A Bakers Dozen Paint Project and a Community Improvement Project

Greetings All,

Once again the N.Y.C.T.L.'s Car Shop and Patti O Paint Shop has received a build and paint order from the Atlantic Pacific Railroad. A.P.R.R. President and C.E.O. 1:1 Sir Neal purchased nine three bay covered hoppers, three six bay covered hoppers and an EMD GP40 to meet the demands of increased rail traffic in and around the A.P.R.R.'s Rock Ridge NJ industrial base.

Newly built and painted Atlas GP40 and Atlas Cylindrical Covered Hoppers drying at Big Tom's Tavern waiting their turn for decals.

Prepping the cars and decals for the project. Decals are from Highball Graphics, Rail Graphics and Microscale.

The decals are ready. They've been cut and sorted. Each container represents the full amount of decals needed for one car. The three sets with the PC logos will be applied to the six bay hoppers.

The covered hoppers and GP40 are now lettered and in the decal setting phase. Several applications or more of Walthers Solvaset will be applied to ensure the decals are set properly. The A.P.R.R. is the dominant road name for the project, and rightfully so.

Looking closely we see two E.B.R.R. six bay covered hoppers with parent road Penn Central heralds and two more traditionally lettered E.B.R.R. lettered covered hoppers.

PC GP40 #3175 sports the rare orange C applied to a small group of newly purchased GP40s in October 1968.

The covered hoppers just released from the Terminal Yard Shop.  

 A six bay Penn Central covered hopper.

Another six bay covered hopper with PC herald and subsidiary Empire Belt lettering, reporting marks and number. 

An E.B.R.R. three bay covered hopper. The lettering under the plate C box shows that this car is for 'unit train service' and should be routed home for repairs.

An Atlantic Pacific RR 87000 series three bay covered hopper. Note the lettering in the yellow box tells us "Return Empty to A.P.R.R. Rock Ridge Yard" These decals are courtesy of 1:1 Engineer Ed who made them on his computer. 

The 1/87th scale trainmen have gathered at Terminal Yard to check out the new engine and covered hoppers. The engine and hopper cars will be placed on a storage track until such time as the A.P.R.R.'s Rock Ridge Yard can accept the new cars. The storing of empty covered hoppers is a good business for the N.Y.C.T.L. and Terminal Yard.

Showing he's all class and community minded 1/87th scale Sir Neal's Lumber & Hardware has donated three concrete benches to the fledgling Empire City rail fan park as a tribute to the employees of the N.Y.C.T.L. Shops and their families. Sir Neal noted the lack of benches in my prior blog post and has stepped up to remedy that situation.

The Neal's Lumber & Hardware forklift operator carefully unloads the new benches from Neal's flatbed truck under the supervision of 1/87th scale Sir Neal Himself.

Carefully placing the final bench. Don't drop it!  

Rail fans are already taking advantage of 1/87th scale Sir Neal's largess and eagerly await the parade of trains that is sure to come.

It won't be long until the rail fans are treated to consists like this!

Thanks for reading!!!