Restoration of PRR 5711A class EP22


The Philadelphia Chapter of the PRRT&HS expresses its sincere appreciation to Bennett Levin
for granting his permission to publish the restoration process of PRR 5711 on our website.

July 05, 2001

All photos by Steve Agostini unless otherwise noted.

Copyright 2001, Steve Agostini and Juniata Terminal Company, All rights reserved.

Application of the broad stripe.

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This set of photos steps through the process of masking the unit for striping.

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The nose was first primered and a Dulux Yellow finish coat was applied to the stripe area.

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Machinist Al Hillman preparing the headlight bezel for painting.

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Photos of the 5809 were used as a guide for stripe placement.

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As with the 5809 the nose will be the next section to be painted.

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Photos of the 5809 were used as a guide for stripe placement.

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The stripe area is marked off with tape and will be masked off before Tuscan is applied.

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Stripe placement is measured off not only at the nose but around the entire perimeter of the unit.

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Machinist Levin and Painter Hillman check measurements any number of times.

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Painter Bob Fee continues his work prepping for primer and paint.

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The entire process of marking out the stripe area took over three hours.

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The nose and stripe will be masked off and Tuscan color will be applied July 6.

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