Baldwin Center Cab

MTH made a BALDWIN center cab "transfer engine" a while back if that is what you are referring to. 

PAUL ROMANO posted:

MTH made a BALDWIN center cab "transfer engine" a while back if that is what you are referring to. 

Nope.  MTH made a Lima transfer diesel, not a Baldwin.  There are several differences between the two.  Several railroads bought the Baldwins but only PRR owned Limas (25 of them).  The Baldwin has not been made in 3-rail and I believe the only one in 2-rail O-scale was a brass kit from Central Locomotive Works.

Pure Baldwin

And why MTH chose the Lima with the Dynamic brakes to model is beyond me. 

Definitely someone should do the Baldwin Transfer unit,

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

And why MTH chose the Lima with the Dynamic brakes to model is beyond me. 

Probably because it was Pennsylvania!  You should know that ANYTHING Pennsylvania or New York Central sells the best.

Definitely someone should do the Baldwin Transfer unit,

I'll second THAT. I would love to have a CORRECT model for the EJ&E.

This is is what I am looking for. The photo was done by Bruce Kanter. These units were used in Schuylkill County, PA.  

But "hotwater", the PRR also had non dynamic brake transfer units from Lima! If they did those units, at least it's a little more realistic to decorate that non dynamic brake Lima unit into the other road names like E.J.E., SF, SOO Line, etc. 

I wish they would make the Baldwin, since on the prr it was primarily used on the schuylkill division and the Philadelphia area helper service, which fits into my prr and reading east of Harrisburg theme.  In the meantime I've been using the limas as stands ins, although they were mainly used out west.  

JimmyG posted:

This is is what I am looking for. The photo was done by Bruce Kanter. These units were used in Schuylkill County, PA.  

 

But that, being PRR, is NOT a Baldwin. As already posted, the PRR had Lima center cab units. MTH produced models of those units, according to posts above.

I did some more research and found this info in my Diesel Spotter's Guide. In 1950 Baldwin merged with Lima-Hamilton to form the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation. The photo and the copy below provides details of a PRR Baldwin Center Cab.

Hot Water posted:

JimmyG posted:

This is is what I am looking for. The photo was done by Bruce Kanter. These units were used in Schuylkill County, PA.  

 

But that, being PRR, is NOT a Baldwin. As already posted, the PRR had Lima center cab units. MTH produced models of those units, according to posts above.

Oh-oh, we caught Hot Water being inaccurate! 

PRR had BOTH Baldwin 2400 horsepower center cabs as pictured above and also Lima 2500 horsepower center cabs like the MTH model.  The photo below shows a Lima with a nice model railroad size train.

Well I'll be darned!  So,,,,,,,,,,now when will some produce the CORRECT Baldwin center cab models? Especially an EJ&E version?

"But "hotwater", the PRR also had non dynamic brake transfer units from Lima!"

Silly. Those units were only used for going uphill.

Gee the pic in Bob Bartizek post above is one of the non dynamic brake Lima units... And it's NOT going uphill!

I could not tell anyone which one I saw many times running on the High line across 30th st station and into south Philadelphia's 25 street Viaduct and on to the coal loaders on the river.  I know it was one of them center-cab look a likes.  It kind of gets you thinking, which one stole the plans from the other one?  

 A friend called it the "coming and going engine".

I DON'T want one! I can't decide which direction to run it.

Simon

Bob posted:

PAUL ROMANO posted:

MTH made a BALDWIN center cab "transfer engine" a while back if that is what you are referring to. 

Nope.  MTH made a Lima transfer diesel, not a Baldwin.  There are several differences between the two.  Several railroads bought the Baldwins but only PRR owned Limas (25 of them).  The Baldwin has not been made in 3-rail and I believe the only one in 2-rail O-scale was a brass kit from Central Locomotive Works.

Thanks Bob, I stand corrected. LIMA it is or was...........