GEC's Layout Progress

[Green_Elite_Cab]

If you don't mind, GEC, since we're talking about Brunswick Green I thought you'd find this interesting. While researching the E44 on the PRRT&HS site I found this discussion... http://prrthsdiscussionweb30239.yuku.com...#reply-447

I don't mind at all! thats interesting. I think that most of these E44s appeared black to me though, so i'm not worried about it. they look right.

Hey, Cab ...

I'm lovin' that black diamond on the leading end!

And I appreciate that you run them as the prototype did ... pantograph to the rear! Always! And if an old PRR mP54 MU car (the old "Red Cars") had two Pantographs, the rear one was the one collecting power!

Keep up the nice work ... you remind me of where I grew up, and I don't get up there very much any more!

I assume you're referring to the SEPTA/Reading silverliner IV? Actually, i think that with a lot of the single armed electrics, they raised the pantograph in the direction of the "elbow". If you look at the E44s, and metroliners they raised to forward most pantograph. In fact, i think the official "front" of the Silverliner IV single IS the pantograph end.

That said, more often then not these days they stick to the rear, as they also did with the old P5s and GG1s (as well as others). I don't think the MP54s cars had double pantographs though.