Working on a work train- Revised

Chris

Look forward to see your progress. Please post pics as you go!

John

Chris,

Your stuff really looks great and I like the addition of the underbody details. The "bump up" on the bunk car really adds interest. There are a couple of Pacific Limited cars out there that would fit your work train perfectly!

Simon

it's Al's pieces that really shine, I had fun cobbling up the brakes.

Chris

what locomotives do you for the work trains?

For me, the PRR work trains hold a special historical place.

Your work train looks fantastic.

Charlie,

PRR SW9 8523, an Atlas model that I detailed to the prototype w/ DCC/sound.

Its not here to provide a pix. Maybe I can get one from our open house at CVRR next weekend.

Chris

Those cars are really neat.  Thanks for posting the photos. Do you know why that bump out is there on the bunk car?  Was there a really tall gandy dancer woring for the PRR?

the raised roof section is locating water tanks/shower/storage. there's a PRRTHS Keystone article on this car. I'll look up the drawings.

Chris,

Thanks for posting your handiwork.

The June 1953 issue of Model Railroader contains the 6 page article, Work-Train Cars, that details scratchbuilding a bunk car with a Bill of Materials and drawings.

Matt

Nice work Chris.  I've also been developing a work train with 3 of Al's cars (Riding XLD, Kitchen XLK, Sleeping XLS), an MTH 125 ton crane, a Hallmark GRa, and a pair of Pac Limited X23 work cars.  My era is 1952 so my cars are in MOW gray.  The gray I painted the brass work cars is lighter than on Al Small's XL's.  Way down on my to do list is to letter the crane and paint its grabs yellow.  Perhaps some weathering would serve to blend the gray's closer together.  That freshly ballested main in the photo was my Christmas week project.  It also needs weathering.

In regard to what the PRR used to move work trains - the likely answer for the steam era was whatever light road power was handy.  In published photos I've seen H9/H10 2-8-0's and L1s 2-8-2's on work trains.  

Ed Rappe 

Ed,

I also have the MTH PRR 125 ton derrick waiting in the queue to be 2 railed and detailed, along with an ex steam tender water car project. That will complete the work train.

Nice work. I've been slowly gathering the components for this one:

Was originally planning to do this in 3-rail, but have since decided to do it in 2-rail. Going to use a pair of U25B's to move it around.

A combination of MTH and Weaver Cars.  There is a Weaver yellow caboose also. I apologize for the three rails.

Chris beautiful work.

Matt that will be a great looking work train.

for those seeking data/dwgs on the PRR XL MOW cars, the PRRT&HS published a 4 part series by Al Buchan in The Keystone Modeler, issues 14-17, dilligent online searching should find them. There is also a XL article in The Keystone Summer 2000 edition.

A Pacific Limited X23 work car listed on eBay yesterday.

Ed Rappe

PRR Man, nice under body details...Atlas trainman cars and Weaver flats could use these details.

Thanks Dennis