News - 2025
The High Line - Spring 2025 (Mailed: April 8, 2025)
"The High Line” is a Philadelphia Chapter publication, included with all memberships and is published twice annually.
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The High Line Volume 37, No.1 (April 2025)
The Spring 2025 issue of "The High Line," is now mailing to all current members. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
The High Line, Spring 2025, includes a variety of features. There are lengthy articles on the PRR Washington Avenue Branch in Philadelphia and on PRR's L-Class 2-8-2 Mikados. There's a story about the first L1s on the Conemaugh Division and two articles revisiting freight train CB20 in New Jersey. Finally, Henry Wetzel recounts his 1956 visit to the Camden Terminal Enginehouse.
If you have content that you would like to contribute to a future issue of The High Line, please email editor Tim Garner at: thehighline@philaprrths.com
Chapter Meeting - March 1, 2025
Modelers Meeting
("Building 3D Printed Resin Vehicle Kits") Bruce Smith discussed the advent of higher quality, lower cost 3D printers, 3D printed kits have become a cottage industry. In particular, vehicles of many types have become available for prototype modelers to use as scenery, or freight car loads. The clinic covered some of the new 3D printed vehicle kits, how to assemble, paint, and weather them. While the focus was on military vehicles, the lessons learned are broadly applicable to all vehicle kits.
Feature Presentation
("PRR Mail & Express Trains") Doug Nelson
looked at PRR mail and express trains including operations, a gallery of Mail & Express train photos, crew cabin cars, and modeling Mail & Express train cars.
BOTH OF THE MARCH 1, 2025 PRESENTATIONS WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER YOUTUBE PAGE.