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hi quark
perhaps bachmann someday will do the conrail 4800 bicentennial version
it was a bit gaudy, when i saw the engine in 1976 at conrails kearny yard in n.j. ,
it needed to be washed,the only GG1 to have silver painted trucks

ok ok i agree the penn central paint scheme was bland
but they did have a GG1 with the P in red and C in white i believe one
or two GG1s was done up this way
also hey woody
i saw a few penn central E8s in the late 70s in elizabethport nj yard and the paint was so faded your saw the tuscan and keystones in pennsylvania reappearing
now bachmann
you have a great engine here,, sure there are plenty of paint jobs and variations to do ,,im sure you will not disappoint us

wow woody, many of the old towers in sunnyside are gone, they even built a new harold tower, and now with the new east side acess going on theres major redoing of the loop end of the yard.
as far as you mentioned security penn central was not there, they were very lucky there was never any problems in the yard years back, today its all fenced up all around from hunters point avenue along skillman avenue across 43rd st and down northern boulevard
check my facebook page for GG1 pictures

yes woody you are correct
the GG1 had a steam boiler and was often seen in the winter emitting white steam from the top of the engine,
the old days of wakling in the sunnyside yard are long long gone, do you remember the 43rd street loop where the GG1s rolled by at 5mph, into the mid 70s there were still pennsy and n.y.c passenger cars around being GG1 pulled
up until 1982 the last days of the GG1s in queens ,4877 and 4876 were still in service as well as an assortment for amtrak

i for one am very happy about bachmanns new GG1 announcement
ive been a fan of GG1s for many years, and remember seeing them in operation going thru the sunnyside yard in queens, they were magnificant machines, had many chances to get up close and photo them
however im still hoping for another new announcement for those steam fans who were patiently waiting for bachmann to bring out another steamer, be patient guys i was patient for this new GG1 and in the future bachmann will not dissapoint you
for now let the pennsy and penn central fans enjoy the moment
and again thank you bachmann for chosing the GG1 for production

went late this morning
jammed packed ,, bigger crowds than last year, metro north polcie were telling people there a 2 hour wait for the parade of trains display,,,i did not wait on line,
went into vanderbilt hall,, jammed packed had many dealers selling new and old model trains,,, the chuggington display you couldnt get near packed with parents and kids,, this was a very successful train day show

first set was a lionel 44 tonner set in 1958

rivarossi had a selection of there 1930 passenger car series in n&w,,
there was also a mid 1980s 5 car n&w set package for the bachmann N&W j locomotive

back in the 1970s when lionel had a line of H.O. trains they made the freedom train, it was the 4-8-4 loco with 4 passenger cars that were close to the real freedom train,it was sold a set
this was an early bachmann 4-8-4 loco

beautiful,, bristsh railways at there best,,, excellent scenery,  this layout was well planned

this is a great video,, or film about the new haven,,, its also available on dvd

im hoping bachmann takes the E60 and makes  the n.j. transit version and the amtrak E60M version

i have my way at nominatios it will be
Peter Bianco founder of TRAINWORLD
and an sales associate of Bachmann Sol Weitman
i knew these to men very well and if a day comes there is a hobby hall of fame
they have my unamious votes

be patient it will come time for new announcements