(erielack) Marine Equipment-previously wine cars

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

I like the irony of NY Harbor marine equipment models being produced by a
co. in SW Nebraska; hard to imagine a more landlocked location. This URL
will work better for the Station Float:
http://www.frenchmanriver.com/Frenchman%20River/2track.htm
The photos I've seen show floats of 14 car capy (7 per side), so if you
wanted a model of prototype length (approx 300' or 40" actual size) you
could consider a kitbash, although you would need 3 kits. There are other
differences, including the covered platform stanchions and variation of
Hayes bumping posts on the prototype. You'll also want to substitute code 55
(or at most code 70) for the code 100 rails supplied.

The Walthers 3 track carfloat appears to be a reasonably accurate rendition
of the NY harbor prototype and is close to the correct length (36" actual);
of course, there's no superstructure to worry about. It may actually be more
practical to modify one of these for the station float; a modeler in PA has
done just that, and there's a photo of it on p615 of the 2005 Walthers HO
catalog. The carfloat apron and tug look accurate also, but these are all
now listed as "retired" models, so they may be hard to come by.

Thanks, Will for the thorough review of marine vessels. I've always
wondered, how did they come to be called "lighters"?

Paul B

I found that Frenchman River Models has some new marine railroad in
production or planned and wondered if they might be close to anything the
Erie (EL) used.  One is a 2 Track Covered Station Float.  (Check it out at
www.frenchmanriver.com/Frenchman%River/2track.htm)  They are also listing a
3 Track Car Float, Float Bridge, and Stick Lighter as future models, but no
pictures to see what they might be.

Do you know if the Walthers RR barges and float bridge are close to anything
that might be used to represent Erie/EL on model railroads?

Of course, for accuracy, there is the Overland brass model of the tug,
Marion, if you can find and afford one.



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