any New Haven fans ....

NEW HAVEN Alco S2 with NEW ENGLAND COAL AND COKE hopper in tow.

Here's an interesting photo of a NH EP-5 passing over the approach to the Hellgate Bridge in the 1960s:

Note that the mail/package/baggage car is a PRR boxcar!

Steven J. Serenska

I'm building a New Haven line layout with Stamford to Grand Central as the main points. I found that the MTH "Northside station" looks pretty similar to the Stamford Station of my youth. I've painted it in the colors of the old Stamford station.

It's not an exact match but it's reasonably close and when painted in the same color it makes a pretty good facsimile. 

Serenska posted:

Here's an interesting photo of a NH EP-5 passing over the approach to the Hellgate Bridge in the 1960s:

Note that the mail/package/baggage car is a PRR boxcar!

Steven J. Serenska

 

Great photo.  Would you know if the train is coming from New England or New York ?  Also how far did the Pennsylvania RRs territory go past the Hell Gate Bridge ?

ctr posted:

Beautiful lineup!!! Could you tell me anything about the engine on the far right??? Looks like it says “The Cranberry”??? I’ve never seen that scheme before and it is very interesting.

Thanks.

The NEW HAVEN painted one of its Alco DL-109's with the CRANBERRY design. It pulled passenger trains from Boston to Hyannis during the summer season. And other trains the rest of the time. (MTH offered this as an A-B set DL-109/DL-110. However, the NEW HAVEN did not own any DL-110's.)

DL109's were the only passenger diesels that were permitted to traverse the Cape Cod canal bridge.

ctr posted:

The NEW HAVEN painted one of its Alco DL-109's with the CRANBERRY design. It pulled passenger trains from Boston to Hyannis during the summer season. And other trains the rest of the time. (MTH offered this as an A-B set DL-109/DL-110. However, the NEW HAVEN did not own any DL-110's.)

DL109's were the only passenger diesels that were permitted to traverse the Cape Cod canal bridge.

Thanks for the info, ctr. It is a very striking design.

New Haven enthusiasts might like the new LC+ New Haven  FA AA smoking diesels. Here they are pulling Williams New Haven passenger cars around Yankee Stadium:

The video shows the smoke units producing plenty of smoke in both the powered and non-powered A units.

I ordered these FA diesels from a local hobby shop in February. The store owner anticipated receiving them in November, but was surprised to receive them from Lionel 2 days ago. I bought these FA units today, and ran them for the first time this evening. So far I'm very pleased with these trains especially because, although not cheap, they don't break the bank.

Arnold

Apples55 posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

New Haven enthusiasts might like the new LC+ New Haven  FA AA smoking diesels. Here they are pulling Williams New Haven passenger cars around Yankee Stadium

Arnold

Well, Arnold, if it runs around Yankee Stadium, you can count me out   

But seriously, I am strictly a TMCC/Legacy layout. While, to the best of my knowledge, the LC/LC+ engines will run on the layout, I don’t want to add the complexity of a second “operating system” on the layout, not to mention another controller.

And, now, for all the non-Yankee/trolley fans out there...

What a gorgeous picture, Paul. I'm a Yankee fan who loves the Yankees, but I like all other baseball teams and ball parks, especially the old ones: Ebbets Field, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Polo Grounds. Love to see them all in O Gauge.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

New Haven enthusiasts might like the new LC+ New Haven  FA AA smoking diesels. Here they are pulling Williams New Haven passenger cars around Yankee Stadium:

The video shows the smoke units producing plenty of smoke in both the powered and non-powered A units.

I ordered these FA diesels from a local hobby shop in February. The store owner anticipated receiving them in November, but was surprised to receive them from Lionel 2 days ago. I bought these FA units today, and ran them for the first time this evening. So far I'm very pleased with these trains especially because, although not cheap, they don't break the bank.

Arnold

Buyer beware. My brand new LC+ New Haven FA (in the 2018 Lionel catalogue) is not a great puller. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it is not that heavy, maybe because it has only 1 motor, maybe because only one of the 2 motors in the powered unit is working.

I will have my train doctor, Dennis, who is brilliant mechanically, take a look at it, and then let you folks know, so stay tuned. 

In the meantime I will have it pull modern light weight freight cars. In its present condition it cannot pull post war operating cars.

Arnold

briansilvermustang posted:

Beautiful shot... I rode behind the 230 several times a few years ago in my Metro-North commuter days.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

New Haven enthusiasts might like the new LC+ New Haven  FA AA smoking diesels. Here they are pulling Williams New Haven passenger cars around Yankee Stadium:

The video shows the smoke units producing plenty of smoke in both the powered and non-powered A units.

I ordered these FA diesels from a local hobby shop in February. The store owner anticipated receiving them in November, but was surprised to receive them from Lionel 2 days ago. I bought these FA units today, and ran them for the first time this evening. So far I'm very pleased with these trains especially because, although not cheap, they don't break the bank.

Arnold

The verdict is that even thoug this LC+ FA AA does not pull like my post war Pennsy GG1 with magnetraction, I still love this LC+ FA AA smoking diesel. I think the reason for its inability to pull a long train of postwar operating cars is that this LC+ diesel is not a ton of bricks like the GG1.

It does a great job pulling plenty of postwar semi scale passenger cars or modern freight cars. The sounds are very good, the smoke it produces is terrific, and it looks great. 

I've become a big LC+ fan.

Arnold

Arnold,

Those FA diesels and McGinnis passenger cars make a nice train.

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

Arnold,

Those FA diesels and McGinnis passenger cars make a nice train.

MELGAR

Thank you, Melgar, you will be seeing them in person on Friday.

any New Haven fans?

