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What do Trolleys and PT boats have in common?

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#1

Kingston N.Y. :slight_smile: I was down at a meeting this weekend at the NY State Trolley museum as they want myself and my club to build our permanent home club layout at the Museum. When we were done I happen to notice across the street that the PT and Tug boat Museums were up and running this year and these are what i believe the 1st restorations out of the shops. Its very cool to have all these Museums rite here in town, looks like I’ll be spending more of my time downtown by the water front this year. They also have a NYC and Pennsy Steam tug down here, I will get pictures of them next weekend. I took some pictures, here you go. Nick

#2

Nice location Nick. I’ll look forward to updates on this thread. :slight_smile:

#3

There is one restored PT boat out near Seattle WA, I believe, that takes passenger out on the river for a tour. Pretty cool stuff!

#4

I hate to say it but if I was there I’d prolly spend most of the day at the PT museum O:

#5

Nick;

Back in 1972, Kathy and I took our first visit to Macinak (SP?) Island. The only way to get there is by ferry. The ferry service we selected had boats about the size of a PT boat, and once they cleared the harbor limits, I would have sworn I was in McHale’s Navy! Those rascals reared back and flew across the water. I don’t know whether they were surplus PT boats, but they sure seemed like a close cousin.

Best,
David Meashey

#6

Thanks Guys Heres a Today update. Out with the new PT and in with the next one.

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Then it was across the street to the Trolley Museum, I cant figure out what this engine is but they use it to move stuff around the Yard They got it from the the NYC Subway so the roof looks chopped. They tell me it needs a muffler and it costs $15000.00 WOW…

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A PCC Car,

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NYC Subway car,

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And after leaving the Museum I road down River Rd and found the funnel from the NYC Tug in the grass next to the boat yard.

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Nick.

#7

Nick;

That diesel looks like the Whitcome 65-DE-19A that was developed for the US Army Transportation Corps. I checked it on Wikipedia and the carbody matches pretty well. Many of these locomotives got sold to industries and shortlines after WWII.

Yours,
David Meashey

#8

Nicholas Savatgy said:
Then it was across the street to the Trolley Museum, I cant figure out what this engine is but they use it to move stuff around the Yard They got it from the the NYC Subway so the roof looks chopped. They tell me it needs a muffler and it costs $15000.00 WOW…

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/nicholas_savatgy/_forumfiles/boat2.JPG)

That’d be no. 9 from the South Brooklyn Railway… http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/indloco/sbr.html#Loco%209

#9

Fall River, Mass has Battleship Cove (BAttleship, Destroyer, submarine, missile boat and PT boats)and across the street is the Old COlony & Fall River RR Museum. It’s nice when you find a place where you can combine a few of your hobbies. Only wish that there was an AMPS related Museum there.Regard,
LAO

#10

I slept on the battleship at Battleship Cove when my oldest was about 12 - It was a Boy Scout field trip / overnight. One of the few times I got a strong sense of the presence of those that had gone before. The other time was wandering between the shop buildings at EBT when there was no-one around.

I didn’t know there was a RR museum there too. Sounds like a day trip in my future. Could stop in Essex on the way for a steam fix.