BLI PA1's, The New Haven RR And Rapido New Haven RR Osgood Bradley LightWeight Passenger Coaches

Recently I purchased six Osgood Bradley New Haven Hunter Green Lightweight Passenger Coaches and six Osgood Bradley New Haven Pullman Green Passenger Coaches for the "new" JJJ&E. Although I don't model the New Haven Railroad, these cars were a "must buy" because I ran these cars on my Large HO scale railroad many years ago and I was always infatuated with the appearance of these lightweight coaches and how well then ran on my HO scale layout. "In 1934 Pullman-Standard's Osgood Bradley plant in Worcester, Massachusetts began construction of one of the first true lightweight coaches for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. These iconic cars were used on both long distance and local trains and served well into the 1970s." Features Never before available in N Full underbody detail End diaphragms with etched metal end gates New 41-E trucks with metal wheelsets Full interior detail Partial or non-skirted versions "Easy-Peasy" battery-operated interior lighting Metal side grab irons Accurate paint and lettering _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Haven Osgood Bradley Hunter Green Lightweight Coach

New Haven Osgood Bradley Pullman Green Lightweight Coach

These Osgood Bradley Lightweight Coaches were also available in the New Haven Osgood Bradley ten window coach.

Other road names include the Long Island Railroad Osgood Bradley Coaches

Bangor And Aroostock Osgood Bradley Coaches

Boston & Maine Osgood Bradley Coaches

Undecorated Osgood Bradley Coaches

Since I model the steam-transition era until the mid 1960's, I decided to head these Osgood Bradley New Haven lightweight passenger coaches with two BLI New Haven PA1's which ran high speed passenger trains until the early 1970's when the PA1's were replaced by the New Haven FL9. "The American Locomotive Company introduced the PA1 locomotive in 1946 to compete with EMD's successful "E" Series passenger diesels. The first PA1 celebrated Alco's 75,000th loco to roll out of the erecting shop. This attractive 2000HP loco was their high-speed passenger diesel. Having more horsepower than their leading competitor, Alco felt that they had a fleet-ready competitive product. PA1's were sleek, stylish, powerful, and were very well suited for America's passenger and fast freight trains. Additionally, their 65' 8" bodies became excellent billboard advertising for the railroads that they served with pride." The features of this sleek diesel include: Paragon2 Sound and Control System Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation Motor Type: 5-Pole Can with Skewed Armature and Dual Fly Wheels Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Schemes Prototypical Light Operation with Golden White LED Headlight Beautifully Detailed, Accurately Modeled Locomotive Separately Applied Details such as grab irons, steps, and ladders Operating Sprung Diaphragms Constant Intensity Directional Lighting Traction Tire-Equipped for Maximum Traction Locomotive Composition: ABS with Die Cast Chassis A-Unit Length: 5.1" B-Unit Length: 4.9" A-Unit Weight (Powered): 4 oz Couplers: (2) Micro Trains #1015 Recommended Minimum Radius: 9.75" Industry-Leading SOUND Features: Operates in DC and DCC (use DCMaster for DC Sound) Record and Play Operation - Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation 16-bit Sample Rate for exceptional high frequency sound clarity Playback Whistle for multiple whistle lengths and patterns Choice of 3 selectable Whistles/Horns Alternate Whistle/Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys Johnson Bar Sound at Direction Change (Steam Only) Passenger Station Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key Freight Yard related radio chatter - Controlled with Function Key Lumber Yard Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key Farm related radio chatter - Controlled with Function Key Crew Radio Communications - Controlled with Function Key Maintenance Yard related radio chatter - Controlled with Function Key Demo Mode for display and demonstrations Grade Crossing Automatic Signal 8 Diesel Motor Revs (Diesel Only) Simple Programming with Integral DCC Decoder Automatic Forward/Reverse Signal - When activated, stopping triggers a stop horn toot. When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice. When moving in reverse, toots three times. Engine sound intensity varies with load Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings