K4s 1361 Press Kit - March 31, 2000
From time to time, The Pennsy Modeler will finance special runs of HO scale models.
PRR N5C #477866
Due April 2024
Road number on image depicts prior release.
According to the 1957 Cabin Car Assignments, #477866 was assigned as LEWISTOWN - MT. UNION CREW 281.
This is a Bowser PRR N-5c Caboose – ready to run with separate hand grabs , added brake wheel, air tank, brake cylinder, triple valve, free rolling trucks with metal wheels and knuckle couplers.
We've piggybacked onto a regular Bowser run which is scheduled to arrive in April 2024. Price will be $40 plus shipping. Continental USA only. No payment until they arrive. Please e-mail
WC-1 "West Coast Clipper"
Harsimus Cove to Chicago (55th St.)
Listed in 1954 Arranged Freight Schedule
[Basically a "TRS" extra -- a train of westbound empties of "T"ank cars, "R"eefer cars, and "S"tock cars.]
Makeup:
- All freight, including empty tank cars and empty Packing House Company refrigerator cars, from New York and Brooklyn Piers and Stations, Jersey City, NYC RR, 68th St. for Enola and beyond; EXCEPTING merchandise and Forwarder cars entitled to movement Trains LCL-1 and LCL-3, and cars entitled to move in Train JC-5. Makeup -- indistriminate.
The following trains are not modeled on the PRR Middle Division as either their schedule is out of scope for the operation schema, no information is available, or the train runs on weekends only.
1 "The Pennsylvania Limited"
New York to Chicago
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
BM70M L.E.E. | Chicago | December 24th and 25th only. |
Dormitory | Chicago | |
P85bR | Chicago | |
P85bR | Chicago | |
Diner LW | Chicago | |
SL Lge.-3 DBR-1 DR-Bar LW | Chicago | COLONIAL FLAGS or COLONIAL SCOUTS |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | STEUBENVILLE INN or SUNBURY INN |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-5 DBR LW | Chicago | MAJOR BROOK or MAPLE BROOK |
SL 12-1 | Chicago | ADAMSDALE or SUNBROOK |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | San Francisco | SILVER RAPIDS (PRR; steel), SILVER GLACIER (DRGW, plan 9509), SILVER POINT (CB&Q, plan 9509), SILVER SHORE (CB&Q, plan 9509), SILVER CREEK (DRGW, plan 9509), SILVER SURF (WP, plan 9509), or SILVER BAY (WP, plan 9509) To C&NW-27; odd days. |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | San Francisco | PASSAIC RIVER (NYC, plan 4123), BUFFALO RAPIDS (PRR, plan 9008, two tone grey), PACIFIC LODGE (UP, plan 9522), "PACIFIC UNION (UP, plan 9522), PACIFIC WATERS (UP, plan 9522), "9037" (SP, plan 4140C), or "9039" (SP, plan 4140C) SP car should be in UP paint per Stegmeier p. 4. To CB&Q-17; even days. |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Los Angeles | To SNW 013. |
21 "The Indianapolis Limited"
New York to Indianapolis
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
Express X29 | Indianapolis | Except Sunday and Monday. |
B60 | Indianapolis | |
Dormitory | Indianapolis | |
SL 14 Section | Indianapolis | BARTHOLOMEW PENROSE or GEORGE ROGERS CLARK |
SL 18 Roomette LW | Indianapolis | CITY OF NEW YORK or CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Indianapolis | BRADDOCK INN or BUTLER INN |
SL 12 CPT-SR-4 DBR LW | Indianapolis | CRANE CREEK or CROSS CREEK |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Indianapolis | BEECH FALLS or FIR FALLS |
Diner | Indianapolis | |
P85BR | Indianapolis | |
POC85 | Indianapolis |
23 "The Manhattan Limited"
New York to Chicago
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60 | Council Bluff | |
MS60 | Omaha | |
MS60 | Oakland Piers | |
MS60 (X) | New Haven-Chicago | As needed. |
MS60 (X) | Providence-Chicago | As needed. |
Express R50 or X29 | Chicago | Except Monday |
