New York Central S-Motor

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Greetings,

I know Lionel is currently making a model of NYC’s S-2 in O scale.

Does anyone know if there is an HO version made, or planned by any companies?

Thanks

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Ives3235,

Are you talking about one of the Alco “S” switchers? There’s a Roco NYC S2 on eBay…and/but it has a decoder already installed in it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6020704777

Tom

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My appologies, no. I’m talking about the one used back in 1906. It is an electric locomotive. Some versions were actually used into the late 70s.

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I wi***here was more interest in heavy electric modeling.

I’d love to see some NH and NYC motors.

Anything but another GG1!![;)][:o)]

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David,

Don’t look! Trix just came out with one. I saw it in the January MR issue.

Tom

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Hey Tom,

Ya, - I saw that[swg]. Don’t look at the price though - its more than the Broadway Ltd. model which in my opinion looks better!![:-^]

Now if only B’way would do an EP-3 or something…[8D]

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Guys, I agree. Unless you want a GG1 you are pretty much out of luck. [:(] That is of course unless you have$$$$$$$$

I became interested in the “heavy electrics” after my mother-in-law[:0] gave me her old Ives toy train she had when she was a little girl. That got me to doing some research to find out what locomotives these (and lionel’s) classic toy trains were suppose to represent. I discovered that these locomotives actually had quite a history and a place in major operations. I guess that is why I am surprised that nobody makes anything like the S-1 (besides Lionel’s O scale version). This locomotive alone operated in NYC for about 70 years. That is longer than most. Doesn’t that warrant a model from someone? [soapbox]