I've recently repainted an old sharknose diesel into Pennsy colours and am trying to build up a collection of coaches for it.

I have 2 Santa Fe coaches and, today, I repainted one of them using the brown/red paint that I used for my sharknose diesel. Does the coach in the attached photo resemble a Pennsy coach? I googled some pics on the web for comparison in doing this. As far as I could tell, there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between Pennsy and Santa Fe coaches. This one is a dining car.

I also hope to eventually ad the gold/yellow trim via some decals.

Thanks,
Rob

The Pennsy had a very individual style, I would venture to say that any generic coach would be represented on the PRR but if you are looking for a coach that screams Pennsy I would go for a P70 style coach as represented by Bachmann's Spectrum line coach. The coach you painted would no doubt represent a coach rostered by PRR, but the "Standard" coach would be more of a P70 style. if you are not concerned with perfection, but rather " close representation" then I would say yes, go with what you have. I like it anyway.

The Pennsy also used a very distinct Tuscan Red color with the gold striping and lettering.

But if, as P. Jumper has already stated, if you are aiming more for close approximation and not exact duplication, you are well on your way.

It looks good.

Rob
It will look fine once it has some lettering.
Charlie

Puddlejumper Wrote:The Pennsy had a very individual style, I would venture to say that any generic coach would be represented on the PRR but if you are looking for a coach that screams Pennsy I would go for a P70 style coach as represented by Bachmann's Spectrum line coach. The coach you painted would no doubt represent a coach rostered by PRR, but the "Standard" coach would be more of a P70 style. if you are not concerned with perfection, but rather " close representation" then I would say yes, go with what you have. I like it anyway.

Thanks, Dave! Once it was done, the red looked almost too brown & dark. But I think I will use it anyway as a generic coach. I'll also look into getting 1-2 P70 styles made by Bachmann.

I mostly model British trains from the 1950s or 1950s CNR and CPR, so I'm venturing into new territory with the Pennsy. I've had this sharknose diesel for years. Originally, it was painted in in-authentic CNR colours (as CN never had them) & that bugged me. I think it looks really good in the dark red -- I'll try to post pics in due course.

Charlie B Wrote:Rob
It will look fine once it has some lettering.
Charlie

Thanks -- I was looking for a reasonable representation of it. I'll still check the P70 option.
Appreciate your feedback.

I believe the Baldwin RF-16 "Sharknose" diesels were freight-only on all the roads that owned them.

railohio Wrote:I believe the Baldwin RF-16 "Sharknose" diesels were freight-only on all the roads that owned them.

Hmm, that kind of changes things! :oops:

I was partly going by this photo which came up when googling. This appears to be an old photo from (say) the '60s or '70s as opposed to a present-day heritage train shot.

Does anyone know if the sharknose diesels ever hauled passenger trains?

Thanks,
Rob
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According to Wikipedia (which I realize isn't always 100% right), one type of Sharknose was designed for freight, and another for passenger service. According to this site (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharknose">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharknose</a><!-- m -->), the Pennsy did run passenger trains hauled by one type of Sharknose.

I guess I now need to figure out what kind of Sharknose I have! I'll try to post pics at some point, but I've basically redecorated what I think was an old Model Power Sharknose. This was a model I inherited from my Dad, so I don't know its full history.

Thoughts?

Rob

Six-axle units were used on passenger trains and four-axle units were used on freight trains.

railohio Wrote:Six-axle units were used on passenger trains and four-axle units were used on freight trains.

Thanks! Guess I should have done a little more research then ... but maybe I could take a little artistic license with this?

Cheers,

It's true, the PRR had 4 axle (freight) and six axle (passenger) sharks. It's your railroad. I say run what ya got. And be sure to post photos.

Puddlejumper Wrote:It's true, the PRR had 4 axle (freight) and six axle (passenger) sharks. It's your railroad. I say run what ya got. And be sure to post photos.

Thanks -- that's what I'll do then, as I muddle through this!

Cheers,

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