Nassau Hobby Center Exclusive - LIRR G-5s 4-6-0 Steam Engine!

I was hoping this would be the case! It looked like there was a regular LIRR G5 tender in one of the catalog pics, but none cataloged. For whatever reason, I just don't want the Sunrise Special tender. I'll be putting in my order soon!

Thanks Ron! Hope you enjoy the Engine.

They don't go with all the diesel fleet.

Works with the Tichy C Liner,C Liner in Goodfellow, RS-1 and RS-3 in Goodfellow and perhaps the switchers in Goodfellow. its a good selection focused on the 1950s. 

LIRR Steamer posted:

Works with the Tichy C Liner,C Liner in Goodfellow, RS-1 and RS-3 in Goodfellow and perhaps the switchers in Goodfellow. its a good selection focused on the 1950s. 

 

Too early for Dashing Dan though, right?

Yes Ron. When Dan arrived , Steam operations were a memory for several years. Believe it was 58 or 59 when Dan showed on the scene. P 72s were on the scene at the last of steam . I Thought they were a green color when new. Think they had a circle LI logo on them. P54s and P70s would be good passenger cars for the G5s. Tuscan color cars sort of puts you into the 1950 or so and earlier time period but if you have grey cars that would be the 1950s. 

Dashing Dan: http://www.trainsarefun.com/li...logos.htm#DashingDan

LIRR Logos: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrlogos.htm

Tichy logo scheme: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/tichy/tichy.htm

Additional links on engines, logos, history, color schemes, maps , time frames etc.

Gromet is correct, if you order both you get a extra 50.00 off the prices of both!

C'mon Charlie...sweeten the pot a bit....you can do better than that.....  Im going for the Sunrise Special. Imagine that!

Sunrise  

Hey Sunrise. Your wish has been granted with the catalog G5s. The Sunrise Special was an interesting operation uring the Roaring Twenties . The Pullman Company took over the operation of the train in 1926 and brought in buffet parlor and club car service on the train. In the remaining years before the stock market crash , Pullman added an open platform Observation buffet lounge. There was also a Parlor car that came from Washington DC. The Consist of train 18 was generally 5-6 cars all Pullman Company operated including the club , parlor cars, the washington parlor a diner and the observation. This cars drumhead was a red keystone with a white outline which had a red pinstripe about middle of the white outline. lettering was PRR style of the day in Gold carrying the trains name Sunrise Special on two lines and below in the bottom on two lines, Long Island Railroad.

Train 18 had a advertised running time from Pennsylvania station to Montauk less than 3hrs , bettering today's schedule. of the Cannonball. It was clearly the way to the Hamptons in those days, Nothing finer on the rails and your twin six Packard or Rolls could not match the amenities.

The G5s used with that special tender might have been LIRR like 21 as shown or PRR leased locos which were used with the tender that carried the spectacular Keystone adorned tender for the train.

Asit is shown in the catalog, 21 needs to have the front mounted airtank which seems to be included on the PRR G5s shown in the Catalog. Charlies number 35 offerring is correct without the air tank up front. Hope this gets back to MTH so that Sunrise Special fans can have a perfect model.

Here's my page on the "Sunrise Special" http://www.trainsarefun.com/li...l/sunrisespecial.htm

Nice Steve!

Charlie, make sure that MTH puts the train control box on the pilot deck instead of the left hand running board.

Stuart

WOW, Outstanding response so far for this engine... 

Keep in mind this engine is going to be BTO. We will be ordering as many pieces as are ordered. There will not be "extras".

They don't go with all the diesel fleet.

Steve, you can put one in the "park scene" and recreate Eisenhower Park where 35 was for many years! :-) 

I remember that Charlie!

Steve,

Great info on the LIRR.  Would the Camelback be pulling Madison cars?

Thanks,

Sunrise

The ten wheeler camelbacks might have handled the trains to Montauk before the arrival of the G5s and the K class Pacifics. . The cars would be heavyweight with ornate decoration and lettering styles of the early 1920s or immediate post world war 1 period. 

I can see no reason why 10 wheeler and Atlantic style camelback couldn't make the run to Montauk. Actually,  the run would probably terminate at Amagansett.  Although opened to Montauk in 1895 with some trains going the full distance, most trains only went as far as Amagansett until the terminal facilities at Montauk were upgraded in 1927.

Amagansett was a terminal for over 30 years! Research: Dave Keller - LIRR Historian