The Keystone Modeler

[ndbprr]

Those of you who do not know about this free publication put out monthly by the PRR Technical and Historical Society are missing out on some great material.  Before the mergers the PRR owned 10% of all the rolling stock in the nation and there is great modeling information each month on engines and rolling stock as well as scenery and buildings.  Most of the articles are by experts.  The quality is such that many dollars could be charged for each issue but the society offers it for free to anyone on the society web site.  Back issues are also avialble for downloading there.  Well worth your time to take a look.  The April issue just came out.

[leighant]

You didn't give a link but I expect I can "google" one up.

I model Santa Fe in Texas, and keep information filed on freight cars of southwestern railroads that might have appeared on Santa Fe here.  For that purpose, I consider PRR as an "honorary southwestern railroad".

[ndbprr]

here you are!  http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm

The fact that the Pennsy owned ten percent of the cars means everyone does model the PRR prior to Penn Central and one in ten cars or more should be PRR depending on traffic. 

[Nighttrain]

Wow, thank you ndbprr for the information on the site and for providing the link.  Throughout the Pennsy’s existence it set the record of paying out the longest continual dividend in history.  Unfortunately the merger was doomed from the start with two opposing computer systems and out of date union work rules.  Thus the “Standard Railroad of the World” became history.  And yet, it still lives on in miniature from the work and efforts of model railroaders.  One does wonder how many exclusively model the Pennsylvania Railroad.

[topcopdoc]

I exclusively model the Pennsylvania Railroad and find new things about it all the time. There is a lot of good information out there in PRR forums, historical web sites and the Keystone Modeler. The PRR sent trains North and South from Florida to New England and West to Ohio. It also sent cars to California by way of the Union Pacific RR. It may be gone but on my railroad time stopped in 1967.

Doc 

[dbradley]

Thanks for the link ndbprr,

I model mainly the New Haven, but I've always had great admiration for the mighty Pennsy. Whenever time, money will let me, two of my favorite haunts are Cresson and the Enola yards (the Iron Bridge) . This publication is quite professional, and quite an asset to any RR modeler, Pennsy or not, thanks again, it's on my favorites.

Brad.