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Volume 2, Issue 1 Volume 2 Issue 1 ® A F Publication Vol. 2 SPEEDWITCH 1 CONSIST SPEEDWITCH®L STAFF William G. Dulmaine, Jr....…......PUBLISHER NHRHTA, INC. Charles O. Dunn..................….....EDITOR SPEEDWITCH MANUFACTURERS UPDATE ................................................................................................. PAGE 3 BY ETER ESS Peter R. Ness...................…….....EDITOR MODELING P R. N TECHNICAL REVIEW and RESEARCH….. Richard Abramson, MODELING THE NEW HAVEN Thomas Curtin, William G. Dulmaine, Jr., Wayne Drummond, MODELING A NEW HAVEN CLASS J-1 MIKADO 2-8-2 ............................................................... PAGE 8 Marc J. Frattasio, J. W. Swanberg BY LOUIS DIROSSO PROOFREADING………......Chris Adams, Richard A. Fleischer, Randy Hammill, Bill Lupoli, Bill Reidy, John Sheridan, Edward ACKDATING AN NTERMOUNTAIN EW AVEN AILROAD ERIES OVERED OPPER AGE B I N H R 117000 S C H ...... P 10 Sweeney BY DAVID BACHAND Chris Adams.................................PHOTO ARCHIVIST MODELER PROFILE – RICK ABRAMSON .................................................................................... PAGE 12 “Library of Congress card catalog no. 78-6451543” MODELERS’ GALLERY ........................................................................................................... PAGE 14 Web Site and New Haven RR Online Forum www.nhrhta.org TOWER TALK – BOOK REVIEWS AND WANTS ........................................................................... PAGE 15 THE NHRHTA MODELERS SHOP ............................................................................................ PAGE 16 The SPEEDWITCH is published by volume by the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, Inc., a non-profit, tax exempt organiza- tion, an Alabama corporation. Each volume consists of four issues which are ON THE NEW HAVEN TODAY ................................................................................................. PAGE 19 published on a best effort basis. The frequency of publication is influenced by, among other things, the availability of volunteer resources, and the submission of written articles and photographic materials. We all come to this hob- financial collapse in 2008 all that has by with different perspec- changed and there is now just one Chinese Subscriptions in USA: $35.00. Canadian Postage: $13.00 additional surface tives and degrees of in- manufacturer. This means that all of the mail. All others $16.00 additional. Air Mail: please inquire. Make check volvement and skill. brands we've known now have to line up. payable to: Treasurer, NHRHTA, Inc. L Some of us strive to recre- Production runs are limited and excess Copyright © 2012 by NHRHTA, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reprinted without written permission from ate prototypical accuracy stock is frowned upon by the accountants. PUBLISHER, NHRHTA. in our chosen scale while They only want to produce what they be- others are comfortable in approximating the lieve will sell in a relatively short period, look and feel of this railroad that fascinates and if they can get purchase commitments OFFICERS ~ NHRHTA, INC. us, and others choose to physically articulate before production begins, all the better. William G. Dulmaine, Jr. ..........................................................PRESIDENT PO Box 1125, Sterling, MA 01564 the “what if…”. The local hobby shop we all knew is Tel: 978-422-9746 E-mail: [email protected] Marlin B. MacLaughlin...................................CORPORATE SECRETARY The common thread across that spectrum getting harder and harder to find and those Thomas Curtin..........................................................................TREASURER is the model and model manufacturing has that remain, can ill afford to be the 160 Riverside Boulevard #11A New York, NY 10069-0708 E-mail: [email protected] undergone a transformation in the last dec- 'showroom' for their online competition. Richard Pedersen.............................................MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN ade. Quality and accuracy has improved in Even the cost model NHRHTA uses the plastic models, and electronics have requires a pre-order subscription approach brought new dimensions of control and to ensure any special run doesn’t result in BOARD OF DIRECTORS sound to operating. a loss to the organization. Wayne D. Drummond, Chairman A.A. Lawrence, Dir. Emeritus Brass has improved as well, with higher We New Haven modelers constitute a William G. Dulmaine Jr. ........................................Marlin B. MacLaughlin degrees of accuracy and quality, but has also very small niche market compared to other Thomas Curtin ................................................................Richard Abramson Richard Dupuis.........................................................................John Walther gotten very expensive. Just compare the railroads, probably 5,000 or so in total. Custom Brass I-4 to the Precision Scale I-4 All of this is a long winded way to state in accuracy, quality and price. what may be obvious to many, and won’t The high quality of the new plastic/brass likely change anytime soon. Speaking WHERE TO WRITE S......................................