GEC's Layout Progress

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Well, I did finally get some stuff done today.

Jersey Arrow Is

I got these painted in Alclad Chrome. Some of the paint crazed near the end doors. I suspect this was moisture. I had rinsed the cars down to try and remove any dust particles that settled on them since the last coat of paint, and though I did everything I could to dry them, it looks like I missed some spots. However, these defects aren't large, and I might be able to fix it without repainting the whole car.


At least one came out alright, so if I can't fix the other two, I will make this one ready for the Model transit show on October 11. I'll probably need to borrow the drive from my Silverliner III until I can get a drive for these. Hopefully, I can get the other two done in time for my club's train shows.


CNJ NJDOT coaches, ex KCS

I also got a deal on a pair of CNJ-NJDOT coaches by rapido. Though these are technically a Canadian prototype, the appearance of these cars is close enough for most people. In reality, these cars spent most of their time on the Raritan Valley line running between Newark Penn Station and Phillipsburg, NJ. This would normally not make them desireable to model, as they would only have run on the Northeast Corridor for a few miles to Hunter Interlocking, almost exactly north of my planned "end point" at Waverly Yard.

However, I found a photo of a pair of these on the NY&LB, which would have taken them through the territory that I do model, so I figured why not?

They're pretty well detailed and have battery powered car lighting. One of the cars isn't doing so well, so I will have to contact Rapido.