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This film was taken during a public preview of our new Syracuse train station model at a train show in Rochester several years ago.  We participated with the Flower City Tinplate Trackers by adding our modules to their layout.

Part of our Syracuse Station modules are set up behind the store in the club room, however it is currently undergoing refurbishment with the express baggage and mail platform five being built and added on.  The club meets on Thursday nights and has several public open houses during the winter months.  They also sponsor the Great New York State Model Train Fair held at the State Fairgrounds each fall.

This New York Central passenger train is made up of old equipment. The locomotive is a "lightning stripe" P2b electric #223 made by MTH with PS1 electronics and a BCR. These locomotives originally ran on 3000-volt DC at Cleveland Union Terminal and were later brought to New York City and Grand Central Terminal where they were converted to run on 660 volts DC. The passenger cars are an MTH Premier Madison set.

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Not the most famous New York Central power but a good fit on my 10’-by-5’ layout. I consulted “Steam Locomotives of the New York Central Lines” (Edson and Vail, 1997) and did not find a drawing or photograph that looks like this 0-4-0. It appears the New York Central had few 0-4-0 switchers and retired them early in the twentieth century in favor of Class B 0-6-0 types.

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The first picture is the beginning of my NYC Hudson collection.  MTH ESE, K Line 5343, Williams Dreyfus, Lionel with Vandy tender.   The second picture is my latest addition, Lionel 5344 re numbered to 5429 with matching Century Club PT tender representing 5429 later in life with no shrouding.  The onboard cab chatter is also for 5429.

NYC has the largest representation in the eastern division of my model railroad world.  Hudsons, Mountains, switchers, F units, passenger trains, and rolling stock.  I plan to make a Pacemaker caboose cam this year by repainting on of Lionel's current units to boot!

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I had bought the Hudson at my LHS, and could not find any aluminum cars at a reasonable price. So I got a different road name, and painted them with Rustoleum spray cans that were a reasonable color match. I did the striping with r/c model 1/16" wide striping, an the lettering with Woodland Scenics dry transfer lettering. I clear coated it with Rustoleum satin clear. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

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