sub-lettered for CNO&TP, and Southern sub-lettered for NO&NE.
In the mid-1960s, the three schemes listed above received the
Big John stencil. In 1973 Southern repainted many of the cars
and lettered them in dark sylvan green with the same subsidiar-
ies and Big John slogan. The tenth car in the initial release is dec-
orated as delivered in 1963 to Seaboard Air Line.
ExactRail’s Platinum
series model comes with
Kadee #58 couplers, nar-
row-style draft box, wire
uncoupling levers, and
individual grab irons, brake rods and lever hangers. The cars
ride on 100-ton ASF Ride Control trucks fitted with machined
metal wheelsets. Visit the website to order.
Imperial Hobby
is selling HO scale
Philadelphia Red Arrow
interurban cars as a body
kit as well as a pow-
ered ready-to-finish kit.
The double-ended prototype cars were built by St. Louis Car
Company in 1949. Red Arrow Lines operated the cars on all the
trolley routes out of Upper Darby including the West Chester
line and the Ardmore line. The cars were retired in 1982.
The main component of the model is a one-piece cast resin
body that is available separately for $49.95. The car is also
available powered and fully assembled but undecorated, at
$215.95. The photo shows a slightly modified resin body from a
previous production run.
