Very much on topic of NYC Classics, here is one pictured. From 2019 Strasburg with 611.
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To the build plate on the Mr. Muffins 5415 Hudson.
Some action from the Raritan Valley Hi-railers from a show in 2019
Making our way to the NJ Hi-Railers celebration of the 50th Anniversary of OGR Magazine. I believe that the engine in the stall on the far left is indeed the NYC L3 Mohawk #3005(at least it sure looks like it is).
Some of the green NYC boxcars sitting or moving along slowly, can't recall.
Some NYC Lightning stripe diesel in action hauling trailers.
Some NYC coal hoppers(along with P&LE far left) on a siding.
In the lower left there are some containers rolling along, and in the next picture they are being hauled by that same Lightning stripe diesel.
A little smoke coming out.
These next few are from early 2017, look at those NYC engines waiting to be bought.
NYC Niagara(CCII) sitting in the back(as well as the top photo), flanked by a Pennsy and a Black River engine.
The Raritan Valley Hi-railers love putting NYC steamers in the roundhouse for some reason.
This is from I think June 2017, Raritan Valley Hi-railers still popping steamers in the roundhouse.
Yeah, it got away again. this is at my local train store when I had popped in one of the times to place an order or pick up something I think.
Ah, can you smell it in the air? This is my first York in October 2017. I have said that I have a deep fascination with tinplate though I never seem to buy any of it. I haven't a clue why, but I always walk through this section and stare intently at some of these engines. I believe I had told Peter that Friday before the OGR Meeting had began in the Gold Hall about these sitting out. My coworker Bob had come along as my guest, though he only bought food. Glad that has changed though, he is still waiting for some things he preordered in 2020 catalog(starter set stuff he wants to show off to his grandson). I think he had picked up something before that, though I don't remember what.
Now there is something you don't see everyday?
Yeah, the Dreyfuss got away yet again. I did not have enough money on me to get that and what I had already picked up. To quote Ralph Parker(A Christmas Story), "Skunked again!"
The engine that had everyone buzzing like crazy, the VL Niagara. Dave Olson had told me that Ryan had overfilled the smoke fluid in the tender. This thing really took a beating, they even managed to burn out the traction tires and still keep it running. Didn't someone say something about traction tires and how they should last?
I probably could have posted about another 40-45 photos of shows and such, but I didn't want to water things down. I just love popping out and seeing all the stuff the world offers from time to time, particularly NYC Steam. You gotta love the classics, even if you didn't manage to buy them yet.
