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NYC GG-1 ?
Posted by BobbyDing on Friday, February 8, 2008 4:00 PM

Has anybody ever made one of these in a NYC livery?

Thanks,

Bobby

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Posted by chuck on Friday, February 8, 2008 6:05 PM
Penn Central, Yes.  NYC, No.
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Posted by mdainsd on Friday, February 8, 2008 8:36 PM
Amtrak, yes. NYC, No.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 8, 2008 9:28 PM
A pink GG1 yes, NYC No.Cool [8D]
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Posted by BobbyDing on Friday, February 8, 2008 9:48 PM

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Posted by LL675 on Friday, February 8, 2008 10:40 PM
 BobbyDing wrote:

Has anybody ever made one of these in a NYC livery?

Thanks,

Bobby

 

that would be sooooo wrong.

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Posted by challenger3980 on Friday, February 8, 2008 11:15 PM

Bobby,

  It wasn't in the King of Scales (O 3 RAIL) but IHC, did commit that BLASPHEMOUS act in HO.

Some lines are not meant to be crossed, and that is one of them. On ebay, I had also seen an auction where someone had also committed an UNSPEAKABLE CRIME of repainting an HO Lionel Veranda Turbine in the livery of the B&O. What is next? a PRR Big Boy?

  I am not a rivet counter by any stretch of the imagination, but as I said some lines are not meant to be crossed. I have Lionel Berkshire jr and Hudson jr locomotives in Union Pacific, Uncle Pete NEVER had any Hudsons or Berkshires that I can find any record of, but they are universally common locomotives, owned by many roads. There are some, what I call signature Locomotives though, such as the PRR GG1, PRR S-1, SP Cab-Forward, and UP's Bigboy, that I cringe when I see "FANTASY LIVERIES". Some things should be considered SACRED, IMHO.

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Posted by Kooljock1 on Saturday, February 9, 2008 5:06 AM
That would rank right up there with a Pennsy J3a Hudson!

Yikes!

Wasn't Penn-Central bad enough?

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Posted by Eriediamond on Saturday, February 9, 2008 7:14 AM

 Kooljock1 wrote:
That would rank right up there with a Pennsy J3a Hudson!

Yikes!

Wasn't Penn-Central bad enough?

Jon Cool [8D]

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Posted by baltimoretrainworks on Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:56 AM
How about an Acela GG1?
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Posted by NH_Chris on Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:06 AM

 

Tyco HO.  'Nuf said?

 

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Posted by LL675 on Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:45 AM
 challenger3980 wrote:

Bobby,

  It wasn't in the King of Scales (O 3 RAIL) but IHC, did commit that BLASPHEMOUS act in HO.

Some lines are not meant to be crossed, and that is one of them. On ebay, I had also seen an auction where someone had also committed an UNSPEAKABLE CRIME of repainting an HO Lionel Veranda Turbine in the livery of the B&O. What is next? a PRR Big Boy?

  I am not a rivet counter by any stretch of the imagination, but as I said some lines are not meant to be crossed. I have Lionel Berkshire jr and Hudson jr locomotives in Union Pacific, Uncle Pete NEVER had any Hudsons or Berkshires that I can find any record of, but they are universally common locomotives, owned by many roads. There are some, what I call signature Locomotives though, such as the PRR GG1, PRR S-1, SP Cab-Forward, and UP's Bigboy, that I cringe when I see "FANTASY LIVERIES". Some things should be considered SACRED, IMHO.

                                Doug

 

that goes along with a PRR N5C in road names other than Pennsy

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Posted by sir james I on Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:52 AM
I don't run it,but I will not give up my pink GG1. And it does have the right road name.

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Posted by phillyreading on Saturday, February 9, 2008 7:51 PM

The real GG1 was a Pennsy RR, Amtrac got the GG1's used from the Pennsy. Also the GG1 is retired from regular service, not even a tourist or short line uses the GG1 today, sorry to say but they are museum pieces!!

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Posted by cbq9911a on Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:59 PM
Right - a PRR J3a would be awful.  But not a Penn Central J3a.  The name "Penn Central"  predates the PRR - NYC merger; it was used by modellers who liked both NYC and PRR.  Though it would have been interesting to see what would have happened to PRR and NYC steam if the PRR - NYC merger took place during the steam era, say around 1946.
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Posted by Richard Bjorkman on Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:14 PM

 cbq9911a wrote:
Right - a PRR J3a would be awful.  But not a Penn Central J3a.  The name "Penn Central"  predates the PRR - NYC merger; it was used by modellers who liked both NYC and PRR.  Though it would have been interesting to see what would have happened to PRR and NYC steam if the PRR - NYC merger took place during the steam era, say around 1946.

Marx made Penn Central steam engines in the late 60s/early 70s.

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Posted by scottychaos on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:27 AM

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:01 PM
I for one would do it if I felt so inclined... and why not?

These aren't real locomotives or railroads, these are toys and your own version of reality... so if you want one, can afford the money, the time to repaint it, then I say go for it! If you do though, post pics of the process so we can see what you've done...

I have plans for repainting GG-1 in both B&O and C&O Passenger liveries... when I have the layout built, and the money and time to do this, I sure will be...
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Posted by anjdevil2 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:24 PM

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

I'd have to do mine for Central of New Jersey.  Problem being, what paint scheme?

Red Baron? Brown & Gold? B&O Royal Blue & Gold (Like the B&O's CNJ purchased from them)

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Posted by BobbyDing on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:40 PM

I originally asked because I have a set of Green NYC passenger cars (K-line 2007 V2 catalog) with gold lettering that would probably look good being pulled by a green GG-1 with the gold stripe(s). Only the GG-1's are Pennsy. And I've never been much for authenticity, sooooo..... I was going to drop the subject, but....Continued Here.....

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Posted by palallin on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:43 PM

The C&O did have a steam turbine. . . .  Close.

 

I thought the UP did roster a class of 2-8-4s, but I am not going to insist upon my hole-y memory.

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