Heavy electric modeling WITH catenary

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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How many of you model a heavy electric prototype and what rr is it?

I myself model the NYNH&H RR in the Bridgeport,CT area. In some areas where space allowed, I have the 4-track mainline complete with the NH’s unique “floating-beam” catenary utilized between Stamford,CT and New Haven,CT. I’m utilizing the Model Memories NH catenary towers and unique NH left-handed semaphores.
The layout is scheduled to be featured in a future issue of MR.

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I run a GG1 just because I like them and I have a PRR theme on my mainline, but I don’t do the catenary, because I don’t like that. I look forward to seeing your layout in MR.
Enjoy
Paul

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What is the minimum to be considered “heavy electric”? My prototype ran GE and B-W steeplecabs in the 60 ton range, plus a couple big boxcabs at 82 tons (one of which was the heaviest electric locomotive in the country when it was built, in 1911.) The mainline on the South End (formerly the Oakland, Antioch & Eastern) was catenary, the North End (formerly the Northern Electric, which built the aforementioned 82-tonners) used third-rail, and both ends used simple trolley spans in cities.

So I’m not sure whether my line is/was heavy electric or not…

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I believe that most would consider “heavy electric” as being NYNH&H, GN, PRR, NYC, MILW, VGN, N&W CUT; all of which utilized compound catenary, Except of course NYC which utilized 3rd rail. This is not meant to impune the interurbans. I happen to be a big fan also of CNS&M.

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I collect Eletric Models from the Northeast, my next project is a diorama of metropark station, nj. at the moment i´m soldering the modern catenary, that sucks [V]

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I model the section of the GDRMCo that uses heavy electric and diesels. The era has been changed from present to transition.

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I model both the NYC and the New Haven. As far as heavy electrics go, I’m in the process of planning the construction of 16 heavy Boxcab Electrics using the boxcab bodies from MRC, half of which will be New Haven the other half NYC. I also model WWII Era, German RR’s, and they had a wealth of Big Catenary Power Loco’s.