Not really, but I aim to please my customers..........

                                                       #1513 for the bay in May.

The Yankees just swept a great team, the Cleveland Indians, three straight. They are on an amazing streak, having won 15 of their last 16 games. On Tuesday they will host the team with the best record in the Major Leagues, the Boston RedSox.

Below is the New Haven FA AA, now on a siding in the Bronx, that is being prepared to make the trip to Boston tomorrow, to bring the RedSox to NY:

LOL, Arnold

Crossing the Bass River bridge on the New Haven Old Colony Line (scenic module.)

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

The Yankees just swept a great team, the Cleveland Indians, three straight. They are on an amazing streak, having won 15 of their last 16 games. On Tuesday they will host the team with the best record in the Major Leagues, the Boston RedSox.

Below is the New Haven FA AA, now on a siding in the Bronx, that is being prepared to make the trip to Boston tomorrow, to bring the RedSox to NY:

LOL, Arnold

Arnold,

Will the "splendid splinter" and Yaz be on that train to the Bronx?

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

The Yankees just swept a great team, the Cleveland Indians, three straight. They are on an amazing streak, having won 15 of their last 16 games. On Tuesday they will host the team with the best record in the Major Leagues, the Boston RedSox.

Below is the New Haven FA AA, now on a siding in the Bronx, that is being prepared to make the trip to Boston tomorrow, to bring the RedSox to NY:

LOL, Arnold

Arnold,

Will the "splendid splinter" and Yaz be on that train to the Bronx?

MELGAR

Yes, provided that both DiMaggio and Mantle are in the outfield for the Yankees to even things up. 

LOL, Arnold

Breaking News!

The Boston RedSox are now getting first class, red carpet treatment on this stunning New Haven passenger train, bound for Yankee Stadium in the Bronx:

In about 3 hours they will arrive in NYC, get a good night's sleep, and then the 2 best teams in baseball will compete tomorrow night at the House that Judge (I mean Ruth) built.

LOL, Arnold

I have a couple of Weaver Osgood-Bradley cars in McGiniss colors (black with orange stripe and white lettering) and I wanted to detail the interior.  I searched all over the web but could not find any pictures of the interior of these cars.  Does anyone know, or remember, what colors were used for the floors and seats?

I'm pretty sure that some of those were around when I was a kid and I think they had green vinyl seats many of which you could move the back of the seat to create a 4 person section and/or flip all of the backs when heading the other direction. I could be mistaken though. It's been a few years!

Thanks Phoch00.  That sounds like it might be right.  These cars started life in NH green with gold.  I would doubt that any extra money was spent to redo the interior when they were painted black.  Do you have any memory of the floor?  I would guess some type of tile.  Maybe a different shade of green?

Thanks

I'd bet the floors looked like 50 years of cigarette butts ground into whatever was there to begin with.

😁 Thanks, Paul.  I rode the subway for years in the 60’s and 70’s so I know what gum and god knows what looks like on the floor.

Unless someone else chimes in, I will try a lighter green floor with Pullman green seat.

Thanks for your help.

I'd also bet that the flooring was made with asbestos tiles or something. 

I've spent the last week completely rebuilding my layout and train room. My intention is to model New Haven to Grand Central late 70's- early 80's including freight lines. I've taken some liberties here and there and I need to do a bunch of clean-up but here's how it looks so far.

phoch00 posted:

I've spent the last week completely rebuilding my layout and train room. My intention is to model New Haven to Grand Central late 70's- early 80's including freight lines. I've taken some liberties here and there and I need to do a bunch of clean-up but here's how it looks so far.

Very nice layout, Paul. And I also like the beautiful window and natural light from it that brightens your layout.

Arnold

phoch00 posted:

I've spent the last week completely rebuilding my layout and train room. My intention is to model New Haven to Grand Central late 70's- early 80's including freight lines. I've taken some liberties here and there and I need to do a bunch of clean-up but here's how it looks so far.

New Haven to Grand Central is a very interesting stretch of railroad. You are off to a great start with that GCT model. The Life Savers sign remains, to this day, atop the building in Port Chester, New York, that once served as the company's headquarters. The New Haven's (now Metro-North Railroad's) tracks pass within about 100 feet of the building and sign just before they cross the state line into Connecticut.

MELGAR

Yeah, as a kid that was one of my favorite things to see on the train. I'd imagine that they were real lifesavers that were that giant and how amazing they'd be to eat. Later on I had a friend who lived in that building when they turned it into condos. They were/are beautiful condos now.

Dear Melgar, Can you explain the significance of the EP vs. EF designation on the big electric motors? Also the EYs. Thanks a lot.

Tom McGriel posted:

Dear Melgar, Can you explain the significance of the EP vs. EF designation on the big electric motors? Also the EYs. Thanks a lot.

EP = Electric Passenger (locomotive)

EF = Electric Freight (locomotive)

EY = Electric Yard (electric yard switcher locomotive)

DEY = Diesel-Electric Yard (diesel switcher locomotive)

DER = Diesel-Electric Road (diesel road locomotive)

MELGAR

Thanks!

These photos show the New Haven Railroad consist that I ran today. The EMD FL-9 #2043 is one of my favorite locomotives. It just returned from a repair at Sunset/3^rd Rail and is again running perfectly. Green Railway Post Office #3286 is a Weaver model and the McGinnis scheme 60-foot cars were made by Atlas O Trainman.

MELGAR

Mel. Was engine under warranty? Mine is shot too.

Paul, thanks for the picture of the car interior.  Nice work on your layout.  I have that same Lifesaver sign.  I drove past the Lifesaver building a number of times.

I toured the Lifesaver factory in Portchester in 1938.