3rd Rail New Haven FL9 Non Powered

I see that and my brain says "I want one, too."
Congrats!  Fun isn't it?

You gotta love what Scott Mann and 3rd Rail can do...enjoy!

Stirling,

You might contact Scott at 3rd Rail.  I was at their office a couple of months ago.  There seemed to be some FL9 chassis and shells in the "boneyard".  Maybe you could get a powered chassis for it?  Sometimes Scott gets complete units returned to him.  It never hurts to ask.

I have a powered and unpowered pair.  They head my Merchants Limited.  They are very nice models.

Good Luck,

NH Joe

Hi Stirling:

My dealer sold dozens of both 3 rail and some 2 rail models when they came out 3 years ago. As for the non-powered ones, all of the remaining non-powered ones were bought by Beth Marshall of The Public Delivery Track as you mentioned where you purchased yours. I purchased four of the 3 rail models, one New York Central, one Metro-North and two New Havens.

Stirling,

  Hope you enjoy your FL9. This was one of the first locomotives that I ever photographed. I missed out on steam, and was not fast enough to realize when the GG1's were disappearing, but growing up in Westchester County in New York, it was pretty easy to watch them. For many years, I would pick my wife up from work in Scarsdale. While I was waiting, I would go across the street to watch 2 FL9's pulling their Metro-North express train (often in NH livery) at exactly 5:50pm.  It was definately a unique locomotive and had a long career in revenue service. 

  Tom 

(found this picture online from one of the past Metro-North Open Houses at their Harmon Shop facilities)