Absolutely fantastic. I have a number of these engines myself. You’ve done a fantastic job detailing them and what a wonderful array of cars to go with the locos and shots of these running.
Am modeling the FJ&G with an interchange at Fonda, NY. I am old enough to remember the steam era on the NYC. I also remember the transition from 4 tracks to 2 tracks after WWII. ( Have a BLI Hudson and Pacific)
Love it! Super detailed. 2 questions: is the Dreyfuss brass? If so could you please tell me where did you get the decals for it? I love painting brass and would like to get a Dreyfuss but I can’t find decals for them…
5454 is a Westside brass engine. The decals are Micro-Scale pieced together from various sets, except the NYC on the tender is made up of individual letters.
Brilliant as ever. I am thinking those are the MTH 20th Century cars? Do you have a feeling for the radius they'd be reliable at with the close coupling you are sporting there? Also really like the tender to Baggage/RPO distance so much more realistic than others I see.
Thank you! With the close coupling you see here, 48" radius is about the minimum. And, yes, those are MTH cars. I like them as well as some of my high-end brass cars.
@@warrenfrost6033 That explains why they look so realistic. I don't thing many people understand just how broad of a radius is required to get really realistic looking passenger trains
I grew up in Rochester, NY 1/4 mile from the NYC mainline. When I was born, the Century still had Hudsons assigned, Niagaras were not built until one year later. Fifty scheduled first class trains passed through every night when I was sleeping!
Niagara 5500 is a Key brass import. The prototype was an experiment with a new type of steam distribution to the cylinders, hence the sparse appearance of the usual valve gear.
5500 is actually the last built Niagara and was equipped with experimental Franklin cam poppet valves. These valves are internal and replace the outside valve gear. Hence, the bare look.
