Jim, You are correct. I based my earlier statement on a too-quick reading from "Steam Locomotives of the NYC Lines", Vol.2 by Edson & Vail. Looking more carefully there and also at "P&LE's Mikados" by Polaritz, it can be seen that there were 15 H-9s for PMcK&Y and another 15 for P&LE proper, making a total of 30.
My point remains, however, that many more NYC modelers could use an H- 5/H-7 or H-6 (USRA light) than an H-9 (USRA heavy). This is only a small point, though, in relation to the discussion of a manufacturer's decision whether to make a USRA light or heavy Mikado. Jeff English Troy, New York --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jeff: > My information was the "P Mickey" (Pittsburgh, McKeesport & > Youghiogheny) was also allocated USRA Heavy 2-8-2's, about 15 of > them. Those would have eventually folded into the H9 class on P&LE, > but I thought there were about 25 total between the two. Is my > information in error?? > > Jim K. > > --- In [email protected], "englishintroy" <englij@> wrote: > > > > Just to clarify, the H-9 class USRA heavy Mikados were represented > on > > the NYC lines only on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, and they only had > ten > > of them. The rest of the NYC lines had hundreds of H-6 (USRA light > 2-8- > > 2) and also hundreds of the previously-mentioned home-grown H-5 and > > similar H-7 Mikados. > > > > River Raisin did the very different NYC H-10 in brass in the > 1990s. > > After the 1920s, H-10s were virtually unknown east of Buffalo and H- > 6s > > were not seen much west of Buffalo, whereas the H-5 and H-7 were > > relatively evenly distributed across the NYC System. > > > > Jeff English > > Troy, New York > > > > --- In [email protected], Richard Karnes <rnk2202@> wrote: > > > > > > Ed L. et al -- > > > > > > The NYC had both the light Mike (Class H-6) and the heavy Mike > (Class > > H-9). Frankly, I'm "Miked out" with an Overland NYC H-6 and a > River > > Raisin NYC H-10. > > > > > > Dick Karnes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
