Do any of you die-hard scale train-heads know what was used in Mister Rogers?

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VampireKiller1

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I have been looking to build or reproduce a replica of the good old trolley from Mister Rogers. I have not had very much luck finding info on it. I don't believe the show used a custom made engine. They were a public tv station so they ran with an extremely tight budget. For that reason alone, I think they bought-and-made some slight modifications to an off-the-shelf trolley, but there is little to no info available about it (at least not where I've looked.)
We have a train shop in town that specializes in older engines, but there is nothing in their collection that even remotely resembles that trolley.
Any help???
 
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StevenD

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They used a G scale trolley modified by the prop department. Here's some links that might help:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mister-rogers-neighborhood-g-scale-trolley/528149221
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX8019&P=F
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aff/8/aft/111254/afv/topic/Default.aspx
 
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