any New Haven fans ....

briansilvermustang posted:

Apples55 posted:

Looks like one of these odd-balls survived into the Amtrak days... from my Facebook feed today. The caption reads:

”Amtrak No. 27, formerly New Haven No. 140, built in February 1957, shown here at Springfield, Massachusetts, November 30, 1975”.

 

            ”Amtrak No. 27, formerly New Haven No. 140, built in February 1957                            

                    

The Roger Williams was a streamlined, six car, lightweight, DMU passenger train, built by the Budd Company in 1956 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The train was based on Budd's successful RDC DMU cars. The end two cars were equipped with streamlined locomotive style cabs and noses, resembling those on the Fairbanks-Morse P-12-42 Diesel locomotives. The four intermediate cars lacked operating controls and cabs.

For operation into Grand Central Terminal, the cars were each equipped with third-rail shoes, and small traction motors, allowing them to operate into the terminal under electric power, with their engines shut down.

After a short period of time in high speed service, the train was split up, and the cars were used in service with the New Haven's other RDCs. They worked for the New Haven, Penn Central, and Amtrak, until the last cars were retired in the 1980s. In the 1970s, Amtrak used several ex-Roger Williams cars on the New Haven–Boston Bay State.

 

NH #140 now sitting at Hobo RR in Lincoln New Hampshire. I took this photo this past Saturday.

ALCo DL-109 locomotives began arriving on the New Haven Railroad in 1941 and saw heavy use during World War 2 pulling main line passenger trains during the day and freight trains at night. New Haven DER-1 (Diesel-Electric-Road) #0719 is an old MTH model with PS2 and a BCR. I have always enjoyed listening to its ALCo engine startup sounds and its rough idle which can be heard on this video as the engine crosses the trestle and also as it enters the tunnel at about 14 miles-per-hour.

MELGAR

The Great Bridge during its hundredth-year in 2017. I grew up almost in its shadow. What an extraordinary accomplishment in engineering and construction!

MELGAR

New Haven I-4 4-6-2 #1389 - model by Weaver Quality Craft. I've posted this before.

MELGAR

Peter,

Thanks for posting. Those have to be the best photos on this very interesting thread.

MELGAR

Very interesting picture. First, I thought it was a model. Then I caught the Pennsy baggage car. Third, I guess I shouldn't be so anal about keeping the doors closed on my models.

Pat Kn posted:

Very interesting picture. First, I thought it was a model. Then I caught the Pennsy baggage car. Third, I guess I shouldn't be so anal about keeping the doors closed on my models.

Pat in this case is it a baggage car or a RPO car?  I can see open doors on a RPO car since there would be workers on board.

Ron

All except for the Scrap Yard are MTH Rail King.

I just recieved my CMX track cleaning car and was thinking of painting it as a New Haven MOW tank car. Does any one have a photo or photos of one that I might use as a template?

Hi:

I asked this on the GGD thread, but this clearly is a better venue...

I just received my GGD NH green heavyweights, they have gold lettering. Previous GGD heavyweights had white lettering.

What years did NH use gold lettering, what years white?

Cheers!

Jan

Apples55 posted:

Another Facebook gem... the NH had some good looking steamers. The rather brief caption reads:

”New Haven class I-5 Hudson”

Love it!

Peter

I cannot remember if I posted this before......this was given to me many years ago by another Forum member when he down-sized......

Peter

Putnam Division posted:

I cannot remember if I posted this before......this was given to me many years ago by another Forum member when he down-sized......

Peter

Peter (or others):

What does the "R.R.S." stand for in the upper right corner?  That's a new one on me.

Also, I think it's been longer than 5 days so you should probably return that to the NH.  

Steven J. Serenska

Took a quick check in my postal history sources but nothing yet. Of course if was a common RR abreviation in use it wouldn't be.

A quick check of my LIRR postal history turned up this. These seemed to be commonly used for requesting payment for shipments. As you can see it wasn't filled in on this cover but perhaps an enployee "borrowed" one for his personal use.

The placement on your cover looks like applying the stamp would have covered it up, a further mystery.

RR postal history can be fascinating. Pieces of history that you know actually were on that train.

If you start to get serious check out the Mobile Post Office Society, covers the history of mail carried on RR, trolley, buses and boats. Some very complete and detailed publications about the postmarks.

Paul

The line over the Hell Gate bridge interchanging with the LIRR was handled by the New Haven. Sometimes they went all the way to the float bridges in Bay Ridge. The LIRR that was usually third rail but they had some switchers that used the overhead to handle the work also. I believe they were BB-3, small paired box cab bodies (you'd like them).

New Haven Railroad 1945 Annual Report - cover and first page

MELGAR

Scotie posted:

Paul

The line over the Hell Gate bridge interchanging with the LIRR was handled by the New Haven. Sometimes they went all the way to the float bridges in Bay Ridge. The LIRR that was usually third rail but they had some switchers that used the overhead to handle the work also. I believe they were BB-3, small paired box cab bodies (you'd like them).

Thanks for the history, Scotie.

And yes... would like the BB3’s...

Apples55 posted:

I’m beginning to think the New Haven had the most interesting collection of paint schemes... this Facebook shot has two good ones... the caption reads:

”New Haven (NH) Alco FA's under the wires, location unknown, circa June 1959”.

Location is New Haven. The top of the station, built in 1920, can be seen just above the Alco FA.

MELGAR

Apples55 posted:

I’m beginning to think the New Haven had the most interesting collection of paint schemes... this Facebook shot has two good ones... the caption reads:

”New Haven (NH) Alco FA's under the wires, location unknown, circa June 1959”.

It would appear the New Haven had a high employee turnover rate among  paint shop foremen!!

Paul

Here you go MTH 20-5562-1