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Jim Waterman posted:
RSJB18 posted:

And the winner is....... ME

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My first 44 ton switcher. Been looking for one for a while. My first New Haven too.

Now - to paint the hoods orange!

Personally, I would leave it as is.  I like the understated look.  

Maybe I'll paint one hood Orange and leave the other one black 😁

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Hi Train Room Gary:

I started around 1995 and completed most of my layout within 6 months, and had a great time building and decorating it with my young children.  I've tinkered with it ever since, and will probably continue to do so for the rest of my life.

I do not have a video of my layout on YouTube.  What I have on YouTube is something I shared on this Forum when I joined it in early to mid November, 2017.  It's a video of Phil Klopp's layout and a model train song I wrote entitled: Who Am I (Rollin' By).  Here's a link for the video and song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OdycErheA

 

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Hi Train Room Gary:

I started around 1995 and completed most of my layout within 6 months, and had a great time building and decorating it with my young children.  I've tinkered with it ever since, and will probably continue to do so for the rest of my life.

I do not have a video of my layout on YouTube.  What I have on YouTube is something I shared on this Forum when I joined it in early to mid November, 2017.  It's a video of Phil Klopp's layout and a model train song I wrote entitled: Who Am I (Rollin' By).  Here's a link for the video and song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OdycErheA

 

Cool Tune, No Very Cool Tune.

Wow - Thanks for sharing video and Model Train Tune.

Gary

trainroomgary posted:
Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Hi Train Room Gary:

I started around 1995 and completed most of my layout within 6 months, and had a great time building and decorating it with my young children.  I've tinkered with it ever since, and will probably continue to do so for the rest of my life.

I do not have a video of my layout on YouTube.  What I have on YouTube is something I shared on this Forum when I joined it in early to mid November, 2017.  It's a video of Phil Klopp's layout and a model train song I wrote entitled: Who Am I (Rollin' By).  Here's a link for the video and song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OdycErheA

 

Cool Tune, No Very Cool Tune.

Wow - Thanks for sharing video and Model Train Tune.

Gary

To Gary and all our Forum friends: please feel free to share the above YouTube link for the video/song with anyone you think might enjoy it.

I just posted this on the "Smoking Sunday" thread but it actually belongs here as much or more.

Below is Providence, Rhode Island in the early 1940s.  The view is looking southwest from the Statehouse on a cold day.  More steam than smoke...

[Sorry; image removed to avoid potential copyright issues.  Contact me offline if you'd like a private copy.]

Steven J. Serenska
Bristol, Rhode Island

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I posted these pictures on another thread but since there has not been much for us New Haven fans recently, I’m posting them here too.

The New Haven Railroad acquired the Virginian E33 electric motors in 1963 and, designated as EF-4, used them for freight operations between New Haven and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, New York. They were later used by Penn Central, went to Conrail in 1976, and were retired in 1981. The twelve locomotives were purchased by the New Haven, where they were known as "bricks," for $300,000. They had 3,300 horsepower, 98,500 pounds starting tractive effort and a maximum speed of 65 mph. My MTH Premier models are older PS1s.

MELGAR

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MELGAR posted:
Apples55 posted:

This is my very first 3rd Rail engine. I wish to make it perfectly clear that I hold this thread in general (and MELGAR in particular) responsible for this purchase... THANK YOU ALL    

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In that case I REALLY hope you like it...

MELGAR

I guess I REALLY liked my RDC1, but he was lonely all by himself, soooo.... 

When I bought the original, 3rd Rail had two, but I passed. After seeing the one, I felt another calling my name. Unfortunately, by the time I went back to 3rd Rail, they had sold the other. Luckily, on their links page, it list another Forum Sponsor, Western Depot. Called them, they had one, so now I have two!!! 

I REALLY have to stop reading MELGAR's posts!!!

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Now I just have to find a spot for my small Grand Central Terminal.

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Apples55 posted:
MELGAR posted:
Apples55 posted:

This is my very first 3rd Rail engine. I wish to make it perfectly clear that I hold this thread in general (and MELGAR in particular) responsible for this purchase... THANK YOU ALL    

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In that case I REALLY hope you like it...

MELGAR

I guess I REALLY liked my RDC1, but he was lonely all by himself, soooo.... 

When I bought the original, 3rd Rail had two, but I passed. After seeing the one, I felt another calling my name. Unfortunately, by the time I went back to 3rd Rail, they had sold the other. Luckily, on their links page, it list another Forum Sponsor, Western Depot. Called them, they had one, so now I have two!!! 

I REALLY have to stop reading MELGAR's posts!!!

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Now I just have to find a spot for my small Grand Central Terminal.

Apples55,

You will just have to learn to control your impulses - as I have learned to do - as you can see from the pictures below. I'm beginning to think it's a good thing that Sunset has sold out of these... 

MELGAR

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MELGAR posted:
 

Apples55,

You will just have to learn to control your impulses - as I have learned to do - as you can see from the pictures below. I'm beginning to think it's a good thing that Sunset has sold out of these... 

MELGAR

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I see you were able to get one of the RDC2's - I had to settle for two 1's. And I guess I can't hold you totally responsible for my impulses... this Forum is absolutely rife with bad influences  

The first two ALCO DL-109s were delivered to the New Haven Railroad in December 1941 with a total of sixty received by April 1945. During World War 2 they were used in passenger service during the day and freight service at night. The original livery was Pullman Green with Dulux Gold stripes. Each DL-109 had two 1,000 horsepower turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel engines. They were geared for 80 miles-per-hour, produced 53,000 pounds tractive force, and were retired in 1959. My MTH model of New Haven #0719 with PS-2 and a BCR has been running regularly on my layouts with no problems for more than fifteen years.

MELGAR

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Photos of my just-received Sunset/3rd Rail model of New Haven ALCO PA #0771. The New Haven purchased #0771 (class DER-3a) in 1949 for use on passenger trains. The PAs had 2000 HP and were geared for 80 MPH, then re-geared for 90 MPH in 1953. They lasted in freight service on the New Haven until 1965. The Sunset model is in the original green and gold livery with which the PAs were delivered. 

MELGAR

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This New Haven passenger consist, pulled by EP-5 electric motor #371 with PS1 by MTH, includes three passenger cars - a McGinnis-era fluted-side stainless-steel car #8701 by MTH, a 1937 “American Flyer” car #8227 by Weaver Models, and the 1930 “Flying Cloud” parlor car built by Pullman for service on The Yankee Clipper – model by MTH. I rarely remove this train from my layout.

MELGAR

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MELGAR posted:

This New Haven passenger consist, pulled by EP-5 electric motor #371 with PS1 by MTH, includes three passenger cars - a McGinnis-era fluted-side stainless-steel car #8701 by MTH, a 1937 “American Flyer” car #8227 by Weaver Models, and the 1930 “Flying Cloud” parlor car built by Pullman for service on The Yankee Clipper – model by MTH. I rarely remove this train from my layout.

MELGAR

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I know how you feel about never removing a favorite train from your layout. Ever since you told me that you would not remove the subway I have on my layout with Yaankee Stadium, which was a few weeks ago, the subway has remained on my layout the entire time. LOL

MELGAR posted:

This New Haven passenger consist, pulled by EP-5 electric motor #371 with PS1 by MTH, includes three passenger cars - a McGinnis-era fluted-side stainless-steel car #8701 by MTH, a 1937 “American Flyer” car #8227 by Weaver Models, and the 1930 “Flying Cloud” parlor car built by Pullman for service on The Yankee Clipper – model by MTH. I rarely remove this train from my layout.

MELGAR

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Love the fact the the cars are not a matched set - very prototypical.

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