PC: Re: Green PC Geep in Columbus?

["Walt Gay" <waltrail@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting, I know tyco made some green geeps!<G>

Walt Gay
grumpy ex-car knocker
Walt's Hobby Shop
Petersburg, VA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Jordak" <jer -AT- smellycat.com>
To: "Penn Central Mailing List" <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: PC: Green PC Geep in Columbus?


> Hi everyone,
>
> Here's one that has me at a loss, and I'm hoping someone might be able to
> shed some light on this:
>
> A visitor to my PC web site mailed me a few days ago and said he had a
> picture of himself, brother, and grandparents on a green PC locomotive at
> Buckeye Yard in Columbus, Ohio, taken when he was 5-6 years old. He asked
> me if I had any more pictures of green PC locomotives.
>
> I wrote back and basically gave him the "silly rabbit, PC engines are
> black; sure it wasn't a caboose?" answer. Here was his reply:
>
> > Yes, I am sure it is a locomotive.  I found the picture, and the PC road
> > number is 7218.  I do not know if it is a GP or SD.  I think it may be a
GP.
> > It is a teal color with the white worms.  We were climbing down the rear
of
> > the loco.  I sure do miss exploring the yard and watching the cars roll
down
> > the hump.
>
> Well, needless to say, this one has me stumped. Except for DSI #15, I'm
not
> aware of any PC units, much less GP9s, that were painted green. Then
again,
> I should know better to say "never" when it comes to PC.
>
> Can any of you with larger PC slide collections check and see if there is
> any photographic proof of a green PC 7218 out there? I'm truly baffled on
> this one, as I figured if PC had any green engines, *everyone* would know
> about them.
>
> Thanks,
> -JWJ
>
>
>


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