Sunnyside Shops PRR T-1 Duplex (1983-1984 built)

Dan; Sent you an email with some contact info that might help.

Dear Dan,

I have sent some photos of the Sunnyside T1 #5505 Portholes version , P85 Coach , and N5C Cabin car - the entire Sunnyside line produced by Kodama. The T1 coast drive gearboxes were designed by Henry Bultman.

The principles of Sunnyside were- Bennett Levin (with son's Eric and Dean) , Bob Zawarski , Fran Pfeil and George Kushner. Al Small was a distributor for the Sunnyside Models.

Total number of pieces imported 1983-84 as follows:

25 PRR T1 Porthole version

25 PRR T1 Non Porthole version

200 P85 Coaches

200 N5C Cabin Cars   

Info above obtained from Fran Pfeil to the best of his recollection.

It is a shame the PRR H10s project never materialized nor the CNJ T-38 4-6-0 Camelback.

Fran Pfeil has all the parts to construct a PRR H10s- you just need the boiler and mechanism . He and George Kushner are at all Strasburg shows- next one 08/12/2017.

As a 27 year old O scaler is was great fun to rub elbows with these modelers and am very proud to own these fine examples in my PRR collection as my age (and income) grew to afford these pieces.

BTW, they also run great!!!

I think Bill Davis can fill in some blanks in the Sunnyside history as he was a Philly boy at the time.

Thank you for enquiring about these models.

John P. Dunn Sr. Scale2Rail Promotions

John some great pics and info. What a great looking work train are those the one's that Al Small was offering? How about some more pics of the layout you are building.

......great looking work train are those the one's that Al Small was offering?

The PRR XL derived work cars are almost certainly from Al. 

jdunn posted:

Dear Dan,

I have sent some photos of the Sunnyside T1 #5505 Portholes version , P85 Coach , and N5C Cabin car - the entire Sunnyside line produced by Kodama. The T1 coast drive gearboxes were designed by Henry Bultman.

The principles of Sunnyside were- Bennett Levin (with son's Eric and Dean) , Bob Zawarski , Fran Pfeil and George Kushner. Al Small was a distributor for the Sunnyside Models.

Total number of pieces imported 1983-84 as follows:

25 PRR T1 Porthole version

25 PRR T1 Non Porthole version

200 P85 Coaches

200 N5C Cabin Cars   

Info above obtained from Fran Pfeil to the best of his recollection.

It is a shame the PRR H10s project never materialized nor the CNJ T-38 4-6-0 Camelback.

Fran Pfeil has all the parts to construct a PRR H10s- you just need the boiler and mechanism . He and George Kushner are at all Strasburg shows- next one 08/12/2017.

As a 27 year old O scaler is was great fun to rub elbows with these modelers and am very proud to own these fine examples in my PRR collection as my age (and income) grew to afford these pieces.

BTW, they also run great!!!

I think Bill Davis can fill in some blanks in the Sunnyside history as he was a Philly boy at the time.

Thank you for enquiring about these models.

John P. Dunn Sr. Scale2Rail Promotions

 

   

John;

Thanks for the information and great pictures. I also have the porthole version. Fran and I had a good conversation about the engine yesterday. I would like to have a further discussion with you when you get a chance. I am out of town now but will e-mail you to get your phone#. 

Thank you.

Dan

What a nice locomotive. Was not aware of this company?  Thanks for the info and photos.

jdunn posted:

It is a shame the PRR H10s project never materialized nor the CNJ T-38 4-6-0 Camelback.

John P. Dunn Sr. Scale2Rail Promotions

 

   

It is always sad when stuff doesn't make it to production, and prticularly when it is of this quality.

Thanks for the images.

Simon

Dear List,

The PRR MOW cars are indeed Al Small and George Kushner cast models. Al is old school and does not have a computer but I would be more than happy to share his phone number if you email me to speak to him about these and future PRR MOW models.

Dan, Thank you for asking about these models. These were produced truly as a labor of love and deserve there place in the annals of O Scale 2 rail history.

I also thank Franny Pfeil for his allowing me to communicate and share his history  and anecdotal  comments  of Sunnyside Models to you all. 

John