PAZGRR7315

The units really came out nice, looking great on the run!

Thanks to all of you for the comments and Chuck for your work with pictures. I have an Alco S-4 waiting for my conversion project; never understood how to do the trucks!

It really is a 'shame' how many $ are spent on re-restorations. Beautiful machines restored and then go back to the wayside for years, then restoration again - like a giant wheel revolution!

Thanks for the post, video on removal of the lettering is a help for me; will be removing the large 7315 and Delaware & Hudson lettering on the long hood of a duplicate 7315 GP38-2. Will put the blue D&H lettering on top with smaller 7312 numbering below for the Bernie O'Brien.

I never got a reply on a Clinchfield's question of Hours/Odometer. My D&H Challenger is high run time (original issue without DCS Switch behind smokebox door), I am satisfiied with my purchase and "NO" complaints. Sometimes you 'win' and sometimes you 'lose' on these offerings; 1 of my D&H GP38's was a low (great) $ purchase and I found it had a sound system when I opened the box upon receipt.

All looks great, l imagine without grab irons would be easier for painting various schemes.

No 'polarity switch' - to ease the situation, going thru the switches (Aristo WR) was not the smoothist action. So, I put R3 1/2 circles at each end of the "Island" and simplified the trackage. When I have the chance, pics to follow.

Thanks Ray, did not know Challenger does not have a DCS Polarity switch and will search for track switches to control the track polarity.

My newly acquired Challenger has raised a "reversing siding" for my RR, the 'PAZ'. This 'PAZ' Island is about 24" long in a lazy dogbone, South end is about 5 1/2 feet and North end about 8 feet, center is approx 5 1/2 feet wide. The 8 foot end is not a tru radius due to some straights added on the West curve for a 30* diamond into the storage shed. Challenger can come out of shed, across connecting bridge into secondary inside track and left hand WR switch, about 3' to a right hand WR and straight lead. Back thru the straight RH WR and RH WR to a LH WR into engine house. THIS will be a dead track switchable to power to back in, then cutout and switched to power out (reverse polarity) then pull out thru some switches to an X-crossing and backing on the a main which at least 10' curves, maybe some 20' in there as well. 2 questions: 1. Power by removeable allegator clips and wire, or permanent switches. 2. Do I use the reversing switch on the Challenger and will it work. I just do not want to keep putting-on and taking-off the rails...

D&H Challenger comes into town; although a 'PAZ' Pennsylvania & Arizona acquisition, the 1535 will retain it's heritage Delaware & Hudson number and markings.

Enginear Joe, you have nice long runs of track; my ?, is it track powered or battery operations for you?

I just picked up (3) Delaware & Hudson [D&H] Lightning Stripe diesels: RS-3, GP38-2, U-25 and awaiting delivery of the 'Queen of the Fleet' - a D&H MTH Challenger! :-)

Jerry, it has been sometime for this post and I was in Arizona for a couple of months. What is current status of the Shark and Coaches, have they been sold?

Not a 'true' LACKAWANNA [DL&W] !

Looks good and the warped porch column is a natural touch!

MDC "Lackawanna" hopper ? Anyone have a picture??

Also rostered with the Pennsylvania & Arizona (PAZ) is our Hudson; recent arrival and cannot get to the shop due to remaining snow at 8' in some places.

and here we see the PRR unit Chuck is referring to now rostered with the Pennsylvania & Arizona (PAZ) of Wyoming, PA! She is also pictured with a coal drag as the 5th photo (L-R) in main page photo gallery.

Enginear Joe, reminder I have a pair of MTH CN F's; your SFe F7 WB has tickled my Southwest Chief consist! If interested, let me know!

Jerry, GT side frames, I am looking for (16) to replace those removed from my streamliners for the Superliners I got from Ray.

As Jerry stated, Ray was the 'go to guy' for Great Trains information; and when the "Pennsylvania & Arizona" (PAZ) schedules Amtrak Superliner consists, a billboard to Ray will be "on Display" at the station for the 'mockups' now reside in NEPA. All aboard Ray....... I know you are enjoying 1st Class accomodations aboard "The Starlight Express!"

Outstanding build, my total interest and you got the start before I have even searched for the drawings! It is strange that no manufacturer built one, since we have no modern switchers; Genset will follow my MP15.

Thanks Ray.