B60 | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
P85BR | Pittsburgh | |
P85BR | Pittsburgh | |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | Friday and Sunday only. |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | Friday only. |
Diner | Chicago | |
SL Lge.-3 DBR - 1 DR Bar LW | Chicago | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | |
SL 12-1 | Chicago |
29 "The Broadway Limited"
New York to Chicago
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
BM70M L.E.E. | Chicago | |
SL 4 CPT-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Los Angeles | REGAL CREST, REGAL LANE, REGAL LARK, REGAL MANOR, REGAL CREEK or REGAL SPA (All were AT&SF 4-4-2 cars. "Regal Creek" built by Pullman; all others by ACF.) To SF17 at Chicago. |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | CHAMBERSBURG INN, CHESTER INN, MASSILLON INN or TIFFIN INN Except Saturday. |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | CHAMBERSBURG INN, CHESTER INN, MASSILLON INN or TIFFIN INN |
SL 12 CPT-SR-4 DBR LW | Chicago | CABIN CREEK, CEDAR CREEK, CENTER CREEK or CHERRY CREEK |
SL 4 CPT-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Chicago | CABIN CREEK, CEDAR CREEK, CENTER CREEK or CHERRY CREEK |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Chicago | CLARION RAPIDS, CLEARFIELD RAPIDS, CONESTOGA RAPIDS, CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, KASKASKIA RAPIDS, LITTLE MIAMI RAPIDS or MANISTEE RAPIDS |
SL Lge.-2 DBR-Bar LW | Chicago | HARBOR COVE or HARBOR REST |
Diner (Twin Unit) LW | Chicago | |
Kitchen-Dorm (Twin Unit) LW | Chicago | |
SL 4 CPT-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Chicago | IMPERIAL BOWER, IMPERIAL BRINK, IMPERIAL CLIFF, IMPERIAL LEA, IMPERIAL PEAK, IMPERIAL RIDGE or IMPERIAL ROAD |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-4 DBR LW | Chicago | |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Chicago | CLARION RAPIDS, CLEARFIELD RAPIDS, CONESTOGA RAPIDS, CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, KASKASKIA RAPIDS, LITTLE MIAMI RAPIDS or MANISTEE RAPIDS |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Chicago | CLARION RAPIDS, CLEARFIELD RAPIDS, CONESTOGA RAPIDS, CYRUS H. K. CURTIS, KASKASKIA RAPIDS, LITTLE MIAMI RAPIDS or MANISTEE RAPIDS |
SL 4 CPT-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Chicago | IMPERIAL BOWER, IMPERIAL BRINK, IMPERIAL CLIFF, IMPERIAL LEA, IMPERIAL PEAK, IMPERIAL RIDGE or IMPERIAL ROAD |
SL 4 CPT-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Chicago | IMPERIAL BOWER, IMPERIAL BRINK, IMPERIAL CLIFF, IMPERIAL LEA, IMPERIAL PEAK, IMPERIAL RIDGE or IMPERIAL ROAD |
SL OBS 2 MR-1 DR-Bar-Lge. LW | Chicago | MOUNTAIN VIEW or TOWER VIEW |
31 "The Spirit of St. Louis"
New York to St. Louis
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60, B60 or R50 | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60, B60 or R50 | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60, B60 or R50 | St. Louis or beyond | |
BM70M L.E.W. | Pittsburgh | Except Sunday. |
BM70M L.E.E. | St. Louis | Sunday only. |
MS60 (Open) | St. Louis | Except Sunday. |
Express B60 | St. Louis | Except Monday. |
PL B85R Bge-Lge-Bar | St. Louis | PLB85R |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
Diner, Twin Unit | St. Louis | |
Kitchen-Dorm, Twin Unit | St. Louis | |
SL 4CPT-4BBR-2DR LW | St. Louis | IMPERIAL BENCH, IMPERIAL HILLS, IMPERIAL TERRAIN, IMPERIAL TREES or IMPERIAL VALE |
SL 10RMT-6DBR LW | St. Louis | CATAWISSA RAPIDS, CONEMAUGH RAPIDS, CONEWAGO RAPIDS, SANGAMON RAPIDS, WHEELING RAPIDS or HUDSON RAPIDS |
SL 12DSR-4DBR LW | St. Louis | CHATHAM CREEK, CRYSTAL CREEK or CLEAR CREEK |
SL OBS-2DR-1CPT-1DBR-Bar | St. Louis | FRANK THOMSON, ALEXANDER JOHNSTON CASSATT or JAMES McCREA |
39 "The Akronite"
New York to Cleveland
Type of Car | Destination | Notes |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
BM70 L.E.E. | Cleveland | Except Sunday. |
B60 Papers (Sealed) | Pittsburgh | Saturday only. |
PB70 Scheme 4 | Cleveland | |
P70GSR | Cleveland | Sunday only. |
P85BR LW | Cleveland | |
P85BR LW | Cleveland | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Cleveland | |
SL 6 Sec.-6 DBR | Cleveland | |
Diner-Lounge | Cleveland | |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Cleveland | |
SL 12-1 | Cleveland | Except Saturday. |
SL 18 Roomette LW | Cleveland | Except Saturday. |
SL 10 Roomette-5 DBR LW | Cleveland | |
SL Lge.-5 DBR-Bar | Akron | Except Saturday. |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-5 DBR LW | Akron | Except Saturday. |
SL 10 Roomette-5 DBR LW |
Akron | |
B60 Papers (Sealed) | Altoona | Saturday only. |
41 "The Cincinnati Limited"
New York to Cincinnati
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60 (X) | Nashville | As needed. |
MS60 | Cincinnati | |
BM70 L.E.W. | Cincinnati | |
P70KR | Cincinnati | Friday and Sunday only. |
P85BR LW | Cincinnati | |
Coach-Lounge-Bar LW | Cincinnati | |
SL 14 Section | Cincinnati | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Cincinnati | Except Saturday. |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Cincinnati | |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Cincinnati | |
Diner (Twin Unit) LW | Cincinnati | |
Kitchen-Dorm (Twin Unit) LW | Cincinnati | |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-4 DBR LW | Cincinnati | |
Sleepers (X) | Cincinnati | As needed. |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Memphis | |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW |
Nashville | |
SL Obs.-2 DR-1 Cpt.-1 DBR-Bar-Lge LW | Cincinnati |
|
49 "The General"
New York to Chicago
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60 (X) | Chicago or beyond | |
B60 Bage. Solid | Chicago | |
SL 4 Cpt.-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Los Angeles | December 24th and 25th only. |
SL 14 SEC | Chicago | ANDREW SQUIRE or HENRY WATTERSON High speed Betterment car. |
SL 21 RMT LW | Chicago | LATROBE INN or LEWISTOWN INN |
SL 12 DUP-SR-4 DBR LW | Chicago | CHIMNEY CREEK or CHIPPEWA CREEK |
SL 10 RMT-6 DBR LW | Chicago | KALAMAZOO RAPIDS or MUSKEGON RAPIDS |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Chicago | CATALPA FALLS or LARCH FALLS |
Diner (Twin Unit) LW | Chicago | |
Kitchen-Dorm (Twin Unit) LW | Chicago | |
P85BR LW | Chicago | |
P85BR LW | Chicago | |
P85BR LW | Chicago | |
P85BR LW |
Chicago | |
POC85AR Obs LW | Chicago |
59 "The Liberty Limited"
67 "The American"
New York to St. Louis
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60, R50 or B60 | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60, R50 or B60 | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60, R50 or B60 | St. Louis or beyond | |
BM70M L.E.E. | St. Louis | Except Saturday and Sunday. |
BM70M L.E.W. | St. Louis | |
MS60 (Open) | St. Louis | Except Saturday and Sunday. |
Express R50 (X) | St. Louis | Sunday only. |
Express B60 (Mess.) | St. Louis | Sunday only. |
B60 Papers (Sealed) | St. Louis | Saturday only. |
Bage.-Dormitory | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
Diner | St, Louis | |
SL Lge.-3 DBR-1 DR-Bar LW | St. Louis | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | St. Louis | |
SL 6 Sec.-6 DBR | St. Louis | |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | St. Louis | |
SL 18 Roomette LW | St. Louis |
69 "The Red Arrow"
New York to Detroit
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
P70 | Pittsburgh | |
Dormitory | Detroit | |
PB70 Scheme 4 | Detroit | |
P70GSR | Detroit | Friday and Sunday only. |
