freelance: Penn Creek Valley (PCV) Steel, Open-top, 3-bay Hoppers
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Hoquat Hobbies
Manufacturer ID:
1516
Factory:
Des Plaines Hobbies (S Scale America), USA
Prototype Info
Style:
steel, open-top, 3-bay
Road Name:
freelance: Penn Creek Valley (PCV)
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
2009
Road Number(s):
28302, ?????, ?????
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
This was a special run done to honor the late Sam Powell and his well-known home layout called the Penn Creek & Western. His private railroad name was the Penn Creek Valley (PCV).
(image copyright © R. James Whipple; used by permission)
Sam Powell's layout was moved out of his home to the Tri-Town Area Historical Society in Dawson, PA. Jim Whipple took this photo of his Hoquat Hobbies model sitting on that layout.