure they will be a beautiful set.

2nd. this, spot on….by the time the jade hit the scene, the Central proper was a very unhealthy entity. At that point, it was run what’s rolling. So as mentioned, a total hodgepodge of what’s available to go,…

Pat

Ron, thank you.  I didn't realize these were unique.  Learn something new every day.

John