April 25, 2024
PENNSYLVANIA. 7-car 'Fleet of Modernism' passenger set.
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SEE PHOTOS . Here is a consist representing an overnight Pullman operation of the Pennsylvania RR. The paint scheme is the very sharp art deco 'Fleet of Modernism' scheme: 2-tone tuscan red outlined and highlighted with gold pinstripes. This paint scheme was generally applied to passenger equipment except head-end baggage and postal cars. All six passenger-carrying cars were marketed by IHC but made from Rivarossi dies-some smooth-side and some corrugated. The set includes a seventh car: a heavyweight baggage car (by Athearn/Bev-Bel) in the simplified scheme of plain Tuscan Red with gold lettering but no striping and no 2-tone color. Plain unembellished Tuscan Red remained in use on the head-end cars. The set is from the estate of a passenger train enthusiast and collector, who almost never ran his trains since he never built a layout. The color scheme of 2-tone Tuscan red with gold Futura lettering and art deco pinstripe trim places the consist in the era from 1938 through about 1950. The name given the cars painted this way was 'Fleet of Modernism.' The consist is:1 baggage car (no. 3717) by Athearn/Bev-Bel,2 coaches (nos. 4010, 4019),1 roomette S-L car (no. 4013),2 Pullmans (heavyweight "James Madison" and S-L "Lancaster County"), and1 observation/lounge (no. 1129).The baggage car is approximately a scale 72' long. The six others
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