Hi --
This past year, I acquired the Holiday Special set 90054 (with Annie engine No. 12 and tender, cars and trolley) to set up for the annual Visit Santa event my organization runs. The set replaced the rather cheesy decoration train set we'd used in past years. (Though I confess I did use the caboose and box car rom the decoration set becasue I thought the kids would like to see a variety of cars.)
Needless to say, all the kids and not a few adults loved it!
Our area was once a major rail head, so in future years I'd like to use road names of the various railroads that once terminated here.
One of those lines was the Pennsylvania. (I'm in Jersey City, NJ, so before the station in New York and accompanying tunnel under the Hudson River was built, our waterfront was THE eastern terminus for the PRR, and even in later years, the road's steam engines were a frequent sight in the old terminal at Exchange Place.)
A green tender with the name "Pennsylvania" for a Bachmann Big Hauler is available. I know it's not an Annie tender, but I can transfer most of the details and live without the back-uplight (or wire for it) .
But my question is whether the shade of green is the same on the Pennsy as on the No. 12 NP&S Annie that I have.
Sorry if that seems a silly question - I know I could repaint, but to be honest I'm looking for an easier way, if possible, to put the Pennsy name on my engine.
If someone can let me know about the color, I will be much obliged.
-- PS: I also plan to add one of the Blue Comet cars, since Jersey City was also the terminus for the Central Railroad of NJ - the terminal of which still stands as part of what is now Liberty State Park, built on the CNJ's old yard.
Dear KT,
When I painted the prototypes I used Krylon Hunter Green.
I always try to use easily duplicated colors unless we need prototype colors.
(Actually, Santa does use Krylon on the real North Pole & Southern...!)
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Hi KT,
Here is a list of PRR items made by Bachmann in large scale:
81092 PRR 9660 2002 ~ Loco 4-6-0, 10th aniv, Pennsylvania Ver 5 P W $300.00
89591 PRR 15 2003 P-Coach PRR, Tuscan p Track Power Lights $77.00
89592 PRR 14 2003 P Combine PRR, Tuscan P Track Power Lights $77.00
89593 PRR 4 2003 P Baggage PRR, Tuscan Red P Not Lighted $77.00
89594 PRR none 2003 P-Obs Pennsylvania Railroad Track Power Lights $88.00
90024 PRR Set 1995 ^ Set PRR Liberty Bell Limited P $300.00
90082 PRR Set 2004 ^ Set Pennsylvanian P $355.00
90097 PRR Set 1992 ^ Set Pennsylvania P $200.00
91114 PRR 3 1989 ~ Loco 2-4-2, with tender, PRR P coal load $120.00
93114 PRR 1000 1994 Caboose4 4 whl, PRR P Ltd Edition 1200 $40.00
93314 PRR 556 1989 Box Car Pennsylvania P $35.00
93368 PRR 6699 1996 Box Car PRR Union Line P $50.00
93814 PRR 1001 1996 Caboose 8 whl, PRR P $70.00
95368 PRR 6699 1998 Box Car 20 ft, Pensylvania Union Line P 1 $49.00
96251 PRR 2017 Speeder PRR Maintenance of way Yellow $139.00
97197 PRR 14 1995 P Combine PRR, Tuscan Battery Lights $68.00
97290 PRR "Gladious" 1995 P-Coach PRR, Liberty Bell Limited Green Pullman P Battery Lights $68.00
97490 PRR None 1995 P Baggage PRR, Liberty Bell Limited Green The PRR Ltd P Not Lighted $68.00
97497 PRR 4 1995 P Baggage PRR, Tuscan Red P Not Lighted $68.00
98114 PRR 642 1991 Stock Car PRR P $35.00
98214 PRR 675345 1991 Hopper 3 bay, PRR Reissue has vulcan trucks P $40.00
98314 PRR 475407 1996 Flat Car Piggy Back, PRR P $85.00
98514 PRR 417 1996 Ore Car Ore Car, PRR P $50.00
There are also some B&O items.
Enjoy,
Loco Bill