……….................William G. Dulmaine hybrids rivals brass and has driven up prices, from sad personal experience, if you see a P.O. Box 1125, Sterling, MA 01564 Tel: 978-422-9746 and, for the first time causing some older New Haven related product advertised that E-mail: [email protected] brass models that used to appreciate in val- you have your heart set on, get your pre- SPEEDWITCH Editor .............………………………...……...Charles O. Dunn ue, to actually drop in value. The Custom order and/or reservation in as soon as you 59 Holley Place, Torrington, CT 06790-4840 E-mail: [email protected] Brass New Haven I-5 is an example. can, else you may well be disappointed. Membership Information....................................................Richard Pedersen Consider the following: A decade ago 59 Waterfall Court, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 E-mail: [email protected] Chinese factories were clamoring for access Charlie Dunn, Editor Dealer Inquiries.........................................................................Bill Nickerson to the huge U.S. market giving the major Shoreliner Distribution and Sales ……...…...9 S. George Washington Rd, Enfield, CT 06082 Tel: 860-749-3795 E-mail: washington [email protected] brands choices on who to use to supply the L Manufacturer’s Inquiries, Members Technical Assistance Service products they wanted to sell. With the world Technical Committee.........................................................Richard Abramson 56 Beardsley Parkway, Trumbull, CT 06611 E-mail: [email protected] Front Cover: In a scene that looks so genuine yet never really existed, New Haven EP- 5s #370 and #371 sit under triangle catenary in the early morning sunlight, in At The S BACK ISSUES Ready, Christopher Iorillo’s incredible digital artwork. Chris constructed the entire sce- NHRHTA and NEW HAVEN RAILROAD MERCHANDISE ne using computer aided drawing software, modeling all the objects and rendering Richard Dupuis them into this photorealistic portrait. More of Chris’ work can be found at his website: 88 Hemlock Dr., Stamford, CT 06902 www.beyond-real.com Digital Artwork: Christopher Iorillo E-mail: [email protected] Back Cover: Pulling its first train after a two-plus year rebuild, New Haven #3025 pass- PRINTED IN USA es Valley Mikado #40, whose engineer is preparing her for the first night of North Pole Express on 11/18/2011. Photo: Lee Carlson 2 L SPEEDWITCH Vol. 2 mMANUFACTURERS UPDATE BY PETER R. NESS HO SCALE NEW HAVEN RURAL PASSENGER STATION Alpine Division Models, LLC., PO Box 6, Artesia, CA 90722 Tel: 562-860-6060; Fax: 562-860-7800 website: http://www.alpinemodels.com/index.html email: [email protected] Kit #5804 MSRP: $53.99 The prototype of this structure was located on the Old Colony Division of the New Ha- ven in the town of Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. In 1861 the Cape Cod Central Railroad was formed to build a rail line to Orleans reaching there in 1865 after delays caused by the Civil War. Later, the Cape Cod Central became the Cape Cod Railroad which merged with the Old Colony and Newport in 1872 to become the Old Colony Railroad serving southeastern Massachusetts and headquartered in Boston. On March 1, service from Dennis to North Eastham was HO SCALE 1893 the New Haven leased the Old Colony abandoned in 1965 and the line was torn for 99 years. up. 3800-3946 SERIES Built in the 1860s, the station consisted of Even though the kit represents a New NEW HAVEN a Railway Express Office, Men’s and La- Haven structure, similar stations could be dies’ Waiting Rooms and a Ticket Office. found throughout the Northeast on branch WOOD BAGGAGE CAR By 1900 Orleans had become a center of lines belonging the NYC, B&M and MEC Sparrow's Point Division of commerce on the outer Cape, and a passing to mention a few. The Bethlehem Car Works, Inc. siding had been added through Orleans. The The kit consists of detailed mat board P.O. Box 325 Telford, PA 18969 passenger station sat on the east side of the Tel: 215-721-3006; Fax: 215-723-2542 walls with pre-cut door and window open- E-Mail: [email protected] line while a Freight Station was across the ings, plastic windows and doors, shingled Item #SP-61 Price: $59.95 mainline on the west side. There were three roofs and more. The model photo depicts a freight sidings; two that served the Nicker- pre-production
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