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@Bill Park posted:

Beautiful locomotive.  Do I understand this right, this was released as a NYC model, but it was close enough to have it lettered in NH?  Is this an old offering or something just released now?

This locomotive was offered in the 2021 volume 1 catalog alongside the other L-2a mohawks. The New Haven didn't have mohawks but a mohawk is technically a mountain type steam engine and the New Haven's R-2a class mountains were practically identical to the L-2a mohawks.

Bill,

Please post some pictures of your 45'x24' under construction model railroad. Doesn't matter whether it's finished or not.

Before the pandemic, I used to ride CT Rail frequently - on the former New Haven Railroad Hartford Line. The area by the new station in downtown Meriden has been modernized but some of the old buildings are still there.

MELGAR

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Hi Mel, I will get to work tomorrow taking some pics of my layout. The area around the new Meriden Station used to be full of factories back in the 50-60s. International Silver Company had several large plants just northeast of the station which were torn down in the mid 60's. That whole area changed so much since I was growing up there. I have pleasant memories of both passenger and fright traffic going through the area. The railroad kept an RS-3 in the Colony Street yard to handle local switching. As a railroad fan, there was much to look at. Bill

Hi Mel, Per your request for some layout photos, here is a bit of a trip in pictures starting with the New Haven area of the layout. I basically constructed a point to point, free lance design with 3 levels and reverse loops on each end. My intention was to take advantage of the length of the basement and make long runs for the trains. Because of the distances, I was able to rise up 7 inches to the second level and 14 inches (above table at 0") to the third level while maintaining less than 1% grades everywhere. The opposite end of the layout has a reverse loop and yard and we have that as Scranton Pennsylvania, so we can haul coal out of a mine there. A trip starting at New Haven and running to Scranton and return takes about 10 minutes at a scale speed of 40 MPH. I have been using conventional block control but I have just implemented a Legacy System and I like very much how that operates the engines. Several towns along the way need to be arranged and landscaped as does a lot of the mountain areas. Your layout and its landscaping and buildings are a motivation for a lot of us on the Forum including me. Best Regards, Bill ParkM1m2M4M6M7M8M9M11M12M13M14M15M16M17M18M19thumbnail [16)M20M21thumbnail [37)

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  • M1: New Haven yard looking east
  • m2: New Haven yard looking west
  • M4: leads into the NH yard in the foreground and the reverse loop tracks in the back ground
  • M6: 3 track main headed west and going under the north portion of  the layout
  • M7: 3 track main about to go to 2 tracks, slight grade up
  • M8: after passing Meriden, we continue west-slight grade up
  • M9: on the upper line. we are about to pass another town with a passing siding
  • M11: an industrial town, needs to be arranged and landscaped
  • M12: we are headed back the length of the layout headed for Scranton
  • M13: I am installing new lights and the "pop out section" town here is off the layout for that reason
  • M14: the final village before Scranton, needs some adjusting of the buildings
  • M15: Roscoe, New york
  • M16: leaving Roscoe
  • M17: Scranton in the distance
  • M18: entrance to Scranton yard and reverse loop tracks to the right
  • M19: Scranton
  • thumbnail (16): O&W F-3 set waiting on loaded coal cars for a trip to New Haven
  • M20: the coal mine with another coal mine kit under construction
  • M21: reverse loop tunnel
  • thumbnail (37): General Models switcher assembled about 1949 by my uncle. Recently painted in O&W colorss
@Bill Park posted:

Hi Mel, Per your request for some layout photos, here is a bit of a trip in pictures starting with the New Haven area of the layout. I basically constructed a point to point, free lance design with 3 levels and reverse loops on each end. My intention was to take advantage of the length of the basement and make long runs for the trains. Because of the distances, I was able to rise up 7 inches to the second level and 14 inches (above table at 0") to the third level while maintaining less than 1% grades everywhere. The opposite end of the layout has a reverse loop and yard and we have that as Scranton Pennsylvania, so we can haul coal out of a mine there. A trip starting at New Haven and running to Scranton and return takes about 10 minutes at a scale speed of 40 MPH. I have been using conventional block control but I have just implemented a Legacy System and I like very much how that operates the engines. Several towns along the way need to be arranged and landscaped as does a lot of the mountain areas. Your layout and its landscaping and buildings are a motivation for a lot of us on the Forum including me. Best Regards, Bill Parkthumbnail [16)

Really fantastic, Bill..............so, on your pike do you interchange O&W coal trains with the New Haven at Maybrook?  Or, do your New Haven trains have trackage rights on the O&W through Campbell Hall and get the coal in Scranton on their own? Either way , it's your railroad; you can do it any way you want........and, it is magnificent!!!!!

Peter

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Yesterday my wife and I traveled from the Albany New York area to Meriden, Connecticut to watch our granddaughter in a play. This gave us a chance to stop at the Thomaston Railroad Station in Thomaston, Connecticut. The New Haven Naugatuck line ran right through that town. We toured the station and the grounds and took a ride on the train which was pulled by a Naugatuck Railroad GP-9. No one new who the original owner was and we were disappointed that the engine wasn't in New Haven livery.The actual name of the place now is the New England Rail Museum. For this post, I am including what New Haven equipment was on display. The station attendant said they also have a U-25B, an FA-1 and an RS-3. None were on display.  Here is the New Haven equipment on display plus a look at the station.    Melgar, if you read this, they had some really nice New Haven Tee Shirts for sale and I bought one for you. I had heard you were under the weather, but are feeling better now. I think everyone who reads your posts loves to hear the in depth knowledge you provide on most of these posts. To that end, I would hope you can send me your address so I can send it out to you For all you provide here. I tried to send a private message but I cannot understand its private when you have to add someone else. Billnnh1nnh2nnh3nnh4thumbnail [51)nnh5

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@RSJB18 posted:

Tell the truth Peter....you showed Spinal Tap what 11 was all about......😂😂😂😂😂

Ah yes, the joys of amp distortion! My favorite was using the Fender "Leslie" cabinet. However, those days are over, 50 years ago. Now the music to my ears is done by Legacy RailSounds and PS3

Peter

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