Just received from Mr Muffin the fantasy scheme NYC Bipolar from Lionel and luv it!!!
Attachments
Images (1)
Videos (2)
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
That is one of the most interesting engines, and to see it in NYC colors is even more interesting. Good pick up on your part Don, looks great.
Don,
Hope you and the family are safe and healthy. Both your NYC bi-polar and NYC diesel (SD-70ACe or ES-44 most likely) are nice looking engines with those lightening stripes. Since you are bi-polar, you can buy me a beer at a future York if it makes you happy.
Erol
I am a long-time NYC fan and also a big Milwaukee fan, but that is a little too much fantasy for me! NYC used 3rd rail power and had no catenary. Only pantographs were the small tunnel ones on the S-2 motors for intermittant use in the GCT tunnels.
Fantastic looking bipolar...fantasy or not a great looking model.
Fantastic fantasy combo! (I mean “latch-up” of that diesel and electric.) Also great work on the boxcars.
Latch up??? They most likely would be double-headed. I doubt in real life that the Multiple Unit capabilities are the same on the Bi-polar as on a diesel. From my experience on Conrail GG-1's mu'd to GG-1's. E-44's mu'd to E-44's. and E33's mu'd to E33's. None of the electrics were capable of being mu'd to a diesel or to different electrics as far as that went except for possibly the 2 experimental units they bought in the late seventies. I have never seen the cab of a bi-polar so can't say for sure but doubt they could either.
Diesels have eight throttle positions.The electrics I ran had many more. Too long ago to remember exactly how many. 30-40 some notches on the throttle and not all gave the same amount of increase in power. You had to learn which were the power notches. The E-44 would give a slight increase of power (50 amps maybe) on the first 2 or 3 notches and then a large increase of power (300 amps) on the next one. This repeated through the entire range of the throttle. I used those amp readings to illustrate the point. They may have been more or less.
The electrics gave an instant increase of power with each notch of the throttle. Diesels have to rev up first.
The only GG-1's I ran were within the Engine Terminal and most of the E-33's were out of service for complete rebuild. Conrail rebuilt them from the ground up but they were never put back into service on their railroad.
Sorry for going on the sidetrack here. If anyone knows if the Bi-polar could be mu'd to other model engines please feel free to chime in.
Run 'em the way you want and have fun.
Forest
That looks FANTASTIC!
First time I've seen that - I must say NYC paint on a Bi-Polar looks pretty sharp!
The engine is a beauty. But your layout is really great. More pictures - please!
Hal
HMS2035 posted:The engine is a beauty. But your layout is really great. More pictures - please!
Hal
In the free video offer from OGR you can see more and check.out my website.
