MODEL PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR
Modeling a New Haven piggyback flat car
Converting an InterMountain flat/Dave Messer T
he New York, New Haven & Hartford was one of the early pi- oneers in establishing piggyback service in the United States. After closely observing newly-established piggyback operations on the Chicago Great Western, the New Haven began its own service on December 15, 1937, between terminals at the Harlem Riv- er Freight Yard in Bronx, New York, and the Northern Avenue Freight Yard in South Boston. Due to the lack of uni- form standards for car design and the methods used to secure the trailers to the flat cars in the early years, piggy- back cars were not typically inter- changed between railroads during this
period. As unthinkable as that is today, the cars were loaded and unloaded at these locations. Although the New Haven was able to secure the cooperation of several re- gional trucking companies that operat- ed in New England, piggyback opera- tion was slow to catch on because of strong opposition by the Teamsters Union and the reluctance of many trucking firms to cooperate with the competition. By the time World War II was in full swing, however, the New Haven was hauling an average of 1,100 cars per month between its two main terminals, and by 1954 terminals had been added in New Haven, Hartford,
In 1954, a newly-built car No. 17809 (below) rolled out of the shops in Readville, Massa- chusetts. This view reveals the long steel side rails and the bridge plate installed on all of the cars built during the 1950’s. These cars had welded steel underframes.
NEW HAVEN R.R. PHOTO: NHRHTA COLLECTION
RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award........
A minimum of $100 and a Dremel Rotary Tool Kit with a variable-speed Dremel 3000 rotary tool and acces- sories are awarded to the monthly winners of the RMC/DREMEL KITBASHING AWARD. Entries must consist of at least two photos (high-resolution digital pic- tures should be at least 3,000 pixels wide; color slides or 5″×7″ or 8″×10″ prints are also acceptable) and a short text. Models must use at least 50% commercial compo- nents; unused entries may be held future editorial use.
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