In 1937, New Haven received ten 4-6-4 locomotives built by Baldwin. These were
the last steam power the road would purchase and they were certainly the most
beautiful. They featured streamlined boilers that were gloss black with
stainless steel stripes and trim (aluminum paint on the tenders.) They were
powered by large 80" Boxpox drivers that were ideal for the speedy Shoreline
passenger trains that serviced New Haven and Boston. Many of these routes
originated in, or continued to, New York via the New Haven's electrified
western end. These locomotives hauled some of the most recognizable extra fare
trains in railroading including the Merchants Limited, Senator and Yankee
Clipper.
Broadway Limited
is building the most accurate, smooth running, sound-equipped, brass HO New
Haven I5 Hudson ever.
Features
These
museum caliber brass locomotives include all state-of-the-art features with
exquisite detail and full sound for DC and DCC. The BLI I5 is, without a
doubt, the very best I5 ever produced: In terms of accuracy, detail level as
well as operational characteristics. Collectors of premium caliber brass
models traditionally take one look at a newly purchased model and then pack it
up and store them for safe-keeping on the shelf. But no more. The Broadway
Limited I5 comes with a state-of-the-art display case which is fully equipped
with roller bearings and power inputs for in-place display operation. This
jewel of an I5 can be displayed in the included case rather than being stored
in the darkness of its box. The Broadway Limited I5 has the following features:
-Full
brass locomotive and tender with the highest accuracy and detail level
-Premium
caliber painting
-Out-of-the-box
operation for DC and DCC (with system auto-sensing)
-Premium
5-pole can motor with skew wound armature and fly wheel (specific brand is
TBD)
-Powerful
High Fidelity DC/DCC Sound equipped with authentic NH I5 sounds
-Full
under-body detail on locomotive and tender
-Nickel
Silver rods and valve gear
-Window
glazing
-Sprung
Drivers
-Full
cab detail
-Prototypical
light operation
-Scale
operating Kadee couplers
-Operating
power reverse
-Builder's
plate
-Trust
plate on tender
-Golden
white LED headlight
-All
fabricated components will be produced from the finest Milled Brass
-Roller
Bearing display case for demonstration of operation and sounds
Modeling
Time Period for New Haven I5 Hudson
Built
by Baldwin and delivered in 1937, New Haven received a total of ten I5 class
steam locomotives. The I5 earned an excellent reputation for outstanding
performance and dependable service. However, with the introduction of DL109
diesel engines in 1941 and PA's 1948 and 1949, they all retired by early 1951.
Versions
New
Haven's I5 Hudsons were originally delivered with a block lettering scheme.
Later, a small script scheme was introduced which was eventually replaced by a
large script with a square lettering scheme. All three versions will be
produced.
Minimum
Radius
TBD.
The minimum radius of this engine will be large to build this model most
prototypically.