P85BR | Detroit | |
P85BR | Detroit | |
SL 12-1 | Detroit | GEORGE WASHINGTON / JAMES BUCHANON / JOSEPH D. OLIVER or JOSEPH REED |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Detroit | ANDERSON INN, BEDFORD INN, CULVER INN, ELMIRA INN, HAGERSTOWN INN, KOKOMO INN, WILKES BARRE INN or WILKINSBURG INN Except Sunday. |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Detroit | ANDERSON INN, BEDFORD INN, CULVER INN, ELMIRA INN, HAGERSTOWN INN, KOKOMO INN, WILKES BARRE INN or WILKINSBURG INN Except Sunday. |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-5 DBR LW | Detroit | |
Diner LW | Detroit | |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Detroit | CYPRESS FALLS or BUTTERNUT FALLS |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Detroit | ANDERSON INN, BEDFORD INN, CULVER INN, ELMIRA INN, HAGERSTOWN INN, KOKOMO INN, WILKES BARRE INN or WILKINSBURG INN |
71 "The Admiral"
New York to Chicago
Daily except Saturday
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60 | Council Bluff |
|
MS60 (X) | Omaha | |
MS60, R50 or B60 | Oakland Piers | |
MS60 semi-open | Chicago | |
PB70 Scheme 3 | Chicago | |
P85bR | Chicago | |
P85bR | Chicago | |
Diner LW | Chicago | |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Chicago | MAPLE FALLS or SPRUCE FALLS |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | SEWICKLEY INN or SHARON INN |
SL 6 Sec.-6 DBR | Chicago | POPLAR HILL or POPLAR KNOLL |
SL 12-1 | Chicago | ANDREW JACKSON or WILLIAM ELLERY |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-4 DBR LW | Pittsburgh |
85
New York to Pittsburgh
Runs Sundays and some holidays only.
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
Express X29 or R50 | Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
Express X29 or R50 | Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
Express B60 (Gold Star) | Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
Express B60 | Chicago | Sundays only. |
Express X29 | St. Louis | Sundays only. |
Express X29 | Columbus | Sundays only. |
Express X29 (X) | Cincinnati | Sundays only. |
MS60 (X) | Cincinnati | |
MS60 (X) | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60 (X) | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60 (X) | St. Louis or beyond | |
MS60 | Newark-Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
MS60 | New Haven-Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
MS60 | Meridan-Pittsburgh | Sundays only. |
MS60 (X) | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
BM70 (30 ft.) L.E.E. | Pittsburgh | Holidays only. |
B60 | Pittsburgh | |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | |
R50 Cans (X) | Salamanca | Sundays only. |
87
Pittsburgh to New York
Runs Saturdays and some holidays only.
Type of Car | Destination | Remarks |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
BM70M L.E.W. | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 (Open) | Pittsburgh | Holidays only. |
MS60 (Open) | St. Louis | Saturdays only. |
Express B60 | New Orleans | Saturdays only. |
Express R50 or X29 | St. Louis | Saturdays only. |
Express R50 or X29 | St. Louis | Saturdays only. |
Express B60 Mess.) Gold Star | St. Louis | Saturdays only. |
B60 Papers (Sealed) Saturday | Pittsburgh | Saturdays only. |
B60 | Pittsburgh | |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-4 DBR LW | Pittsburgh | |
Diner | Pittsburgh | |
SL Lge.-6 DBR-Bar LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL 4 Cpt.-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL 14 Roomette-4 DBR LW | Boston-Pittsburgh |
The following trains are not modeled on the PRR Middle Division as either their schedule is out of scope for the operation schema, no information is available, or the train runs on weekends only.
