The real NYW&B was mostly dis- mantled by the New Haven, and the re- mainder was incorporated into various New Haven routes. In my alternate history, the NYW&B was never bought out, but thrived. As a result, the New Haven is confined to running on the shore of Long Island Sound and the At- lantic coastline, and the New York Central’s Boston & Albany Division trackage terminates eastbound at Springfield, Massachusetts. The NYW&B has three divisions: the double-track, electrified New Haven & Northern Division from New Haven, Connecticut, via Troy, New York, to Montreal; the New York & North East-
ern Division from New York City to Boston via Springfield;
and the
Westchester Connecting Line from the Brooklyn waterfront to the NY&NE in Westchester County. The New York Central has trackage rights over the NYW&B between Springfield and Boston, as does the New Haven from New Haven to Corn- wall Bridge, Connecticut, where the NYW&B’s NH&N and NY&NE Divi- sions cross each other. In addition, the NYW&B has trackage rights on the NYC from Troy to Springfield. New Haven and Canadian National passen- ger cars provide through service on New Haven-Troy-Montreal trains.
This gives me a rationale to host electric, steam, and diesel power. The NYW&B
runs
anthracite-burning
steam locos (camelbacks) and electrics. The single-tracked NY&NE runs steam only, and the double-tracked NH&N nominally runs electric only. Exceptions are a lone boxcab diesel at the Port Hudson float yard, and the way freight that’s headed by a steam loco because it switches some indus- tries beyond the wires. Additionally, the NYC from Troy to Springfield is electrified in order to power NYW&B trains between Troy and Boston. The NYC and New Haven run what- ever they want, NYC steam and diesels
NYW&B freight motor No. 1217 is seen on the point of a through freight that just been assembled in Troy Yard. It’s waiting for a de-
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
parting Boston-bound passenger train to clear the diamond. Both of the passenger and freight electrics are scratchbuilt.
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