PRR streamlined Class O1 electric

Speaking of "small" versions of the GG1 the PRR had one of a 2-B-B-2 class electric numbered 5800 that looked almost exactly like a small GG1 without striping. I saw it when it was used for years as the Baltimore tunnel helper.

Here is my all wood boxcab O1.

@rheil posted:

Speaking of "small" versions of the GG1 the PRR had one of a 2-B-B-2 class electric numbered 5800 that looked almost exactly like a small GG1 without striping. I saw it when it was used for years as the Baltimore tunnel helper.

Carey's model does have the vent pattern of the lone DD1 5800.  I suspect that is what his model is based on.  Very interesting rendition of it!

Dennis neat-looking engine can you please post a picture of the bottom of it thank you very much

Cheers Carey

Hello Carey, sorry it took a bit for me to get down there and pull it off the shelf.  Not much to look at but I like it.  It would not take much to fab up a little U channel motor frame for the drive wheels that came with it.  Pretty sure who ever built it was scaling it out for 17/64ths as it is about 2-11/16ths wide and about 12-1/8" long. I'd also add, you can sure see the rough grain in the wood on the underside, it was definitely made from table scraps lol but I guess you would expect nothing less from something likely built 60-70 years ago from scratch.

Dennis, that boxcab is mighty interesting.  I'd be in for an MTH Railking version.

Dale

@Carey Williams posted:

Here is something unique ..a mini GG1 ... Lowey streamlined the PRR Class P5 ..,,did he ever do the class O1electric?
Scratch built in 17/64ths scale for O gauge , wood body , brass chassis ...small commerial motor , steel spring drive. ...snip...

Cheers Carey

Yuck, that thing is UGLY!!

Hmmm, it looks like it is using bow trolleys, Pleas post a photo that shows a close-up of one. Especially one that shows the pan raised (if it can be).

I prefer the box cabs myself

Hey Jackson, what's the story behind your PRR boxcab?  Who made it, etc.?

Dale

Dale - story behind the boxcab: Homebuilt 25 years ago from various bits and pieces. Frame a piece of sheet brass, drivers from Lionel 0-4-0 w/machined grooves on one side for rubber traction tires, driver side frames from plastic & brass bits, can motor from Frank Timko, electronics ERR Cruise Lite & ERR RailSounds, Lionel pantographs, body sides from 2 Lionel postwar SP style cabooses, body ends plastic??, roof from a 1/4" piece of acrylic plastic sanded, end platforms cut from Lionel NW frame. I have since acquired a RMT Beep shell that i will take the end platforms, steps & railings from to replace the Lionel ones. Thanks for your interest.

@PRRMP54 posted:

Hmmm, it looks like it is using bow trolleys, Pleas post a photo that shows a close-up of one. Especially one that shows the pan raised (if it can be).

Seconded.  Reminds me of the pole pans used on the Skokie Swift... 

Mitch

Very nice job, Jackson!  I'm impressed.

Dale

@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Seconded.  Reminds me of the pole pans used on the Skokie Swift... 

Mitch

I had completely forgotten about the Skokie Swift (I did ride it once with Dad when I was on graduation leave from the Navy Great Lakes boot camp). I remember at a trolley meet somewhere that someone made a version of the Skokie "pans" using two Wagner two-spring vertical poles with a strip soldered across the tops. It worked reasonably well, too.

Carey,

I have a scratchbuilt model of a PRR ND cabin that has the name "J. H. Bramble" lettered on the bottom along with the date 1-31-56.

I had never heard of him before I saw your post on the "O1".    I think this caboose model is also 17/64 based on the measurements I just took.   It seems to be a scale foot too wide and a scale foot too long.

I didn't reaslize this was 17/64 until I got curious after your post.

Jim Botsko

Jackson    I seem to remember that you asked me for some assistance in a possible build, of a New Haven EP-3. I made some drawings, and sent them via email, I wondered how you were doing with that endeavour.     cTr.....( Choose the Right )

Hello Stephen -- Yes i received your idea, but right now that project is on hold with many others: Medical issues (knee re-replacement and then fall on replaced knee opening the sutures, along with amild cardiac incident during knee surgery) plus a few other priority  projects like liquidating trains from an estate of a friend of a friend ( page 11  in "for Sale" section), putting ERR Cruise Lite & ERR Sound Converter in WBB 44 tonner, cleaning 2 years of dust and dirt from my model RR, etc.

Jackson  Its so good to hear you got the info, despite your physical challenges, you seem to still be achieving a lot. I hope your knee is now on its way to recovery  ouch!        cTr...( Choose the Right )

Hello Jim

Yes Jack Bramble was all about 17/64ths and outside 3td rail,.

He built some beautiful,pieces ..I have his  set,of Sharks and a class P5A.

Cheers Carey,