Does anyone have drawings of the Keystone number plates used on P.R.R. passenger engines?

catnap@westpa.net

Larry, I would check with the PRRT&HS group and the state railroad museum at Strasburg. I have seen drawings of the keystones over the years but I cannot remember where I saw them. Please be careful in this area as there are PLENTY of reproduction keystones floating around. I have seen way too many in my 41 years of collecting plates.


steamfan@crusoe.net

Keystone number plate dimensions, taken off PRR 460's original plate, in the vault at the RRMPa, as follows:

Total overall height = 17"
Top width = 16.5"
Base width = 11.25"
Shoulder indentation = 3.5"
Height from shoulder to top = 3"
Side slope = 14.75"

I've made some beautiful copies in plywood from these dimensions. You'll have to figure the angles yourself, but that should present little headache.

I have the dimensions for a round G5 plate, taken from a LIRR loco. They seem small. Anyone at the Museum have the diameter of the freight plates?


Aurora7@Juno.com

Thanks for sharing the dimensions. Would these be the same for all steam keystone plates?

Joshua


joshua@joshuakblay.com

> Thanks for sharing the dimensions. Would
> these be the same for all steam keystone
> plates?

I do not know. I tend to think there were some variences in the size of Keystones. It's obvious that the T-1's had curved number plates. The size of the classic PRR numerals also varied.



Aurora7@Juno.com