Since it is October, it is time to decorate set up the tinplate layout for our October Halloween event.
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Two New York Central trains are running on my 12’-by-8’ layout for this weekend. GP9 #6001 (MTH 20-20549-1 with PS3) is at the head of a short passenger train and 2-8-0 Consolidation #960 (Lionel 2231120) is leading a freight train.
The New York Central Railroad rostered 176 GP9 locomotives – class DRS-9. They ran with long-hood forward and had a 16-cylinder 567C turbocharged diesel engine with 1750 horsepower. #6001 was built for freight service in October 1956 and lasted into the Penn Central and Conrail eras. The full-sized locomotive could turn on a minimum curve radius of 273 feet, which corresponds to a radius of about 68 inches or O-136 track in O gauge. MTH specifies minimum O-31 curves for the model.
New York Central class G-6i #960 was built for subsidiary Michigan Central Railroad as #7812 by Alco (Brooks Works) in June 1909. Tractive effort was about 45,500 pounds. It was scrapped as New York Central #1195 in 1954. Lionel’s model represents a Southern Pacific prototype (Harriman Consolidation) – not New York Central. On the SP, this type of engine had a Vanderbilt tender and was fueled by oil.
MELGAR
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The last two weeks, I was on the Harlem Division of the New York Central……..this week, I moved across the Hudson to the Central’s West Shore line. The New York, Ontario & Western has trackage rights on the line from Cornwall into Weehawken and one of their sleek passenger trains, powered by an F3 ABA (MTH PS2) is headed south. At the same time, two New York Central Geeps (Lionel Legacy) take a freight north up the Hudson…..
Have a great and safe weekend, folks!
Peter
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Just one quick video this week…..
Have a great and safe weekend, folks!
Peter
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Thanks Scott for getting us going for this fine weekend! Have a terrific and safe weekend everyone!
Hiking to the top of hill reveals railroad action.
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Finally caved in and sprung for a "new" locomotive in the NYC Dreyfuss from a forum member. Very pleasant transaction. 1st 'new buy' in a long time. Will likely have to post a few items in the FS thread to cover this purchase but I am most pleased. Been dealing with the aftermath of this storm that has left OS much devastation in its wake that it may be awhile before I can give a run on friend;s layouts. Tried to recreate Lionel's 'Smithsonian' art deco poster from some years ago here
RPO car is a MTH 72' Premiere that matches pretty closely in certain light