Did Lionel or MTH ever make any articulated locomotives that ran on the New York Central? The picture of a NYC articulated that I have seen looked kind of like a CC2.
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I've not seen a CORRECT one.
But they are out there?
Just curious, what articulated's did NYC operate?
Rod
Not sure but the picture I attached was one.
Originally Posted by Rod Stewart:
Just curious, what articulated's did NYC operate?
Rod
Did you look at the photo the original poster attached?
Originally Posted by littleevan99:
But they are out there?
Not to my knowledge.
HW, Did they (NYC) run Challengers? Could I just repaint one?? were there a different type like them?? (EM1?, etc)
Seems funny that they skipped them??
that pic looks similar to a mallet??
Joe, I have seen pics of them. Like the OP said they were similar to the CC2 with no pilot ot trailing trucks. I assume they were used for heavy switching. Pretty homely like the NYC Shay. I suspect the market would be pretty small for these.
Pete
Well they are still cool in my book as NYC has always been one of my favorite railroads.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Rod Stewart:
Just curious, what articulated's did NYC operate?
Rod
Did you look at the photo the original poster attached?
Nah, that would be too easy.
So that is an 0-8-8-0?
Interesting.
Rod
Yes, a compound articulated 0-8-8-0. No Challengers nor any other "big main line articulated locomotives" on the New York Central, as they didn't need them. The NYC wasn't advertised as "The Water Level Route" for nothing.
Here is a picture of another NYC articulated steamer a 2-6-6-2. I am trying to figure out which class this is, anybody out there have any ideas?
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This one is like the first one and its' class is the NU-1a/c/e
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MTH did make a NYC 2-8-8-2 Mallet RK 30-1319-1 Engine #9887. As to whether this engine is real or fictional check MTH web site description and/or NYC Historical wbe page
Larry S
Wow, I would have sworn they did, thank you. I don't see any here:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-steam.html
just a test maybe:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/2-6-6-2/?page=nyc
Looks like they just ran non-art mainly
Originally Posted by Enginear-Joe:
Wow, I would have sworn they did, thank you. I don't see any here:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-steam.html
just a test maybe:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/2-6-6-2/?page=nyc
Looks like they just ran non-art mainly
The first link had a 0-8-8-0 in it.
The second link is were I got the 2-6-6-2 from.
Well, that 2-6-6-2 looks like mainline power, and not just for switching. I wonder if
there is a list of all the roads that operated articulateds?...probably not, because a lot
of obscure little logging roads did..
I was surprised the Southern operated them...none at Spencer and I am guessing not
surviving...none ever chased me off the Floyd's Fork trestle when I was a kid..
Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
Well, that 2-6-6-2 looks like mainline power, and not just for switching.
If Lionel would make that, it would sure be a nice "change of pace" from all of the rehashed NYC offerings in O guage.
Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
Well, that 2-6-6-2 looks like mainline power, and not just for switching..
Used in The Berkshire Mountains on the B&A in the early 1900s. With only 57" diameter, the NYC was NOT about to be using them on the Water Level Route.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
Well, that 2-6-6-2 looks like mainline power, and not just for switching..
Used in The Berkshire Mountains on the B&A in the early 1900s. With only 57" diameter, the NYC was NOT about to be using them on the Water Level Route.
The description I read on it said it was used on the B&A and then on the NYC.
Sorry, but TOO U-G-L-Y for words!
Originally Posted by Ace:
Why doesn't someone make a New York Central cab forward shay, that would be really cool. Preferably the phase 2b version with the retrofitted Johnson rods on the tender truck boosters.
Okay, heres's the skinny; from Staufer's book:
The NYC had one 0-6-6-0, switcher (Alco, 1913); compound.
They had several class NE-2 2-6-6-2 (#1339 - 1348; Alco, 1921); these were road engines; compounds. Used in Pennsylvania mostly, I think - in areas that were
not very "water level rout-ish".
They had 14 or so 0-8-8-0 hump switchers (1913 - 1916 or so; Brooks); compounds.
That's it; the "Water Level Route" was just that, and seldom needed (relatively) large locos to move large trains at speed.
The NE-2 2-6-6-2 has been done in brass, in 2-rail. I have seen TWO of them on auction
in the last year - one of them missing the front engine; still expensive.
I wish that I would make myself learn how to post photos, because I have what is
probably the only 3-rail, O-scale NYC 0-8-8-0 NU-class hump switcher on the planet.
Had to build/bash it myself. It looks...right. Big project; TMCC/RS; working front
electrocoupler; correct tender. Proud of it. I shaped the saddle-like sand dome from lead.
See the top posted photo in this thread - I've got one on my layout. It works.
Maybe it makes it extra special to have a fantasy DD35 NYC then???
http://www.lionel.com/Products/Finder/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductNumber=6-28369&expandBranch=0&Keywords=&CategoryID=496&RailLineID=New York Central&CatalogId=
I always thought manufacturers just made the most popular NYC steamers. I figured if the B&O and others had big ones, NYC did. Wrong again.
I always wanted a NYC articulated engine and I just may have to do one myself, real or not.
