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NH I-5 BRASS 4-6-4
These museum caliber brass locomotives include all state-of-the-art features
with exquisite detail and full sound for DC and DCC. The BLI I-5 is, without a
doubt, the very best I-5 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 I-5
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 I-5
can be displayed in the included case rather than being stored in the darkness
of its box.
The Broadway Limited I-5 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 I-5 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
- Minimum curve radius: TBD
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 I-5 Hudson ever.
Modeling
Time Period for New Haven I-5 Hudson
Built by Baldwin and delivered in 1937, New Haven received a total of ten
I-5
class steam locomotives. The I-5 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 I-5 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.
The minimum radius of this engine will be large in order to build this model most
prototypically.
References:
New Haven Power 1938 - 1968 by J. W. Swanberg, edited and published by Alvin Staufer, 1988, pp. 152-163.
Numerous photos
NH I-5 brass model by W&R imported in 1994
Drawings by Al Lawrence and the NHRHTA
Acknowledgement
This
note is written to help our customers better understand this product. A lot of
research has been done to build the most accurate models for our deserving
customers. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the New Haven
Railroad Historical & Technical Association, for its assistance with the
project research. The photos and comments they provided proved to be invaluable
to this project.
**Specifications on this page subject to change.
