East Penn Traction Club O Scale Trolley Modules - 8/11/07

More of the modular trolley layout of the East Penn Traction Club set up at the European Train Enthusiasts Show in Marietta, PA on August 11, 2007. For more information on our club and trolley modeling visit http://www.eastpenn.org.

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Howto & Style

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• East
• Penn
• Traction
• Club
• OScale
• Trolley
• Streetcar
• Interurban
• Modeling

[Bus3204]

Is the rather clunky looking yellow and brown streamliner based upon any actual prototype? It seems sort of like a mix of styles between the Brilliner, some pre-PCC demonstrators, and a Marmon-Herrington body style, with a hint of foreign door arrangement tossed in.

[rekelly2]

The yellow and brown steamlined car is a Postwar Moscow Tram that was based on the G. M. Buses of that era. The model belongs to Henry Elsner of Philadelphia.

[nyshortline]

The yellow and brown Moscow tram looks like what probably would have been a postwar Brilliner, had Brill continued to build streetcars at that time.

[Bus3204]

Thanks for the reply. After a Google Image Search on "Moscow Tram" I believe I've found the prototype, or something quite similar: an MTV-82. I never knew such a beast existed from seeing the usual Tatra builds of the time.

In my ignorance, I actually thought "Why would they put a non-prototype "toy trolley" on such a detailed layout? I stand enlightened now - thanks! :)

[rekelly2]

The section with the large building is based on the streetcar lines at the Bridge Street Terminal of the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line in Philadelphia, Penna. prior to 1955. The street modules follow the standards for the Club with an O Scale Module being 16 inches wide. We run a variety of equipment and try to accomodate most of the city trolleys and smaller interurban cars.

[ROCKSTARCRANE]

I can't imagine the work that must have gone into creating just the overhead wires. Awesome job, fellas.....