2015 East Penn Trolley Meet

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9 жыл бұрын

The 2015 National East Penn Trolley Meet was held on the weekend of May 15, 16, and 17 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia. These clips show some of the operating layouts presented. Of special note, Jimmy Sparkman's Fallon Street Elevated in 3/4 inch scale and Steven Smith's award winning Center City Philadelphia layout in H.O. Scale.

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@MidwestTractionModeler 8 жыл бұрын

I really need to get to a meet in the near future. When time permits, I want to travel to the East Coast and attend.

@sctransit 9 жыл бұрын

@geraldgreen5371 7 жыл бұрын

nice....nice detail...

@tskone8326 7 жыл бұрын

Bravo... Center City Philly all day... The subway (which would be 13th at.) is killer...

@victorwild3225 9 ай бұрын

Layout’s only spoiled by non scale stop/start and speed of the cars?

@mrbig4532 6 жыл бұрын

I like the snow removal trolley

@douglasmaddox7808 5 жыл бұрын

I was there. Did you get any pics of the Northeast Corridor? That was very neat.

@mrbig4532 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that building that looks like the bridge and Pratt terminal ?

@sctransit 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Big That building was scratch built by Dave Gairo. We are currently working on the Elevated structure that runs on Frankford Ave. to put in front of the building.

@mrbig4532 6 жыл бұрын

nycmodeltransit but was I correct is that a model of the bridge & Pratt terminal building ?

@sctransit 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Big Yes, it is, but artistic license was used to fit it into the loop. It is somewhat condensed, but still recognizable!

@11kful 4 жыл бұрын

The City Hall scene ✌

@robertsouthrey3480 6 жыл бұрын

wow very cool do you know if they make a trolley in s gauge ?

@jeffvair62 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Southrey There are shapeways bodies available for Peter Witt and PCC cars.

@leverettrailfan5414 4 жыл бұрын

Very rarely, I see S gauge PCC cars on eBay, but they don't look very nice. I know I saw a site somewhere that sold body kits for trolleys in HO, S, and O, but I can't remember what they called themselves, and can't find their site. I know they had a very nice looking body kit for a snow sweeper. There used to be a small company called Putt Trains, that made a very nice S scale Birney car you could buy for either AC or DC operation, but from what I understand they weren't around long, and the cars are pretty tricky to find currently. It's certainly much easier to find shells for S scale models than it is to find trucks and motors for them, I wonder if you'd have luck modifying an HO scale drive mechanism to S by re-gauging it? I've seen an O scale trolley model that used this strategy to use what appeared to be HO scale diesel locomotive power trucks. The original side frames were removed, and the axles were extended to the proper gauge. Might work for S, but I've never tried it myself!

@jdwj627 5 жыл бұрын

is there gonna be one in 2018

@sctransit 5 жыл бұрын

L.K.S Jwil 27 There will be a Meet in Parsippany, NJ on November 3rd 2018 and another one in Allentown, PA in May 2018. www.nycmodeltransit.org

@jdwj627 5 жыл бұрын

nycmodeltransit is it free to get in?

@judpowell1756 5 жыл бұрын

you folks ever hear of SCALE speed

@kge420 4 жыл бұрын

Jud Powell The Broad St line produced whiplash in both directions. Plus maybe some lost teeth when your mouth hits the seat back in front of you.

@sctransit 9 жыл бұрын

@edwardadams1808 8 жыл бұрын

Looks great.... how does one find out about 2016 meeting ?

@sctransit 8 жыл бұрын

Our next meet will be held on June 4, 2016. www.nycmodeltransit.org/2016details.htm facebook.com/nycmodeltransit

@jamessbca 5 жыл бұрын

I spotted the Sparkman layout as well - I recognized it from an image in MR. 3/4 inch scale. That guy isn't playing around!!! I love totally custom scales like that!!!