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[EL3632]

Videos from WGH Oaks:

Kato T Trak:

Combined N & T Trak:

[Ike the BN Freak]

Right, I believe the ALP45 & Multilevels were as well, so I was going off of that. Hopefully sooner rather than later, though; I would like to see Atlas and the other manufacturers get back on their feet (properly) after the factory closure.

The ALP45 and Multilevels were done in a different factory than the one that closed down

[Ed Kapuscinski]

So from what I can tell, I see what look to be P54s. But they have both PENNSYLVANIA and that red and white keystone. I don't think that happened. It was either one or the other.

Kids these days... I'm betting those are, if anything minor updates to the ancient Bachmann "shorty" cars. I think they're close to P54s. At least thats how people have been using them for 30 years.

[cjm413]

...it looks like Bachmann Bachmann'd again.

So from what I can tell, I see what look to be P54s. But they have both PENNSYLVANIA and that red and white keystone. I don't think that happened. It was either one or the other.

Can't quite tell what the rest are. That baggage car definitely has the wrong style door. I guess we'll see what happens.

Botchmanns gonna botch...

[nickelplate759]

...it looks like Bachmann Bachmann'd again.

So from what I can tell, I see what look to be P54s. But they have both PENNSYLVANIA and that red and white keystone. I don't think that happened. It was either one or the other.

Can't quite tell what the rest are. That baggage car definitely has the wrong style door. I guess we'll see what happens.

Pretty sure those are just Bachmann's old 60' passenger cars (based on C&NW prototypes for baggage and coach, made up for observation) in PRR paint.

[thomasjmdavis]

Kids these days... I'm betting those are, if anything minor updates to the ancient Bachmann "shorty" cars. I think they're close to P54s. At least thats how people have been using them for 30 years.

Yep, the shorties are the same car they've had out for years- same CNW prototype as the Atlas cars that came out recently, except the obs, which they made from their coach.  The Bachmann cars are several scale feet too short (unless they've fixed that on this new run)- Atlas scale correctly. Were there "paired window" P54s?  I thought the P54 had windows grouped in threes.  But I should probably stop there, as PRR is not my area of expertise....

[EL3632]

The ALP45 and Multilevels were done in a different factory than the one that closed down

Ah, you learn something new every day, thanks!

...minor updates to the ancient Bachmann "shorty" cars...

That is what they looked like to me, or at least what I had assumed they were when I looked at them.

[Lemosteam]

Yep, the shorties are the same car they've had out for years- same CNW prototype as the Atlas cars that came out recently, except the obs, which they made from their coach.  The Bachmann cars are several scale feet too short (unless they've fixed that on this new run)- Atlas scale correctly. Were there "paired window" P54s?  I thought the P54 had windows grouped in threes.  But I should probably stop there, as PRR is not my area of expertise....

^^^^Closet SPF.     

You would be correct, sir, even if this image is an MP54:

[thomasjmdavis]

errrrr....right... MP54.  I knew it didn't look right when I typed it.

Is a non-powered MP-54 designated MP-54T (for trailer) or something like that, rather than P54?