GEC's Layout Progress

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and they may offer better opportunities for freights running on the same line as the commuter trains than does the NJ DOT stuff i've been trying to model.

G-E-C,

Not knowing much at all about commuter operations, have you looked at the NJ Transit AC Line from Winslow to Atlantic City. The Southern RR of NJ operates on this line to get it's freight into Pleasantville. You wouldn't be able to run your electrics but have seen a variety of NJDOT equiptment on this line.

Bruce

LOL, yes i thought about that one for a little just a few weeks ago while i was waiting at Woodcrest Station on the PATCO. I figured i could almost squeeze in some electrics if I ran an ACES train, which uses the old ALP44s as cab cars in the diesel territory (the multilevel cars and decals can also be had), and then put the PATCO next to it with the Married Pair set that I have. It occurred to me though, that the PATCO tracks would overwelm the single tracks AC line, so i quickly forgot about it.

I haven't spotted to much variety though, its been the same bunch of GP40PH-2s, and now just yesterday and the day before i spotted some P40DC Genesis engines. I suppose the aforementioned ACES train would mix things up a little, but lately its just solid consists of GP40PH-2s and Comet IV push-pull equipment. To be honest though, that wouldn't even bug me if it were possible to get GP40PH-2s as models.

As of now, they'd require an extensive kit bash to get something that looks reasonably good. I find this ironic, since nearly every odd ball NJ Transit locomotive has been produced in HO in some form or another, yet the GP40PH-2s have variants in at least 6 different railroads with nearly identical long-hoods and just different cab styles (and even then most of those are standard EMD, MBTA and MARC are the only ones with Wide cabs).

I've been plotting to model these GP40PH-2s for a while, but i probably won't get around to it, it would be quite a bit of work to get one of those rolling.