Mimics the Interborough Rapid Transit (irt) Company Flushing Line from Manhattan to the World’s Fair at flushing Meadows
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Mimics the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) Company Flushing Line from Manhattan to the World’s Fair at flushing Meadows Interchanges with the BMT so Brooklyn people can attend the World’s fair The dark green train belongs to the IRT The blue train belongs to the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit (BMT) Company. The blue & orange Colors are authentic for the 1939 – 1940 World’s Fair Hell Gate Bridge Spans the East River from Astoria, Queens to Randall’s / Ward’s Island Built in 1916 to link the New Haven & Pennsylvania Railroads enabling rail traffic from Boston to Washington, DC Famous Lionel toy train accessory Considered the most durable bridge in the Metro New York City Area Inspiration for the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia Train Control Digital Command System by Mike’s Train House (MTH) Electric Trains Handheld remote control sends radio signal commands to a track interface unit (TIU) that digitizes the commands and transmits them into the tracks Each locomotive has a unique signature code, so it enables running several individually controlled trains on the same track at the same time Famous Trains You May See The Blue Comet, circa 1929 to 1941 ran from Hoboken to Atlantic City, New Jersey so New Yorkers could visit the famous Steel Pier The Crescent Limited of the Southern Railway ran from New Orleans to New Jersey where it connected with the Hoboken Ferry to New York City The Pocahontas, operated by the Norfolk & Western Railway ran 565 miles from Norfolk, Virginia to Cincinnati, Ohio in 5 hours & 35 minutes pulled by a 4-8-4 J Type Steam Locomotive capable of 100 MPH Famous Trains You May See The Hiawatha of the Milwaukee Road circa 1935 to 1941, ran from Chicago to The Twin Cities in Minnesota covering 410 miles in 6 hours with speeds in excess of 100 mph The Broadway Limited, operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad ran from New York City to Chicago via Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh running 910 miles in 16 hours The 20th Century Limited, operated by the New York Central Railroad, also ran from New York City to Chicago covering 860 miles in 16 hours Famous Trains You May See The Senator, operated jointly by the Pennsylvania and New Haven Railroads, ran from Boston to Washington, DC for business people & politicians The Ski Train, operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was seasonal and it ran from Denver to the Winter Park Resort in Colorado circa 1941 to 2009. The route climbed 4,000 feet through 30 tunnels including the 6.2 - mile long Moffat Tunnel, which is the highest railroad tunnel in the United States Famous Trains You May See The Texas Special, a joint operation by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas RR, and the Frisco Railroad began operating in 1915 from St. Louis, Missouri to San Antonio, Texas. In later years, the Texas Special went to New York City using tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Sunrise Special (1922–1942) ran from Pittsburgh to Montauk, Long Island via a joint Pennsylvania and Long Island Rail Road operation during the summer. Trains ran eastbound on Fridays and westbound Mondays Famous Trains You May See The Cannonball (1899 – present) of the Long Island Rail Road runs from Long Island City to Montauk via Jamaica. This train was originally run in two sections, one to Greenport and the other to Montauk, splitting at Manorville The Chessie was a Chesapeake & Ohio RR plan for a train that never ran, but it occasionally runs here. The Chessie was to operate from Cincinnati, Ohio to Washington, DC after WW2, but a surge in automobile traffic brought about its demise This Model Railroad It’s O-Gauge High Rail with scale & toy-like features. 1 foot in real life is about ¼ inch on this railroad Era modeled is 1930 to 1950 Over 300 feet of MTH Real Trax track and 16 MTH electric switches Trains are products of Mike’s Train House (MTH), Lionel, RMT and K-Line This railroad is built on 3’ x 6’ bench modules, so it can be dismantled & relocated Electrical System 400 Watt Z4000 MTH transformer powers the main level with a constant 18 to 22 volts on the track Each of the El loops gets power from separate 75 Watt MTH Z750 transformers Several hundred feet of AWG 16 & 18 wire cables homemade by twisting two wires together with a drill motor Accessories have a separate 10 to 12-volt DC circuits Contributors Wire from Ray Leblond & Junior French Old Glory, a Dressel railroad lantern & several automobiles from Don Corie Saw dust ground cover and some of the automobiles from Wayne Duprez Special electronics from O-Gauge Railroading Forum members Ford Dealership from John Dolan Pictures by Gines Navarrete & Wayne Duprez Contributors Lionel sign & Long Island Railroad billboard from Karen & Matt Archibald The realistic chunky coal in the hopper cars is from Gene Maag Fingerprints by Scott, Michael, Patrick, Tommy, Elise, Maeve, Vicky, Jack and Grandpa Under Construction A train layout is never done including this railroad! Where you see pink, a mimic of New York City will reside on a platform 16 inches above the main level. It will feature the Third Avenue Railway street car line, elevated railways & famous New York buildings New benches to the left will feature an engine terminal, a passenger coach yard, a town with an aircraft factory & Dolan’s Ford Dealership Directory: fileSendAction -> fcType fcType -> Cover story the Glass Closet Latasha Byears' off-the-bench 'dirty work' helped the Los Angeles Sparks win two wnba championships. Then a sexual assault allegation ended her career Download 21.16 Kb. Share with your friends:
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