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Numbers for Pennsy P709gR coach
« on: March 12, 2023, 06:30:06 PM »
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I've made a few upgraded P70s out of AHM models and found the names/numbers on every one except the P70gR. I've looked online at several sources but can't find the numbers for these gRs.

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Re: Numbers for Pennsy P709gR coach
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2023, 07:21:53 PM »
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The following information is gathered from Passenger Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1: Coaches by Liljestrand and Sweetland:

Page 3, Paragraph 4:  The Altoona Car Shops rebuilt forty cars in 1937 to arch-roof, one vestibule sixty-eight rotating reclining seat class P70g coaches, renumbering them to #4360-4399.

The singular photo example on page 22 depicts P70gR coach with number 4382.

Hope this helps, and happy PRR n scale modeling!


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Re: Numbers for Pennsy P709gR coach
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2023, 01:24:40 PM »
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The following information is gathered from Passenger Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1: Coaches by Liljestrand and Sweetland:

Page 3, Paragraph 4:  The Altoona Car Shops rebuilt forty cars in 1937 to arch-roof, one vestibule sixty-eight rotating reclining seat class P70g coaches, renumbering them to #4360-4399.

That info agrees with the info on Jerry Britton's site:

"P70gR -- Forty cars were rebuilt in 1937 to arch roof, one vestibule P70gR coaches with 68 rotating reclining seats (Scheme 4) and renumbered to #4360-4399."

https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/tpm/blogs/latest-articles-blog/latest-articles-blog/68-the-p70-in-the-pennsy-coach-fleet