Questions about Modeling PRR passenger trains

[Anonymous]

Hi, Im going to model a PRR passenger train. For power im going to use a T-4 Duplex (4-4-4-4), and i was wondering what a typical PRR passenger consist be, the era would be frome about (1944-1948), also i was wondering were to go for PRR passenger cars, i was thinking walthers but, they don't make Pennsy coach cars, If any one could help that would be great.

[balearic]

What train do you intend to have the T-1 haul? The Broadway was all-Pullman, while other trains such as the Trail Blazer were coach trains. (I assume you're modelling the are between Crestline and Chicago?)

Eastern Car Works makes smooth-side passenger car kits you can use for some of the cars, and other kits by other manufacturers may exist, as well. You can use the Spectrum P-70 coaches and other heavyweight cars, but those were likely used on secondary trains than on the top-end trains more likely to be pulled by the P Company's newest steam passenger power in that time frame (though they later pulled just about anything passenger or express related).

[jimrice4449]

Refer to the genl info forum for my list of available cars. On that forum you didn't mention your time frame. For your time frame you'll want most of your S/L cars done in the "Lowey" 2 tone tuscan red scheme rather than the solid tuscan w/ 1 gold stripe above and two below the windows as that didn't come out until 1947

[Anonymous]

I was thinkin of doin the Broadway limited.

[David_Telesha]

Don't forget if you model a mainline train to add some NH cars.....

Especially if its the Federal or any other run throughs.