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The PRR Pittsburgh Divison is a freelance ho scale project representing the Pennsylvania Railroad / Pittsburgh Division during the "golden age" of american railroading, until the complete dieselization of the early 1960.

For PRR, the variants H21d was the first type of covered hopper produced for cement transport. In 1957, PRR had in service several thousands of hopper car. At left, a GLA two-bay coal hopper of PRR .

The N6b class of PRR's cabin car was the most famous caboose put in service by railroad, used in hundreds units on the huge network. Most cars rebuilt from 4 wheel wood underframe classes. There were Lines West (of Pittsburgh) cabins rebuilt in Lines West shops, starting 1914.

1846 - April 13, the Pennsylvania Railroad obtains a charter from the Pennsylvania State Legislature and so, the future "Standard Railroad of the World" was created. Commonwealth of PA chartered the PRR to build a rail and canal corridor from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

The H10s class was built primarily for PRR Lines West (from Pittsburgh to Chicago), and featured a typical "Lines West" tender mod. 80F81a (or 80P81a) with sloping side coal boards at the top, to enable a bigger load of coal to be carried.

The dioramas system in HO scale called PITTSBURGH DIVISION 1957-1963 counts 5 independent modules. The photogallery here below put on display images that shown all interchangeable materials ( scenery, structures and various railroad equipment), depending of the choice representation.

The new engine, denominated J1 class and built at the Altoona Juniata Shops, received cast iron number and badge plates of "keystone" type (as the passengers steam locos) but its primary role was hauling of heavy freight trains on the PRR's main lines.

The ALCO "Century" C-628 (model DL628) is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive with a power of 2.750 Hp (2,237 kW) and was the builder's first in its line of six-axle, C-C road switchers. 186 engines were built between December 1963 and December 1968 and some users were: Atlantic Coast Line (11 units), Louisville & Nashville (15), Delaware ...

ATHEARN GENESIS EMD GP7 Pennsylvania Railroad (ES15m class) #8550. Athearn reproduce this engine in perfect way, equipped with a Tsunami digital sound decoder. The only parts to be added are the sunshades (no trainphone antenna available as the real prototype).