PA-1's

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The Freedom Train PA-1 moved over the N&W while on tour. Also, the GE 
"More Power to America Special" used a solid red set of PA-2 and PB-2. 
In both cases, the diesels did not pull the trains, but were pulled by 
N&W steam, since the N&W policy at the time did not allow for diesels to 
pull N&W trains.  A later exception was the run through of Southern 
diesels on the interline trains during a coal strike, but this was 
before Southern traded their DL's in for PA's. By the time Southern 
diesels started running through in 1958, the Southern PA's were probably 
out of the picture.    Jim Nichols

nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> Hello, Certainly hope I'm reaching someone...... An avid fan of the 

> Y6b here, waiting for it's construction in 1:29 Scale baby!!! Okay, 

> I'm wondering if it ever happened, and if there are any known web 

> photo's or otherwise of a ALCO PA-1 that may have run on the N&W at 

> some time or another. I am considering the possibility of custom 

> decorating USA train G scale units (as opposed to purchased in B&O 

> scheme). But I'd like to see what it looks like, or exsists,(or-ted). 

> Anyway, prototype photo opportunity for PA-1 in N&W wear, Anyone 

> please? Sincerely, Charles Ward

>

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