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Set: R142A Producer: MTH-Mikes Train House Road Name: Metropolitan Transportation Authority - New York City Transit Release Date: January 2010 Scale: O Gauge-MTH Railking Line Route: North Terminal: Pelham Bay Park, Bronx South Terminal: Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Manhattan Via: Lexington Avenue Local
How many of us can remember the days in early/mid 2001 when we heard a clear, precise Automated Subway announcement that went a little like this: "This is Bronx-Bound 6 Train, the next stop is Grand Central-42 St, Stand Clear of the closing doors please". After coming in contact with the new "Hi-Tech 6 Train", New Yorkers got a glimpse of the future of their Mass Transit System.
The purpose of the creation of the R142/R142A's was to replace the aging 'Redbird' fleet. After making its debut on the 6 Train in 2001, these new R142/R142A (NTT) New... [Read More]
The MTH NJ Transit ALP-44 is a smooth running engine. Completed with stainless steel plating and perfectly matched paint scheme, this train is defiantly one for the collection. It runs smooth, even on dirty track, and it can pull 3 Atlas O cars with ease. I tested it with CalTrain Bi-Level cars and those also were pulled smoothly except the engine seems to have a hard time when it went around my O-31 layout which is above the test track.
Pros:
-Has the actual K5LA and bell the real ALP-44 uses.
-Works great in 'Push' mode.
-Smooth running and handling.
-Matches the 2002 and 2009 Atlas O Comet II cars perfectly.
Con's:
-It's really an AEM-7 in ALP-44 clothes.
-Does not feature ditch lights, just strobe... [Read More]
Set: Brooklyn PCC (President Conference Committee) Streetcar Producer: MTH-Mikes Train House Road Name: Brooklyn & Queens Transit PCC (St. Louis Car, 1936) Release Date: May / June 2006 Scale: O Gauge-MTH Railking Line Route: # 68 North Terminal: Brooklyn Bridge-Sands Street, Brooklyn South Terminal: Sea Breeze Av-Coney Island, Brooklyn Via: Coney Island Avenue
Lets travel back to the days before buses ruled the roads, shall we? When Electric Streetcars transported New Yorkers from one end of Queens to Downtown, Brooklyn.
This is MTH's Brooklyn President Conference Committee Streetcar. The model is definitely reenacting the route of the streetcar line within the 1940s/1950s era.
The #68 route ran from Sand St-Brooklyn Bridge to Sea Breeze Av-Coney Island. The main stretch of its route ran along Coney Island Av down to Brighton Beach Av, then turning right under the Brighton El, then left onto Brighton 1st Way to the boardwalk, then turned right along the Boardwalk until it hit Coney Island.
The Streetcar stops for this model are as follows:
Set: R21 - Redbird Producer: MTH-Mikes Train House Road Name: Metropolitan Transportation Authority - New York City Transit Release Date: Summer of 2001 Scale: O Gauge-MTH Railking Line Route: North Terminal: East-241 St-White Plains Road, Bronx South Terminal: Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn Via: 7 Av Express
Ahh yes, the beloved Redbird Subway Cars that ran through the tunnels and over the Els in New York City. The Redbirds were (and still are) an icon to the Subway system up until the last set was retired in November of 2003.
In the Summer of 2001, MTH Electric Trains released a 4-Car Redbird Subway Set with sound and signage for the West Side-7 Av Express Train.
This set is painted with the Redbird scheme from the mid-80s to 2003; however, on the same token, its been stated that the R-21 Class never actually wore this scheme.
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