NYC I-5 class

[Anonymous]

hi all i am wondering if you know if any of these locos can be bought in a model, like the one seen here ?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuEcGCG5t8

regards supersix

[feltonhill]

Actually its a New Haven I-5.  Never saw any video's of these locosbefore, thanks for the link!

There are/were models in both HO and O scale.  MTH made an O-scale version, and I believe there was a brass HO model some years back.  There's some info on the MR forum about a BLI HO version coming out soon.   A websearch should turn up more.  Try New Haven I-5 (or I5, without the hyphen) in google.

[PBenham]

NYC's I's were Atlantics, but there were no I5s. NYC had only a few Atlantics, since they were produced for only a brief period in the early 20th century. Various subsidiaries ( Big 4, MC/MC-CSO, P&E and P&LE) had them too, but they also had only a single class or two. 

As for models, I have no idea about what's available. Try Model Railroader's forums, this forum is more prototypically inclined.

[daveklepper]

The only I-5's I know of were the great looking New Haven 4-6-4's.  Glad to have ridden behind one on the Yankee Clipper the summer of 1949.

[PBenham]

The only I-5's I know of were the great looking New Haven 4-6-4's.  Glad to have ridden behind one on the Yankee Clipper the summer of 1949.

There is an upside to being a geezer. Being able to watch your younger friends turn green with envy when you tell them something like that!!