QUOTE: Originally posted by KG1960 QUOTE: Railroading_Brit: Erie-Built (in my parallel universe, one was rescued as a bare shell and rebuilt to F59PH specifications). I may well buy a couple of the Katos when they become available over here as the preserved bilevel coaches have a different window pattern to the Walthers models The FP-40's and F59's didn't arrive on the scene until sometime after Metra took over, so there never were any of these with the CNW painted bi-levels (although there might have been some cars not yet repainted to Metra with a F-40).. The Erie-Built may not be as far out of place as you might think, but for the most part, CNW ran E8's and F7's on the commuter lines. The different window patterns were mixed on the same train and continued for a while into the Metra era.
QUOTE: Railroading_Brit: Erie-Built (in my parallel universe, one was rescued as a bare shell and rebuilt to F59PH specifications). I may well buy a couple of the Katos when they become available over here as the preserved bilevel coaches have a different window pattern to the Walthers models
QUOTE: XG01X: I'm curious how do you like the different kits? Maybe we should start a bilevel addiction club!
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