4 "The Penn Texas"
St. Louis to New York
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
Express B60 (News Week) | Dayton | Tuesday only. |
MS60 | Los Angeles or St. Louis | |
B60 Baggage | St. Louis | |
PB70 Scheme 4 (Sealed) | St. Louis | |
P85bR | St. Louis | |
Tavern-Lounge | St. Louis | Recreation car. |
Diner LW | St. Louis | |
SL 6BR-LGE LW | St. Louis | ALDER FALLS, ASPEN FALLS or BALSAM FALLS |
SL 21 Roomette LW | St. Louis | ASHTABULA INN, URBANA INN or VAN WERT INN |
SL 14 Rmt.-4 DBR or 10 Rmt.-6 DBR LW | San Antonio | (PRR PS106 or Frisco/Katy 14 roomettes, 4 double bedrooms) JAMES BONHAM (Katy), DAVID CROCKET (Katy), PIERRE LACLEDE (Frisco), SWATARA RAPIDS (PRR), or TIOGA RAPIDS (PRR) (All cars wore MKT "Texas Special" livery.) From Frisco-Katy No. 2. |
SL 14 Roomette-4 DBR LW | El Paso | EAGLE CITY (T&P), EAGLE BEACH (T&P), EAGLE SUMMIT (MP), EAGLE CHAIN (MP), or EAGLE PATH (T&P) (All cars wore MP "Eagle" livery.) From MP 2. |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | San Antonio | EAGLE CHARM, EAGLE BLUFF, EAGLE CHIEF, or EAGLE BEAM (All were ACF cars built in 1950 to Pullman design 9008 and painted in MP "Eagle" livery.) From MP 22. |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Houston | EAGLE GRAND, EAGLE EYE, EAGLE COVE or EAGLE HEAD (All were ACF cars built in 1950 to Pullman design 9008 and painted in MP "Eagle" livery.) From MP 22. |
18
Pittsburgh to New York
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
Express (X) | Various | As needed. |
Deadhead Head Ends | Harrisburg and Pittsburgh | As needed. |
Express B60 (Mess.) GOLD STAR | Chicago | Except Tuesday. |
Express B60 (Mess.) | Pittsburgh | Except Monday. |
Express B60 (Mess.) | St. Louis | |
BM70M L.E.W. | Pittsburgh | |
BM70M L.E.E. | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 | Pittsburgh | |
MS60 (X) | Pittsburgh--NY or PPC | |
PB70 Scheme 6 | Pittsburgh | |
P70KR | Pittsburgh |
22 "Manhattan Limited"
Chicago to New York
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
Express X29 (Life) | Chicago--Prov. | Wednesday only. |
Express (Perishable) (X) | Chicago--New York | As needed. |
MS60 (X) | Chicago--PCC | As needed. |
MS60 | Cincinnati | Except Monday. |
MS60 Semi-Open | Pittsburgh | |
BM70M L.E.W. | Pittsburgh | Except Monday. |
BM70M L.E.E. | Pittsburgh | |
B60 | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
P85BR | Chicago | |
Diner | Chicago | |
SL Lge.-3 DBR - 1 DR Bar LW | Chicago | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Chicago | |
SL 12-1 | Chicago |
46
Pittsburgh to New York
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
MS60 | St. Louis | |
MS60 | St. Louis | |
Express R50 | Chicago | Except Tuesday. |
Express B60 | Indianapolis | Except Monday and Tuesday. |
Express B60 | Dayton | Except Tuesday. |
Head End Cars Deadhead (X) | Pittsburgh | As needed. |
BM70M L.E.W. | Pittsburgh | Except Monday. |
B60 | Pittsburgh | |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | Monday and Saturday only. |
P70GSR | Pittsburgh | Monday only. |
P70KR | Pittsburgh | |
P70KR | Pittsburgh | |
SL 14 Roomette-4 DBR LW | Pittsburgh-Boston | |
SL 12-1 | Pittsburgh-Boston | Except Sunday. |
66
Pittsburgh to New York
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
MS60 | St. Louis | |
Deadhead Head End Car | St. Louis | As needed. |
B60 | St. Louis | |
Baggage-Dormitory | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
P85BR | St. Louis | |
Diner | St. Louis | |
SL Lge-3 DBR-1 DR-Bar LW | St. Louis | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | St. Louis | |
SL 6 Sec-6 DBR | St. Louis | |
SL 10 Roomette-6 DBR LW | Wheeling | Except Sunday. |
SL 18 Roomette LW | Pittsburgh | Except Sunday. |
86
Pittsburgh to New York
Sundays some holidays only.
Type of Car | From | Remarks |
MS60 (X) | Pittsburgh | |
B60 Baggage | Pittsburgh | |
SL 21 Roomette LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL 4 Cpt.-4 DBR-2 DR LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL Lounge-6 DBR-2 DR LW | Pittsburgh | |
Diner | Pittsburgh | |
SL 12 Dup.-SR-4 DBR LW | Pittsburgh | |
SL 10 Roomette-6 BDR LW | Pittsburgh |